Or as you would tell customs on the way back, "No, I stayed in the Bahamas the whole time".
I feel like going.
Or as you would tell customs on the way back, "No, I stayed in the Bahamas the whole time".
I feel like going.
I think sourdough lives in Cuba according to the G|A map.
Man Cuba is one place I really want to go. Just not in the mood to commit a felony.And with my luck they would probably stamp the passport.
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I have been to Cuba!
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. But it technicaly counts, doesn't it? And no, it wasn't anytime in this decade.
It's not illegal to GO to Cuba. It's only illegal to spend money there. Yeah, I know, it's stupid. So if you can go, and want to, then go.Originally Posted by Merlin
Man Cuba is one place I really want to go. Just not in the mood to commit a felony.
Me? I have no desire to do anything that would prop up a communist regime. That's why it bugs me to know people who go on the Nork sight-seeing trips.
nork?
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I'm guessing, 'North Korea'
Personally, I wouldn't mind going to Cuba. In fact, I may do it given that I'm now in a country that allows trips, and I have an EU passport. However, while I'm here, I would rather see the places closer by . . . I figure Cuba will be opened up within a decade or so (just a hunch), so I will have plenty of opportunity to see it in my life.
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I have some friends that visited Cuba a few years back. They first went to Canada, then did a Canada to Cuba round trip.
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Sorry, yeah, North Korea. It's a term used by some people to describe the North Koreans. A la "Norkies" or the Dee-Perks (DPRK).
I don't understand why the US is still afraid of Cuba. The Russians left a while ago. They are not a threat to either our existance or our way of life. I think the travel ban should be lifted. The Cold War is over and Communism is no longer an idealogical threat. We could influence them more if we traded with them.
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I didn't know it was illegal to spend money in Cuba. What other countries is this true for?
Iran and North Korea. Iraq was for a while but obviously that situation has changed. I am not sure but I think Libya is off the bad list.
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I can understand that. But it would be really nice to be able to travel somewhere abroad and not find myself sitting next to another American. We bloddy yanks are everywhere! At least Cuba would really feel like I've gotten away for a while.
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ask one of the canadians on teh board.
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my sister went on her honeymoon. i think they took in a bunch of bibles and took them to local pastors that couldn't get them otherwise.
they went through canada and got a bunch of crap from US customs when they came back.
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Did they need to get approval from the State Dept. in order to do that?
My fencing coach once took a team there for a competition. She had to get official government approval in order to go. And like your sister, she says the border gaurd gives her some grief when they see the stamp in the passport.
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they couldn't so they just flew to canada and then flew from there. when the US customs asked where they had been for the last week or so they told them cuba.
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I've never been, but I've had some friends go, either through Canada or Mexico or wherever. Evidently, someone, I'm not sure who, makes a mark on some page of the US passport in lieu of a true visa stamp. This tips off the Customs agents stateside who will ask you if you've been to Cuba and remind you that lying to them is a felony that carries a big fine and prison sentence.
That said, if a medical conference were held in Cuba, as they occasionally are, I'd love to get State Dept. clearance to go. I'm sure I'd only see the "luxurious" areas that the Cuban govt allows us to see. Sorta like when Americans were allowed into E. Germany back in the day. You could see the nice, pretty, Western-looking areas, but you were prohibited from seeing the REAL E. Germany.
And Cuban cigars are overrated.
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If I wanted to go to Cuba I could just drive about an hour south and be about as close as you can get States-side.
Why don't you modify your car the way that the Cubans do and drive to Cuba? That might be a first!
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My cousin went to cuba on a medical mission while she was in med school. After the fact she told us that they were monitoring their communications so she couldnt actually say any of the things she wanted to about the state of the country.
Honestly, I dont think they will open it up until after Castro is dead. Their reasons for keeping the embargo in order is more about keeping the Cubano's happy and not recognizing Castro. It will be interesting to see what happens when he is gone.
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At this point the embargo is more about domestic politics. Notice how important Florida has become in elections, you don't want to piss off its substantial Cuban population.
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I went to iran last year, and i know people who come and go all the time. No one ever says anything.
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