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Forum: The Maple Leaf

Oct 6th 2017, 1:55 am

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Cuba

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Posted By DandNHill

Re: Cuba

That's a shame. What about Halifax? Flight from Toronto is only 3 1/2 hours so would you really need a hotel?

Forum: The Maple Leaf

Oct 6th 2017, 1:05 am

Replies: 53

Cuba

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Posted By DandNHill

Re: Cuba

You might have to fly from Toronto...

Forum: The Maple Leaf

Oct 5th 2017, 6:37 pm

Replies: 53

Cuba

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Posted By DandNHill

Re: Cuba

We went with Air Transat... check them out...

Forum: The Maple Leaf

Oct 5th 2017, 5:54 pm

Replies: 53

Cuba

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Posted By DandNHill

Re: Cuba

To be fair Cuba might be run down but I believe the crime rate is very low... Unlike some of the caribean, they don't tell you to remain on the resort in Cuba for your safety...

Forum: The Maple Leaf

Oct 2nd 2017, 12:08 pm

Replies: 53

Cuba

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Posted By DandNHill

Re: Cuba

Don't be put off. That wasn't my intention.
The people are lovely but just make sure you chose your resort carefully. Get recommendations...
seeing all the run down buildings and learning more...

Forum: The Maple Leaf

Oct 2nd 2017, 2:39 am

Replies: 53

Cuba

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Posted By DandNHill

Re: Cuba

I'm sure everybody's experience is different. We're all individual and our tolerance levels vary. Even hubby and I had different outlooks on the hotels short comings...

Forum: The Maple Leaf

Oct 2nd 2017, 2:21 am

Replies: 53

Cuba

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Posted By DandNHill

Re: Cuba

I've been to Greece... Greece has "a few" slums like that. Cuba has "a few" nice places... it's the scale of it in Cuba that's so shocking.

Next time I go to Cuba I'm taking green tea for...

Forum: The Maple Leaf

Oct 2nd 2017, 1:30 am

Replies: 53

Cuba

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Posted By DandNHill

Re: Cuba

Well when the rep spoke with hubby the second day she actually commented that the hurricane was the best thing that could have happened as it will force them to make repairs... she knows the country...

Forum: The Maple Leaf

Oct 2nd 2017, 1:14 am

Replies: 53

Cuba

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Posted By DandNHill

Re: Cuba

Think poky tiny houses instead but yes the same kind of idea.

Pool was lovely... Water was clean and fresh.

I hate going on holiday where there are lots of Brits. They're always loud and...

Forum: The Maple Leaf

Oct 2nd 2017, 12:56 am

Replies: 53

Cuba

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Posted By DandNHill

Re: Cuba

This is what we saw a lot of... houses for the most part haven't been touched in many many years...

http://www.reimaginerpe.org/files/images/IMG_0486.jpg

Forum: The Maple Leaf

Oct 1st 2017, 11:32 pm

Replies: 53

Cuba

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Posted By DandNHill

Re: Cuba

I could see the young ones enjoying it. Sleep all day and party all night. One of my boys wants to stay with a family... it's becoming a big thing over there. Not sure that would be for me though.

Forum: The Maple Leaf

Oct 1st 2017, 11:31 pm

Replies: 53

Cuba

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Posted By DandNHill

Re: Cuba

Haha.

I had heard from quite a few people that travellers will take suitcases full of clothes to give to the Cubans. But I hadn't really thought much about how it would be over there.
The whole...

Forum: The Maple Leaf

Oct 1st 2017, 8:01 pm

Replies: 53

Cuba

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Posted By DandNHill

Cuba

I would be very interested in your views on Cuba. Just got back yesterday and have a huge mixed bag of emotions about the place...

Any thoughts and/or recommendations?

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