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US looks to loosen Cuba travel embargo

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huckabmm	Apr 8 2009, 03:07 PM Post #1
Pathfinder Group: Local Expert Posts: 392 Joined: 9-December 08 From: Nashville, TN USA Member No.: 264395	QUOTE The Obama administration confirmed Monday that it will soon ease some restrictions on travel to Cuba by Americans and on the remittances they send to relatives on the island. - Washington Times What do you think: Has the US embargo done what it was designed to do? Should it be rescinded for all US citizens, not just Cuban-Americans? Have you or would you go to Cuba despite the various human rights violations: here, and here? -------------------- -Matt "Be a traveler, not a tourist." "Chance favors the prepared mind." - Louis Pasteur Give Life My upcoming trips: 1. A week at the Outer Banks, NC; June '10 2. Somewhere in South America, Early 2011

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littlekate	Apr 15 2009, 12:38 AM Post #2
Nomad Group: Local Expert Posts: 146 Joined: 13-August 08 Member No.: 225327	I'm not sure about Salvador, but if it was in Russia it would be exactly the same. As for simple things like injections our private clinics would show their best - everything quich, polite and high-tech. When you need something serious, doctor's brains involving, then personality of the doctor is critical, and I can not say that all clever doctors here work for private clinics - absolutly not. So, we find a clever and known doctor and pay him (or her) under the table. That's normal practice here. If we are treated within "free" system, we normally pay the doctor under the table because government, or insurance companies just starve our doctors. I'd be happy if they took their hands off our doctors!

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huckabmm US looks to loosen Cuba travel embargo Apr 8 2009, 03:07 PM

starlagurl Wow, good on them! I don't think the US e... Apr 8 2009, 03:09 PM

mmbcross It's the most failed US policy ever. The trade... Apr 8 2009, 04:07 PM

starlagurl Hmmm, interesting point... the argument that capit... Apr 9 2009, 11:13 AM

big_red_truck Hmmm, interesting point... the argument that capi... Apr 9 2009, 07:03 PM

littlekate No, it does not. And Democracy is not the only for... Apr 9 2009, 11:56 AM

kris there's a lot worse off democratic countries i... Apr 9 2009, 04:59 PM

mmbcross One of the best off from its neighbours in Latin ... Apr 9 2009, 07:13 PM

littlekate it is regrettable that the Cuban people are not fr... Apr 10 2009, 02:01 AM

mmbcross Once I saw a photo made in Cuba of a horse driven... Apr 10 2009, 08:00 PM

littlekate Thanks. That is what I wanted to hear. Then it... Apr 13 2009, 02:05 AM

skylab The second the embargo is gone, I'm heading to... Apr 13 2009, 06:58 AM

starlagurl Offtopic: I will never understand...why every de... Apr 13 2009, 09:55 AM

mmbcross I hear the eternal lament here in the US that with... Apr 13 2009, 10:02 AM

starlagurl Well, in Canada there are lines, yep. The confusio... Apr 13 2009, 10:05 AM

big_red_truck I've gotten to deal with the government-contro... Apr 13 2009, 07:25 PM

starlagurl The "cost" of losing 2 days of work t... Apr 14 2009, 09:27 AM

mmbcross If I'm not much mistaken, yellow fever shots a... Apr 13 2009, 08:23 PM

big_red_truck I've heard the same thing Martin, they're ... Apr 14 2009, 12:29 AM

mmbcross Well, I ask you. All this happened in Porto Seguro... Apr 14 2009, 02:56 PM

big_red_truck [quote name='big_red_truck' post='96811' date='Ap... Apr 15 2009, 12:21 AM

starlagurl [quote And to Louise, I am reminded that "Y... Apr 15 2009, 09:40 AM

mmbcross This would be fine if there were just two classes... Apr 16 2009, 11:13 AM

littlekate I'm not sure about Salvador, but if it was in ... Apr 15 2009, 12:38 AM

big_red_truck But if the majority of people are counting on a sy... Apr 15 2009, 11:52 PM

starlagurl I guess that's the tradeoff, yep. Apr 16 2009, 09:44 AM

big_red_truck This would be fine if there were just two classes... Apr 16 2009, 09:25 PM

starlagurl Haha, how did this become a healthcare discussion?... Apr 17 2009, 09:01 AM

big_red_truck :poster_oops: Sorry sorry....so back to Cuba...who... Apr 17 2009, 10:10 AM

mmbcross Hand raised! Keep in mind it's only 90 mil... Apr 17 2009, 12:21 PM

big_red_truck Hand raised! Keep in mind it's only 90 mi... Apr 17 2009, 12:49 PM

starlagurl How much longer would a cruise to Havana take? The... Apr 17 2009, 12:34 PM

mmbcross My goodness Bill, wherever did you find that photo... Apr 17 2009, 01:19 PM

starlagurl Yes, a very important segment of the cruising mark... Apr 17 2009, 01:26 PM

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