Punta Gorda Herald – February 2015

Cuba Ripe For Travel Steve Rupert has traveled the world. But to him, there’s no place quite like Cuba. “I have been to countries that were supposed to be our allies, and they spit on you,” he said. “When Obama announced the (thawing of relations) with Cuba, I went there and people were hugging me. They love Americans.” Rupert has sponsored legal trips to Cuba for years. The Tampa resident — possibly Florida’s only negotiator of malpractice suits who is not a lawyer — has been picking up some good income taking groups of from six to 20 people to …