Vacation in ...?

A large billboard is now on display in the Stuttgart train station, advertising vacations in Cuba. It portrays four happy tanned tourists in a convertible with the sun roof down, sunglasses on, big smiles and laughing, soaking up the Caribbean feeling. The text says Cuba, Yes ... a surprising place, have you already booked your flight?

What a difference from the United States where travel to Cuba is verboten and only the very few can receive official approval to travel there. U.S. policy is so Neanderthal concerning Cuba. More and more American companies are trying to open the border to Cuba because of the market opportunities. I recently read that Riceland, the world's largest rice miller and marketer, which is based in Stuttgart, Arkansas, has been selling rice to Cuba for several years. If rice can be sold, why can't people visit?