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Cyclefrance · 02-20-2006, 01:37 AM

Hi Tonchi - to try to answer your question briefly for now. I originally chose Cuba on the basis I might choose any other holiday destination about which I knew very little. It was within our budget, had good feedback, and met our weather and accommodation criteria. The political aspect took a back seat at this stage.

I knew very little about the Cuban situation before I went. Living closer to events, you would undoubtedly know more that might otherwise influence you - rather in the same way that we here might now more about the Northern Ireland political situation compared to many in the US.

As to your assesment of the Cuba, I suspect it has a good deal of truth in it, but that doesn't make me want to write off a whole nation of peoples. There are plenty of destinations around the world where the political and economical situations might not match our own or our ideals, but that surely shouldn't (and doesn't) stop us visiting. I have a training job to perform in China at the end of March. There's a lot wrong with that country, but would I really be helping matters if I refused to go?

It's an interesting debate, and maybe others here would like to take it up. What's right? -turning your back on such a country that offers the opportunity of visit or going ahead so that you have the chance therefore to learn and possibly to educate also?

02-20-2006, 01:37 AM	#11
Cyclefrance Pump my ride! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Deep countryside of Surrey , England Posts: 1,890	Hi Tonchi - to try to answer your question briefly for now. I originally chose Cuba on the basis I might choose any other holiday destination about which I knew very little. It was within our budget, had good feedback, and met our weather and accommodation criteria. The political aspect took a back seat at this stage. I knew very little about the Cuban situation before I went. Living closer to events, you would undoubtedly know more that might otherwise influence you - rather in the same way that we here might now more about the Northern Ireland political situation compared to many in the US. As to your assesment of the Cuba, I suspect it has a good deal of truth in it, but that doesn't make me want to write off a whole nation of peoples. There are plenty of destinations around the world where the political and economical situations might not match our own or our ideals, but that surely shouldn't (and doesn't) stop us visiting. I have a training job to perform in China at the end of March. There's a lot wrong with that country, but would I really be helping matters if I refused to go? It's an interesting debate, and maybe others here would like to take it up. What's right? -turning your back on such a country that offers the opportunity of visit or going ahead so that you have the chance therefore to learn and possibly to educate also? __________________ Always sufficient hills - never sufficient gears Last edited by Cyclefrance; 02-20-2006 at 01:41 AM.