"No matter where we go, we're in a bubble.
Since the Cuban government frowns on U.S. operators booking the growing ranks of privately owned restaurants known as paladares, we generally wind up at government-owned places with less-than-memorable cuisine (albeit an always-included cocktail). Even at two notable exceptions — Cafe del Orient, with tuxedoed waiters and a prime location in Old Havana, and a roast chicken restaurant called El Aljibe — we're served a set menu and surrounded by other tourists."
That's right, U.S. "people-to-people" travelers aren't even allowed to dine at the island's "independent paladares" by their Castro regime hosts.
So just how do these trips benefit the Cuban people or help them achieve independence from the regime (as the Obama Administration claims)?
These trips are totally counter-productive.
Meanwhile, the Summit Daily describes a recent Witness for Peace "people-to-people" trip, complete with a Varadero beach party:
"No trip to a Caribbean island would be complete without exploring its beaches. One of the most beautiful and popular beaches can be found in the charming resort town of Varadero.
Nobody woke up in our room, when some of us late-night partiers returned after an evening of literally dancing in the street at one of Varadero's well known live music nightclubs, Calle 62, which that night featured a red-hot all women band."
