One. Word. Where have you been?

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I have to confess myself a little surprised at the amount of ex military on this board who haven't been to Cuba. :?:
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Well lemmesee, based on time on site it'd be:

W Germany - 7 yrs
Texas - 4 yrs
Kuwait - 2 yrs
Saudi - 6 mos.
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U.S.A - Per aglifter's rules
Mexico
Canada
Italy
france :?
Spain
Sardinia - Is it it's own country??
Tunisia
Algeria
Panama
Costa Rica
Grand Cayman
Jamaica
There's probably a few more that I was simply too drunk to remember.
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Outside of the US, it boils down to two places:

Places I Want to Visit Again, But Can't For Financial Reasons (Singapore, Italy, and Japan)

and

Places Where I Don't Want to Visit Again, Regardless of Pay or Circumstances (Saudi Arabia)

And that's about it.
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Canada
Mexico
Germany
Austria
Switzerland
Italy
Yemen
Cyprus
Greece (Crete)
Oman
Qatar
Kuwait
Saudi Arabia

And will be adding these in a few months

Poland
Romania
Czech Republic
Hungary
Slovakia
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CByrneIV wrote:
Chase wrote:I have to confess myself a little surprised at the amount of ex military on this board who haven't been to Cuba. :?:
Well, for one we are a little light on Marines, and Navy is probably in third place behind Army and Air Force.

Second, it only counts if you've actually spent some time in the country; and gitmo technically is not legally part of Cuba.
There are at least six major tour companies that I know of that have 1,2 or 3 week charters and hotel packages there...

I've been twice...super beaches, great people, excellent rum and cigars (I smoked then), beautiful woman, wonderful food, unique music and damn cheap and ruled by a loved dictator...

The people I talked with told me that it is either a love/hate thing with Fidel and most people think he's done a good, not great, job...The thing is, those that hated him were sent to the USA so most people remaining, at least to outward appearance, like him!

I've been many times to Little Havana in Miami as I love the food and the music and the woman ain't bad either!
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Wrenchbender1 wrote: Slovakia
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Not counting airport stops and places I was off the coast of but never stopped at:
US, Canada, Mexico, Italy, Greece, Israel, Egypt, Kuwait, Spain, Cypress, Canary Islands, Germany, Japan, Porto Rico, Afghanistan, Russia, Andros Island, Cuba (Gitmo), England
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USA
Okinawa, Japan (The Ryukyus really are a different place)
Kenya (Mombassa and Malindi)
Kuwait (KCIA area)
Iraq (Mid southern area)
Germany (Frankfurt and Freiburg)
France (4 days in Paris, got bored in the Louvre)
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I'll chime in, but I doubt the list will be complete. I haven't kept up with which countries became what etc.

Texas
Mexico
Cananda
U.K. (as well as Whales, Scotland, and Ireland)
France
Italy
Austria
Germany
Spain
Portugal
Greece
Croatia
Switzerland
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
Iceland
Russia
Bahrain
U.A.E.
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
Egypt
Israel
Afghanistan
Guinea
South Africa
(possibly other African countries, not likely but possible)
Japan
Taiwan
Hong Kong
China
South Korea
Thailand
Indonesia
Singapore
Philippines
Guam
Chile
Peru
Brazil
Argentina
Venezuela

That seems about right. Some I remember vividly, but trying to remember all the port calls...well, it's not so easy.
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