[Leica] Cuba?

[leica at web-options.com (Bob W)]

You could, of course, show your photos to anyone. Having & showing photos of
Cuba is presumably not illegal. They are not necessarily evidence that you
personally were there, and took the photos.

This US thing about Cuba is very baffling from this side of the pond. About
10 years ago I worked for a US-owned dot.com (now deader than Batista). The
first time the management from the US came over to visit we all went out for
a meal at quite a decent restaurant in central London. At the end the
Americans wanted to smoke a cigar, and they were determined to smoke
Havanas. Since we were near Piccadilly & St. James's I took them to some of
the cigar pushers who hang out in that area, but unfortunately it was too
late - they were all closed. So I took them to the Ritz, where we had an
argument with the doorman who, despite being dressed like a Ruritanian clown
himself, insisted we wear ties. So we had to borrow ties merely to cross the
lobby and allow these American businessmen to buy extortionately priced
Havanas to smoke, and to take back across the Atlantic. I wonder where they
hid them when they went through customs...

Bob

> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+leica=web-options.com@leica-users.org 
> [mailto:lug-bounces+leica=web-options.com@leica-users.org] On 
> Behalf Of Ken Carney
> Sent: 04 January 2009 23:09
> To: 'Leica Users Group'
> Subject: RE: [Leica] Cuba?
> 
> This thread has rekindled my interest in visiting Cuba, so I 
> have read a
> little more.  Aside from little things like your medical 
> insurance possibly
> being n/a, I noticed a couple of disincentives.  First, if 
> you are caught by
> the U.S., it appears the (civil) fines are not that huge and can be
> negotiated down to somewhere in M-8 range.  That is from 
> looking at boards
> and may or may not be correct.  However, that could be an 
> issue in renewing
> professional licenses or e&o insurance.  At least mine ask 
> really invasive
> questions.  Secondly, if I am there illegally, to whom could I show my
> photos?  Posting on the internet might not be the smartest move.  Just
> thinking out loud - I'd like to go, but maybe later if things 
> open up some.
> 
> Ken