Akula Posted January 5, 2010 Report Share Posted January 5, 2010 I realize that Americans aren't supposed to go there, but there are plenty of ways around that. Its like 60 miles from our shores, I have always wanted to go there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowflake Posted January 5, 2010 Report Share Posted January 5, 2010 Ive been to Miami. Isnt that pretty much the same thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sully Posted January 5, 2010 Report Share Posted January 5, 2010 ^^^^ Bwahahaha!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeitgeist57 Posted January 5, 2010 Report Share Posted January 5, 2010 I've got a buddy with a go-fast boat in Naples that goes there...Cuba's not lined with machine gun turrets and barbed wire like people think. You just want to know where your destination is before you go and make sure it's friendly. He has...uh...bizness there which justifies the trips. I'll never tell. However, I wouldn't mess with going there until the embargo is lifted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akula Posted January 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2010 All you have to do is go to Canada, and fly to Cuba. They love Americans there, they will stamp a piece of paper and put it in your Passport, so you can take it out later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeitgeist57 Posted January 5, 2010 Report Share Posted January 5, 2010 Then why are you making the point that it's off the coast of FL if you're going to Canada to get in? I agree with you that there are ways in, but if you go by boat from America you need to know where you're going first to avoid trouble... I had the oppty to go a couple of times, but I pussied out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akula Posted January 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2010 The point I am making is, has anyone on here been to Cuba. I know how to get there, just wondering who has been and what did they like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDHG940 Posted January 5, 2010 Report Share Posted January 5, 2010 I'm curious, too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unfunnyryan Posted January 5, 2010 Report Share Posted January 5, 2010 You should just spring for North Korea. FAR less Americans get to go there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KennyFKINPowerz Posted January 5, 2010 Report Share Posted January 5, 2010 I have no desire to go there. Something about foreign jails that have no relations with the US kinda scares me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cinergi Posted January 5, 2010 Report Share Posted January 5, 2010 I have no desire to go there. Something about foreign jails that have no relations with the US kinda scares me. Bingo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xlr8tn Posted January 6, 2010 Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 anyone know why that embargo hasn't been lifted?? Aren't we passed all of that yet? Kinda silly at this point IMO. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyin Miata Posted January 6, 2010 Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 Don't think it's actually illegal to travel there. You just can't spend money or receive any gifts while there. I think "strongly discouraged" is the best way to put it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt B. Posted January 6, 2010 Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 Its a Communist country, their own people dont want to be there, why would you want to go? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akula Posted January 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 In the 50s it is where the rat pack dudes hung out. I have seen a bunch of shows on TV about it, and it looks cool. I want to go diving off their coast because it is fairly pristine. Plus, I want to go smoke a cigar that was just rolled - with the guy that rolled it. Basically I want to go because it looks like a cool place to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littleguy Posted January 6, 2010 Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 anyone know why that embargo hasn't been lifted?? Aren't we passed all of that yet? Kinda silly at this point IMO. Probably because the American capitalist pigs are still busy feeding off the blood of the working man, right comrade? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iwishiwascool Posted January 6, 2010 Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 Probably because the American capitalist pigs are still busy feeding off the blood of the working man, right comrade? China? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flybye Posted January 6, 2010 Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 In the 50s it is where the rat pack dudes hung out. I have seen a bunch of shows on TV about it, and it looks cool. I want to go diving off their coast because it is fairly pristine. Plus, I want to go smoke a cigar that was just rolled - with the guy that rolled it. Basically I want to go because it looks like a cool place to me. You were definitely just watching Travel Channel lol. Cuba does look sweet as hell. I thought everyone looked fun and happy.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Main3s Posted January 6, 2010 Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 In the 50s it is where the rat pack dudes hung out. I have seen a bunch of shows on TV about it, and it looks cool. I want to go diving off their coast because it is fairly pristine. Plus, I want to go smoke a cigar that was just rolled - with the guy that rolled it. Basically I want to go because it looks like a cool place to me. You were definitely just watching Travel Channel lol. Cuba does look sweet as hell. I thought everyone looked fun and happy.......... What they show you on TV and what it is in real life are completely different things. Just go to Jamaica instead, they have nice coast lines and you can smoke a different kind of cigar from a guy who just rolled it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImUrOBGYN Posted January 6, 2010 Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 I realize that Americans aren't supposed to go there, but there are plenty of ways around that. Its like 60 miles from our shores, I have always wanted to go there. You go there the same way I came here. On an olden wooden door. Wait by the beach long enough, you can trade a bottled water for someone's elses "raft" coming in. Tip: If while riding the raft, someone knocks, don't answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littleguy Posted January 6, 2010 Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 You were definitely just watching Travel Channel lol. Cuba does look sweet as hell. I thought everyone looked fun and happy.......... Of course everyone looks happy, just like in China or North Korea, look happy or go to jail. Edit: Or Venesuela too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Karacho1647545492 Posted January 6, 2010 Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 I have no desire to go there. Something about foreign jails that have no relations with the US kinda scares me. They don't imprison Americans... tourism is their main source of foreign spending. And especially now with Raul in power, he may not be doing anything to help lift the embargo but that's only because Fidel is still alive and supposedly in better health. They only imprison domestic dissidents and political activists. Of course everyone looks happy, just like in China or North Korea, look happy or go to jail. Edit: Or Venesuela too. I've been to Venezuela, and you'd be surprised. Most of the people are happy. Now, that's to say the majority of the people were living in horrific conditions pre-Chavez. Now at least even the poorest of people in Caracas have cable tv, healthcare, and running water. So although the rich don't end up benefitting at all from gov't programs, the majority of people enjoy a higher standard of living. People always think South America is backwards, when in reality they're just backlashing against the unjustified U.S. interventions there. Chile had a democratically elected Communist regime that was overthrown by a CIA-backed military coup led by Augusto Pinochet. Then came 17 years of political imprisonment and assassinations. Democracy doesn't always work, much less when the U.S. forces it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iwishiwascool Posted January 6, 2010 Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 Democracy doesn't always work, much less when the U.S. forces it. You'd think we would have learned that lesson by now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littleguy Posted January 6, 2010 Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 I've been to Venezuela, and you'd be surprised. Most of the people are happy. Now, that's to say the majority of the people were living in horrific conditions pre-Chavez. Now at least even the poorest of people in Caracas have cable tv, healthcare, and running water. So although the rich don't end up benefitting at all from gov't programs, the majority of people enjoy a higher standard of living. I will agree that the poorest people in some places there are living better with Chavez, but, I have met a lot of journalists, engeneers, doctors, etc... that have fled to Colombia because of land and businesses being seized. There is also the fact that Chavez wants to make Golf illegal, seize control of auto-industry, and more. I fear for the standard of living of the majority of people in 10 or 20 years if Chavez remains in power. Of course, I am Colombian and it is a very pro-american/anti-chavez country so I am going to be coming from that point of view. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Karacho1647545492 Posted January 6, 2010 Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 I will agree that the poorest people in some places there are living better with Chavez, but, I have met a lot of journalists, engeneers, doctors, etc... that have fled to Colombia because of land and businesses being seized. There is also the fact that Chavez wants to make Golf illegal, seize control of auto-industry, and more. I fear for the standard of living of the majority of people in 10 or 20 years if Chavez remains in power. Of course, I am Colombian and it is a very pro-american/anti-chavez country so I am going to be coming from that point of view. oh i'm certainly not defending the Chavez regime he's a monster, but i'm an isolationist. i think everyone should have the same right to self-determination that the U.S. had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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