#HavanaDiary

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Havana Cuba Photo Diary Embark on a visual journey through Havana, Cuba, as we share our stunning photo diary. Join us in exploring the rich culture and timeless charm of this unforgettable city.

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Hey guys, after a short winter break I’m coming back to Cuba in a week (super excited about it) and I’m booking April/ May photo sessions. These images are from the series “In Love in Havana” what is a perfect way to explore Havana on retro bikes & convertible car while having your pix taken on a perfect Havana backdrop, but no worries if you don’t have your “Plus One”. I take single portraits as well and actually it’s less annoying that “Honeymooners who won’t stop kissing in a front of you 😂”. HOWEVER, I’m sure that if you think positively, you find someone the first day of your trip in Cuba 😂. And also I understand that you will rather bring him/her salsa dancing than having profesional pix done :) Some things just stay out of your polished & carefully edited Instagram feed & family album or your public reputation. Hey, no judgement, what happens in Cuba stayed in Cuba 🇨🇺! Unless you want to have it CAPTURED - then you message me :) If you want to see more of my professional images check out my other profiles @dianamrazi or @africa.diaries - #havanaphotographer #havana #cuba #havana #habana #havanadiaries #islandlife #isla #tropicalisland #caribean #honeymoondestination #honeymoonisland #cubaphotographer #photographercuba #cubawedding #cubahoneymoon #honeymooners #retrobikes #cubanholiday #caribbeanphotographer #havanacuba #havanastyle #havanaclub #honeymoon #newlyweds #justmarried #loveinhavana (at Havana, Cuba) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwXVtkDF3W8/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=yi86m74nwv5s

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Motorcycle diaries - Tere @thaira.music is onto something... AGAIN... First she started sending me pictures of the motos 🛵 🏍 , asking me which one I like. And then she sends me a picture of herself “test-driving” a red moto in the streets of Havana, asking me if I like it... The truth is, it DOES NOT matter at all if I like it or not 😂. When I’m away, Tere would often ask me via email/ chat if she can do/buy something. For example - “Hey, what do you think about installing a new fence on the balcony /buying a bike/ cellphone/ guitar... ?” she asks. “How much is it?” I ask. “XY cuc” she says. “Hm, let me think about it,” I would say in the past until I have learned (the hard way) that Tere actually doesn’t ask for my approval (regardless whether I’m the one paying for it or not. In 99.9% of cases, these things had already been bought & installed. 😂 In case I say “No”, she has plenty of reasons to persuade me, why it’s absolutely necessary to “own it.” So I just had to comply & find the cash for it💰 I’m telling you, when it comes to “art of persuasion”, Tere could give Master classes!!! So I wouldn’t be surprised if she would have a new moto, by the time I come to Cuba (in less then 2 weeks, yay!!), because Cubans, but especially Tere, are full of surprises - Which are amazing & welcomed, and sometimes not so welcomed. So make up yr mind 🤔- ❤️ them or leave them... I know the drill by now & “can’t wait to find out” all OTHER surprises... So are we switching to a moto? Maybe Tere, but not me. I love riding a bike in the streets of Havana and sometimes giving a ride on it 😂. Actually, the only moto i’d love to own in Cuba is the one with side-car. If I have that I swear I would change the name of this Instagram to “Motorcycle diaries”. Damn, I almost forgot that the name is already taken. Che Guevarra had the same idea more than half century ago... Btw, moto is a favorite cuban transport and the first time I visited Cuba in 2007, I was surprised to see that many people store their motos at night in their living rooms. #moto #cheguevara #motobike #motocycle #havana #instahavana ##cuba #havana #habana #havanadiaries #islandlife #motorcyclediaries (at Havana, Cuba) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwKw3gnFcSs/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=miswrnf1sjt1

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What doesn’t kill us makes us stronger. Right?? :) That’s basically what JFK said in this quote behind me & Teresa @thaira.music that you can also find and take a picture with in @fabricadeartecubano . And that’s what my favorite writer @elizabeth_gilbert_writer wrote yesterday in her post for International women’s day - swipe for the next photo to read it. She probably didn’t even realize how much what she wrote applies in Cuba!!! We don’t have it easy here, sometimes we try really hard for something (like for example my interview with Mariela Castro or just buying eggs 🥚) and “the shit goes wrong” or it doesn’t work out. But we handle it - In a thousand different ways, on a thousand different days... For example, we forget about interview with Mariela Castro and we forget about eating eggs until they appear basically at your doorstep. True story! A while ago, after 2 months of not eating eggs, when I gave up egg hunting in the stores, one day an old man knocked on the door and had a backpack full of eggs to sell!!! I bought all of them - because I felt sorry for him, that he has to work at this age and came from some village, and I felt sorry for myself, that I didn’t eat eggs for a long time, and wanted to prevent it. So I stacked empty fridge with more than 120 eggs. And so in Cuba, you just have to go with the flow. Maybe one day, also Mariela Castro will knock on the door and she’ll tell me that she really wants to do that interview of ours that was planned, confirmed and then cancelled on the last minute... But this is Cuba. Get used to it. So according to what Elizabeth Gilbert says in her quote, we are basically all Superheroes in Cuba 🦸‍♀️ !!! :) Because we handle one way or another :) #superhero ##cuba #havana #habana #havanadiaries #islandlife #isla #tropicalisland #caribean #jfk #fabricadeartecubano #cuban #lifeincuba #motivationalquotes #elizabethgilbert #elizabethgilbertquotes #internationalwomensday #march8 #jfkquotes #marielacastroespin (at Havana, Cuba) https://www.instagram.com/p/BuzEc9dlBOn/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1e79pm5bq0r5k

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Happy International women’s day to all of us ladies! I think all women deserve a big CAKE 🎂 today as a thank you for making life of you guys so incredibly sweet! 😂 Do you agree?? You better do, because we don’t take “No” as an answer! :) We are a generation of badass women who know exactly what we want - and I want my piece of cake today!!! Ok, I can have a cup of coffee ☕️ to go with it as well. You see? Pretty low maintenance. No flowers 💐 needed, just a cake :) #womenshistorymonth #internationalwomensday #internationalwomensday2019 #cake #celebration #sweet #cake #presentforwomen #flowers #flowercake #foodie #baking #cakeporn ##cuba #havana #habana #havanadiaries #islandlife #isla #tropicalisland #caribean #chocolatecake #coffeeandcake #coffeetime #badasswoman #badasswomen (at Havana, Cuba) https://www.instagram.com/p/Buv-L8mFkDq/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=dkgxxgu8qtzw

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When I saw sad news about fashion designer legend Karl Lagerfeld passing at age 85, at first I thought to myself - “Amazing, Karl! You’re an example for me of how to live a life - be active to the very last moment. I applaud you, Sir, you put up a great show to the last moment.” And then I thought about whether I have ever met Karl Lagerfeld in my life. I couldn’t remember that I would, so I wrote a random post about something else because I’m not a fashionista to post about Karl’s passing... And as I’m scrolling my Cuban social media feed, I see an image of Karl walking with a child model during Chanel Show in Havana, and I’m like: “Damn!!! I was there as well!!! And I took a similar image and many more!!! I actually saw Karl Lagerfeld LIVE in 2015 when he did a huge Chanel show in Havana that I was photographing!!” So, I feel entitled enough now to make a post about it. Here are my best photos from that great night with celebrity guests such as Gisele Bundchen, Vanessa Paradis, and one of my favorite actresses Tilda Swinton. It was a remarkable event which also stirred a lot of controversy so back in 2015 I started cutting a short documentary about it. I was doing my Masters from Documentary filmmaking at the time at @eictv_san_antonio and since it took a lot of time, and I had to work on my Masters documentary, it stayed unfinished... See my next post, I’m posting short bits from it, and I’ll try to spend a night on it and finish it. I was thinking about it for 3 years now and I think now it’s the night - as a tribute to Karl. Sleepless night ahead... See next post for short bits and then hopefully mañana- tomorrow the finished version. All photos @dianamrazi . #karllagerfeld #tildaswinton #chanel #rip #karl #havana #instahavana ##cuba #havana #habana #havanadiaries #islandlife #isla #tropicalisland #caribean #giselebundchen #vanessaparadis #chanelshow #fashionshow (at Havana, Cuba) https://www.instagram.com/p/BuFCTNwFQDf/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=f29d3yxzmh5o

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Are you Cuba aficionado, but can’t travel for some reason to the island? I have many friends who work for the US government or simply just can’t move to Cuba like I did and spend here much time as they want to. Never mind! You don’t need to travel to Cuba to meet Cubans or feel the Cuban vibes. Cubans are living all over the world and almost each capital city has their “Havana Club” where you can dance salsa all night long and where Cubans and other Latino Americans meet. My most memorable visit to a Cuban Club was in Los Angeles, a place called La Descarga @ladescargala - it’s a great experience as it’s kind of a “secret spot” and once you get through the shady back door that you’re wondering what are you getting yourself to, a 50’s Cuba opens up and you are right in the middle of the show - so dress accordingly! I have been living in Cuba for 3 years now, but I actually haven’t seen such a great show as in La Descarga. Special shows in the cuban resorts and hotels are usually way too touristy and animated, and I don’t like that, but if you have any great experience of the show in Cuba, or outside of cuba, please share it! :) #cuba #havana #habana #havanadiaries #islandlife #isla #tropicalisland #caribean #losangelesnightlife #losangelesnightclubs #ladescarga #ladescargahollywood #danceshow #burlesque #burlesqueshow #cubandancer #50s #50sfashion #cuban #cubanosenelmundo #cubancigar #cubanos #cubanosporelmundo #shownight #showgirls #havanaclub #cubanclub (at Los Angeles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bt5_gwplLDD/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1wmw5xg1c4iuz

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As I’m preparing a 10-year Cuba 🇨🇺 challenge photos, because it has been actually exactly 10 years since my first trip to the island, I can’t resist to share first this gem picture I took in Havana of this man taking a nap 😴 in the middle of the busy fruit 🍉 and veggie market “Mercado” under the selling stall. #cuba #havana #habana #havanadiaries #islandlife #isla #tropicalisland #caribean #mercado #siesta #dormir #sleep #napping #sleepy #timeout #tired #workmotication #chilling #relax #relaxing #funny #thisiscuba #whatever #balancedlife #resting (at Havana, Cuba) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtlojUNFhDx/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1xakur5ehxh1k

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Teresa @thaira.music getting ready for a meeting with a great cuban rock singer @davidblancofficial and dressing “rock-style” accordingly. Let’s see what they can come up with for this year... Do you know David Blanco? He’s great!!!! When you get sick of Salsa dancing in Havana, you better go & listen to some rock music! And DANCE!!! Like we did!!! David plays a lot in Bertol Brecht in Vedado, but check his instapage for the event updates. Last year when my father was visiting us in Havana from Slovakia we had a blast!!!! Now you can see who have I inherited my love for dancing 🕺 and my dance moves from 😂 #rocker #rockerchick #rockerchicks #rockmusic #havananights #cuba #havana #habana #havanadiaries #islandlife #isla #tropicalisland #caribean #fatherdaughter #fatheranddaughter #fatheranddaughterdance #fatheranddaughters #dancefloor #rockstyle #davidblanco #salsadancing #bertoltbrecht #teatrobertoltbrecht (at Vedado, Ciudad De La Habana, Cuba) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bsqns9AF5lG/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1h7iwigzavr83

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I just ❤️ my new dress👗 that I found randomly laying on the stairs of @laguaridahavana restaurant!!! Every woman knows how damn hard it is to find a good fitting dress that flatters your body type and this one is just perfect for me!!! 😂 The good news is - You can have it too!The only catch is to take the photo from an angle so it looks this realistically!!! And it’s not that easy :) But try it and tag us @havana.diaries, so we can do a contest who wore it better!!! :) Will post photos here and the best part is that the winner gets to take the dress home! 😂. #bodypositivity #lovemybody #whoworeitbetter #perfectdress #summerdress #goddess #greekgoddess #diana #goddessofhunt #contest #havana #cuba #havana #habana #havanadiaries #islandlife #isla #tropicalisland #caribean #laguarida #happy #happyinhavana #happy #hiphavana #ig_cuba (at La Guarida) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsOBdxdl6kf/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1hs09bd5u8kfe

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Do you remember guys the huge hit by @pharrell (Pharrell Willams) “Happy” and people in different parts of the world making HAPPY DANCING 🕺 videos in their cities? So yesterday I was reading a new book about Nomad lifestyle by my nomad friend @silvia_puchovska and she mentioned how she did a “Happy vídeo” with locals in Nicaragua 🇳🇮. And that made me wonder if someone did “Happy” in Havana. So I googled it and of course it’s done!!! There are couple different videos but this one by Emilie Minos Ruiz is the best!!! I posted a youtube link to it - click the link in my Bio. Watch it, you will love it!!!! Such a great ambiance!!! These pix are also screenshots of the video. All filmed and edited by Emilie Munoz-Ruiz (can’t find her on Instagram - but if you read this Emilie, write me so I update it). #happyinhavana #pharrellwilliamshappy #pharrelwilliams #happy #cuba #havana #habana #havanadiaries #islandlife #isla #tropicalisland #caribean #dancingvideos #emiliemunozruiz #happydancing #streetdancing #bailando #bailandoenlacalle #dancingonthestreet (at Havana, Cuba) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsLciHvFTkW/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1mcjdd9jj0fy0

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Wild cat kiss from Cuba :) 😂. With @thaira.music #partycrashers #partycrasher #dinnerparty #catlife #wildcats #havananights #havanadiaries #cuba #streetlife #trashy #thaira #cubainmyheart #animallover #funnycat #funnyanimals #catlover #catlovers #catlove #cat #havana #hungry #cubalicious (at Havana, Cuba)

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Amazing bachata by this beautiful Indian couple, professional dancers @cornelrithika_official is a proof that you don’t have to be a Cuban to master Latino american dances. Check out their pages, you’ll be inspired to start taking dance lessons today :) Bachata is originally not Cuban but from Dominican Republic. Love this song called “Soy de Cuba” (I’m from Cuba) by Mandinga. Repost from @cornelr2090 ・・・ @bk.sensation 2nd workshop Demo 🤩😍🔥 @rithikapoojary23 ❤️ 🎥 : @phothomasofficial 😎🤗 🎵 : Mandinga - Soy de Cuba ( @dj_ramon_bachata Bachata Remix) . #cornelandrithika #bachata #bachatacouple #dance #dancevideo #dancepost #bachatavideo #bachatamusic #bachataremix #bachatasensual #latin #latindance #dancer #dancerlife #music #dancefestival #bachatafestival #bachaakizzzsensation #india #europe #dancespace #couple #couplepost #couplegoal #dancelife #travel #workshop #socialdance @socialdancetv @cornelrithika_official @bachatalegends #malecon ##cuba #havana #habana #havanadiaries #islandlife #isla #tropicalisland #caribean #dancinggoals #dominicanrepublic #dominican #dominicandance (at Cuba) https://www.instagram.com/p/BuOA-nxFfdv/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=lfosh9mvhkbv

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Memorial "Beatles" concert in JOHN Lennon park in Havana last night. We arrived late, so we heard just the last song, but the view from the observatory tower of the beautiful historic house (that is unfortunately falling apart as many buildings here) was spectacular. If you ever visit Havana, come to say Hi to the statue of JOHN Lennon that is sitting here on the bench and trade your sunglasses with him. It's on Calle 17 y 8 in Vedado. With @thaira.music #havana #havanadiaries #thaira #concert #parkview #johnlennon #havanasights #cuba (at John Lennon Park)

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Merry Xmas and BE MERRY all year round, not only on the Xmas day, like Cubans! It’s 2 am and the party 🎉 is just starting at Malecon :) #cuba #havana #habana #havanadiaries #islandlife #isla #tropicalisland #caribean #bemerry #merry #merrychristmas #joy #savoirvivre #malecon #navidad #disfrutarlavida #enjoylife #digitalnomad #nomadgirl #digitalnomadgirls #cuban #cubanos #cubanosporelmundo #bailar #bailarin #xmas #fiesta (at The Malecon, Havana, Cuba) https://www.instagram.com/p/Br0NvLiFNPx/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=5m1xlbb3qjde

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So this is what Tere @thaira.music was working on with our carpenter Osvaldo - on a Christmas tree, so now she has a perfect backdrop for her #guitarpractice -Once Osvaldo created a wooden base (last post), she started decorating it with everything she found at home adding little details one by one. To be honest, these pictures are from last year and this Christmas tree is still work in progress and still not 100% finished. We wanted to put our best pictures of the year inside the little handwritten notes, and wanted to write personal wishes for next year, but we didn’t find time to do it as we were busy with other house remodeling (to be precise-Teresa was).So there will be something left for years to come. The best thing about this #Xmas tree is that we decided to have it as an all year decor so our house is Christmas ready all year round and it doesn’t hurt to have a very merry ambiance even in March or September. Because I don’t know how about you, but I don’t like making Xmas tree and even more hate putting it down. Especially now, being an adult, we don’t put sweets on it that I can eat either in the process of making it or after, what always made it more bearable for me. So this tree is just perfect and maybe sometimes I will post a finished picture of it :) Or not :) But most likely not this year. So question for you - what kind of the tree will you have this year? Real? Fake? Frosted? Or did we inspire you to do a wooden one? :) And yesterday’s winner who guessed it first right is @eduni !! :) We’re buying you a drink in @fabricadeartecubano !!! Second one who guessed it right was @mrdomt and other guesses were a bed @deerob.dr , a book shelves @mama2a , shoe closet or dog house @oldcubancigarstuff and @yonkey just wanted to be invited for a drink with Osvaldo (our carpenter), so I suggest that when you guys in #Havana you reach out to us and we’ll go out together!!! We love Fabrica de arte, so any excuse to go,is great :) #christmastree #christmas #christmasdecor #christmastreeideas #havana #cuba #havana #habana #havanadiaries #islandlife #isla #tropicalisland #caribean #diy #diychristmas #diyhomedecor #tree #woodwork #wood #homedecor #homedecoration (at Havana, Cuba) https://www.instagram.com/p/BricfaOF3yk/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1hpq9s6gwowfd