Cuba Travel
Nov 25, 2009, 9:24 pm
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Cuba Travel
I know it's "illegal" for a US Resident without a license or family in Cuba to travel but I know many Americans travel to Havana every year through Mexico and Canada. Is there a good travel agency that someone recommends that can help ?
Nov 25, 2009, 10:08 pm
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Welcome to Flyertalk, justj0shnya. FT has a Forum which is dedicated to Cuba. Thus, I am moving your thread to the Cuba Forum.
Please follow there...
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Nov 25, 2009, 10:16 pm
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I don't believe it is illegal to travel to Cuba. Technically, it is only illegal to spend money there.
I think you need to go through some place in Mexico, Canada or another country.
I think you need to go through some place in Mexico, Canada or another country.
Nov 26, 2009, 10:23 am
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Of course many do - On my last holiday in Cuba the guy in front of me in the customs line was from Seattle, and the guy behind me was from San Francisco
- Both had travelled on our non-stop from YVR.Both of them entered with no problems whatsoever.
Last edited by gglave; Nov 30, 2009 at 9:20 am
Jan 26, 2010, 1:55 am
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I always open my passport with the pages of the cuban immigration stamps (I ask always to stamp my passport and not the paper they put in) while entering the US and show it to the US-Immigration officer.
Most of them, especially when they are latinos, appreciate it.
But I am a holder of a german passport.
Most of them, especially when they are latinos, appreciate it.
But I am a holder of a german passport.
Jan 26, 2010, 2:01 am
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For a local tour guide and/or accomodation in HAV I recommend this guesthouse (licensed):
http://www.cubaguesthouse.com/index.htm
They speak english, spanish, german and swiss-german!
http://www.cubaguesthouse.com/index.htm
They speak english, spanish, german and swiss-german!
Jan 26, 2010, 10:11 am
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I always open my passport with the pages of the cuban immigration stamps (I ask always to stamp my passport and not the paper they put in) while entering the US and show it to the US-Immigration officer.
Most of them, especially when they are latinos, appreciate it.
But I am a holder of a german passport.
Most of them, especially when they are latinos, appreciate it.
But I am a holder of a german passport.
I lost the opportunity to add a Cuban immigration stamp to my collection of visas from "dodgy" countries including Yemen, Iran, Libya, Syria, Lebanon, Ethiopia...
My passport ran out of blank pages soon after my visit to Cuba and my current passport is a lot more boring.
Oct 5, 2011, 1:29 pm
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http://www.tainotours.com.mx/taino.php
Prices are in Mexican pesos. Again, I do not recommend unless you speak Spanish to some extent.
Oct 6, 2011, 5:28 pm
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Hopefully, you speak some Spanish. As a rule, most Cubans do not speak English well. The only English speakers will be those in the travel industry, such as tour guides, hotel front desk workers, etc. Below is the link to a Mexican/Cuban travel agent.
http://www.tainotours.com.mx/taino.php
Prices are in Mexican pesos. Again, I do not recommend unless you speak Spanish to some extent.
http://www.tainotours.com.mx/taino.php
Prices are in Mexican pesos. Again, I do not recommend unless you speak Spanish to some extent.
Oct 14, 2011, 9:59 pm
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