This is exactly what Hemingway didn’t want.īut this post isn’t to be a judgmental jerk for those that want to see where Hemingway ate, lived and drank. It’s easy for me to say I avoided it after I’ve been to all of these places.Īnd so I can’t really judge anyone else for wanting to follow his steps as well. The only Cubans you’ll see are tour guides and staff pouring your drinks. Yet all of the spots on the Hemingway trail are where you’ll be elbow to elbow with other tourists. My biggest issue with tourism related to Hemingway is that part of the reason he loved Cuba was because of the Cuban culture. So any business remotely connected with him is definitely going to promote the hell out of it. There is huge money promoting where Hemingway ate, drank and slept in Cuba – whether it is true or not. Why do we want to drink where Hemingway once did? I appreciate this author’s take on it. I find much more amusement with establishments that proudly posts signs that “Hemingway did not drink here.”

I often wonder what he’d think about people flocking to a shrine where someone said he once had a drink.īeing in the military and an avid traveler, Hemingway drank in a lot of places – especially as he was an alcoholic. And he represents unbridled adventure to so many people that there are bars all over the world touting that he once drank there.

Old havana cuban bar