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  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Sending Mail to Cuba in the Americas - Cuba Branch

    I think my response rate has been much higher than 2 out of 3 for packages. I would say 9 out of 10, this over a period of several years....
    23 days ago
  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Sending Mail to Cuba in the Americas - Cuba Branch

    I forgot to add, there may have been some recent changes in the whole mailing to Cuba thing that I am unaware of. ...
    24 days ago
  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Sending Mail to Cuba in the Americas - Cuba Branch

    I suggest doing a search, this issue has been discussed at length here on several occasions. The cheapest option, since you are not sending...
    24 days ago
  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Boats, yachts, ferries? in the Americas - Cuba Branch

    There is nothing. The truth of the matter is that there isn't much boat/ ferry travel within the Caribbean overall. You might think there...
    about 1 month ago
  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Connecting through Bahamas, timing question in the Americas - Cuba Branch

    The man issue in going through Nassau on your return leg is timing. If Cubana departs and arrives in Nassau on time, then there should be...
    about 1 month ago
  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Passport carrying in Cuba in the Americas - Cuba Branch

    In my experience, your passport is actually safer in your hotel room or your casa than being carried around in your pocket/ bag as it could...
    about 1 month ago
  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called us to canadian to cuban?? in the Americas - Cuba Branch

    I am sure LAX has a currency exchange office, and you can go there on your way out, just call and confirm their hours of operation, and to...
    about 1 month ago
  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called On tipping in Cuba y Chris Turner in the Americas - Cuba Branch

    This is a good article, he is not too worried about every cent he is spending. There are times when you just have to let things go. I do...
    about 1 month ago
  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called a Californian in Havana in the Americas - Cuba Branch

    Why was this person, or anyone else for that matter, walking around with their passport? Are you afraid that people are going to doubt you...
    about 1 month ago
  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called paying in the Americas - Cuba Branch

    I think a quick perusal of currency in this and any other travel forums should also tell you that Canadian $$ and Euros should do just fine.
    about 1 month ago
  • posted a new Thorn Tree thread called New Cuba book; Food and the City in the Americas - Cuba Branch

    Quick question before my review. Has anyone here been on an organized tour of these urban farms in Cuba?...
    about 1 month ago
  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Inspector Ricardo Ramires, of Habana's Major Crimes Unit! in the Americas - Cuba Branch

    Tango for a torturer fits better in the mystery category than Adios muchachos. There is quite a bit of fiction on Cuba by writers who have...
    about 1 month ago
  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Inspector Ricardo Ramires, of Habana's Major Crimes Unit! in the Americas - Cuba Branch

    Actually another addition, and I cannot believe I forgot this. Uruguayan writer Daniel Chavarria's two workd of fiction, Adios muchachos...
    about 1 month ago
  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Inspector Ricardo Ramires, of Habana's Major Crimes Unit! in the Americas - Cuba Branch

    I would put Leonardo Padura at the top of the list, though.
    about 1 month ago
  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Mala Myths in the Americas - Cuba Branch

    Poster #7, good comparison. This forum could always use some new blood, and don't be intimidated by the Fidelistas here either....
    2 months ago

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