As a Cuban I thank you making this excellent video about my country!
@louders74526 жыл бұрын
Rick Steves the king of tour guides.
@chris108583 жыл бұрын
An excellent video. Well done. Thank you, Rick! The comments about comparing Cuban people's way of life should be made against other Latin American countries rather than against ours in the US. That point was spot on. I'm married to a Cuban and have been to the island multiple times.
@christingnad4 жыл бұрын
That was one of the best videos on cuba that I’ve seen. Good stuff!!
@CrayNovick4 жыл бұрын
It was such fun talking and filming Cuba with you in Edmonton Thanks for making Cuba approachable and helping Americans understand the country beyond its first layer
@NewmanGroupe8 жыл бұрын
You gave really good information and explained everything very well. I even subscribed because of how good this presentation was. Thanks for the tips Rick!
@aKiwiGrl7 жыл бұрын
I too loved visiting Cuba. My only regret is that I wasn't there longer, because the people were lovely, the architecture was amazing, and the feel of walking down Obispo street.. with all of it's lively music spilling out of bars, buskers on the streets, and ladies posing in costume with cigars in their mouths was awesome. I wish I could go back and stay in a Casa Particular. We spent 3 days on a cruise ship in Havana, and one night at Hotel Raquel, where the staff were so lovely & treated us like family. The chef even came out to see us. I want to go there again.
@jlporter127 жыл бұрын
What cruise line did you travel on?
@fredthomasiii45764 жыл бұрын
Rick - you outdid yourself. I like the way you took basic shots and narrated your experience. Most important, I appreciated the way you explained Cuban culture to those who otherwise might "turn up their noses" by not appreciating the greatness of the people.
@yerusalemabreha45784 жыл бұрын
Well said!
@syblime20007 жыл бұрын
I'm going to Cuba in June, your video was very insightful. Thank you for all that you shared. - Cheers!
@angelfire20858 жыл бұрын
I visited Cuba back in 1999, it was a residential trip from my university. I must its an interesting country, with many fond memories of beautiful sceneries and lovely friendly people! they all seem content and happy with what little they have.... I love that! I would love to visit Cuba again.... and I know I will in the future! :)
@arturoandarianorellana38156 жыл бұрын
angelfire yeah if you go now you will be shocked to see how much they have fixed Havana it’s way more beautiful now 🇨🇺
@princessalakpa83533 жыл бұрын
@@arturoandarianorellana3815 ..
@RickFidelisReed5 жыл бұрын
Was recently in Medellín, Colombia for two months. Love meeting people from all over the world in the AirBnBs. Hotels no more for me. ❤️ mixing with the Locals too.
@andybowman7995 жыл бұрын
Very informative Rick....I’ve been going for 30 years, I guess because it’s inexpensive, but also because it’s like stepping back 50 years! The Cuban People are terrific too . Thx again
@345345345rtrt3 жыл бұрын
This dude goes everywhere. He's got a segment on Fridays on NPR
@kelvinmederos62083 жыл бұрын
I am Cuban and my father is a black man from the United States who immigrated to Cuba in 1950. Well, I'll tell you: Cuba is the most racist country in the world. Where blacks are forbidden to walk the streets of Cuba without being arrested because of the color of their skin. Blacks are forbidden to be treated in hospitals for tourists, even if our families outside Cuba pay for the treatment, we can not enter the hotels, or the beaches, or the bars, and not even have a white foreign girlfriend. Thousands of blacks in Cuba have been sentenced to 4 years in jail for having white European girlfriends or wives. Apartheid that all blacks in the U.S. have,t lived in 50 years. And all this was achieved through the moral deconstruction of the family. Persecuting and imprisoning priests and the same communist indoctrination in schools that they have brought to the USA. It's called a Trojan horse. They send ideological terrorists for 40 years and then their own generations of indoctrinated young people destroy the democracy of their country to live as slaves in a communist dictatorship as happened in Venezuela and Nicaragua, and soon in Colombia.
@ainsley11143 жыл бұрын
@@kelvinmederos6208 do you have any evidence to back this up?
@darrtrubb7 жыл бұрын
I strongly encourage anyone planning on visiting Cuba who wants to immerse themselves in the culture & the Cuban way of life, to eschew the hotels & stay at a casa particular (private home) as Mr. Steves did. They are extremely affordable (starting at 25-35 CUC per day) & are practically guaranteed to be spotlessly clean & well-kempt as the government requires the homes to be inspected regularly. Before I married my 100% Cuban wife (NOT Cuban-American), it was the only way I stayed in Cuba. I even suggested it to 3 relatives who recently visited Cuba & they absolutely & thoroughly enjoyed the experience.
@richieodonnell27128 жыл бұрын
Just got back from Cuba today! This video was very helpful, I had a great time!
@robertohernandez-merlo12838 жыл бұрын
I love Rick Steves, he present in a funny light way the reality of Cuba, he’s not going to talk about the lack of freedom or any other major problems in Cuba, he just present Cuba as a tourist destination, he’s a travel journalist. Thanks God Mr. Steves that you can travel around the world and use your money to take your family to have a good time in Cuba, that have been denied to Cubans for more than 50 years. But yes, definitely Cuba is an amazing tropical paradise, rich in culture, stunning scenery and extraordinary people trying to survive every day. Welcome to Cuba!
@Oden-Heinrich7 жыл бұрын
All of his videos are insightful!
@islandgirl33307 жыл бұрын
Cubans are allowed to travel. I am not sure what you are talking about. You are talking about years ago. What about all the medical personnel who are working on contract all over the Caribbean, South America and Africa. I have also met people in Cuba who leave the country to go on a vacation and go back to their jobs. They may not be able to just buy a plane ticket and leave without adhering to the government regulations but they are allowed to travel. And with the big tourist industry that they have, the people who are working in the hotels, resorts, etc., do make a lot of money in tips and do beat the system with the amount of gifts that we take for them. Yes, not everybody works in the tourist industry but those who do are not fighting to survive and they share things with their family and friends. The last time I was in Cuba, there were many Cubans spending the weekend at the resort. So things can't be that bad with some of them. They may have problems, but everywhere has problems in a different way. I come from an island that is considered more of a middle class society but people have to lock up after 6:30 p.m. for fear of being robbed, raped or killed and this is not only in certain bad areas. For a country (Cuba) where people are "supposed to be suffering", they are the most friendly and kindest people that I have every met. I wish the people in the developed countries could be like them.
@MrEverth0077 жыл бұрын
Roberto Hernandez-Merlo Leave the guy alone. What is interesting in that 90% of Cubans love Fidel and when thy are in the island never say a bad thing about him. It is only when Cubans are out of the country that the speak their mind. Change comes from within.
@darrtrubb7 жыл бұрын
Roberto Hernandez-Merlo I can't stand Cuban-Americans, who for years were the anointed spokespeople for Cubans in America because of the embargo, pretending to speak for REAL Cubans. For years I was subjected to their manipulated view of all things Cuba until I met my 100% Cuban wife. It was then that I realized just what a load of bullsh*t Americans are/have been fed for decades. Let me be clear - CUBAN-AMERICANS ARE NOTHING LIKE CUBANS. They DON'T speak for them. I know both groups very well. Is Cuba perfect? Absolutely not, but it is also NOT what many Cuban-Americans (usually the older generation) make it out to be. Very few things in this world are black & white, and Cuba is no exception.
@corazoncubano53727 жыл бұрын
+darrtrubb That is for sure and I am a Cuban.
@JorgeRodriguez-nx5eq3 жыл бұрын
I hope that one day Cuba will be free so that I can return to my beautiful country before I die. Patria y Vida!!!
@carolyngardner49996 жыл бұрын
Thanks Rick for this education on cuba.
@danielclooney62488 жыл бұрын
Great video, thanks for making it. Really was fun to see if from your point of view and all the information you shared about your trip.
@melindahofer57193 жыл бұрын
I love sooooooo, soo much that Rick Steves isn't trashy and he's totally appropriate for my middle schoolers!
@paramedicofsouls7 жыл бұрын
Rick Steves rules forever. Thank you for being in the world- earnestly.
@RaiseABilingualChild7 жыл бұрын
I'm going to Cuba on business in June and had so many questions about traveling there. Rick is amazing. So kind and smart and funny. Thanks!!!
@LarryinMinn8 жыл бұрын
GREAT VIDEO!! RICK STEVES IS A JOY!!
@CubanGirl-oo4pg4 жыл бұрын
I am also cuban, fan of Rick Steve and I love this video
@Jc22ny8 жыл бұрын
GREAT TALK! quite informative and insightful. Thanks for sharing your views on Cuba
@poshlady434 жыл бұрын
I cannot wait to go to Cuba soon. I had always been sure out in the neighborhoods to see what the locals are doing. It's just natural to me to do so. I lived in quite a few big cities where it's just too much repetitiveness. I like to go out and just really truly see how people live and other countries. It's the people's natural habitat.
@Leonard_Wilson7 жыл бұрын
Nice to see you covering a non-European nation. Europe is nice, but there are many beautiful countries around the world. Hopefully you release a DVD.
@CripplingDuality4 жыл бұрын
Check out his Iran lecture, it's fascinating.
@theinkawarrior76495 жыл бұрын
Im from Ecuador and your videos are awesome.
@irissepulveda16914 жыл бұрын
I deleted my comment...anyway, thank you for an amazing job as always. I traveled Europe after watching many.of your informative videos. We had a great time. Now we need to go to Cuba. My children loved Cuba. They mixed with the Cuban people for a great experience. They hope that one day Cuba will be free of the U.S.A embargo. We come from Chile so we know how things are in other Central and South American countries in comparison with Cuba but people choose to believe the propaganda instead of traveling around and see things as they really are. Thanks again Steve.
@gusolive55227 жыл бұрын
Rick I was starting to think he was way to EUROCENTRIC and always wondered why he only stayed in Europe?? When the rest of the world has much more beauty and culture... Good to see he opened his travels!
@habeemarchena95037 жыл бұрын
Loved it....thank for this comprehensive video.
@anndeakin15083 жыл бұрын
Cuba an interesting video with views of great places to view with well thought out comments highlighting the Cuban. culture a different polices and. Politics.Thanks Rick Ann March 2021
@milanstojadinovic74197 жыл бұрын
Best Cuba video I saw, ever.
@ronnietrinidad77057 жыл бұрын
Wow, thanks for the info. maybe sooner or later I can reach there.
@yurypronin64758 жыл бұрын
thx Rick. real 360 review. next stop - Cuba!
@karenjacobsen20967 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much. You were very interesting and I enjoyed this. My trip is coming up in 3 weeks and I am thrilled.
@cubaloco20117 жыл бұрын
sr my respet to you a im cuban and am happy to see your video .thankyou
@margaretthomason73427 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed and very informative. Thank you!
@MITsolar3 жыл бұрын
I have been there 3 times....enjoyed them all...hard to believe this is so close to the USA...very nice people
@Hindukushsailing8 жыл бұрын
Going from Orlando to Havana for 154 RT. 42 for fare and 112 for taxes. lol Purchased 12/15/16. On jetblue you can buy visa from Jetblue for 50 dollars at check-in counter.
@5ladeeda7 жыл бұрын
loved this! I'm heading to Cuba next week!
@sovereignrightbeautiful19606 жыл бұрын
How did your trip go?
@teresahoward78216 жыл бұрын
This is the BEST of travel!! I LOVE IT!!!
@m.entera31967 жыл бұрын
I spent three weeks in Cuba Dec. 2015-Jan. 2016, from one end of the island to the other, with a cultural exchange group. We visited rural hospitals and schools, had meetings with government administrators, saw the sights, ate the food, drank the rum, but especially enjoyed the Cuban people. I was very impressed by some aspects of the society, and dismayed when seeing the results of the embargo in real time. My roommate is a woman from Iran who is a PhD and left in 1982 after the Ahatolla gained power and suddenly women were limited and veiled, and Western goods in the stores disappeared. She married an American, Jewish doctor and still goes back on occasion to Tehran to visit family, and her stories of what one of our embargoes does to a nation were the same. Restrict trade and contact, and the population doubles down in support of the dictator in defense, or flees if they have the means.
@rrwhitbread135 жыл бұрын
Coco cabs.... LOL try taking a COCO from Vieja to Miramar via the Malecon and coastal road at 1:00 AM to check out a jazz club. One of the few times in Cuba I felt the need to offer prayers to get to my destination in one piece... a bit scary, but man, what a ride ;-)
@jordanyates89437 жыл бұрын
Thank You, Rick. It is so important to note that the travel landscape is ever-changing and difficult in my particular field. I, with my fellow Miamians, are excited to see where this goes. -Travel Agent
@nelsongonzalez45333 жыл бұрын
Great 😃 presentation 🤠👍 Ricky Martin
@actionads64397 жыл бұрын
excellent video! congratulation! Cuba Libre!
@islandgirl33307 жыл бұрын
Rick, I enjoyed your video immensely. I live in Canada, but I am from the Caribbean. I have gone to Cuba many times but have always stayed at resorts and I am about to go in two weeks to one of the islands. I have been to the places in the video and I have travelled to about 2/3 thirds of Cuba by now. I love the country, so I go there often. Your video was excellent. I have never stayed in a casa particular, but I plan to do so now that the government is allowing them. At one time, they could not operate as they do now. I remember eating one of my best meals in an illegal restaurant (yes, they could not run restaurants like they do now). I hope to do an island tour to accompany one of my American friends when she is allowed to go on her own and I will then stay at the casas and really get an opportunity to stay with the families. I will then arrange for her to stay at one of the resorts so she can see the other side that tourists enjoy including the beautiful beach. Thanks again for some memories.
@anndeakin15083 жыл бұрын
Cuba talk was great and most informative. Talk thanks Rick Ann Deakin Warwick UK 2021
@jesserobertson69647 жыл бұрын
This was great!!! Thank you!!!
@merrybolton21355 жыл бұрын
A very well balanced report
@sungoddess61817 жыл бұрын
watching you many yrs love you thank you from the black forest on my mothers side
@mayratrujillo17282 жыл бұрын
Interesting Video... I enjoy all your videos...
@albertoalvarez89692 жыл бұрын
Hi Rick. love ur work as you teach us about traveling and different cultures. I think that you are open minded and fair. Regarding Cuba, I think you should not compare it to central America in 2021. Rather, u should compare Cuba to USA in 1958. The Cuban Peso was worth more than the US $, the Riviera Hotel was the 1st hotel in the world with central A/C. As per trivial pursuit, Cuba was the 1st country in the world to try out color TVs.. On Utube, Armando Ruiz channel has a great video called "Havana in the 1950's" that shows the great place that Cuba used to be before the Bolsheviks took over. It's eye opening! Regards
@mariaisabelalfonso32238 жыл бұрын
Education, medicine and no crime on the street in Cuba. You got that right and your comparison with Central/ Latin America is very accurate.
@silayanman8 жыл бұрын
You forgot to mention: And no drugs! Compared with most U.S. cities! My daughter was in Santiago de Cuba for a month…impressed by it cleanliness, friendliness, beauty…can't be beat!
@MrEverth0078 жыл бұрын
Maria Isabel Alfonso it is not as utopian as it sounds. Most average cubans would flee cuba if they had a chance. You get sn education, become a doctor, and yet, you have to ask for rides to get to snd from your hospital. Salary a month for one of the best doctors is 700 pesos or $35 dollars a month compared to that in US about $30,000 a month for an average doctor.
@MEBello-tf5fk7 жыл бұрын
From a fellow Maria; my family suffers there, sister. I need to bring them medication especially for my grandmother as they dont have the medication she needs and she is dying. You can get all the meds you want, they reserve it for tourists only. The residents life is very different. My family in Cuba gets very little food for month and they are stuck there, its not like they can leave. Smart and safe for nothing, my fellow poor Cubans. I wish them better in the future. Para mis hermanos, Cuba libre carajo.
@arturofernandez74827 жыл бұрын
Oh. Over 10000 executed in fiting squads and over 2 millon in exile. Thousands drowning in the Florida straights. Nice record. Clean country alright.
@wakeup63507 жыл бұрын
Maria Isabel Alfonso another one without a brain
@pepidelgado7 жыл бұрын
Viñales! Such a beautiful place. You're correct, but the average salary is around 30 dollars
@bcbodycomp8 жыл бұрын
so excited.....planning a trip for June 2017 -thank you for the video
@phrankie_lewpehz5 жыл бұрын
One week away. Can't wait
@eviem708 жыл бұрын
This is by far the best info I have gotten. My friend and I are going on a cruise and our itinerary has changed. We are going to Havana, Cuba. Excited and very nervous at the same time.
@eviem708 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for all the details
@misshappinessveryhappy15077 жыл бұрын
Thanks rick for sharing
@carlosfernandez42474 жыл бұрын
Steve, I don't find an usual documentary of places to visit like in other countries...Was there any, was it banned by Americans because of embargo?
@brieneaton85786 жыл бұрын
Thank you Rick ! For telling the truth at 12:20 min.
@peoc93777 жыл бұрын
Thanks,Rick
@UrgeidoitNet7 жыл бұрын
love this!
@pacomachado3 жыл бұрын
Thanks. Yes to connect with the local people you need to know the language. Also many people travel everywhere not knowing the social problems and social / cultural scams. Unfortunately racism goes both ways and in many countries racism is still a big problem together with different social classes. The locals I talk to in Mexico say that there are 7 social classes in Mexico as an example. Poverty, racism, social classes is terrible but the thing is how to be aware of it and how to learn about it and how to deal with it.
@parapentemoamoa6109 Жыл бұрын
🇨🇺♥️ Buen video acerca de mi tierra. Debe ser actualizado (2023)
@parapentemoamoa6109 Жыл бұрын
Hoy dia son los cubanos quienes estamos viajando por EEUU
@psulionz877 жыл бұрын
Do you know the AVG time to hear back about a general license (support for Cuban people) for Cuba as a United States citizen?
@naturebeauty74175 жыл бұрын
Your voice attracts me so much.
@deborahconkle682211 ай бұрын
Thinking I would love to see Cuba. It would be more of a history lesson for me though. And a mission trip of sorts. Wouldn’t be able to go and not give in some significant way.
@cayetanotirado59073 жыл бұрын
Beautiful upbeat music..; What's the name of it?
@gardenerkatecarter59112 жыл бұрын
Thankyou “ drug of choice” alcohol is a drug…….smart o telligent humorous and all round wonderful LECTURE
@jimerlenborn98368 жыл бұрын
Hello, travelling in January 2017. Is it necessary to get a tourist card/visa to enter Cuba. If so, how do I obtain? Have tried calling Cuban Embassy in Washington, D.C. and have left numerous messages to no avail. Also, how and where do I obtain the U.S. Declaration Form which you mention in your video. Thanks so very much for your help.
@RickStevesTravelTalks8 жыл бұрын
Hi, Jim, Try blog.ricksteves.com/blog/cuba-roundup/ for links to all of Rick's Cuba blog entries. See also www.cubadiplomatica.cu/sicw/EN/ConsularServices.aspx#TouristCard and scroll down, but I don't see the form in a quick look. - Laura
@tetekofa8 жыл бұрын
I just got back from Cuba, there is no problems going. The declaration form is provided by your airline provider...just check one box and you're good to go...nobody even looks at the form, just red tape...you airline will have your visa as well, if not you can purchase one on arrival in Cuba using USD $85. Keep in mind that Cuba has absolutely zero problems with US tourist, in fact they are waiting with open arms!! Awesome place to visit!!!
@tetekofa8 жыл бұрын
Just purchase your airline ticket and everything will fall into place Marin. No worries.
@tetekofa8 жыл бұрын
Yes Miami, some flight go through Atlanta or Houston from what I hear
@MrEverth0078 жыл бұрын
Jim Erlenborn Your airline company will sell you the visa at the airport. No worries just go check in. I am going tomorrow.
@donnanoel45217 жыл бұрын
You didn't mention the issue of bringing gifts.
@yixnorb59717 жыл бұрын
Do you still have a store in Everette?
@dianek34106 жыл бұрын
I loved Havana. The only thing I'd say is that you missed talking about the 13% tax they put on changing US dollars into CUCs on top of the exchange rate. I would go back in a hot second.
@jfilo33 жыл бұрын
Yes, a good point. When I visited Cuba (2013), I was advised to travel to Cuba with Euros rather than US dollars. I would also love to go back.
@RamiroUM7 жыл бұрын
Thank you Rick!
@garrybains84397 жыл бұрын
thanks for information
@mrxx5064 жыл бұрын
I went in Cuba last summer. When we arrived to La Havana Airport, I just said to myself...."I'm in Cuba !!??" When we left, I also said to myself..."I went in CUBA and Nothing happened to me !!??"
@ShangoDC7 жыл бұрын
At about 19:34 into the video, the host probably because of basic ignorance, a lack of cultural knowledge and sensativity identifies all the ethnic groups in Cuba properly, but the African. He simply refers to Blacks (African people) as the "Slaves", lol. As a point of reference these "Slaves" were kidnapped and sold Africans. They had a culture, history and land base before being stolen and taken into captivity by Europeans.
@MsRoundfile6 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I was thinking the same thing. Spreading the same lies about people from the African Diaspora. As you pointed out, they were enslaved and from the pictures you can see they are a huge population of the country. They don't look like many who came in in the 60's and benefited from the US governments policies against Cuba.
@felixr63075 жыл бұрын
Slave heritage?!? Then he goes on to mock their Belief. He needs to stick to touring Europe.
@bobsmith37352 жыл бұрын
Grief over comes me when i hear such lovely jovial people talking about my homeland and justifying the atrocities inflicted on the Cuban people by the dictatorships of the last 60+ years.
@beans47063 ай бұрын
Ok "bob smith" lol.
@susaneppers41597 жыл бұрын
How do you hire a local guide before you get there?
@jorgeenriquezarategomero97504 жыл бұрын
When the pandemic ends, Rick you must to go Southamerica, definitely we haven't as much history as Europe has, but you will see the most beautiful landscapes, Southamerica has all of them deserts, beaches, smoky mountains, glaciers, exotic islands, rainforest like Amazons, Iguazú Falls, SA has more natural wonders than another continent
@boldnoriginal20245 жыл бұрын
Just go to Philippines...double your fun and easy to go around and less restrictions
@jimleutgens887111 ай бұрын
Excellent.
@jlporter127 жыл бұрын
Where were you buying $3 and $5 bottles of rum? Was it in Havana?
@lifeisanadventure2664 жыл бұрын
Funny he had to film this in Edmonton Canada
@gregyohngy3 жыл бұрын
Canadians have a much easier time getting to Cuba.
@mrcart98697 жыл бұрын
Perfect RS!
@normanwells27555 жыл бұрын
Was at a party mostly my wife's friends from school. One said she wanted to go to cuba 'before the Americans ruined it'. In one of those you always think of what you should have said later episodes, I thought on the way home I should have said well, you'll always have North Korea.
@victorbergia3237 Жыл бұрын
I left Cuba as a 5 year old, but still remember alot from those days. Cuba was not a third world country prior to Fidel, the Cuban peso was traded at the same rate as the dollar. If you found it beautiful now, it was 1000 times better before communism.
@SaturnCrashing7 жыл бұрын
All my family are in Cuba. I would say stuck, for they cannot leave. I am born and raised in the US as my mother left in the Mariel boat years ago with my brother. My brother sends them money because they dont have much. And all the touristy things you've done in this video, they can't afford any of that, it's only when I'm there. When you are a tourist in Cuba, you are treated differently because you have money. You can get all the medicine you need and state of the art healthcare, they boast about this too, but only tourists can afford it. Double-edged sword everyone, stop feeding into the lies. Most crops and product produced in Cuba are exports, not for the cuban people. And in return, they get paid next to nothing. Please, if you need to hear a genuine opinion, hear it from the people who have family there or are from there by blood. The majority of them are not pleased with the situation in Cuba. Let's make efforts to not only improve the experience for a mere tourist... but also, for the Cuban people.
@kwanyincita33906 жыл бұрын
Well said!
@techguy35076 жыл бұрын
Well said! Thank you.
@sovereignrightbeautiful19606 жыл бұрын
Sorry but I'm going there. I don't want socialism but I don't want crime and duscontent. The USA seems to have its own problems but you may know different. My only problem going there is maybe I'm too white to go there. I like Cubans and their music culture and friendliness. Of course it is pretty and tropical
@teresahoward78216 жыл бұрын
I have never been to Cuba but am in the beginning stages of planning a trip there. When I travel, I like to be the least "touristy" and the most "local experience" type of traveler. Could you offer some specific suggestions as to how we, as tourists, can improve the experience for Cuban people? I like the idea of staying in Casa Particulars to provide additional income to families, as opposed to staying in hotels owned by wealthy corporations. I like the idea of hiring a local guide, as well. What else can we do?
@ILLGOOD8 жыл бұрын
Seems to me Cuba's people are well behaved and socially friendlier than Americans. Americans needs some lessons.
@marcusmon3357 жыл бұрын
You are really a thug you went there they receive you humanly now you try to rewrite their story. You are really one more Yankees.
@CripplingDuality4 жыл бұрын
@@mcashnv ok boomer
@dr.josefudeyama643 жыл бұрын
STEVE! did u bring back any cigars? I do every time;)
@18daisydoll658 жыл бұрын
I love the frog!!!
@Naruto-vi6jv8 жыл бұрын
the country of Cuba
@klamatsi8 жыл бұрын
your perspective of Cuba was very objective
@karenmills77308 жыл бұрын
Unsure about 14:15...to the best of my knowledge tourists are not allowed CUP's.
@ET-bg8ru7 жыл бұрын
Rick, I love your shows. I have been in all the places you went in Cuba and I must say that on one hand, I admire your attitude but on the other think you are totally crazy. Foreigners need to be very careful where they go....
@pedroramirez92108 жыл бұрын
For all ,As a Cuban myself I Known that Fidel Castro is brutal dictator ' but he is the best that ever Cuba had "Don't forgotten 50 year of USA Embargo that bring so much pain to my people.
@frankiedehockie8 жыл бұрын
+Rey the embargo has seriously contributed to the economy hardship in the following way: 1- it makes Cuba to buy goods more expensively from third party/middle men and not directly from the sources. 2- transfer of funds become very costly and difficult. Example, in 2014 during the Ebola epidemic in West Africa, WHO couldn't transfer funds to pay Cubans doctors and nurses working in Africa because of the embargo. Cubans doctors went months without pay while doctors from other countries got pay. 3- Credit- credit builds modern economics. And with the USA firmly in charged of the international financial system and banking, Cuba doesn't have access to credit from major banks or institutions to get credit.
@Tripserpentine7 жыл бұрын
Atleast the Cubans managed to kick out the land owners and American corporation owners that treated the Cubans even worse then Castro has ever done.
@sovereignrightbeautiful19606 жыл бұрын
@@Tripserpentine you are hateful!!!
@Tripserpentine6 жыл бұрын
@@sovereignrightbeautiful1960 What is hateful about reality?
@Tripserpentine6 жыл бұрын
@@sovereignrightbeautiful1960 Love you though ;)
@shengjunwang47547 жыл бұрын
GOod viDeO!!!
@AlonsoRules4 жыл бұрын
Come to Australia Rick
@luistpuig5 жыл бұрын
...one thing is to be there as a tourist, and another completely different thing is to be there trapped as a prisoner of the totalitarian system. Cuba 1965-1980, Mariel Boatlift escapee here....