Comments on: Meet the New Travel Blogger

By: Miami Hotels

Miami Hotels — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 14:08:38 +0000

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By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 03:57:34 +0000

I agree with the “wing it” advice and I have a feeling that's the kind of guy Matthew is too!

By: nicko013

nicko013 — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:35:25 +0000

Hey. best of luck with your future travels. im currently based in bangkok and traveling outward until january now, and if there's any advice i want to give you, it's to just wing it. cheers, and feel free to get in touch. i look forward to following you.

By: ShannonOD

ShannonOD — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:41:31 +0000

Thanks for the additional info Matthew! That article gave me a lot of confidence actually…and w/out the huge threat of fines and jail I'm pretty inclined to go, I'll hit you up for more info if I add it to my travels next year! :-)

By: Matthew

Matthew — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:32:25 +0000

The border control agents give you a stamped card that must be returned in order to leave the country, so don't loose it! I was tempted to ask for a stamp in my passport but decided against it. My reccomendation would be to do everything in your power to go before the embargo, even before I left I knew that mass cheap tourism would alter the county drastically. If your worried about problems with the US government don't worry. http://bit.ly/1wtAjE

By: ShannonOD

ShannonOD — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:24:27 +0000

I agree!! And I'm glad you've confirmed that its possible! And it would be more fun to go now, lol, guess we're both rebels :-) You'll have to let me know if you're heading there anytime soon…it wouldn't take a whole lot to persuade me to hop on a flight to meet up for coffees in Havana!! ;-)

By: Matthew

Matthew — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:22:55 +0000

It was actually a Christmas gift, I'm a Canucks fan so it's all good!

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:44:05 +0000

I spoke to a few Americans who went to Cuba through Mexico and they confirmed that the Cubans don't stamp the American passport, but rather give you a piece of paper to carry around. Americans can stay up to 2 months. I think it'd be a lot more exciting to go this way then once the embargo is listed. :)

By: ShannonOD

ShannonOD — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:09:15 +0000

Well, I only have an American passport…and I did consider going before the embargo was lifted. I've heard that they don't always stamp your passport…but I will have to do a WHOLE lot more hard thinking and research before I make that choice :-)

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:48:22 +0000

Me too! Would you go before the US officially allows it (via Mexico) or do you have another passport you could use?

By: Shawn

Shawn — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:25:42 +0000

I don't know if I can take advice from a Flames fan :) I guess we'll see…

By: ShannonOD

ShannonOD — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:54:06 +0000

Really looking forward to the Cuba posts!! I've been pondering traveling there next year!