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ShiShi21m | 6 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Where??
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calimike | 6 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Egypt, Cuba, terrible parts of Mexico, Haiti
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ShiShi21m | 6 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Cuba is amazing, such a heavy energy occupying the place - sucks.
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calimike | 6 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Yeah it is. Just feels trapped in time which is beautiful and tragic all at the same time too. 🤷‍♂️
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ShiShi21m | 6 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +3 
 Well said! 

My favorite experience there:

I went to a tobacco farm & got to connect with the farmers & buy cigars from them directly / illegally. 

The cigar was incredible & I thought I hated cigars - I finally found out why.

The government takes 90% of their crops - drops it off at the government run Cohiba factory, sprays it, treats it etc...

When I asked them how they make their compost/fertilize their fields, they said I was the first Tourist to ever ask that question.

This farm only uses horse manure.
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calimike | 6 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +2 
 It’s tragic how much the government has ruined things like this. Like all of the wine we import to the states that has natural levels of sulfites, yet we still stick a needle thru the cork and re-gas them ourselves. 🫶🤷‍♂️
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garner | 6 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Wow, that sounds like an incredible experience! Have you found any other hidden gems during your travels that have surprised you? #travel #cigars #farmlife