Ot- cuba!
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Oooooooo - me too! I have English friends that have been there a couple of times and I'm jealous! Unfortunately they don't grant a lot of visas to us yankees but I understand things have loosened up a little...
My wife's family is from there and had their lands stripped from them by Castro. They were the second largest sugar growing plantation on the island and came here with nothing. As much as they would love to see their homeland any money you spend their goes to the regime.
Honestly I am not trying to be a downer but it seems like the investment, although beautiful and fun would only be supporting a dictatorship that takes all of the people's money and gives nothing back to the people. Personally I have mentioned going there to my wife but hearing it from their point of view and understanding the economy, way of life, and justice there I now wish I would not have mentioned it.
Last but not least I do not typically deal in politics but this topic hits close to home.
Honestly I am not trying to be a downer but it seems like the investment, although beautiful and fun would only be supporting a dictatorship that takes all of the people's money and gives nothing back to the people. Personally I have mentioned going there to my wife but hearing it from their point of view and understanding the economy, way of life, and justice there I now wish I would not have mentioned it.
Last but not least I do not typically deal in politics but this topic hits close to home.
Understand Sico, the narrater mentions that and the suffering of the people. It seems that the dictator has loosened up a bit, but like he said it's a beautiful country but no one can leave. Hope if things changed radically I would go, but you are right, tourist dollars go into the dictators pockets 
My parents were from there and were also wed there 6 weeks before the revolution. Good thing for me they didn't have a longer engagement! I would love to go someday if they change their government, and see if I can find the scores of cousins, nieces, and nephews that I don't know and probably never will.
Well you are right ..i wouldnt go on principle ....some younger people dont know about the horrors of castro but i do .
I don't think you came off oddly at all.
And yes, we ALL hope that someday the Castro regime "goes away" -- never to return again. Cuba Libre!
But of course!
(Unless I'm mistaken, that classic drink was in fact created in response to the bloody Castro revolution and take-over of Cuba and everyone's private property.)
well i'll just take my anthony bourdain with some tequila and lime or lemon and some good food ...
p.s. its ok ..hubby knows my crush lol ,his is a certain weather girl right now lmao ....
well i'll just take my anthony bourdain with some tequila and lime or lemon and some good food ...
I like Anthony Bourdain too, have you read his books? So funny and entertaining( plus he IS kinda cute )
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