I kind of want to visit Cuba

[1300zuk]

I want to go to Cuba and the alumni association has trip coming up and I asked about it. It's expensive and very planned out for retired baby boomers.

Any ideas how to visit Cuba that don't involve converting my Toyota into an amphibious vehicle?

[thewalrus]

Aren't they in the process of making visiting Cuba a lot easier? Don't know where that's out now, or if it fizzled.

In any case, I know a lot of Americans who visit Cuba, not sure how they do it, exactly but it's definitely possible.

[Talon]

Become a Canadian citizen?

[sombrio]

I'm pretty sure most Americans who visit Cuba do so by going through another country that doesn't care. Like go from the U.S. to Venezuela and then to Cuba or something. The downside is that you have to basically hope that either (a) Cuba doesn't stamp your passport or (b) no one with the U.S. authorities notices. I tend to think it's not worth the risk, but I'm no authority on this and it's not like I have money to spend on travel anyway.

[Turbojett]

I thought they opened Cuba up for Americans to visit. Is this still an ongoing thing, or what?

[1300zuk]

I think you have to visit on a visa for ofac shit

[Turbojett]

er, what's that exactly?

[1300zuk]

Office of foreign assist controls

Basically you don't want to be on their list

[thewalrus]

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