Godfather / Bullitt

I believe its not a problem for someone from the US to travel to Cuba but the Godfather is correct you have to fly from Canada, Mexico or the likes of Jamaica. That could change in the near future though
Its worth the visit.
The Lonely Planet has produced a travel guide titled Cuba and it tells you just about everything about the place
I went to Varedero but i also traveled about a 100 km south for a few days to do some fly fishing on a nature reserve near the Bay of Pigs.
Outside of the holiday resorts only Spanish is spoken and it is literally like going back about 50 years in time
Regards chaps
Dubpot