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Subject: [Leica] Cuba?
From: tmanley at gmail.com (Tina Manley)
Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2014 10:59:30 -0500
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Thanks, John.  I was wondering about the passport problem.  It looks like
we might be going through Nassau.

Tina

On Sun, Dec 21, 2014 at 10:46 AM, John Beeching <johnbeeching at gmail.com>
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
> >>
> >>
> >
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Replies: Reply from kargue at sympatico.ca (Kevin Argue) ([Leica] Cuba?)
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