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Title: Best way to get to and from Cuba?
Post by: Nilsen on April 20, 2005, 01:34:54 PM
My cousin is planning a trip to cuba, but she would also like to go to Florida for about a week. She lives in italy, but im not sure yet how she will get from there to Cuba but she has all that sorted i belive.

Are there reuglar flights? boats? or does she have to go via some other south american country?
Title: Best way to get to and from Cuba?
Post by: Kegger26 on April 20, 2005, 01:46:07 PM
Simple. Get a 47 ford 100 pickup truck. A bunch of old tires. Some wood and bubblegum. Ohh and some paddles.
Title: Best way to get to and from Cuba?
Post by: FUNKED1 on April 20, 2005, 01:46:52 PM
Milk cartons, duct tape, water wings.
Title: Best way to get to and from Cuba?
Post by: Nilsen on April 20, 2005, 01:59:07 PM
Can you buy all that stuff localy in Cuba or does she have to bring it all the way from Italy?
Title: Best way to get to and from Cuba?
Post by: Lizking on April 20, 2005, 02:08:48 PM
She will have to go through Mexico, from which she can get direct flights to either Miami or Cuba.
Title: Best way to get to and from Cuba?
Post by: Jackal1 on April 20, 2005, 02:11:16 PM
She could ride share with Zulu. :D
Title: Best way to get to and from Cuba?
Post by: JB73 on April 20, 2005, 02:12:12 PM
dont know about getting from, but to is easy...











tell janet reno you are elian gonzales
Title: Best way to get to and from Cuba?
Post by: Curval on April 20, 2005, 02:13:31 PM
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Originally posted by Lizking
She will have to go through Mexico, from which she can get direct flights to either Miami or Cuba.


Not true.

She can fly to Toronto Canada.  They have direct flights down, but usually chartered.  They almost always have extra spaces though.
Title: Best way to get to and from Cuba?
Post by: Nilsen on April 20, 2005, 02:24:48 PM
Hmm.. Mexico sounded like the easyest way but i gues thats a no go. Canada is abit worse but ill have talk to her abut that.
Title: Best way to get to and from Cuba?
Post by: Lizking on April 20, 2005, 02:29:34 PM
They may run charters from Canada, but there is regular service in Mexico.
Title: Best way to get to and from Cuba?
Post by: GreenCloud on April 20, 2005, 02:36:31 PM
WTF U WAnna go cuba for??
Title: Best way to get to and from Cuba?
Post by: Curval on April 20, 2005, 02:39:51 PM
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Originally posted by Nilsen
Hmm.. Mexico sounded like the easyest way but i gues thats a no go. Canada is abit worse but ill have talk to her abut that.


I wasn't saying you "can't" go to Mexico...I was just saying it wasn't true that you HAD to go through Mexico.
Title: Best way to get to and from Cuba?
Post by: Ripper29 on April 20, 2005, 02:48:43 PM
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Originally posted by Nilsen
Hmm.. Mexico sounded like the easyest way but i gues thats a no go. Canada is abit worse but ill have talk to her abut that.


Just a quick check on Air Canada's web site you can get a return trip from Toronto to Havana for about $750.00, I am sure there are better deals available...
Title: Best way to get to and from Cuba?
Post by: Lizking on April 20, 2005, 02:54:29 PM
Yes, I worded it badly, I didn't mean to imply that you had to go through Mexico.  I would love to go, and will, as soon as Castro dies.
Title: Best way to get to and from Cuba?
Post by: Curval on April 20, 2005, 02:56:48 PM
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Originally posted by Lizking
Yes, I worded it badly, I didn't mean to imply that you had to go through Mexico.  I would love to go, and will, as soon as Castro dies.


lol...I'm with you on that one.

:aok
Title: Best way to get to and from Cuba?
Post by: weaselsan on April 20, 2005, 03:15:50 PM
An easy way to get to Cuba is to stand in the Water in Key West screaming Cuba si...Yankee no... the Coast guard will give her a free trip to Cuba. Coming back to Florida she'll have to go the Ford pickup route.
Title: Best way to get to and from Cuba?
Post by: CyranoAH on April 20, 2005, 03:18:09 PM
Get a low fares airline such as Ryanair to Girona, Spain (LEGE). There you take the train or bus to Barcelona. Plenty of flights from Barcelona or Madrid to Cuba, and not at all expensive.

Daniel
Title: Best way to get to and from Cuba?
Post by: Scherf on April 20, 2005, 06:06:28 PM
Errrm

Better to go to the States first, then Cuba via Canada? I've heard the US border guys are "especially interested" in people with Cuban visa stamps in their passports.

Just a thought...
Title: Best way to get to and from Cuba?
Post by: Nilsen on April 21, 2005, 01:05:36 AM
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Originally posted by CyranoAH
Get a low fares airline such as Ryanair to Girona, Spain (LEGE). There you take the train or bus to Barcelona. Plenty of flights from Barcelona or Madrid to Cuba, and not at all expensive.

Daniel


Maybe its easyer and cheaper to go that way and just go to Florida from Spain again?

Spain --> Cuba --> Spain --> Florida (via whatever)
Title: Best way to get to and from Cuba?
Post by: CyranoAH on April 21, 2005, 02:47:46 AM
Strange as it sounds, it may just be that way. Flights to Cuba from Spain are always full (low hotel prices), and flying to Miami ain't that expensive either.

Daniel
Title: Best way to get to and from Cuba?
Post by: Monk on April 21, 2005, 04:01:38 AM
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Originally posted by Nilsen
Maybe its easyer and cheaper to go that way and just go to Florida from Spain again?

Spain --> Cuba --> Spain --> Florida (via whatever)


That's a heck of a lot of lights just for a week in Florida.  Why doesn't she just go to Florida and make believe that she's in Cuba.  Just a thought.
Title: Best way to get to and from Cuba?
Post by: FUNKED1 on April 21, 2005, 04:46:40 AM
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Originally posted by JB73
dont know about getting from, but to is easy...











tell janet reno you are elian gonzales


WINNAR
Title: Best way to get to and from Cuba?
Post by: DREDIOCK on April 21, 2005, 07:32:34 AM
Since she is already going to be in Fla. just have her go to Miami instead
Title: Best way to get to and from Cuba?
Post by: Nilsen on April 21, 2005, 07:41:37 AM
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Originally posted by Monk
That's a heck of a lot of lights just for a week in Florida.  Why doesn't she just go to Florida and make believe that she's in Cuba.  Just a thought.


Don't think her friend in Cuba is content with that solution. :D
Title: Best way to get to and from Cuba?
Post by: Pooh21 on April 21, 2005, 07:47:50 AM
well then, if he loves her, he should build a boat and defect to the land of the free!
Title: Best way to get to and from Cuba?
Post by: Saintaw on April 21, 2005, 07:56:17 AM
Best way to get out of Cuba? (http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/02/04/cuba.car.ap/)
Title: Best way to get to and from Cuba?
Post by: Nilsen on April 21, 2005, 07:58:22 AM
I said freind Pooh, not lovers. They became friends while he studied in Italy I think. I dont know him.
Title: Best way to get to and from Cuba?
Post by: rshubert on April 21, 2005, 08:35:29 AM
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Originally posted by Curval
lol...I'm with you on that one.

:aok


My wife was born in Cuba.  We're waiting for Castro to die so we can reclaim her family's tobacco farm.  Yeah, right.  Like that's going to happen.  But she dreams....
Title: Best way to get to and from Cuba?
Post by: DoctorYO on April 21, 2005, 09:28:50 AM
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My cousin is planning a trip to cuba:


is she hot?

pics..


Im near the pier..... about 1 block away

http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=26.189024,-80.097005&spn=0.007317,0.011029&t=k&hl=en

i live a bloc away from this guy but hope that doesn't turn her off...   :rofl

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/broward/sfl-ccaricide20apr20,0,4853457.story

Ill take good care of her on her florida portion of her trip...

:cool:


DoctorYo
Title: Best way to get to and from Cuba?
Post by: Bodhi on April 21, 2005, 11:53:51 AM
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Originally posted by DoctorYO
is she hot?

pics..


Im near the pier..... about 1 block away

http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=26.189024,-80.097005&spn=0.007317,0.011029&t=k&hl=en

i live a bloc away from this guy but hope that doesn't turn her off...   :rofl

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/broward/sfl-ccaricide20apr20,0,4853457.story

Ill take good care of her on her florida portion of her trip...

:cool:


DoctorYo


Ahhh, Lauderdale by the sea.... used to be great beach dives if you were willing to swim a ways... has it changed?
Title: Best way to get to and from Cuba?
Post by: Hawklore on April 21, 2005, 12:04:38 PM
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Originally posted by CyranoAH
Get a low fares airline such as Ryanair to Girona, Spain (LEGE). There you take the train or bus to Barcelona. Plenty of flights from Barcelona or Madrid to Cuba, and not at all expensive.

Daniel


You just wanna get in on the action with nelson's sister..

Shame! Shame!

;)
Title: Best way to get to and from Cuba?
Post by: Reschke on April 21, 2005, 01:16:15 PM
Can't you fly to Jamaica and then hop a plane into Cuba from the US as well? I thought I had read an article somewhere on how to get to Cuba for an interesting vacation. In fact all you need to bring are parts for late 50's Ford and Chevy's and you are good to go and can feast like a rich man there.
Title: Best way to get to and from Cuba?
Post by: DoctorYO on April 21, 2005, 01:18:33 PM
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Ahhh, Lauderdale by the sea.... used to be great beach dives if you were willing to swim a ways... has it changed?


No.. its still decent...  not hawaii/curacao or anything but yes we have the first reef about 1/4 mile of shore in about 10-15 feet of water... (novice special..) then you got anglin which is pretty good about a mile out.

you can take your gear out of your car and go right out..

not much fish, rogue shark, jack, snapper etc..... on the first reef..  deeper anglin is much better...

http://www.diveseahorse.com/dive_sites/reef_sites.htm

they have buoy's tied up to sunken wrecks just south of me, but a kayak or boat is needed as its a good mile or so offshore at the second reef..... under 100 ft depth though... usually good vis. (the mecedes {a vessel} has a giant cuda living in it..)

http://www.diveseahorse.com/dive_sites/sh_merc.htm

 

Ill take the lack of reply from Nilsen as "get the fark away from my cousin"

:rolleyes:



DoctorYo
Title: Best way to get to and from Cuba?
Post by: Lizking on April 21, 2005, 01:40:12 PM
My parents live down the beach from you, right in the corner as you come off the pier 66 street bridge.  I love diving Lauderdale-the only place I know where you find the spots by lining up on the buildings offshore.
Title: Best way to get to and from Cuba?
Post by: Nilsen on April 21, 2005, 02:00:59 PM
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Originally posted by DoctorYO
No.. its still decent...  not hawaii/curacao or anything but yes we have the first reef about 1/4 mile of shore in about 10-15 feet of water... (novice special..) then you got anglin which is pretty good about a mile out.

you can take your gear out of your car and go right out..

not much fish, rogue shark, jack, snapper etc..... on the first reef..  deeper anglin is much better...

http://www.diveseahorse.com/dive_sites/reef_sites.htm

they have buoy's tied up to sunken wrecks just south of me, but a kayak or boat is needed as its a good mile or so offshore at the second reef..... under 100 ft depth though... usually good vis. (the mecedes {a vessel} has a giant cuda living in it..)

http://www.diveseahorse.com/dive_sites/sh_merc.htm

 

Ill take the lack of reply from Nilsen as "get the fark away from my cousin"

:rolleyes:



DoctorYo


Go for it DoctorYo, I have a picture here somwere.