SGRHewitt

I was sitting in class today and we were talking about Cuba and the USA's tourism ban on it...

Just wondering if any Americans(or anyone for that matter), has made it to Cuba before? I have a feeling once Fidel is out of power that things could open back up within the next 20 years. I would really like to get there before it gets out of hand with American tourists and over development.

Whats your opinion's?

I apologize if this has been brought up before.

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MolsonGirl

It's over developed alredy... it's alredy rammed full of Canucks, Brits, ermans, you name it... you still see te rare American tere too...

definitely nice... my parents are tere 3 times a year... but not some unspoiled oasis not crammed full of tourists. Certainly wouldn't take te US embaro bein lifted to cause tat...

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joe7f

Someone described Havana as having an air of "rotting grandeur".

Once the embargo is lifted I can picture a quick influx of American tourists but I don't see it lasting. Is Cuba really much better than Jamaica, DR, Mexico, Belize, Costa Rica etc?

--Joey

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SGRHewitt

My Prof claimed that he could get a Lobster dinner for 3 dollars(what would cost 25-40 dollars here.)

Granted he was giving us figures where something like 60% of the tourists of Spain(to the Caribbean) go to Cuba... Regardless, I would like to see it sometime soon. You would think it would be relatively cheap to get there, but it would definitely at least be 1 stop over in Mexico, or Jamaica or something.

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MolsonGirl

well I certainly wouldn't visit just for ceap lobster LOL but I suppose it's part of te wole "I'm not allowed to visit... so I really want to visit." My family do visit but it's for oter reasons as tey muc preferr Brazil, DR, and te Caymans. I would definitely say it looks very muc like te DR... but muc dirtier in some places, but tey are doin some amazin revitalization projects ..

Eiter way I don't tink te embaro will be lifted any time soon... especially as Castro's broter/family is takin over.

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joe7f

I tink you sould aument your Cristmas wis list with a keyboard

While it looks like Raul is going to take over you never know what will happen when Castro dies. Personally, I say go ahead an trade with them, allow tourists, say sorry to the Miami Cubans who have a blinding hatred for him* and watch how communism fall apart yet again

Pinar del Rio looks awesome

--Joey

*Don't get me wrong, Castro* is a tyrant that makes my schadenfreude side wish I believed in hell. I also think everyone wearing a Che Guevara tshirt should read this

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