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Clay Announces Cultural Tour of John Steinbeck’s California

Tuesday, March 25 2025 by Clay Jenkinson

An exciting new addition to Clay’s slate of LTA Cultural Tours for 2025! We’re headed to Steinbeck Country — California's Central Coast. On this tour we’ll visit Monterey, Pacific Grove, Carmel, and just across the Santa Lucia mountains, the author’s hometown of Salinas. These California landscapes stayed close to Steinbeck’s heart throughout his life and shaped the Nobel Prize-winning author’s indelible literary legacy.

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Tagged under: Books, Humanities, John Steinbeck, Steinbeck Travels

Clay Jenkinson, doing a historical presentation as Theodore Roosevelt in Santiago, Cuba. 2024

My Melting Hour at San Juan Hill

Monday, March 17 2025 by Clay Jenkinson

A not-so-rough rider, Clay gave a historical presentation as Teddy Roosevelt during a recent visit to Santiago, Cuba.

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Tagged under: Cuba, Humanities, U.S. Presidents

Clay Jenkinson is currently leading a cultural tour of Cuba, where the group spent time walking the scenic streets of its historic capital, Havana. (Shutterstock)

Catching the Tune in Havana

Wednesday, March 05 2025 by Clay Jenkinson

Now on a cultural tour of Cuba, outside a street-side cafe in Havana, Clay and his guests stumble into a magical, transcendent moment.

Published in Dispatches from the Road

Tagged under: Cuba

Fidel Castro's cradle is on prominent display at his birthplace in Biran, Cuba. His father's sugar plantation, where Castro grew up, is now a museum.

Fidel Castro’s Boyhood Home in Biran, Cuba

Sunday, March 02 2025 by Clay Jenkinson

Fidel Castro’s birthplace, now a museum, is one of the initial stops for Clay and his companions as he leads a cultural tour of Cuba.

Published in Dispatches from the Road

Tagged under: America at 250, Cuba

A Visit to Little Havana’s Bay of Pigs Museum

Friday, February 28 2025 by Clay Jenkinson

Before setting off for Cuba this week on a cultural tour of the island nation, Clay and his guests stopped in at the Bay of Pigs Museum in Little Havana, Miami.