WRITING ON CUBA
I first started travelling to Cuba about 15 years ago. Since then, I have become deeply attached to the country by virtue of family, friendship and work. I have written many pieces about the island, and below you can find an edit. Please note that if you want to read a piece in The Times for free, if you register your email address you can read two articles per week without encountering the paywall.
Where to go shopping in Havana, Conde Nast Traveller, April 2021
The reopening of Varadero to tourism, The Times, January 2021
Why Cuba's national dances move me, Cuban Life, July 2020
If I could be anywhere right now - on wishing I was in Viñales, Cuba, The Daily Mail, April 2020
Santiago de Cuba: discover the raw magic of Cuba's second city, The Times, September 2019
Kick up your heels and learn to dance in Cuba, The Times, September 2019
It's gloriously, ridiculously unexplored' – Cuba, but not as you know it, The Telegraph, April 2019
Havana: a tutti-frutti of desolated pastels, SUITCASE Magazine Vol 26, March 2019
Sagua La Grande: a sweet future for Cuba's sugar city, March 2019, The Guardian
A River Runs Through It, on Baracoa's food scene, September 2019, Food and Travel magazine
Cool Cuba: the insider's guide, January 2019, Times Luxx magazine
Exploring Cuba by camper van, November 2018, The Guardian
Cuba Libre! What to see in two weeks in Cuba, September 2018, The Times
A love letter to Havana’s swimming spots, summer 2018, Adventure.com
Cuba libre? An economic glance at Cuba under the new presidency, Business Traveller, June 2018
Experience Cuba like an American, National Geographic Traveller, November 2017
The first five star hotel since the revolution, The Times, August 2017
For a taste of old Cuba, head to Oriente, June 2017, Australian Gourmet Traveller
Cuba's rumba, a pure expression of the island’s identity, National Geographic Traveller, summer 2017
Hip Hotels and rumba in Miami and Havana, The Times, February 2017
Fidel Castro was Cuba’s harsh but beloved father, Daily Telegraph, November 2016
Cuba Libre, the galleries and homes of Cuba’s rockstar artists, Porter Magazine, 2016
Carlos Acosta on retiring from the classical repertoire, Belmond magazine, 2016
Cuba beyond Havana, on Cuba's unspoiled east, March 2016, The Times
Six Cuban artists you need to know about, August 2015, Christie's Magazine
Total Guide to Havana, Guardian newspaper, March 2015
Havana Vieja: Neighborhood on the up, Conde Nast Traveller, September 2014
Havana Travel Guide, Australian Gourmet Traveller, July 2014
The Hedonist: Our Woman in Havana, The Independent, June 2014
Gibara, Cuba's best-kept secret, The Guardian, May 2014
Cuban day Spas: plucked, primped and preened, Havana style, The Guardian, February 2014
Cuban Cool: Havana's thrilling art world, Sphere Magazine, March 2014
Cuban Coup: the changing food scene in Havana, Food and Travel magazine, January 2014
Welcome to Cuba's Wild Paradise, catamaran sailing in Archipielago de los Canarreos, Cuba, The Times, 2014
Cuba Reveals the Secrets of The Saints, Cuba's Santeria religion, The Independent, February 2013
Havana's food revolution, March 16, Sydney Morning Herald
Cuba experiments with top-end travel, How To Spend It magazine, April 2012
Cuba's Wild East, The Guardian, 1 August 2010
La Isla, the little visited Cuban island, The Times, 2010
Journey to the provincial heart, a road trip around the central provinces of Cuba, Daily Telegraph, 2010