You made a great decision by hosting your next event in Miami, Florida. This is a city full of life and colorful, diverse and proudly so! Miami is a unique place in the US! We got a tradition of hosting major international events. Average Miami temperatures Miami enjoys a very pleasant temperature average during the…
Author: Alexis Martin
Miami Avocados
Today my sister in law came by with a an avocado. Its my favorite variety known as Catalina. This specimen measured 8 inches long! This is not your typical store-bought avocado. If anything, this variety of avocado it’s a giant compare to your regular Hass Avocado (commercialized variety in the US). Not all avocado is…
Retro Cuban shirts, what are they?
Guayaberas are also known as retro Cuban shirts. The guayabera is a traditional shirt worn in the island since the mid 1800’s. From he dictionary: Retro means :adjective imitative of a style, fashion, or design from the recent past.”retro 60s fashions” Guayaberas have been around for a long time, therefore this retro Cuban shirt is…
The first international phone call.
On December 25 1900 John W. Atkins, was the manager of the Key West office of the International Ocean Telegraph Company. John attempted to use the telegraph wires from Key West to Havana to test if voice will be carried by these wires. John recalled “For a long time there was no sound, except the…
New Orleans northern most Caribbean city, Cuban roots of rock and roll.
The first time I visited the city of New Orleans I had a “dejavu”. This city feel so familiar, the people, the music, the streets, its food and ambiance. On this NPR piece one of the hots refers to the city as the “northern most Caribbean cities”. What a poetic description to my very own…