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very sparkly
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Ugh. I heard about this on the radio this morning. I'd really really love to visit because I hear it's gorgeous, but with him letting his brother take over, nothing's going to change.
LAME. Hi there, Castros! Your communism thing isn't working out so well, perhaps you should rethink it, no? |
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Allah Akhbar
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life=playa
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Cuba has a really great vibe about it though. |
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Allah Akhbar
Join Date: Jul 2004
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So would I, I think that it would be great competition for Playa. You have all of the good weather.good cigars, good rum and good beaches. |
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aņejo
Join Date: Jun 2004
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The pictures and report starts on page 3. I loved the vacation on Cuba. It is very poor but the people are very friendly. They don't speak much English on the country side though. Do a search on Cuba on this Forum and you should fine more reports. 
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02-21-2008
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Canada Dry
  Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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 We just returned last night from two weeks in Guardalavaca, Holguin. (Trip report to come, soon I hope, in it I will be quite detailed and will be talking about it compared to Playa/Mexico.) We had a great trip.   The people alone would make us return in a heartbeat; they are just wonderful- the most amazingly warm and sincere people. Not an ounce of guile or artifice in them. Funny too- they love to play tricks on one another and the tourists. And this goes for not only the people working in the resort area, but everywhere we went, even in the old capital city of Santiago de Cuba, which is the poorest city in the country. Our last full day there was the 19th, the day after Fidel announced his resignation. We were going on a helicopter trip to Santiago that day, and when we woke up and heard he had resigned on CNN, we were a little worried!  But there was no need, things were just business as usual there. Our trour guide said the announcement came as no surprise, people were expecting it and waiting for it...there were no celebrations in the streets, nothing at all. Very anticlimactic after listening to the CNN version of it.  But we thought it was pretty cool that happened while we were there, especially since we were joking about 'what if he dies while we are there'. I even got a copy of Granma (the national paper) with Fidel's letter of resignation on the front page. |
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02-21-2008
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life=playa
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Canada Dry
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Got loads of pictures!!
  173 I think. It is nice to experience somewhere new, after a dozen trips to Mexico.and yes, talking to the people definitely gives one a different perspective than the US one. Not to say I am in favour of the system at all; things definitely need to change, and hopefully will be changing.  But it was sure interesting listening to what the Cubans say, and the things that they want to change, and what they want to stay the same. There is a lot of propaganda out there! On both extremes. |
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aņejo
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