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dflprincess

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27. But you had to carry cash

Reply to Luminous Animal (Reply #19)

Sat Dec 20, 2014, 11:25 PM

Dec 2014

because your credit and debit cards couldn't be used there.

You also needed a friendly immigration worker who would not stamp your passport but note your legal entry into Cuba on a piece of paper you could destroy after leaving. Having a stamp in your passport from Cuba would have required some explaining when you returned to the U.S. if you had not traveled with an authorized church, educational or cultural group and did not have relatives there.

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So does the President's announcement mean we can travel to Cuba? [View all] truedelphi Dec 2014 OP

Not quite. Tourism is still prohibited but you can "research" and bring flamingdem Dec 2014 #1

Medical Tourism! Get a packaged cheap flight and hotel room, get medical care cheaper than Zorra Dec 2014 #2

Great I see you can go religious reasons safeinOhio Dec 2014 #3

Ae you referring to Universal or Unity Churches? truedelphi Dec 2014 #4

Unitarian Universalist safeinOhio Dec 2014 #10

As I understand it PDittie Dec 2014 #5

How does anyone stop you? truedelphi Dec 2014 #7

No idea about the mechanism for prevention or punishment for doing so PDittie Dec 2014 #12

This has better answers PDittie Dec 2014 #13

I had a friend who went there via Mexico and she said the customs officials know not to okaawhatever Dec 2014 #16

I have done it twice, Sen. Walter Sobchak Dec 2014 #28

I would love to visit Cuba someday Marrah_G Dec 2014 #6

Nope not yet, no todavia. lonestarnot Dec 2014 #8

I'd like to go before all Texasgal Dec 2014 #9

You are so right! I tell everyone to get there before we destroy it. Simple life, pristine beaches, Stardust Dec 2014 #11

When did you live there and why and how? NewDeal_Dem Dec 2014 #14

Mid-nineties, husband was in the Foreign Service. We have an ”Interests Section" in Havana. Stardust Dec 2014 #15

How interesting that seems like it'd be. Was it? NewDeal_Dem Dec 2014 #17

Immensely. Every day was either an adventure or peacefully satisfying, if that makes sense. I can Stardust Dec 2014 #18

I've always wanted to go, but I'll never make it now. NewDeal_Dem Dec 2014 #20

I'm sorry. I was lucky to have the opportunity. My traveling days are over now, as well. Stardust Dec 2014 #22

Well, you can witness to cuba before rapproachment with the west, and all that will go NewDeal_Dem Dec 2014 #23

I think the Cuban people are ready to give up the "paradise" and "simple life" former9thward Dec 2014 #24

We could always travel to Cuba via Mexico or Canada. Luminous Animal Dec 2014 #19

or Jamaica malaise Dec 2014 #25

But you had to carry cash dflprincess Dec 2014 #27

Medical tourism in Cuba eridani Dec 2014 #21

Great thread. nilesobek Dec 2014 #26