Originally Posted by
mpkz
Cool report!
One thing I'd like to set straight though, the restrictions on what you can see were from the US side, not the Cuban side. If you enter Cuba via Mexico or Canada as an American you can travel around freely

I entered Cuba from JFK on a regular schedule Delta flt , Saturdays at noon. No restrictions, no tour guide, very legit entry as an educator.........anyone can be an educator. Wonderful country, warm people.......looking forward to taking my grandson next year for his 13th birthday.