Palms, beautiful beaches, parties, dancers, cabarets... Was that what Cuba was?

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By Giovanni Berzuini

Palms, beautiful beaches, parties, dancers, cabarets...

Was that what Cuba was? Seemed pretty good at first sight, but nothing much different from other holiday resorts me and my family have been to in the past few years. I mean, not criticising but, I don t think it s worth all the fuss my dad is making about it: " It' s different, it's different from other places", that's what my dad is being saying for the last three weeks. These words have echoed in my ears like thunder since he had the mad idea of launching us into the middle of the Caribbean without a clue where to go or where to stay.

My mom doesn' t even try to challenge him anymore: he got this idea fixed in his head, and not even the best screwdriver in the world will be able to take it out.

" So guys, tomorrow's the big day, are you ready?" roared my dad, like an angry lion.

"We sure packed our staff, BUT I DON'T SEE HOW IT WILL BE OF ANY USE TO US,SINCE WE DON T EVEN HAVE A PLACE