anyone planning a trip to cuba.....

[manu1959]

i guess we can go vacation there now.....they are building lots of new hotels.....

 

[Toro]

Many of my friends have been to Cuba. Beautiful beaches and friendly people. Friendly, poor people.

 

[manu1959]

Many of my friends have been to Cuba. Beautiful beaches and friendly people. Friendly, poor people.

it is a lot like malta only poorer....

you going.....

 

[Diuretic]

Damnit there goes the neighbourhood!

 

[DavidS]

We should invade Cuba and overthrow its government alla Iraq.

 

[manu1959]

We should invade Cuba and overthrow its government alla Iraq.

or the spanish could arrest the castros for stealing the land from spain and killing spanish folks.....

 

[Toro]

Many of my friends have been to Cuba. Beautiful beaches and friendly people. Friendly, poor people.

it is a lot like malta only poorer....

you going.....

No. I live in Florida. What's the point?

 

[manu1959]

Many of my friends have been to Cuba. Beautiful beaches and friendly people. Friendly, poor people.

it is a lot like malta only poorer....

you going.....

No. I live in Florida. What's the point?

it is cheaper....

 

[stekim]

I've been to Cuba! It's quite lovely. And yes, it's also cheap. And in terms of being "poor" that's true, but if you have ever traveled extensively you would realize that most of Latin America is no better off.

 

[Ravi]

i guess we can go vacation there now.....they are building lots of new hotels.....

I'd go if I could but the restrictions haven't been relaxed enough...I don't have any Cubans in my immediate household.

 

[Amanda]

I think it would make a great spring break destination.

 

[xsited1]

Maybe. I am in the market for a 1948-1949 Chevrolet Truck. If they haven't all been converted into boats, I might be able to find a great deal.

 

[del]

i guess we can go vacation there now.....they are building lots of new hotels.....

I'd go if I could but the restrictions haven't been relaxed enough...I don't have any Cubans in my immediate household.

you can always adopt

 

[Ravi]

i guess we can go vacation there now.....they are building lots of new hotels.....

I'd go if I could but the restrictions haven't been relaxed enough...I don't have any Cubans in my immediate household.

you can always adopt

Prolly be cheaper to rent a Mexican.

 

[del]

I'd go if I could but the restrictions haven't been relaxed enough...I don't have any Cubans in my immediate household.

you can always adopt

Prolly be cheaper to rent a Mexican.

you can already go to mexico without one, or are you saying they all look alike?

 

[Ravi]

you can always adopt

Prolly be cheaper to rent a Mexican.

you can already go to mexico without one, or are you saying they all look alike?

lol...not all. But I was wondering if the "authorities" would be clever enough to know the difference.

 

[del]

Prolly be cheaper to rent a Mexican.

you can already go to mexico without one, or are you saying they all look alike?

lol...not all. But I was wondering if the "authorities" would be clever enough to know the difference.

probably not. at least not the american ones.

 

[Indiana Oracle]

Have also been to Cuba. It is quaint and as some have said not much different than other 3rd world locations vacationers tend to visit. I would not recommend going there too early if travel starts to pick up. Unlike established vacation spots, they are not really equipped to handle much traffic = concerns about food, security, water, transportation, crime.

 

[Sinatra]

We had a Cuban American in our department - he fled the country back in the 1970s.

Brilliant gentleman who openly detested Castro and could not understand the American liberals fascination for him. While he never went into specific detail, he hinted at some atrocities inflicted on his family by the Castro regime - I believe his father was killed and his brother sent off to prison.

He said to me once, "Cuba is beautiful. The most beautiful place. Castro is a ****."

I agree.

 

[Diuretic]

Have also been to Cuba. It is quaint and as some have said not much different than other 3rd world locations vacationers tend to visit. I would not recommend going there too early if travel starts to pick up. Unlike established vacation spots, they are not really equipped to handle much traffic = concerns about food, security, water, transportation, crime.

I can only speak from one visit but I'd agree that there would need to be a huge investment in basic infrastructure if tourist numbers were to increase rapidly over a short period of time. I didn't go to Havana, stayed in a province about 8 hours from Havana. But I have to say talking with (thanks to Spanish-speaking wife) ordinary Cubans outside the nascent tourist industry was fascinating, none of the exploitation you can sometimes feel from visiting other destinations (eg being approached in Budapest when the Communists were in power to see if I could sell greenbacks).