Posted on 06/30/2017 9:37:32 AM PDT by rktman
A couple of years ago, many of my local friends were curious about traveling to Cuba. They seemed fascinated by the idea of traveling to an island isolated from reality for 50-plus years. I would often hear this expression: "I want to see it for myself."
Some of my friends went, and others never got to go. The ones who went all seem to be singing the same tune: "Beautiful beach, okay hotel, but the internet does not work and the people are not happy."
We learned today via the Miami Herald that Southwest Airlines is canceling flights to Cuba:
The announcement comes less than two weeks since President Donald Trump announced new restrictions on travel to the island. Americans can no longer go on individual people-to-people trips, and are barred from doing businesses with entities that are owned and controlled by Cuba's military. Exactly how the policy works will depend regulations that have yet to be released.
However, Southwest stressed that the decision to discontinue its Varadero and Santa Clara flights was due to the challenge of stimulating demand in a new market like Cuba, said spokesman Brad Hawkins in a statement.
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
“Cuba was way, way better in the 1950s.
So was the Middle East, BTW.”
So was the USA.
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The cars are all in awful shape. They’re worth almost nothing. Would take a fortune to rebuild them. Remember they can’t get parts so they’re held together with bailing wire. That’s the one thing people always say.....the cars.......pffffftttt
I don’t know about that but there are children everywhere trying to sell you Chiclets. And if you slow down while driving down the Malecon the hookers will start toward your car. They’re everywhere along the Malecon.
Havana Harbor was full of Americanos on their boats.
Other than LIB idiots and the mentally disturbed who would want to visit that communist prison camp?
Well I’m not a lib or mentally disturbed. We went with my sister in law and a couple of nuns on a church trip. Now what do you have to rant about?!?!
Well, Sheana, a substantial number of the church people and church group/tour people who've visited muzzie communist dictatorships in the past decade haven't fared very well. Some paid with their lives, some endured brutal imprisonment. Some became hostages to the detriment of our country.
Well, to each her own...and I hope you, your SIL and the nuns had a nice time in Cuba enriching the commie coffers with your tourism alms.
Is there no place to do good in our country?
Leni/MinuteGal
Wow! There is so much judgement on Fr without people having a clue what they’re talking about.
I always reply to them that they can trade with every other country except the USA. Why would it be hurting them not to trade with us?
Please tell us details about your trip to Cuba
Leni
Maybe you really are...but are unaware of your tendencies???
You’re not a dirty lib!
I was told by someone else that there was no good reason to go to Cuba unless you’re a dirty, communist, liberal. Lol
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