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Ruaridh Nicoll

Ruaridh Nicoll

The Spectator

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Havana life / In Cuba, we’ve all become preppers

We may not be happy campers here in Havana. But increasingly we are campers. Enter any home, from the most privileged (a relative term these days as...

05.06.2026 10

The Spectator

Ruaridh Nicoll

Cuba is next on Trump’s hit list

It’s hot in Havana. The summer’s electrical storms have arrived, lighting up the sky, while down on the ground we’ve been without power for 16...

05.06.2026 10

The Spectator

Ruaridh Nicoll

Havana life / In Cuba, we’ve all become preppers

We may not be happy campers here in Havana. But increasingly we are campers. Enter any home, from the most privileged (a relative term these days as...

05.06.2026 10

The Spectator

Ruaridh Nicoll

Havana life / The marvels of Cuba’s national botanic gardens

The last time I visited Cuba’s national botanic gardens, there was a wedding in a tucked-away corner by the Japanese pool. The happy couple stood at...

06.05.2026 10

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Ruaridh Nicoll

Letter from Havana / Inside blockaded Cuba, life is getting odder by the day

It’s nearly two months since Donald Trump signed an executive order imposing a total oil blockade on Cuba, and life is becoming odder. At the...

20.03.2026 20

The Spectator

Ruaridh Nicoll

Inside blockaded Cuba, life is getting odder by the day

It’s nearly two months since Donald Trump signed an executive order imposing a total oil blockade on Cuba, and life is becoming odder. At the...

19.03.2026 30

The Spectator

Ruaridh Nicoll

Life under blockade in Havana

Now, I’m here to write about life in Havana, about daiquiris, fishing and salsa. But it’s fair to say life in Cuba has been getting a bit intense....

08.03.2026 30

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Ruaridh Nicoll

Havana life / America’s immigration officers are among the most welcoming (except ICE)

A frisson of fear tends to run through non-Americans when they face immigration in the United States. For years, young Brits have been warned prior to...

13.02.2026 20

The Spectator

Ruaridh Nicoll