USA — Experience – The Blog by Ash Bhardwaj

Cuban Florida for City AM - Award Nomination!

Cubans are part of Tampa’s original fabric. Ybor might have boutique cafes, upscale bars and art galleries, but they are built on a Cuban heritage that’s very different to Miami’s. A journey between the two cities proves that Cuban America is more than just a monoculture, and that Florida’s modern success is built on Cuban innovation.

TravelAsh BhardwajMay 30, 2019Cuba, Travel, Travel Journalism, travel writing, City AM, USA, FloridaComment

Tacos, Tequila and Border Walls

I found the topic to be very resonant in San Diego, with its large Mexican population, and which runs right up the (already existing) border wall. I really enjoyed San Diego, and wrote about the city, and the border crossing, for Telegraph Online.

TravelAsh BhardwajMarch 21, 2019Travel, America, USA, California, San Diego, Trump, border, border wall, Border to Border, Journalism, Telegraph, Adventure, Mexican, MexicoComment

Meet the Volcano: Mt St Helens, Washington (with video).

Like most young boys in the 1980s, I was fascinated by two things: dinosaurs and volcanoes. The vast power of a volcano, spilling forth red lava after a dramatic explosion, inspired excitement and fear.