Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/12/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I see an ad in today's NYT book review for a 9-day tour, sponsored by the NYT and leaving in March, $7,000 per person. Wishing I had never bought that Walker Evans book long ago... Ken On 12/21/2014 9:46 AM, John Beeching wrote: > 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 >> > >