Cuba Castro Tourist Warning

Cuba is a bad choice right now for tourists. Cubans are very desperate and spend most days just figuring out how to survive in a country where cradle-to-grave promises are made but little is guaranteed. We have advised Cubans to steal anything they can from you during your Cuban vacation. You can scream indignation and kid yourselves that your tourists dollars are somehow helping regular Cubans. They are helping Raul Castro keep regular Cubans his personal slave pool. What would you do if somebody was providing resources to the plantation owner that had your family members and friends held captive? You should consider yourselves fortunate that we are not advising Cubans to treat you even worse.

Don't kid yourselves...Cubans on both sides of the Straits of Florida really dislike you. Sure the ones on the island who have a shot at getting a bit of your money and property will grin and act pleasant. But they do not like you either. An effective con requires politeness rather than rudeness. The fact is plans are being made to ban all Castro tourists from ever returning to Cuba the second it is free. But Cubans are also a forgiving people. If you change your vacation plans away from Cuba to alternate destinations, make a big stink about it being because you have seen the light about Castro's Cuba and apologize for the ignorance of your past visits - I bet Cubans might even forgive you. It's worth a try. You can bet money that Cuba is going to be free and it's going to happen damn fast. If you are there when it happens you're as good as a Nazi in Paris after D-day. I can't make you any promises.