Oct 31, 2009 | San Diego Reader
"Where all cars are taxis, and all women are whores." This raucous response to the frequently posed pre-trip question, "So what does Cuba mean to you?" understandably stood out the most.
Q: I will be retiring in the new year and would like to visit Cuba. One of the interests I have put aside all these years has been photography.
Cuban Baptist Pastors Had Fla. Ties
Published: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at 11:02 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at 11:02 p.m. LAKELAND Two Cuban Baptist pastors, arrested earlier this month and held for two weeks without charges, have a strong connection to the local headquarters of a moderate state Baptist organization.
Carlos Acosta's holiday heaven and hell
Carlos Acosta, the Cuban ballet dancer, on living in London, being stung by a scorpion and depressing Russian hotels.
Although there are exceptions, U.S. citizens and residents are generally prohibited from traveling to the island.
ALBA tourism ministers analyse impact of world economic crisis
The impact of the world economic crisis on tourism is one of the topics on the agenda of the 2nd Meeting of Tourism Ministers of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas , underway in this capital.
Sunwing announces charter flights to Cuba
The following news release about weekly Sunwing flights to Cuba was issued today by the Sault Ste.
While the Cuban government has intensified its protests against the U.S. embargo, typically hostile signals between the two nations have been mixed with hints of a more relaxed tone since U.S. President Barack Obama took office.
Lifting of Cuba Embargo Seen Possible, But Is Cuba Ready for Tourists?
Legislation to lift the ban on travel from the U.S. and Cuba is making the most headway in Congress in years, but experts aren't sure that Cuba is ready for an influx of American tourists.
The package resort of Varadero is peculiarly and defiantly Cuban
A new collection of travel photography lets readers pinpoint for themselves where in the world each image was taken.
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It's not unusual to see folks in shorts and sandals at the Saint John Airport in March.
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Joan Brown Campbell, the church lady who befriended Elian Gonzalez during his sojourn here a decade ago, has been to Cuba 37 times - except during the last Bush administration, when she could not get the required U.S. permission to visit the island for four straight years.
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U.S. Official Meets With Cuban Authorities
In another sign of improving relations between Cuba and the United States, a senior State Department official has talked with high-level Cuban officials in Havana about a variety of issues, including ways to improve cooperation on migration and the fight against drug trafficking.
Dollar Sign: Cuba Gearing Up For U.S. Tourists
The country famed for vintage architecture, rum, cigars and '50s cars has a new spin.
Cuba: Close, but no cigar for U.S. tourists
The sights and sounds of a country off-limits to U.S. tourists. Quintessential Cuba: Vintage American cars predating the U.S. trade embargo roll past colonial architecture that has made Old Havana a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Future looks bright for Cuba's Varadero Beach
This 13-mile line of mainly all-inclusive resorts and dazzling stretches of white sand is a well-known budget destination for Canadians and Europeans.
US envoy in Cuba met officials, citizens
A senior US diplomat who participated in recent talks in Havana about resuming bilateral mail service with Cuba stayed around to meet with Cuban officials and other Cubans in the latest sign of thawing US-Cuba relations.
Despite the fact that Cuba has always been considered an island of Communism, the country continues to attract tourists from all over the world.
ENVIRONMENT: Cuba Encourages Ecotourism in Largest Wetland
CIENAGA DE ZAPATA, Cuba, Oct 1 - The Zapata wren is known in Cuba as the "soprano of the forest" for its lovely song.
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