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“Now men at last have time to doubt whatever anxious passion made them build a thing from which they had to run” Richard Fari

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  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called How much money to bring? in the Americas - Cuba Branch

    "50 CUC excluding accommodation sounds fine but make sure you have access to more than that!"...
    5 months ago
  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Four Cuban Economies in the Americas - Cuba Branch

    An interesting article on all this......... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/05/cubas-black-market-thrives_n_890307.html
    5 months ago
  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Cuba mail delivery INOP in the Americas - Cuba Branch

    Each package costs about $70.00 Can...
    5 months ago
  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Mobile phone usage within Cuba in the Americas - Cuba Branch

    As you suggest, smact, more things than not are hidden in Cuba, or at least not at all advertised. The suggestion that that hard and fast...
    5 months ago
  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Money Money Money in the Americas - Cuba Branch

    If you have such debit or credit cards available to you, which may or not be usable in Cuba, can only be known if you contact the Swiss...
    5 months ago
  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Getting to and from USA in the Americas - Cuba Branch

    I have been shouting about how foolish were the concerns of Americans about visiting Cuba for at least a decade. I got shouted and...
    5 months ago
  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called American headed to cuba. Please help in the Americas - Cuba Branch

    Divermex doesn't upcharge tickets...
    5 months ago
  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Four Cuban Economies in the Americas - Cuba Branch

    I hope we can respectfully agree to disagree with your assessment of how such studies are conducted, Bob. I do not share your point of...
    5 months ago
  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Four Cuban Economies in the Americas - Cuba Branch

    I guess my position is that I don't believe what virtually any country or any organization touts as their set of facts, even without all...
    5 months ago
  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called How much money to bring? in the Americas - Cuba Branch

    $50/day is probably unrealistic. Cuba is not as "cheap" a destination as many perceive it to be....
    5 months ago
  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called money money money in the Americas - Cuba Branch

    You need to repost that query as a new thread, arlbon. No one will see it tagged onto the end of this 6 month old thread.
    5 months ago
  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Cuba mail delivery INOP in the Americas - Cuba Branch

    Never received any of the postcards sent in September 2011 That's about 15 weeks. I agree about the December mailings but September?
    5 months ago
  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Four Cuban Economies in the Americas - Cuba Branch

    I'm sorry, Bob, but that question makes me laugh out loud. ...
    5 months ago
  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called American headed to cuba. Please help in the Americas - Cuba Branch

    I am an American citizen who will be in Cancun for a week and i want to make a small trip to Cuba...
    5 months ago
  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Getting to and from USA in the Americas - Cuba Branch

    Unfortunately, my government makes it difficult...
    5 months ago

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