Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/12/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi, I have been to Cuba several times, mostly for work, and have always loved the place and the people - very hospitable. On all occasions I have been travelling from another Latin American country. The Cubans don't stamp your passport, which avoids problems if you want to go to the US afterwards. I am sure you will enjoy the country, especially if you speak Spanish. John On 19 December 2014 at 01:50, Ken Carney <kcarney1 at cox.net> wrote: > I have looked into it and saw two choices. One was leaving from another > country, e.g. Canada or Mexico, and being without consular help, no thanks > on that one. The other was one of the "cultural exchange" tours where, as > I gather, you pretend to look at stuff in a museum for an hour then go off > and eat, drink and photograph without being able to spend dollars - at > least $10,000 for the two of us for a week, likely much more. More > importantly, from the accounts I have read there are 1,000 new Toyotas for > every vintage car, plus locals in costume posing for tips in Old Havana, > etc. Maybe there will be a sweet spot where you can fly there as a regular > tourist and stay in one of the old hotels before they vanish. > > Ken > > > On 12/18/2014 2:07 PM, Tina Manley wrote: > >> PESO: >> >> Has anybody been or planning to go? Suggestions for the best route? >> Photo >> tour? Looks like we still can't go independently. >> >> Tina >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- John Beeching http://johnbeeching.com/