From article:
When the White House announced that President Obama would be traveling to Cuba, I decided to sneak a peek a couple of weeks ahead of his trip. I wanted to see Havana before the Secret Service advance teams descended on the island and the tourist floodgates opened.
I’ve traveled to 49 countries, including some of the world’s poorest and most difficult places, so I expected huge hassles. I was wrong. Going to Cuba is surprisingly easy. Americans still cannot go there for tourism, but there are now a dozen categories of allowable travel and qualification is self-declared.
Your itinerary is supposed to match your purpose, but in practice, there are few checks. I’ve waited weeks for visas to other countries, but I bought my Cuban visa for $85, along with a prepaid $25 departure tax, at the Miami airport when I checked in. It couldn’t have been simpler.
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