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