I watched a movie earlier this evening, and after wiping away more than a few tears from my eyes, it got me thinking, once again, about the United States’ travel embargo to Cuba.
First, the movie.
It was, ostensibly, a baseball movie – The Lost Son of Havana – about former baseball pitcher Luis Tiant.
In 1961, the Cleveland Indians brought the young pitcher to the United States to play professional baseball, following in the footsteps of his father, also a pitcher, who played in the Negro League for the New York Cubans.  While living out his dream, Tiant received a …read more

I’m baseball fan, and for a long time the only reason that I was able to score a vacation in certain cities was because there were major league stadiums there.  “There’s baseball there” was a convincing line when trying to sound persuasive about vacationing in Chicago or Toronto.
If you know a baseball fan, you’ll want to pick up the updated edition or Roadside Baseball, a book that manages to combine the best and worst of travel with the best and worst of baseball.  Organized by state, the book is perfect for planning a baseball road trip that is close …read more