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    Quote Originally Posted by S Landreth View Post
    I think the owners enjoy showing them more than the tourists enjoy viewing them. They are proud of their cars.
    Rightly so, they have had to keep them on the road without parts due to the US embargo - can't remember the name of it but there was a series on Cuban mechanics and the fettling and trading they had to do to keep the cars going.

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    Quote Originally Posted by S Landreth View Post
    They did well with converting an old tobacco warehouse. However, the rooms were tiny. There were no suites in this hotel.





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    Just for fun.

    On our first visit we arrived at the José Martí International Airport (HAV) Terminal 2 via Eastern Airlines. I don’t think Eastern has scheduled any flights to Cuba yet and even if they do, I might try a different point of entry this time (if allowed). Maybe charter a sailboat out of Miami or the Keys.


    Maybe to experience a change, sailing into Cuba could be fun and I might get more tired reactions from the couple of deniers above (taxexile & hugh cow) who don’t understand that one person cannot stop the climate from changing (due to human emissions/activities). It takes policy change. So, voting every politician who is a denier out of office is the best thing any one person can do to change/shape policy as what took place yesterday.

    Science and continued awareness,.........rule.
    You arent very good at getting much right are you. You are wrong on both counts.
    A: I am not a climate denier and dont need to print endless tedious graphs, as unlike you I actually understand the science.
    And B: Everything starts with the Individual who says no, I am not going to contribute to the problem what ever it is. When enough people are prepared to sacrifice their own comfort and take individual responsibility to help solve the problem(which you are blatantly unwilling to do) instead of endless virtue signalling on social media. Jordan Petersons answer to this young woman fits you to a tee.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Hugh Cow View Post
    A: I am not a climate denier and dont need to print endless tedious graphs, as unlike you I actually understand the science.
    yes you are and no you don't

    did you pick her book up yet?

    Quote Originally Posted by S Landreth View Post

    Miss Greta? You’re in luck,……she has new book coming out.

    Greta Thunberg - Finally we can reveal the cover for the Climate Book! The Warming Stripes graphic by @ed_hawkins on the cover shows the dramatic heating of the planet in recent decades. The book contains essays from over 100 leading experts and voices. It will be released this October. https://twitter.com/GretaThunberg/st...88726054318095


    You could be the first in your ditch to get one. Order here: The Climate Book by Greta Thunberg: 9780593492307 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
    Quote Originally Posted by Hugh Cow View Post
    And B: Everything starts with the Individual who says no, I am not going to contribute to the problem what ever it is. When enough people are prepared to sacrifice their own comfort and take individual responsibility to help solve the problem(which you are blatantly unwilling to do) instead of endless virtue signalling on social media.
    Nope! Everything starts at the voting booth

    fat cow on Australia’s last election

    Quote Originally Posted by Hugh Cow View Post
    The clmate policy although resonating with some voters was not the governments downfall.


    Quote Originally Posted by Hugh Cow View Post
    Jordan Petersons.....

    is a climate denier





    Science and continued awareness,.........rule.
    Last edited by S Landreth; 04-07-2022 at 05:55 PM.

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    Let’s get back on topic

    Any chance of you visiting Cuba, Manhattan etc without the Thai gf and giving us the skinny on the action, hookers, nightclubs, bars, soapies……

    Good lad

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    Quote Originally Posted by Iceman123 View Post
    hookers, nightclubs, bars, soapies……
    fuck off

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    Howz colonoscopy procedure in Cuba?

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    ^look it up

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    Better yet, look up delusional and see if it fits.


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    ^Fuck off Jeff

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    Quote Originally Posted by S Landreth View Post
    yes you are and no you don't

    did you pick her book up yet?





    Nope! Everything starts at the voting booth

    fat cow on Australia’s last election







    is a climate denier





    Science and continued awareness,.........rule.
    Maybe you could get on with your travelogue and at least provide some entertainment in lieu of your contribution to global warming.
    Or to put it simply just for you.
    When someone throws plastic bottles into the ocean, ignorant of the consequences of pollution, they can be educated as to the reasons why they need to stop.
    Then there is the worst type of person. That virtue signaller who knows its bad has been told it's bad and constantly tells everyone else it's bad, but still throws his own plastic bottle in the ocean. I think even you might get my drift. Anyway, carry on with your posts, I'd hate you to start thinking.

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    ^still miss Greta? Order your book yet?

    and remember

    everything starts at the voting booth

    Science and continued awareness,.........rule.

    Quote Originally Posted by S Landreth View Post

    Miss Greta? You’re in luck,……she has new book coming out.

    Greta Thunberg - Finally we can reveal the cover for the Climate Book! The Warming Stripes graphic by @ed_hawkins on the cover shows the dramatic heating of the planet in recent decades. The book contains essays from over 100 leading experts and voices. It will be released this October. https://twitter.com/GretaThunberg/st...88726054318095


    You could be the first in your ditch to get one. Order here: The Climate Book by Greta Thunberg: 9780593492307 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

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    Next Sunday, a How-to Guide for Americans who would like to visit Cuba

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    Traveling to Cuba last time there were a number of categories to choose from for me to enter the country. “People-to-people” was what I entered the country with.

    However, they don’t list that category any longer, but they have created a "Support for the Cuban People” category that I will be traveling under. It replaces the “people to people” category.

    The 12 categories to choose from are………

    family visits; official business of the U.S. government, foreign governments, and certain intergovernmental organizations; journalistic activity; professional research and professional meetings; educational activities; religious activities; public performances, clinics, workshops, athletic and other competitions, and exhibitions; support for the Cuban people; humanitarian projects; activities of private foundations or research or educational institutes; exportation, importation, or transmission of information or informational materials; and certain authorized export transactions.

    Quote Originally Posted by sabang View Post
    I reckon if I went to Havana, it would have to be the olde grand dame- Hotel Nacional.
    The Hotel Nacional de Cuba (the 2nd highest rated hotel in Havana) is not on the US shit list, so we should be able to book a suite there.

    The highest rated hotel is Gran Hotel Manzana Kempinski La Habana. Might look at this hotel a little deeper before booking the Nacional de Cuba with a travel agent.

    https://www.kempinski.com/en/havana/...ski-la-habana/

    edit: just checked,....The last hotel is on the US shit list
    Last edited by S Landreth; 10-07-2022 at 06:37 PM.
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    Just down the street from Cuba’s capitol building is a section reserved for Cuban artists and crafts people to show their work.

    The street is Paseo del Prado. There was some nice artwork to see, but nothing I would want on the wall. However, during our next trip we might purchase something because it’ll help with the Visa I have to travel under (Support for the Cuban People). But there are some restrictions with purchasing and taking art out of the country.

    While we were there last, they were refurbishing the Capitol building.


    A shot from our hotel…….


    A few pictures of the Paseo del Prado arts and crafts section.




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    Nice SL, keep it coming!

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    Dates have been set and one travel agent has been contacted (many were reviewed).

    The place where we intend to stay is much nicer than anything that the Hotel Nacional de Cuba can offer us.

    We requested a private tour (I am required to have a Cuban guide with me) that will have Arts (maybe Hemingway included), Culinary and related Social Impact tours as part of our itinerary.

    One unusual request was made to include a scuba diving trip to our package.

    I might get an answer by the weekend.

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    It didn’t go well.

    First agent I contacted didn’t reply so after two days I sent out a request for information to six different local (Miami) agents.

    Most of these agents are very small business owners and have a variety of routine group tours to pick from, except the first agent I contacted which advertised private custom tours.

    Next week I’m going outside local, to see if I’m able to get anyone to respond.

    Not much more to add about scheduling the trip until next week, so a little about strays in Havana.

    Seems they do love their dogs. I think the strays are fixed and then released with tags to show that the pups have had their shots. I didn’t see any free rein dogs (without a collar) while in Havana.


    In case anyone was wondering…….

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    Contacting travel agents outside of Miami seems to have worked out well.

    Out of the six agents I contacted, four have already sent a draft itinerary. Two of them have diving included in their itinerary and another is looking a bit deeper into adjusting the schedule to include diving.

    I didn’t know........

    Cayo Guillermo Barrier Reef

    The Jardines del Rey archipelago is a ribbon of practically untouched islands and islets which lie 20 to 60 km from the Cuban mainland, on the island’s northern coast, spanning 250 miles (400 km) all along Cuba’s northern coast.

    As the world’s second-largest barrier reef, trumped only by the Great Barrier Reef in Queensland, Australia, its gigantic extension of coral reefs has been both a peril to ships for over two centuries and a unique attraction for divers and leisure enthusiasts since 1993, when the first hotel was built on Cayo Guillermo. https://www.kempinski.com/en/cayo-gu...-barrier-reef/

    Shhhhh…..I think Belize has the second largest barrier reef. We did dive there.

    Might not do an old hotel this time around: GRAND ASTON La Habana

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    I didn’t know either, obviously based on how they measure the reef.

    Google says “ The Florida Keys Reef Tract is the third largest living coral barrier reef system in the world behind the Great Barrier Reef in Australia and the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System off the coasts of Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras.“



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    ^We have made dives on all three,.......Keys, Great Barrier and Belize.

    Would be nice to pin another one on the map. Cuba

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    ^Thanks. Opened your link and the first thing that caught my attention……


    a little deeper I was able to see their extensive itinerary: https://www.cubaunbound.com/adventur...ba-diving-tour

    Looks alright except we would like to dive just one day, not every day while on the island.

    Anyway, I think we’ve found our tour operator and the place we should be diving at next to Havana (nice clear video but Don’t touch the fish!):


    We will not be going with the tour operator who wrote this to me.......

    There really is not great diving anywhere close to Havana

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    Have written to who I believe will be our tour operator with a few questions and requests. One of the requests will be to add another night/day to the trip

    During our first trip to Cuba we were taken to the Fort of Saint Charles https://cubadirect.co.uk/blog/seven-...abana-fortress. I think most tour operators will suggest an evening there after arriving in Havana. It was alright as a historical building (in the Americas) and has stood up well over time.

    Some of our touristy pictures.





    should bring a better camera next visit
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    Great stuff, I wouldn't worry about the photograph limitations the place looks great!

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    You might wanna get ahead of the tourists arses though.

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