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RE: My passport stamped at immigration
in Departure Lounge » Americas - Cuba, May 17, 2013
I question whether the existence of a Cuban stamp on a passport makes any difference at all to th...

RE: Honest jinetero found in Havana
in Departure Lounge » Americas - Cuba, May 16, 2013
Loved your no f**ee story, Bob - bet your face was red?

Jen: that is a line I use when I am ...

RE: campismo in Jibacoa, any thoughts? ideas what to bring from US?
in Departure Lounge » Americas - Cuba, May 16, 2013
Rob: I never walk out the door of any casa in Cuba without a pocket sized bottle tucked away. I u...

Re: Honest jinetero found in Havana
in Departure Lounge » Americas - Cuba, May 16, 2013
In Cuba you have to be "thick skinned", and sometimes very direct.

Last year I was approache...

Re: Honest jinetero found in Havana
in Departure Lounge » Americas - Cuba, May 16, 2013
+I found the jineteros pretty offputting and they were one of the reasons I enjoyed Cuba less tha...

RE: Honest jinetero found in Havana
in Departure Lounge » Americas - Cuba, May 16, 2013
rob: if you come across anything about the relative size of the official vs unofficial economy, I...

Re: American traveling to Cuba
in Departure Lounge » Americas - Cuba, May 16, 2013
+exchanging Canadian to CUC once I get to Cuba - a small amount at the airport to get to where I'...

RE: campismo in Jibacoa, any thoughts? ideas what to bring from US?
in Departure Lounge » Americas - Cuba, May 15, 2013
Thanks all. Great info. Especially from SimonHill who stayed there recently and Rosa/ttjpdo.

M...

RE: Cuba Branch FAQ
in Departure Lounge » Americas - Cuba, May 15, 2013
Beardo: Oddly, my "your recent threads" no longer comes up automatically as it did before the TT...

RE: My passport stamped at immigration
in Departure Lounge » Americas - Cuba, May 15, 2013
patpom: I am curious if you left from terminal #3 at Jose Marti (the bigger one) or if you left f...

RE: campismo in Jibacoa, any thoughts? ideas what to bring from US?
in Departure Lounge » Americas - Cuba, May 15, 2013
Everyone: thanks for all the experiences and thoughts. I am thinking this campesimo thing through...

RE: Security Reminder
in Departure Lounge » Americas - Cuba, May 14, 2013
Rickie: my post has cleared the TT moderators and now appears as #80.

campismo in Jibacoa, any thoughts? ideas what to bring from US?
in Departure Lounge » Americas - Cuba, May 14, 2013
I will be in Cuba 22 May to 3 June. My novia has suggested we spend a few days at the campismo in...

RE: Security Reminder
in Departure Lounge » Americas - Cuba, May 14, 2013
Travis: that is correct.

I posted a reply to Rickie's thread but it appears it has gone off i...

RE: Security Reminder
in Departure Lounge » Americas - Cuba, May 14, 2013
Rickie's summation has the key facts correct. Although I have been to Cuba many times and know be...