My brother has gone to Cuba twice on Church related projects, first to build a house in Havana and the second was a larger project( school and church) in a small villiage on the other end called Hamel. Both times he was the project director( the guy that had to deal with Cuban Goverment officials, customs...etc) He was not impressed with Havana and the lack of basic foods...etc was very apparent. The village in the Campo was like night and day, no goverment officials, more food, happier people. Tony is right that going to Cuba helps Castro but it also helps the Cuba people. The biggest problem with the resort areas in Cuba is that ordinary Cubans can't go there unless they work there. The electricity is more reliable than the DR and it is much, much cleaner. Many people that I know that have been to the DR like the people, the relatively low crime but hate the garbage, but then this area in Canada where I live takes a great deal of pride in clean water, streets...etc. But we pollute to much also. I'd book my own rooms and fly down on Air Transat or West Jet who are now going to fly to Cuba and DR from Toranto and Hamilton.
