Hola Cuba! We landed onto the Caribbean nation, where romancemeets dreams and we fell in love right away. Cuban culture is a blendof the Spanish, African and native traditions as lived by the pirates ofindependence and revolution. Like the smoke that comes from the legendaryCuban Cigars, the island has a lure that is very hard to resist.So, when the city of Havana takes on its beckoning glow, our thirst forthe smoothest rum grows. The infectious rhythms of the city make youwant to move your hips and stir the imagination.Cuba punches well above its weight.We leave the island with new energy for handmade craftsmanship, inspiredby the Cuban buildings made from blocks of coral cut from theocean floor – music set in stone. And the giant steel chain that kept themouth of Havana safe from marauding ships for centuries, supplied uswith a newfound passion for materials stronger than steel.