Originally Posted by
Ekdog
Americans have been ignoring the travel restrictions for years. If you want to go, just fly to Mexico City and arrange a visit from there. The Cuban authorities will clip a paper into your passport instead of stamping it so that when you return to The Land of the Free the immigration authorities will be none the wiser.
Awwww...you beat me to it! It's pretty common here for the expats to take a trip over to Cuba. I haven't done it yet, but would like to. Like Staeph, I was a bit worried about the restrictions (ret military, clearance, blah, blah, blah), but it really is one of those "wink, wink" things. If you want to go, just take a minor side trip through Mexico and enjoy!