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01-01-07, 02:00
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Vedado Fun
06-03-07, 02:17
Plans are changing and August 2007's trip may be Pattaya, Thailand.Pattaya is a lot better than anywhere in Cuba if you're looking for action. It's also cheaper. The food is good there and the prices are great.

There may be a fair bit of rain in August and the temperature will be really hot but there will be lots of girls and not too many tourrists. The hotel rooms should be cheaper during this time as well. I've been to Thailand many, many times. It's one of the best places in the world to visit.

Amocuba
06-03-07, 16:08
Pattaya is a lot better than anywhere in Cuba if you're looking for action. It's also cheaper. The food is good there and the prices are great.

There may be a fair bit of rain in August and the temperature will be really hot but there will be lots of girls and not too many tourrists. The hotel rooms should be cheaper during this time as well. I've been to Thailand many, many times. It's one of the best places in the world to visit.I have spent 3 months in Pattaya in the last couple of years as well as several years of trips to Cuba. Overall I like Cuba better (Cuban girls BLOW AWAY their Thai sisters) but for food, accomodations and NON-STOP action Pattaya is #1. Enjoyed my trips to Rio but just too expensive for my liking now. I was in Pattaya for the month of August last year and rain was not a problem for us (only rained a few times during the month and generally brief). I stayed at Tropical Berts near Soi 6 while my friends were mostly on Soi 13.

Vedado Fun
06-05-07, 01:03
I have spent 3 months in Pattaya in the last couple of years as well as several years of trips to Cuba. Overall I like Cuba better (Cuban girls BLOW AWAY their Thai sisters) but for food, accomodations and NON-STOP action Pattaya is #1. Enjoyed my trips to Rio but just too expensive for my liking now. I was in Pattaya for the month of August last year and rain was not a problem for us (only rained a few times during the month and generally brief). I stayed at Tropical Berts near Soi 6 while my friends were mostly on Soi 13.Yes I have to agree. The Cuban girls are hotter in bed but the Thais are easier to find, usually a lot prettier and more loving in most cases.

I've used the ST hotels on Soi 13 a few times. LOL.

Chicochulo
06-20-07, 04:00
It's never to seen to start making plans. I'm considering another trip to Cuba in December. Probably three weeks that will bridge New Years. I speak good spanish and have good friends in Havana. I'm curious if there's anyone interested in hooking up during that time. Splitting acommodations and the cost of transportation can eally make the trip alot easier. PM me please.

CC

Velasco
09-06-07, 21:28
I am thinking of heading out and doing the eastern part of Cuba, from Holguin- Santiago- Guantanamo- Bayamo and time permitting, I might go to Camaguey. I could use a partner just in the travelling around. This would be my third trip to Cuba, though my first solo. PM me for more information

Amocuba
09-20-07, 19:25
just spent a few weeks in pattaya and now is time to start planning for new year's. atm i am thinking about going to havana in early december and staying through new year's. any other isg members going at same time? pm me if interested in hooking up while there. have been to cuba a few dozen times and my spanish is pretty decent for a yuma. i have a few decent connections in havana and am even contemplating spending a couple of days in cienfuegos too (i know many more peeps there).

Dacian
10-31-07, 11:44
I'm looking at being in Cuba for 2 weeks in early January. Perhaps even as early as on New Years Eve, but I havent decided yet.

I was hoping to get some oppinions on which of the two, Colombia or Cuba would be the better place to spend New Years Eve.

My gut feeling says Colombia but I was hoping to get some informed feedback. Hope to hear from some one soon.

Yours,

Dacian

Culboy
11-03-07, 01:12
I am in Los Angeles and would love to go to Havana for a couple/few weeks. I have no idea how to do it. I have heard I should fly out of TJ. I have never been there and speak little spanish. But when I went to Thailand, I just bouth a ticket and left. I feel like doing the same thing here but I have to figure how to get there. Any advice as I google this would be a big help. Thanks

DriedUp
11-10-07, 11:03
I am in la too. I have been to Cuba 3 times.

I go through Cancun. Rt ticket if lucky, 200.

Then at the Cancun airport buy a ticket from cubana airlines. Price depends on your length of stay.

Time your flight into Cancun with their flights to havana.

Cubana flights depart at 2pm daily. According to the website link.

As a first timer, havana is best. Most chance of finding someone who speaks english.

But too many pros for me.

Since I am latino and speak spanish fluently, I go east, to smaller places.

If you want more info, let me know.

BeersTerry
01-11-08, 20:30
Driedup. You go east ?

I sometimes go west, but have read that places in the Oriente have gone a little more hardcore as the nice girls were hiding at home, given the current harsher enforcement environment.

DriedUp
01-21-08, 05:46
It's a toss up.

In Havana I have noticed, more hardcore girls. High prices. But since more densely populated, easier to evade the cops.

I go deep, stay in illegal house. Not robbed yet. Thank god.

In the east, baracoa, bayamo, I found low priced girls but no where to take them. Or hard to find a place. And since small towns, everyone knows you, so you seem tainted.

I walked all over bayamo. There were these two nice girls, big booty, that declined my offer. But maybe if I had been in a car, whiz to and from. More amendable.

What ifs. I want to go again.

Sometime this year.

BeersTerry
01-21-08, 14:28
I meant to say that I sometimes go east. I have not been to Santa Clara, Camaguey etc for a little while but have read that they are tough work now.

A car does wonders. Girls see you in a car and look like they want to suck your dick real bad.

DriedUp
02-24-08, 02:41
I am in LA as well. I was wondering how much a ticket to Thailand from here would be. I assume it is a multi flight trip to Thailand.

When I go to Cuba. I go either to Cancun and then jump to havana. Or TJ, Mexico City then Havana.

I can tell you about Cuba and you tell me about Thailand.

I assume, going to Cuba would be much cheaper. Since I would not be going 1/2 way around the world.

I tried sending you a PM, but does not work.

And Jackson does not let you post your private email.

Member #3200
02-25-08, 01:15
I've been 2 both places

Cuba 11 times & Thailand 3times (all in the past 14 months)

As a Canadian-Cuba is a cheap destination, but for pure fun-there's nothing like Thailand, especially Pattaya

I'm sure you can get a flight2 BKK from LA for less then $1000 non stop

Any man on this board who loves this hobby has 2 try Thailand at least once in his life-just IMHO.

Chewbacca
03-05-08, 22:53
I'm thinking of going to Havana Cuba in about a month or two. I'll probably stay 1 week. I visited Cuba before in 2001, but i know a lot has changed since then.

I'd like to rent a private apt. with an independent entrance(preferably) for about $25-30.

Also are there any good pick-up joints to go to outside of the hotel discos.
Maybe some places where the locals go. I'm 36 and I speak perfect spanish(i lived for 8 years in Colombia), so i can fly solo.

If anybody is thinking of heading there soon let me know. would love to have a wingman.

I still have to finalize my vacation dayts with my boss. grrr !

Huahin
04-14-08, 00:24
Hey fellas, help a die hard hobbier out. I take three or four trips a year, mostly to Thailand, and for about half of those the wife tags along. To make a long story short, I've worked out some pretty effective ways of having my fun, while she has hers (with my credit card), but the success of these maneuvers always depends on my having a pretty good knowledge of the scene. You see, I can usually win myself a few hours of freedom during the day while she's shopping or at a museum.

She set on a 1 week or so trip to Cuba in May...and I've never been, so I don't know the scene. So there's the challenge fellas...what are your recommendations? If I've got only a few hours of daytime freedom, is it possible to hook up and get the fun done? What places would offer me most choice/quality?

Thanks very much.

DriedUp
04-14-08, 08:31
If you know Spanish things will be very easy.

Pros and nonpros alike will give you eye contact if they are interested in you. Carry your money and condoms to be ready for the unexpected dalliance.

One place is down the side of el Prado. Not on the Prado but on the sidewalk next to it. Walking under the balconies, on the side with all the buildings you are sure to be called by a girl who is in the stairway to ask you if you want a quickie. That happened to me some times.

Or do walk down el prado and girls will be sitting there. And because of the police they will be very discreet in getting your attention. And you won't need to know spanish. You look, like, walk up to them, motion to lead the way. Or whatever.

Havana is generally expensive. And in the touristy areas especially. I would not pay more than 25 and they don't really put a time limit. They will help you get your nut off.

If you get away, and walk all around anywhere, the pros will seek you out. They will say they know of a place. You can follow them without any worries--especially in the afternoon.

Behind the hotel Inglaterra I struck up a conversation with an older heavy set black woman, who seemed cheerful and friendly. She was with her niece or daughter. They asked if I wanted a girl. I said sure. I went to their run down apt up stairs, near by, bought them some beers while the girl went to fetch a friend. I told them I liked black girls so they got a black girl.

I could fuck her right there. They leave. I passed that time though.

I am assuming your wife won't let you get away alone at night.

IF SHE DOES.

Go down the malecon, pros there. Hardcore. Or around havana libre hotel.

Who is a pro won't be difficult to tell.

El Rey De Pollo
04-14-08, 22:18
Not sure Cuba is the place for you with that kinda system. Off course, it's always possible to get laid in a poor country, but Cuba is not the type of place where you hurry down to the local go-go bar, red light district or massage-parlor to get laid. It is a place of endless walking around the streets, looking, following, scanning, smiling.

Sure, you can probably run out and find a girl in 20 minutes, but the Cuban girls that are that fast and willing are not what you had in mind when you're dreaming about chocolate-cuban beauties.

And another thing: You won't be able to keep your wife buisy for very long with your credit card. She'll realize in half an hour that there's not much to buy with that card. We're talking malls communist-style. No trendy clothes, no decent perfume. Nothing that any material western girl could desire...

If you do go, Malecon and Parque Central would be your best bet of finding hardcore pros that you can do instantly.


Hey fellas, help a die hard hobbier out. I take three or four trips a year, mostly to Thailand, and for about half of those the wife tags along. To make a long story short, I've worked out some pretty effective ways of having my fun, while she has hers (with my credit card), but the success of these maneuvers always depends on my having a pretty good knowledge of the scene. You see, I can usually win myself a few hours of freedom during the day while she's shopping or at a museum.

She set on a 1 week or so trip to Cuba in May...and I've never been, so I don't know the scene. So there's the challenge fellas...what are your recommendations? If I've got only a few hours of daytime freedom, is it possible to hook up and get the fun done? What places would offer me most choice/quality?

Thanks very much.

DriedUp
04-15-08, 07:30
In Cuba there are plenty of expensive items. Imported.

Perfumes, addidas. Clothes. Shops in front of the hotels, around hotel inglaterra. Behind that hotel other shops.

And near the maelcon I found a perfume shop. No knock offs. All comparably priced or even a bit higher than in the US here.

So she can find shops and flea markets to keep busy a long while.

The flea market near cubana airlines office off the malecon.

El Rey De Pollo
04-15-08, 16:23
well, sure, you can find girls in havana. i'm just saying that, compared to thailand, which is basically one big sexshop with hookers on all shelves, cuba and havana is a whole different kinda playground.

i also believe that you need to be reasonably good looking, speak spanish and know your way around, in order to find top looking girls in a matter of half an hour to an hour. the ones you can go down to prado and pick up immediately are usually not my taste at least. too hardcore. too worn out.

and for shopping: i disagree that havana is a place where you can make your wife forget you for hours while shopping. i agree that there are some decent stores with international brands rep001tered around town, but where is that huge mall full of stores that a western woman could get herself lost in? i haven't seen it.

in conclussion: yes, you can get away and have fun. but keep in mind that this type of rush is not the best way to work cuba.

BeersTerry
04-15-08, 18:57
Send your wife off to Plaza Catedral in Habana Vieja for crafts, art etc. There is also another such market on the malecon out toward Habana Cafe. That should kill a few hours while you do your thing.

Steven Smith
04-16-08, 02:44
I'm sure you can find a jinetero to keep her busy - there are some fine-looking young men there who can give her a little diversion too! LOL

DriedUp
04-16-08, 07:22
There is one near Hotel Melia Cohiba, off the malecon. Shops abound. Of all things, clothes, perfumes, food, all kinds of stuff. You can wander in there for hours. Not an arts and crafts place.

Member #4167
06-07-08, 22:52
wife tags along. If I've got only a few hours of daytime freedom, is it possible to hook up and get the fun done? What places would offer me most choice/quality? I am late to the party. I was in Cuba when this thread was started.

I am in the TravelinGringo camp. Nothing in cuba is "quick." At the El Rapido Fast Food Place, I was told I could have fried chicken in 25 minutes. Cuba is not wired for fast or efficient transactions.

Perhaps in the days of old, one could walk on the streets of old Habana and be catacalled by providers. I went earlier this year. For days, I walked all over the city exploring Vedado, the Malecon, Centro Habana and Habana Vieja. I walked down the side streets to mix with the ordinary cubans. Contrary to what others have reported on this forum, NOT ONCE was I propositioned by provider. I agree with TG that in at least the central Habana districts, it is a place of endless walking around the streets and trying to make eye contact, approaching cubanas and trying to get to the next level.

My advice: don't even bother

Member #4167
06-12-08, 22:09
Contrary to what others have reported on this forum, NOT ONCE was I propositioned by provider. I was never in propositioned by provider in Havana.

However, in the provincias, I was propositioned by a an over 40 pro and a mid 30's stocky mulatta. Neither was my cup of Tea.

BeersTerry
06-13-08, 13:38
On the Prado, you gotta just sit in the park and people watch, sooner or later they will come to you. On the west side of the Prado, there are some low end discos, walk along there during the evening....though most there are black.

You gotta work the malls during the day as they are packed with chicas window shopping and eating ice cream.

Member #4167
06-13-08, 17:58
On the Prado, you gotta just sit in the park and people watch, sooner or later they will come to you.Thanks BeersTerry, I appreciate the tip. I have never tried that in Habana or anywhere else in Cuba for that matter. During the day, I walked all over Galliano, Malecon, La Rampa and other parts of Vedado looking to make eye contact or get a freindly smile in return. During the day I was looking for jiniteras/semi-pros.

Just to clarify, when I earlier said "don't bother" I was specifically replying to the guy who was bringing along his spouse to habana. I felt that given habana's lack of fast-food mongering, and his short daily window of oppurtunity, he would be wasting his time.

As for unattached guys, it is worth your time, but it does take quite alot of legwork, a good command of spanish and some game to find a semi-pro/jinitera. Even finding a pro takes legwork ! Look at Donnylad's recent trip report.

Member #4167
06-13-08, 18:00
On the west side of the Prado, there are some low end discos, walk along there during the evening....though most there are black.While in Habana I worked some of the low end discos in Habana Vieja / Centro Habana. There were some attractive younger white girls in these places. The more attractive ones were already taken - they seem occupied with Cuban boyfriends. The solo girls - the leftovers were old and/or overweight. Perhaps I am making excuses and I merely lacked the courage - due to the difficulties I encountered in conversing in the nite clubs - given my two handicaps of: my lack of fluent spanish + the high music/noise levels of the discos.

A better option was outside La Casa De La Musica Centro Habana on Av de Italia (Galiano). One weekend nite I cruised by there in a taxi, looking for pros, and there was a huge crowd outside with some good looking girls.

I was told that the typical method of scoring in Cuba is: find a girl waiting outside the disco, pay her cover, buy her a few drinks and schmooze her and later invite her back to your place. I never tried this tack because, I have been burnt by aprobechadoras who waste your time and money and then at the end of the nite don't want to return to your place.

QUESTION 1: Beersterry, is this the surefire way to get nooky in Cuba? Or this a surefire way to waste time and money?

El Rey De Pollo
06-14-08, 19:23
[QUOTE=Water Boy]
I was told that the typical method of scoring in Cuba is: find a girl waiting outside the disco, pay her cover, buy her a few drinks and schmooze her and later invite her back to your place. I never tried this tack because, I have been burnt by aprobechadoras who waste your time and money and then at the end of the nite don't want to return to your place.
QUOTE]

Just a comment on this part: Whether or not a girl will want to join you in your casa is in no way decided by the cover charge and drinks in the disco. If I see a pretty girl in a line outside, I take her home from there. Yes, they will be more than happy to drag an extra 15-20 out of you before heading home, but don't bother unless for some real reason you're really looking to impress her. If you just want to do her, why bother dancing and drinking and paying for her (and most likely her amigas) drinks. Just take her home straight away.

Member #4167
06-15-08, 18:26
[QUOTE=Water Boy]I was told that the typical method of scoring in Cuba is: find a girl waiting outside the disco, pay her cover, buy her a few drinks and schmooze her and later invite her back to your place. I never tried this tack because, I have been burnt by aprobechadoras who waste your time and money and then at the end of the nite don't want to return to your place.

[QUOTE]Just a comment on this part: Whether or not a girl will want to join you in your casa is in no way decided by the cover charge and drinks in the disco. If I see a pretty girl in a line outside, I take her home from there. Yes, they will be more than happy to drag an extra 15-20 out of you before heading home, but don't bother unless for some real reason you're really looking to impress her. If you just want to do her, why bother dancing and drinking and paying for her (and most likely her amigas) drinks. Just take her home straight away.Thanks, TG. I appreciate the advice. The rules of the game are way different in Cuba. More than one cubanos has advised me: "find a girl who is a **** (loquita), buy her a few drinks, spend a little time and she's almost-guaranteed to be yours."

This HAS worked on occasion, however, the majority of the time I have been burnt - the loquita wasted my time and money and didn't come thru with the goods.

The rules of the game in Cuba are totally different. I will be sure to try this direct approach.

I am just curious how often does this tactic work for you?

BeersTerry
06-16-08, 03:19
Ya...there are lots hanging outside, but they tend to be a little expensive as the casa de la musica at galiano is a ripoff ...except for the matinee. If you take them into the show, add another $60 - $70 CUC to whatever you were going to give her. There is a bar across from the venue where chicas hang out, waiting for guys like us to buy them a drink.

you want wall to wall cubans......go to the beach in June/July/August. August is high season with little vacancy as alot of Cubans are off work and alot of Europeans are on vacation.

Member #4167
06-16-08, 13:54
There is a bar across from the venue where chicas hang out, waiting for guys like us to buy them a drink.Beersterry - Thanks for the tip. Do you know what a reasonable (minimum acceptable price) is for providers in the Casa De La Musica area (outside and in the bar across the street) ?

Member #4167
06-16-08, 13:57
you want wall to wall cubans......go to the beach in June / July / August. August is high season with little vacancy as alot of Cubans are off work and alot of Europeans are on vacation.Which beaches?

Can I correctly assume that tourist beach areas (Varadero, Guardalavaca, PLaya coco) are a waste of time?

I guess you are talking about cuban beaches?

Which beaches are best?

El Cubanito
06-16-08, 16:16
While in Habana I worked some of the low end discos in Habana Vieja / Centro Habana. There were some attractive younger white girls in these places. The more attractive ones were already taken - they seem occupied with Cuban boyfriends. The solo girls - the leftovers were old and/or overweight. Perhaps I am making excuses and I merely lacked the courage - due to the difficulties I encountered in conversing in the nite clubs - given my two handicaps of: my lack of fluent spanish + the high music/noise levels of the discos.

A better option was outside La Casa De La Musica Centro Habana on Av de Italia (Galiano). One weekend nite I cruised by there in a taxi, looking for pros, and there was a huge crowd outside with some good looking girls.

I was told that the typical method of scoring in Cuba is: find a girl waiting outside the disco, pay her cover, buy her a few drinks and schmooze her and later invite her back to your place. I never tried this tack because, I have been burnt by aprobechadoras who waste your time and money and then at the end of the nite don't want to return to your place.

QUESTION 1: Beersterry, is this the surefire way to get nooky in Cuba? Or this a surefire way to waste time and money?I have been to this spot countless of time when I do not find game on the beach or on the road way. This place is like shooting ducks on the pond. I ussually show up (with the car rental) and one of the parking attendants has a spot for my car rental right next to the entrance of the Club. On this one night I met Dianelys. SHe came up to me and ask me if I could escort her in and pay her way into the club. I said sure. She is not from Havana. She comes from the campos of Camaguey looking to make money in Havana. She was a little more expensive than the other I have had and pay for but the service was great. The cost paying the club fees, drinks, soemthing to eat later on that night. We went to Santa Maria at 6:00 AM to watch the sun rinse. She had a gorgeous blond friend who I also pay for her entrance later on when she told me. The blond friend wanted to do me that night with her boyfriend in tow. I do have some scrupples and I said no. I know, I know I should have fuck her on the beach. But I felt bad for the guy she was with. I mean he was hanging and drinking with me all night. I could not fuck his lady. I told her that I would call her and grab a number and address wher we could communicate discreetly. Plus, I wanted to fuck Dianelys. I hope you guys enjoy the picks of Dianelys and the Blond. BTW she is also from Camaguey. They are both great kids and I had a blast with both of them when it came to partying. On the Blond girls pic I had to cover the background or people would be able to tell what casa I was in. I do not want any heat for the owners ofthis casa since it is not a legal casa.

BTW, you might be asking why does the blond chick is WASP. Well , the way she tells me her dad was a Russina dude who came to Cuba and hook up with her Mom in the 70's and 80's.


BTW, also to answer your questions this is one of the sure way wher I have always found chicas.

Enjoy the picks

El Rey De Pollo
06-16-08, 19:29
Everybody wants something in Cuba. And because they are not exactly the buisiest people in the world, they have all the time in the world to screw you. They want to keep you around as long as possible, have you buy drinks for as many friends as possible, taxis for these friends to go home afterwards. As long as the yuma pays, they will keep coming up with new ideas for you to spend money.

I am not saying 'don't ever buy a Cuban girl drinks'. Have bought plenty of drinks for Cubanas. As long as I am in control of the flow of money and don't feel I'm being a sucker, I have no problem paying.

But if I see a girl that I am not interested in hanging out with, not interested in talking a lot to, not interesting in having hang around as a novia or semi-novia, but ONLY want to bang and get it over with - then I never spend money on her other than the 30, 40 ot 50 for the actual act.

I don't cruise disco-lines often, but the system doesn't change because the girl is in front of a disco. I have a few times had non-Spanish speaking friends in a car with me who had trouble finding girls, and I have taken them out to pick up chicas. Few weeks back I was crusing with a friend and he saw a beautiful mulatta in a long white dress outside Salon Rojo, so I called her over and invited her in. She was not looking like a hooker, but was in the backseat with my friend no longer than two minutes from when we first saw her.

I can only give advice that has always worked for me. It is the most simple in the word and comes in a small, easy-to-remember formula:

Girlfriend potential = Buy drinks, talk, charm her, be funny, smile, talk to her amigas.

Straight to bed potential = Go straight to bed with her

My 2 centavos

TG


[QUOTE=Travelling Gring][QUOTE=Water Boy]I was told that the typical method of scoring in Cuba is: find a girl waiting outside the disco, pay her cover, buy her a few drinks and schmooze her and later invite her back to your place. I never tried this tack because, I have been burnt by aprobechadoras who waste your time and money and then at the end of the nite don't want to return to your place.

Thanks, TG. I appreciate the advice. The rules of the game are way different in Cuba. More than one cubanos has advised me: "find a girl who is a **** (loquita), buy her a few drinks, spend a little time and she's almost-guaranteed to be yours."

This HAS worked on occasion, however, the majority of the time I have been burnt - the loquita wasted my time and money and didn't come thru with the goods.

The rules of the game in Cuba are totally different. I will be sure to try this direct approach.

I am just curious how often does this tactic work for you?

El Cubanito
06-16-08, 22:40
These two girls I met at the Casa de Musica in Havana Vieja. I met Dianelys first while Iw sa going in. She asked me if I wanted her to be my escort. I said yes and pay for her way in and brought her drinks. About an hour later she told me that she had two friends outside an dthey had no way in getting in. She asked me if I wanted to pay for them, I felt generous and I said "yes". It turn out that one of those friend was this blond chick and the blond chick boyfriend who had come to Havana from Camaguey. Both of the girls were from Camaguey. We party like there was no tomorrow. At bout 4:00 AM we all headed to the Malecon. We hang out at the malecon for abot and hour to an hour and half. We left the Malecon around 5:30 AM to go to Playa Santa Maria to watch the sunrise. At Santa Maria the Blond Chick proposion me for a session on the beach. I said I could not do that to her boyfriend. I told het that I felt bad doing this in front of him. Plus I wanted to do Dianelys first anyway. I did do the Blond chick the next day when the Boyfriend was not around. The one thing I did not like was the price from both of them. Each wanted 75 CUC, the service was great and I do not have any complain in service, but 75 CUC Ithought was kind of steep. But they both were great lookers and great in bed. The blond Dad is from Russia, that is why her complexion is light.

BTW, I have blank out the background on the Blond because it i very easy to tell where this casa is if I left it. The people who own the casa are very good friends of mine and they let me use their casa for situations like these. Their casa is illegal and I do not want to get them in any trouble.

Enjoy the picks

Vedado Fun
06-16-08, 23:37
"The one thing I did not like was the price from both of them. Each wanted 75 CUC, the service was great and I do not have any complain in service, but 75 CUC Ithought was kind of steep. But they both were great lookers and great in bed. The blond Dad is from Russia, that is why her complexion is light."

I've been to Havana more than a dozen times. I do not speak Spanish other than a few words.. I do not drink and I have never been inside a disco in Cuba. I have a friend who lived there for 6 years and he showed me around the first couple of times. I have paid as high as 50 CUC for a chica but nowadays I never pay more than 20 to 30 CUC. If they want more than that I pass. I have a couple of Cuban friends who know the kind of girls I'm looking for and they help me out now and then. I prefer young slender women between 18 and 25.
I meet most of the girls on my own walking around Vedado. You really have to spend hours walking around hunting but it usually pays off. I find the best time to find girls is after dark because the Police will not be so quick to notice the girls talking to you. If the Police see you talking to a girl they will most likely come over and hassle the girl for her ID etc. If you don't know the girl extremely well you may as well move on at this point because most likely the girl will be taken to the Police station for questioning and released later. If the girl is in really good with the Police they may just bother her for a few minutes and let her go. I usually stop somewhere far in the distance and look back to see what happens. If the girl is allowed to go I circle back and meet up with her again. You cannot walk side by side with a Cuban girl in Havana unless she is someone you know extremely well. If a girl agrees to go back to your casa she will have to follow you from a distance or be excorted there by a male Cuban. This is where my Cuban friends come in handy when I really need them.
I speak a few words of Spanish but not much. If I see a girl I like I try to get her to sit on a bench at a bus stop or we go to side of a building or wherever to talk. I really only know enough to ask her if she wants to go to my casa and how much? If she's interested sometimes we go right away or I ask her to meet me later. I always try to get her phone number. I keep the phone numbers of all the ones I may like to repeat. Each time I go to Havana I've been finding that it's harder and harder to meet girls on my own. I'm lucky to meet a new one that I really like every couple of days. That's where the phone numbers come in handy because you can always call one and have her come to your casa. I usually have one girl a day visit me at my casa. I only let then stay overnight if I really like them and I feel I can trust them. You have to be very careful with these girls. They may steal some of your belongings. I always keep all my valuables looked up and hidden. If I have a girl overnight I take her carnet (ID Card) and hide it away until she's ready to leave in the morning.
I'm not looking for a girlfriend so I see no point in romancing a girl and spending extra money on drinks, cigarettes etc. I did a little of that when I was new to Havana and inexperienced. If I really like the girls I will give her some gifts like underwear, deodorant, costume jewellery,chocolate etc. I always bring lots of small treats and cheap gifts. The girls always like this. If the girls are nice they get gifts. If they aren't so nice they get their money and that's all. I never treat any girls badly but if they treat me badly I will certainly never see them again.
Havana isn't an easy place to meet girls like it used to be a few years ago but if you have lots of patience you can do ok. Don't go spending crazy amounts of money on the girls. If they ask for lots of money just say no and move on. It's sometimes necessary to have a Cuban guy help you find chicas. If you do this it's best to choose some guy who lives in the same building where you are staying or very near. It should be someone who you can easily find later if you have problems. Don't let these guys take adavantage of you either. If they find a girl for you they are going to collect 5 CUC or so from the girls so it's really not necessary to pay them. Cubans are professionals at separating foreigners from there money. Don't let them take advantage of you. Always be on your guard. Always count your change. Don't let them talk you into buying them beer or rum or whatever. They really only laugh at you behind your back for doing this plus they will ask you for more again and again.
Have fun in Cuba and happy hunting. I hoping to be ther again in a few days.

Member #4167
06-17-08, 13:07
Each wanted 75 CUC, the service was great and I do not have any complain in service, but 75 CUC I thought was kind of steep. But they both were great lookers and great in bed. I agree with the others on this board. 75CUC is steep. Even for a looker. I would pay it only if the girl was drop dead gorgeous and I had to have her.

You also spent other money on the girls in form of cover charges and drinks. Let's assume you spent 10 cover and perhaps 15 drinks on each. So you have already invested appx 25 in money on each.

Cubanas are expert at getting the most money they can from you. Here is what happened. It the end of the nite, and the girls know the following:

1.) You have already invested a lot of money and time in them and you don't want that to go to waste.

2.) You are generous.

3.) It's the end of the nite, you want to get laid and you have no other options.

As the say in the negotiating world, "they have you by the balls."

To be fair to Cubanito, I am not sure if the girls would have budged on price.

Provider 1, Havana: On my survey of providers, I met a very attractive, early 20's, slender and well-dressed putica. She started at 90 and negotiated down to 70. She was a real hard-bargainer. The negotiations took 20-30 minutes. At the end of the negotiations, I was so annoyed that I no longer wanted sex. I settled on a BJ for 10CUC, as a consolation prize. She grudgingly gave me a BJ. I know, I know. I am a cheap bastard for not paying 70. Soy tacano.

Had I paid the 70 for sex she would have probably had done it with no enthusiasm.

I agree with the others policy of paying 20-30 CUC. This seems like the minimum going rate for an extranjero.

Member #4167
06-17-08, 13:26
nowadays I never pay more than 20 to 30 CUC. If they want more than that I pass. I agree and by doing so, I have found you will get more no's then yesses.


I meet most of the girls on my own walking around Vedado. You really have to spend hours walking around hunting but it usually pays off. This has also been my experience. But it took me a 1-2 days to find my first one.


You cannot walk side by side with a Cuban girl in Havana unless she is someone you know extremely well. If a girl agrees to go back to your casa she will have to follow you from a distance or be excorted there by a male Cuban. agreed. 100% true. this is how you have to do it.


Each time I go to Havana I've been finding that it's harder and harder to meet girls on my own. I'm lucky to meet a new one that I really like every couple of days. This has also been my experience.


Havana isn't an easy place to meet girls like it used to be a few years ago but if you have lots of patience you can do ok. Do you feel that the crackdown has gotten worse from 2006 to 2008?

Or are you comparing pre-1999 to present day?

Member #4167
06-17-08, 13:46
I only let then stay overnight if I really like them and I feel I can trust them. You have to be very careful with these girls. They may steal some of your belongings. I always keep all my valuables looked up and hidden. If I have a girl overnight I take her carnet (ID Card) and hide it away until she's ready to leave in the morning.Good advice. Even if she doesn't stay overnite, I always ask to look at her Carnet and I write her ID number down, in case she robs me.


I'm not looking for a girlfriend so I see no point in romancing a girl and spending extra money on drinks, cigarettes etc. I did a little of that when I was new to Havana and inexperienced. If I really like the girls I will give her some gifts like underwear, deodorant, costume jewellery,chocolate etc. I always bring lots of small treats and cheap gifts. The girls always like this. If the girls are nice they get gifts. If they aren't so nice they get their money and that's all. I never treat any girls badly but if they treat me badly I will certainly never see them again.My policy 100%


Don't go spending crazy amounts of money on the girls. If they ask for lots of money just say no and move on. It's sometimes necessary to have a Cuban guy help you find chicas. If you do this it's best to choose some guy who lives in the same building where you are staying or very near. It should be someone who you can easily find later if you have problems. Don't let these guys take adavantage of you either. If they find a girl for you they are going to collect 5 CUC or so from the girls so it's really not necessary to pay them. Cubans are professionals at separating foreigners from there money. Don't let them take advantage of you. Good advice. I call these guys "finders". QUESTION: How do you ensure that the "finder" doesn't jack the price way up in order to get more? How do you control your costs?


Always be on your guard. Always count your change. Don't let them talk you into buying them beer or rum or whatever. They really only laugh at you behind your back for doing this plus they will ask you for more again and again. I think they laugh behind our backs for many reasons. Especially when tourists pay them 50 - 100 CUCs or more, PLUS expensive gifts. I got to know a jinitera real well and she told me this fact about other jiniteras: "many of them have boyfriends or chulos. the girl takes the money (50/100 CUC) from the tourist and then gives it to her boyfriend. He goes out and then gets drunk with his freinds, laughing at the stupid tourists."

About buying a guy a drink:

As well, I have had two similar experiences with finders. I asked a guy to find me girls. He found me a girl. The finder then said "this is how it is done: we need to go to a bar so you can talk business with the girl and get to know her." We go to the bar. The finder proceeds to drink and eat up a storm on my dime. To make matter worse, he talks non-stop, I can't hardly get to know the girl. At the end of the nite, she doesn't go home with me.

I will never, ever, ever again invite a finder to have a beer with me. The next time one asks me for a beer, I will say "sure, I'll buy you a beer, as long as you don't drink it at the same table as me."

BeersTerry
06-17-08, 17:31
Cuban beaches in Guanabo/Playa del este.

I don't mind buying someone a beer, but I run if the cuban you are with is ordering a rum and coke or a mojito. You are being scammed.

Wow, 75 CUC....o.k., I have paid a little less than that for a really hot all nighter. She turned out to be an animal in bed too, so it turned out to be cheap on a per diem basis.

I find that the rate changes drastically. If you to the Turquino Disco, you can find some real hotties, but they want $80 - $100 CUC. The semi regular jinetera will try to get all that she can. My experience has been, the less the woman does it, the less she expects from you.

El Rey De Pollo
06-17-08, 20:10
My experience has been, the less the woman does it, the less she expects from you.

Definately. Have never met a semi-pro or amateur who expected more than 40, 50 max. 70, 80 or a 100 is the price that pro's will always ask.

Any girl that start out at more than 50, I say bye bye, go find an overweight Italian guy.

El Cubanito
06-18-08, 14:42
I am the first to agree with you. 75 CUC is a very steep price to pay for a girl in CUba or any part of the world. But, I was very horny that night I had just gotten alot infusion of cash in Cuba and I felt like spending a little. Now, the question is was that a bright thing to do? No!!!! But, on the other side of the coin, I did hook up with blond a 3 times later when I did not pay her money. I did actually pay. I pay for dinners and food for her home. So there was some type of payment there. But I did not mind.

If I could upload her pic you will see what a great piece she is. Jackson I am trying to upload the pic but it keep saying that I uploaded the pic before. What happen when I was originally uploading the pic, I edited the message and then the pic would not upload. How can I get around this Jackson.

Guys, I will post pic as soon as Jackson let me know how to fix this.

Was 75 CUC to much, most likely. Did I mind paying it no. The asses were great. Gents, it the old rule of supply and demand.

El Cubanito

El Cubanito
06-18-08, 14:43
Cuban beaches in Guanabo/Playa del este.

I don't mind buying someone a beer, but I run if the cuban you are with is ordering a rum and coke or a mojito. You are being scammed.

Wow, 75 CUC....o.k., I have paid a little less than that for a really hot all nighter. She turned out to be an animal in bed too, so it turned out to be cheap on a per diem basis.

I find that the rate changes drastically. If you to the Turquino Disco, you can find some real hotties, but they want $80 - $100 CUC. The semi regular jinetera will try to get all that she can. My experience has been, the less the woman does it, the less she expects from you.


Can I see some pic of the woman you have pay less than 50 CUC? Can they match Dianelys or the Blond chic?

El Cubanito
06-18-08, 15:34
Here are some pic of 40 CUC girls. Btw, I also include a pic of the most expensive girl I have ever had in Cuba. I pay 100 CUC for this girl, but she was woth every little penny. I can not show the front because her family is very high in the food chain. The pick is BacksideBestAss. She is the best piece of ass I have had in Cuba.

Enjoy gents. Guys, please do not go APE SHIT ON ME. I am just keeping it real and letting you gusy know my expenrieces in Cuba. I have also have pay 20 CUC for girls in the campos of Cuba.

When I session a girl, I want the whole fantasy. If they can not give it to me I DO NOT TAKE HER. I AM VERY UPFRONT WITH WHAT I WANT. IN RETURN I MAKE THEIR LIVES WITH ME A GREAT EXPERIENCE.

Member #4167
06-18-08, 15:36
If I could upload her pic you will see what a great piece she is. Jackson I am trying to upload the pic but it keep saying that I uploaded the pic before. What happen when I was originally uploading the pic, I edited the message and then the pic would not upload. How can I get around this Jackson.

Guys, I will post pic as soon as Jackson let me know how to fix this.Try Changing the file name.

If that doesnt work, edit the foto, change some of the foto characteristics (size) save the file under a differnet name and reload

Good luck

Member #4167
06-18-08, 15:45
Enjoy gents. Guys, please do not go APE SHIT ON ME. I am just keeping it real and letting you gusy know my expenrieces in Cuba. I have also have pay 20 CUC for girls in the campos of Cuba. Very nice, thanks for the foticos

Club King
06-18-08, 22:13
Here are some pic of 40 CUC girls. Btw, I also include a pic of the most expensive girl I have ever had in Cuba. I pay 100 CUC for this girl, but she was woth every little penny. I can not show the front because her family is very high in the food chain. The pick is BacksideBestAss. She is the best piece of ass I have had in Cuba.Wowww, El Cubanito, I suggest we all hop on the next available flight to Cuba to get a piece of her fine lookin' ass….I did not know Devin Deray is working in a brothel or as an escort in Cuba nowadays…great to know…Thanks!


Enjoy gents. Guys, please do not go APE SHIT ON ME. I am just keeping it real and letting you gusy know my expenrieces in Cuba. I have also have pay 20 CUC for girls in the campos of Cuba. C'mon man, stop embarrassing yourself with all this jabber 'bout why you can't show her front, you know why…..

Just go to yahoo.com, turn the safe search off, and typ DD's name and click on images: pages 2 (back pics) and 19 (front pics).


When I session a girl, I want the whole fantasy. If they can not give it to me I DO NOT TAKE HER. I AM VERY UPFRONT WITH WHAT I WANT. IN RETURN I MAKE THEIR LIVES WITH ME A GREAT EXPERIENCE.This is not keeping it real sport...

BeersTerry
06-19-08, 01:31
40 CUC Chicas

1. Found her walking along the street outside Cafe Cantante.
2. Guajira, on top of paying her, I bought her an ice cream.
3. Blondie I found at outdoor store near gas station near Jazz Cafe.

Sorry, the other two I had loaded before. Even changing the name did not work.

Deep Diver
06-19-08, 03:26
Here are some pic of 40 CUC girls. Btw, I also include a pic of the most expensive girl I have ever had in Cuba. I pay 100 CUC for this girl, but she was woth every little penny. I can not show the front because her family is very high in the food chain. The pick is BacksideBestAss. She is the best piece of ass I have had in Cuba.

Enjoy gents. Guys, please do not go APE SHIT ON ME. I am just keeping it real and letting you gusy know my expenrieces in Cuba. I have also have pay 20 CUC for girls in the campos of Cuba.

When I session a girl, I want the whole fantasy. If they can not give it to me I DO NOT TAKE HER. I AM VERY UPFRONT WITH WHAT I WANT. IN RETURN I MAKE THEIR LIVES WITH ME A GREAT EXPERIENCE.


Just a quick question I have seen this same picture of the girl in the shower in this forum and other places on the web a while back is this a picture your reposting or..?

Permanent Damage
06-19-08, 04:26
I am inclined to believe that your might have accidentally mixed up pictures from your personal portfolio, with some that you might have downloaded off the net. The last of the three pictures that accompanied your last post here, is of dubious origin. I am not 101% sure that you did not meet this girl, (but I am at least 100% sure).

I've taken the liberty to alter a truncated version of your last post.

Originally Posted by El Cubanito

Here are some pic of 40 CUC girls. Btw, I also .....

Borrowed the last of the 3 pictures from an indian site that I visited.

But.....thank you for your efforts....nice pics!

El Cubanito
06-19-08, 14:51
Good quality on the girls you have had.

Guys, I am NOT going to get into a pissing contest of if they were mine or not. I have alot of "Internet Friends" who I have shared pics in the past. I am sure that MY pics have been posted by them on other sites.

If still in doubt all you guys have to do is be my wingman in Late July/Early August on a trip to Santiago/Holguin/Baracoa. Then you will see if I am FULL of bullshit or is it real.

Just come and you will get more pussy then your dicks will be able to handle.

BTW, this piece of candy I found on the Roadway traveling to Holguin from Havana.

BeersTerry
06-19-08, 17:02
Thanks, I wish I would have started taking pictures earlier but never got into it.

There is nothing like the hot chicas you meet on the road.

You gotta report what Santiago is like, I have'nt been that far east in some time. Only been to Camaguey in the last couple of years.

El Rey De Pollo
06-20-08, 09:56
I was in Santiago about a month ago. The hottest place on earth. One night at 2 AM it was 35 degrees... At 2 in the night!

I am not too crazy about Santiago. The jineteros there [CodeWord140] (http://isgprohibitedwords.info?CodeWord=CodeWord140) me off, I find them more aggressive and persistent than the Havana-jineteros. And the city is packed with them. The only thing that theres more off in Santiago is cockroaches. The streets are a live with them.

The barrios outside the city are simply packed with hot young chicas, but when you venture out there you will have a thousand eyes on you. I tell you, this is the worst place I have been in Cuba when it comes to people starring at you. So for the hardcore type who does not mind picking up a chica while 50 men are looking at your every move, it is gold out there. personally I felt too awkward to do much hunting.

To sum it up. I am no big Santiago fan. If gchicas are the only reason for visiting, you won't be dissapointed. If you're looking to have some decent food, meet friendly people etc. it's not my kind of place.

That said, this was only my second visit to Santiago and both visits have only lasted 2-3 days, so I am absolutely no Santiago expert. I know how to work Havana, but in Santiago I am a novice.

It was clear to me, though, that chicas there are at least as scared in Havana to talk to tourists. Even sweet chicas with no history would not go to my casa, because they had to register. I spend half a day looking for a casa where they would let me bring chicas without carnets etc. but had no luck. And all the casas I visited were crappy. Few even had windows. Plenty had cockroaches.

I think next time around, I will look for a private house somewhere by the coast. Th center of Santiago doesn't really do it for me.


Thanks, I wish I would have started taking pictures earlier but never got into it.

There is nothing like the hot chicas you meet on the road.

You gotta report what Santiago is like, I have'nt been that far east in some time. Only been to Camaguey in the last couple of years.

Member #4167
06-20-08, 18:12
Hey TG -

I know what you mean by hot - when I was in the Oriente in Bayamo - it was stifling hot. It knocked the wind out of you.



The barrios outside the city are simply packed with hot young chicas, but when you venture out there you will have a thousand eyes on you. .I am trying to fully understand the above. To me, BARRIO = a neighborhood or subsection of Santiago proper. When you say "barrios outside the city" do you mean the barrios of Santiago proper, just outside of the downtown district, or when you said barrios did you mean the suburbs of Santiago ?

Which barrios in particular are good for talent ?

El Rey De Pollo
06-20-08, 20:10
That's a bit technical for me. As I don't know Santiago too well, I don't really know the difference between the two. And how to know when I'm in which. Suburb or barrio. The way I've gotten to know Santiago, it's not exactly a place where the suburbs start 20 km from the city center. It's a town with a historical core and a lot of barrios spread around the old center - all fairly close.

Apart from that they are pretty much all called 'Barrio-something', so that's why im using the term. Like I said, haven't spend enough time there to really differentiate between them, but I remember seeing a shitload of chicas in Barrio Reparto Flores. But pretty much the same in the other barrios/suburbs (whichever term you prefer), so not sure this place is something special.

Again, Santiago does not get any warm recommendations from here. It's probably the worst place I've been in Cuba. I liked Bayamo, Manzanillo, Camaguey and Guantanamo a lot more. Perhaps because I am always looking for 'normal' girls, and the Santiago-girls have all been turned into hardcore prostitutes by the mobs of old Italians who requent the city looking for black girls.

'All' is a strong term. You catch my drift...

El Cubanito
06-25-08, 14:14
That's a bit technical for me. As I don't know Santiago too well, I don't really know the difference between the two. And how to know when I'm in which. Suburb or barrio. The way I've gotten to know Santiago, it's not exactly a place where the suburbs start 20 km from the city center. It's a town with a historical core and a lot of barrios spread around the old center - all fairly close.

Apart from that they are pretty much all called 'Barrio-something', so that's why im using the term. Like I said, haven't spend enough time there to really differentiate between them, but I remember seeing a shitload of chicas in Barrio Reparto Flores. But pretty much the same in the other barrios/suburbs (whichever term you prefer), so not sure this place is something special.

Again, Santiago does not get any warm recommendations from here. It's probably the worst place I've been in Cuba. I liked Bayamo, Manzanillo, Camaguey and Guantanamo a lot more. Perhaps because I am always looking for 'normal' girls, and the Santiago-girls have all been turned into hardcore prostitutes by the mobs of old Italians who requent the city looking for black girls.

'All' is a strong term. You catch my drift...

You find Guantanamo better than Santiago? We all have prefences, but the action and the girls are much better in Santiago for me. Santiago has a 'TON' of normal girls. Unfortounately, it seems that you have had bad experiences. I dated this Cuban Doctor from Santiago for about 3 years. After a while we both found out that we were not compatibel with one another. But to this day we are great friends. Believe me this girl that I dated is about as normal as it gets.

Travelling, if you like these other cities that you mention Santiago is just as good or better. I am sorry that you have had bad experiences in Santiago. It is a great place to be.

El Rey De Pollo
06-25-08, 17:19
Well, like I said, definately no Santiago-connoseur. I have spend about 98% of my Cuba-time in Havana and know just about anything there is to know there - but Santiago is not my turf.

It wasn't so much the girl-scene that I disliked. More the amount of jineteros and cockroaches. I will definately be giving Santiago another chance next time around, but am thinking that I should stay on the coast somewhere instead of in the old center. Find some independent casa by the beach perhaps... Any thoughts on this?



Travelling, if you like these other cities that you mention Santiago is just as good or better. I am sorry that you have had bad experiences in Santiago. It is a great place to be.

BeersTerry
06-25-08, 18:45
I had thought about doing the same thing. A long time ago, I stayed at the Horizontes Las Americas. I had thought about getting a casa (I lost the list I had) and hanging out on the little inlet beaches.

Tattle
07-08-08, 23:23
Hello to all fellow Cuban Lovers:

I am travelling to Cuba frequently and am wondering if anyone has insight into a cheaper way to fly: currently paying about 750 return on A/C from toronto to havana: direct:

anyone know of a cheaper way to get there: ??

Thanks

Lerxsttt
07-10-08, 04:44
If you want cheap(er) flights, you'll likely have to avoid flying to Havana.

I have found MANY air only trips to Holguin for $109 plus taxes fees the airfare is usually around $350 TOTAL!

I found these flights are on charter flights, like Sunwing or Air Transat from Toronto. I did get one flight for $79 +tax on Air Canada to Holguin round trip.


Hello to all fellow Cuban Lovers:

I am travelling to Cuba frequently and am wondering if anyone has insight into a cheaper way to fly: currently paying about 750 return on A/C from toronto to havana: direct:

anyone know of a cheaper way to get there: ??

Thanks

El Cubanito
07-10-08, 14:07
Hello to all fellow Cuban Lovers:

I am travelling to Cuba frequently and am wondering if anyone has insight into a cheaper way to fly: currently paying about 750 return on A/C from toronto to havana: direct:

anyone know of a cheaper way to get there: ??

Thanks

When are you leaving? If you are going now in July or August the Airfare is up because it is the High Season in Cuba. I looked at Varadero and the flights were half of what you were quoted. You might want to look into Varadero from Toronto.

Methos
07-11-08, 02:15
The charter flight prices drop when there are seats available on the flight, regardless of what time of year it is. I just looked and there is a flight leaving from Toronto to Holguin tomorrow for $79 + $259 taxes = $338 CAD.

Sometimes the bottom price is a week or two out and sometimes it's the day prior to departure. Sometimes it's cheaper for an AI than just booking the flight so it's a good idea to check both. I know that doesn't make any sense, but that's the way it is. Right now you can book a flight on Cubana leaving on July 15 from Toronto to Santiago for $364 + $255 = $619 CAD or you can book the AI at the Bucanero with Holasun including the same flight for $288 + $255 = $543 CAD (no single supplement at this time of year). That price dropped a bit today and if there are lots of empty seats it will drop again before Tuesday.

The bottom line is that if you want a deal keep checking various sites and if you have the flexibility to leave last minute you can get a great price - at any time of the year. Carnival is in Santiago starting on the 20th or 21st and if there are seats on the flight on the 22nd, it will be a cheap trip.

Scruffman
07-23-08, 01:25
Have any americans used Nash travel from Canada to go to Cuba? I`m thinking of going to Havana.

BeersTerry
07-23-08, 01:38
Not an American, but it seems people have had very bad or very good service from them. From what I have read, forget about even emailing them as they never seem to get around to answering you. Why nash ? You could go through just about any travel agent.

El Cubanito
07-23-08, 03:12
Have any americans used Nash travel from Canada to go to Cuba? I`m thinking of going to Havana.


Try Holiday Market Travel (http://www.holidaymarkettravel.com/). I have always used them to travle to Cuba from Canada and have always had vry good results.

El Cubanito

La Isla
08-13-08, 19:31
You could go through just about any travel agent.
Not so, they need to be an authorized TSP in the US (if you are going licensed) or you need to use a foreign agency to book the Havana leg. I have used nastravel at least 15 times and they have always been great. Put an "a" in front of their name (as in anashtravel) when you type in the URL and you'll get the corporate site. Calling them is better.

BeersTerry
08-13-08, 22:55
As the OP was about a Canadian travel agent, the response was in the same vein.....that the OP could just about use any Canadian travel agent.

Licensed travel ? ........If they were licensed travel they would not be asking about using a Canadian travel agent on a sex site. I believe they are restricted to using AA unless your church group arranged otherwise.

I stand by my original post.

Chetebrown
08-26-08, 04:16
Hello all!

I'm going for my first trip to Cuba for two weeks and would like some advise. I have read this thread, the Havana thread and Cuba de Santiago thread and I still am unsure how I should proceed.

My original plan was to buy a two way ticket montreal. Havana (589$), stay in havana 5 days (renting a casa particular), then taking the bus to Santiago de Cuba (15 hours) and staying there 4 days, then taking a bus (15 hours) to Veradero and spending my last 4 days in a resort before hitting back to MTL.

However I'm starting to realize that It might actually be cheaper to fly to veradero in an all inclusive package, leave my hotel room empty for 9 days while I travel Cuba.

What do you guys think?

Also I would love to know how hard you guys think it is to get a novia that would be willing to travel with me around Cuba?

ANY input is very appreciated!

Cheers!

El Rey De Pollo
08-27-08, 10:40
As I don't live in Canada, I can't really say what will work out cheaper for you, other than to say that it is quite common that these AI-packages work out cheaper than booking flight independently. So it does sound right, especially if you book close to departure where there are usually (from Canada as well as England) cheap packages available.

In my opinion, including both Havana, Varadero and Santiago in a first time trip lasting two weeks, would be pushing it. Cuba is not a small country and Havana and Santiago are worlds apart. The country is so different that you will need time to let impressions sink in and they won't do so if you rush from one place to another. I would concentrate on a smaller portion, like Havana, Varadero and then a few days off to Trinidad, Cienfuegos or Viñales. Basically concentrating on the Western part of the island and then saving the Eastern part and Santiago for a your next trip.

Can you find a novia willing to travel around with you? The easy answer is sure, but it depends on different factors, some of these being:

1. Are you decent looking and charming?
2. Do you speak Spanish?
3. Are you prepared to endure the attention you will receive from police everywhere when being with a cubana constantly?

And, off course, will the girl you eventually find be able to just take off? Cubans are poor, yes, but most of them do have jobs or go to school, so chances are that the first suitable girl you run into may not be able to go, and that you will need to go through a number of girls before finding one who can just leave with you.

So the answer is yes, you can find a novia to hang out with you, but it's not like picking her off a shelf in the local novia store.


Hello all!

I'm going for my first trip to Cuba for two weeks and would like some advise. I have read this thread, the Havana thread and Cuba de Santiago thread and I still am unsure how I should proceed.

My original plan was to buy a two way ticket montreal. Havana (589$), stay in havana 5 days (renting a casa particular), then taking the bus to Santiago de Cuba (15 hours) and staying there 4 days, then taking a bus (15 hours) to Veradero and spending my last 4 days in a resort before hitting back to MTL.

However I'm starting to realize that It might actually be cheaper to fly to veradero in an all inclusive package, leave my hotel room empty for 9 days while I travel Cuba.

What do you guys think?

Also I would love to know how hard you guys think it is to get a novia that would be willing to travel with me around Cuba?

ANY input is very appreciated!

Cheers!

The Pooh
08-27-08, 19:13
My original plan was to buy a two way ticket montreal. Havana (589$), stay in havana 5 days (renting a casa particular), then taking the bus to Santiago de Cuba (15 hours) and staying there 4 days, then taking a bus (15 hours) to Veradero and spending my last 4 days in a resort before hitting back to MTL.

However I'm starting to realize that It might actually be cheaper to fly to veradero in an all inclusive package, leave my hotel room empty for 9 days while I travel Cuba.

What do you guys think?

Cheers![/QUOTE]Actualy, what you shoud do is get an all inclusive for 1 week and pay an extra to have you flight delayed for 1 week.

I just checked, the flight alone for montreal to varadero is $591 from september 22nd to october 6th.

An all inclusive for 1 week to varadero on the 22nd of september goes from $650 to $750 and for 2 weeks goes from $1050 to $1150(depending if you go for 3 or 4 stars)
If you ask the travel agent 1 week and to delay the return trip its about an $100 added charge to the 650$-750$.

This way you will leave the room empty for 3-4 days instead of 9 and save $300 on the price of the trip.

I'm sure you'll find someone to spend it on.

Member #4167
08-28-08, 15:33
In my opinion, including both Havana, Varadero and Santiago in a first time trip lasting two weeks, would be pushing it. Cuba is not a small country and Havana and Santiago are worlds apart. I would concentrate on a smaller portion, like Havana, Varadero and then a few days off to Trinidad, Cienfuegos or Viñales. Basically concentrating on the Western part of the island and then saving the Eastern part and Santiago for a your next trip.I agree with TG. It will take you a full day of travelling time to get to Santiago and a day to get back. That really cuts into your tourism/mongering time. I am not sure if flying saves you any time anyway. You have your transport to and from the airport, and inevitable delays. Cubana is not known for their punctuality. If you do go to Santiago, take the bus rather than flying. That way you get to see the countryside, the REAL Cuba. IF you want to meet real cubans, take the bus that the cubans take. Warning: their is no AC. So this suggestion is a better option for the winter time.

If you spend only 1-2 days in each city. You will find it difficult to get laid. This depends on the city and the current enforcement regime. In Cuba, it takes 1-2 days minimum to find a reasonably attractive girl. It depends on your standards. I guess you could get la1d immediately if you were willing to sleep with a nasty older provider and pay 40-60 CUC. The acquisition of a girlfriend is not instantaneous. Rather than find a different girl every day, you will most likely find one girl who will monopolize most of your time in that city.

Havana. Veradero. Cienfuegos. Trinidad is a nice trip.

Far west you have vinales, maria la gorda. I think of this as another trip.

Santiago. Baracoa. Holguin. Camaguey is another trip.

Yes, this is a nice fantasy. Have a girl who will travel with you as your tour guide and steady sex companion. I entertained this fantasy a well. I wasted alot of time searching for a girl who could travel with me. I did find a one, but it was not worth the effort trying to negotiate her work/school schedule. It doesn't matter if YOU SPEAK SPANISH, or you are particularly charming or handsome. Cubanas arent sitting around twiddling their thumbs waiting for for you to take them on a trip. They go to school, have jobs or have children to care for. Some of them even have boyfreinds or husbands to service. They arent going to abandon all of this after having just met you, just because YOU might be the one. This is funny, because I have offered to pay the girls salary 2-10 times over for her to travel with me. Most say no. Short term gain is not worth the long term pain. Less than 5% of the girls are free to go tripping with you.

Besides, when you have a travelling companion, You have moral responsibilty to ensure that she is returned to her home. You have her for the duration of your expedition (unless of course you put her on a bus and ship her home).

Bottom line: Don't waste alot of time trying to find one. Just go about your travels. If you find one willing to go tripping with you, great. Enjoy it. Aprobeche! If not, you are sure to find a different girl.

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Greetings Water Boy,

With all due respect, why did you post this in the TRAVEL PLANS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS thread?

The problem here is that the TRAVEL PLANS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS thread is one of those threads that is slated to be regularly purged of ALL posts under the assumption that these travel announcements have no lasting value. Unfortunately, this would mean that all of your valuable information will be deleted in the next thread cleanup.

Anyway, moving one report is a 4 step procedure, so it would be easier for me if you would simply re-post this in one of the discussion threads.

In the future, please consider that the TRAVEL PLANS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS thread is for posting ANNOUNCING YOUR TRAVEL PLANS, not for travel questions, travel advice, etc. If members start posting questions and advice, then the TRAVEL PLANS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS thread quickly becomes a General Discussion thread, and then we no longer have a thread to announce travel plans.

On behalf of your fellow Forum Members, Thank You!

Jackson

Chetebrown
08-29-08, 16:40
Travelling Gring, The Pooh, Water Boy

Thanks for your quick responses! Yeah I had been thinking for a while that it might be a strech trying to include Santiago on the first trip. And your comments have confirmed that, and without a doubt this is something I will keep for next time.

Yeah I do speak spanish very well, I am 23 and consider myself to be decently charming, which I hope plays out well in my favor.

The Pooh, thanks for the insight about the possibility of delaying my trip, this is something I will for sure look into!

Water Boy, you are right about women not being sitting around waiting for me to take them on a trip. That is something that I was obviously note taking into account before, but it seems very obvious now that you mention it.

So all of your input taking into consideration, I think I'll spend 10 days in Havana and 4 days in varadero. This will give me time to accomplish two things I absolutely want to do on my trip: get some hardcore intensive salsa lessons, get a nice tan at the beach!

I know this is a mongering website, but after reading alot of the previous posts, it seems to me that Cuba is a place to go to have a blast and when tail comes into question, well thats an added bonus (one that I hear is very satisfying and fullfilling! )

So in resume, should be there the last 2 weeks of September, looking mostly for non-pro's!

Wish me luck!

El Rey De Pollo
08-29-08, 23:33
Chete,

Sounds like a solid and much more doable ittinerary. And yes, if you go to Cuba looking to seeing the country, taking salsa lessons, relaxing on the beach and getting a tan with the chica action as an added bonus that may or may not occur on a regylar basis, you should be in for a great stay there. The people who come home dissapointed are those who have heard about Cuba as it was 10 years ago and head there only for mongering.

You may want to consider spending the beach part of your vacation in Playas del Este (Guanabo, Santa Maria or Boca Ciega for instance) where you will be close to the nightlife and excitement of Havana. Varadero really has very little action. Then again, beaches there are amazing so if beach is the main object, 4 days in Varadero will be a good choice.

Hope you have a great trip in September. Wish it was me.

El Chico
09-02-08, 19:14
As a 11 time visitor of Cuba and in the thought process of visiting again this fall, I was away from my tv for a day & 1/2 & I was concerned when I fimally saw that Gustav wobbled after Jamaica & went further east into Cuba as projected.

How much damage occurred in Havana & more importantly the Playa De Este area? I know how much damage a cat 3 or 4 hurricane can do in Cuba & how long it takes 2 fix a resort/hotel.

Any info-it be good or bad news is greatly appreciated.Havana didn't get it that bad. A few fallen trees etc and not too much damage. Everything is basically back to normal now and power has been restored almost everywhere.

Pinar del Rio and the Isla are a different story.

Amocuba
09-05-08, 13:57
Have any americans used Nash travel from Canada to go to Cuba? I`m thinking of going to Havana.It has been many years since I used Nash Travel but they generally gave good service. I found some other travel companies at www.mycubafest.com including Nash, Nettsa and SunHolidays (have used them all at one time or another in the last 14 years). I also used TACA in the past because of their flexible open jaw policy (not sure if their program has changed).

I apologize for answering this question in the TRAVEL PLANS section.

Americano573
09-21-08, 07:22
Do I even have to say anything?

Americano573
09-21-08, 07:27
Unbelieveable its like a war zone/bombsite.

Americano573
09-21-08, 07:30
I believe that this hurricane has been the most destructive in Cuba's history.

Americano573
09-21-08, 07:36
I was just informed that that the news making the rounds right now is that the authorithies in Cuba are now placing the balme squarely at the feet of the US they are claiming that hurricane Ike and Gustav were both enginered (somehow) by the US in another attempt to hurt the islands economy and undermine its leaders. Tensions are runnuing high.

Steven Smith
09-21-08, 21:14
I believe that this hurricane has been the most destructive in Cuba's history.This looks familiar.

Are the pics from Baracoa?

Papi0170
09-21-08, 23:41
I believe that this hurricane has been the most destructive in Cuba's history.

Hi Americano!

Thanks for the pics. I just want to know if these pics were taken in Havana or some other areas of Cuba.

Thanks

El Rey De Pollo
09-22-08, 00:29
Only few from Havana in there... I see some from Baracoa which was hurt badly. Were you in Baracoa or did you find these photos online?

Looks bad, man. Makes me feel awful.

Methos
09-22-08, 03:52
Image006 looks like Gibara to me. I saw that statue there unless there's another one just like it in Baracoa or somewhere else. Gibara is on the coast in Holguin province about an hour north of Holguin city.

Americano573
09-23-08, 04:20
You are all correct the pictures are from Gibara the coastal town in Holguin and also from Baracoa argubaly the most beautiful place on the island with a couple Havana and Holguin photos thrown in for good measure

Bunnychecker
10-17-08, 18:58
Hi

I'm just planning to go to Cuba in the middle of November.

I' m looking for nice small villages with fine beaches to relax and snorkle.

Can anyone recommend some places?

El Cubanito
10-23-08, 17:49
It depends what part of the Island you will be near. Let me know and I will recommend some spots.

Kalifornication
10-26-08, 18:33
It depends what part of the Island you will be near. Let me know and I will recommend some spots.

Where are you el cube, I have a question para ti

MCruddy
12-06-08, 12:44
If you arrive in Cuba with dollars, how do you exchange them for CUC's? Can you do this at the airport? Is it possible to buy Euros in Cancun or Mexico City before transferring to Cuba?

Thanks,

MCruddy

Kalifornication
12-06-08, 22:06
If you arrive in Cuba with dollars, how do you exchange them for CUC's? Can you do this at the airport? Is it possible to buy Euros in Cancun or Mexico City before transferring to Cuba?

Thanks,

MCruddy


You do this at the Airport in Cuba.

Aluminosis
12-07-08, 11:53
If you arrive in Cuba with dollars, how do you exchange them for CUC's? Can you do this at the airport? Is it possible to buy Euros in Cancun or Mexico City before transferring to Cuba?

Thanks,

MCruddyNo es conveniente llevar USD en Cuba: ( It is not suitable to take USD in Cuba9): I change to 8/12/2008 en CADECA:

http://www.banco-metropolitano.com/tasasn.htm

100 CAD Dólar Canadiense = 144,48 CUC. Changeable diary.
100 GBP Libra Esterlina = 130,67 CUC. Changeable diary.
100 CHF Franco Suizo = 135,86 CUC. Changeable diary.
100 EUR Euro = 113,57 CUC. Changeable diary.
100 USD Dólar USA = 80,833 CUC. Fix.

Aluminosis
12-07-08, 11:56
If you arrive in Cuba with dollars, how do you exchange them for CUC's? Can you do this at the airport? Is it possible to buy Euros in Cancun or Mexico City before transferring to Cuba?

Thanks,

MCruddyNo es conveniente llevar USD en Cuba: ( It is not suitable to take USD in Cuba9): I change to 8/12/2008 en CADECA:

http://www.banco-metropolitano.com/tasasn.htm

100 CAD Dólar Canadiense = 144,48 CUC.Changeable diary
100 GBP Libra Esterlina = 130,67 CUC.Changeable diary
100 CHF Franco Suizo = 135,86 CUC.Changeable diary
100 EUR Euro = 113,57 CUC.Changeable diary
100 USD Dólar USA = 80,833 CUC. FIX

El Grande
12-07-08, 15:46
You do this at the Airport in Cuba.

They do have an extra 10% tax on US$. You loose less if you change your US$ in Euros or Canadian$ before you enter Cuba.

PincheCabron
12-08-08, 04:18
I don't recommend changing cash in the airport. It's really bad in cuba now and they will try to rip you off. Maybe convert just enough for a day. The hotels aren't any better. I would recommend changing at a bank. Changing dollars to another denomination is iffy as there are surcharges and the dollar is not on par with the euro. You will wind up with the same exchange rate.

Questner
12-08-08, 07:23
Aluminosis,

You got it wrong. Take a look at CAD. 100 CAD=73 CUC as of now.

BeersTerry
12-08-08, 15:35
The exhange rate is a little worse and they will try to rip you off but if you need cash, you need cash.

At the exchange counter. Count all your cash before leaving the front of the line. If it does not equal the exchange rate, just push all the money back toward the teller and tell them no.

They will treat you poorly, like you can't count and embarrass you but in the end, you will get all your money.

Aluminosis
12-09-08, 22:30
Aluminosis,

You got it wrong. Take a look at CAD. 100 CAD=73 CUC as of now.I sit it, the information of http://www.banco-metropolitano.com/tasasn.htm of Dollar Canada and Franco Suizo are not correct.

(Lo siento, los datos de http://www.banco-metropolitano.com/tasasn.htm de Dólar Canadá y Franco Suizo no son correctos).

Correct changes to 8 December 2008:

100 CAD Dólar Canadiense = 71,03 CUC.Changeable diary
100 GBP Libra Esterlina = 132,74 CUC.Changeable diary
100 CHF Franco Suizo = 74,36 CUC.Changeable diary
100 EUR Euro = 114,97 CUC.Changeable diary
100 USD Dólar USA = 80,833 CUC. FIX

The formula to know the daily change of the CUC is the following one (NOT VALID FOR BILLS USD):

(La fórmula para saber el cambio diario del CUC es la siguiente (NO VÁLIDO PARA BILLETES USD):

100 CUC Pesos Cubanos Convertibles = 100 Dollars USA - 10,50 %

Ejemplos/ Examples:

1 º Quote of 100 USD to dates yesterday (8/12/2008):
(Cotización de 100 USD a fecha ayer (8/12/2008):
Euro EUR= 128,46
Libra GBP =148,31
Franco Suizo CHF= 83,08
Dólar Canadá Can= 79,35

2º To reduce 10,50 % (8 % for revaluation CUC/USD March 2005 + 2,50 % commission change):

(Restar el 10,50% (8% por revalorización CUC/USD Marzo 2005 + 2,50% comisión cambio):
Euro EUR= 128,46 – 10,50% = 114,97 …. (100 EUR = 114,97 CUC)
Libra GBP =148,31– 10,50% = 132,74 …. (100 GBP = 132,74 CUC)
Franco Suizo CHF= 83,08 – 10,50% = 66,55 …. (100 CHF = 66,55 CUC)
Dólar Canadá CAN = 79,35 – 10,50% = 71,03 …. ( 100 CAN = 71,03 CUC)

Cotización al 30 Noviembre 2008: 100 USD= 81,43 CAN:
81,43 – 10,50% = 72,88 ….. ( 100 CAN = 72,88 CUC).

I sit it, my English is not very good.

El Rey De Pollo
12-18-08, 00:23
Will be in Havana most of January. No cars left to book except at crazy prices like 100 cuc daily for an economic.

If anybody will be in Havana with a car in January I would be happy to work something out. This could be a complete share or maybe I could just rent it from you from time to time when you don't need it. For a couple of hours, half a day, the evening etc.

Doc Bill
12-19-08, 23:05
Hi Guys,

Good to be back on the Cuba board! I'm heading there next week. I don't understand the intricacies of currency conversions, so can someone just answer a simple question simply?

Would it be better if I exchange my US dollars to Euros here before going to Cuba? And why or why not?

Thanks much!

El Rey De Pollo
12-19-08, 23:08
Yes, exchange to Euros or Canadian $. USD has a 10% penalty on conversions. And that is way more than you'' loose on the double exchange from USD to EUR/CAD and to CUC.

When will you be there? Got a car booked? :-)


Hi Guys,

Good to be back on the Cuba board! I'm heading there next week. I don't understand the intricacies of currency conversions, so can someone just answer a simple question simply?

Would it be better if I exchange my US dollars to Euros here before going to Cuba? And why or why not?

Thanks much!

PincheCabron
12-20-08, 03:33
Doesn't the crappy exchange rate $1.00eur = .69 US nullify any advantage. The canadian dollar is a bit better $1.00 canadian buys .76cuc. It all adds up to US $1.00 = .80cuc after it's all said and done.


Yes, exchange to Euros or Canadian $. USD has a 10% penalty on conversions. And that is way more than you'' loose on the double exchange from USD to EUR/CAD and to CUC.

When will you be there? Got a car booked? :-)

Doc Bill
12-20-08, 06:06
No, why would I need a car? Anyway, this is the conflict I'm talking about. After all is said and done am I any better or worse just using my USD for chavitos? Does anyone know who has actually done the math?

Petrolero
12-20-08, 19:47
After all is said and done am I any better or worse just using my USD for chavitos? Does anyone know who has actually done the math?

If the loonie gains 5-6 cents on George, you're better off using USD. The range has been 1.19 to 1.25 in the past 10 days. Change as much money as you think you will need for the casa and other outlays, soon after landing.

How are you at managing a Forex account. The Euro surged on the USD last week to 1.49, now it's 1.39, and it may move south next week. There's your 10% USD vig to Castro right there.

El Rey De Pollo
12-21-08, 15:36
Have a look on the Cuba boards on tripadvisor. Some very detailed calculations in there. Clearly shows that even with the lousy rate against both EUR and CAD, you will still loose money exchanging directly from USD to CUC.


No, why would I need a car? Anyway, this is the conflict I'm talking about. After all is said and done am I any better or worse just using my USD for chavitos? Does anyone know who has actually done the math?

Methos
12-23-08, 04:40
I was in Cuba from Dec 11 - 18. At the cadeca in the city the rate was 72.xx / 100 CAD every time I went. It was 70.xx on arrival at the airport.

In my past several trips the rate has been worse at the airport and I will only change what I have to at their counter.

El Rey De Pollo
01-04-09, 11:21
I've got a car booked (just an economic) from around 27-28 January to 7-8 February. As they are hard to come by this time of year and I will mainly be using it late afternoon/evening, perhaps someone would like to share and have it mornings/early afternoon?

Price is around 80 cuc incl. extra driver and insurance, so that would be around 40 cuc daily each.

As you may know, having a car in Cuba is the fastest way to mucho pussy...

Agentwhite
02-01-09, 22:00
Hey there guys,

I am planning a trip to Cuba and was looking for some advice on which part of Cuba to stay at? Also, how much hobbying money should I bring and what kind of gifts are good to bring along?

Thanks.

Agentwhite
02-01-09, 22:43
Hey,

I am planning on travelling to Cuba in a few weeks and I was just wondering where would you guys recommend to stay (Havana, Varadero, etc)? Also, how much hobby money is appropriate and how many gifts to bring (shavers, perfume, make-up, etc)?

Thanks guys and enjoy the Superbowl!

Agentwhite
02-02-09, 06:11
Sorry for posting twice, I thought that my post would be uploaded a lot faster than it actually did.

AgentWhite

El Grande
02-02-09, 23:09
Hey,

I am planning on travelling to Cuba in a few weeks and I was just wondering where would you guys recommend to stay (Havana, Varadero, etc)? Also, how much hobby money is appropriate and how many gifts to bring (shavers, perfume, make-up, etc)?

Thanks guys and enjoy the Superbowl!

Hi

Don't go to Varadero. Unless you like great beaches, many hotels, many tourists and hardly any chicas. I'd stay in Havana and look for an independent casa/room with its own entrance in Vedado. Havana vieja and centro has to much police and many chicas are afraid to come there (unless you picked her up there or she's a Habanera). There are other great towns, but for a newbie Havana is the easiest to get some chicas.

Take whatever gifts you can get. They need everything. Cosmetics, cloth, perfumes, choccolate, etc.

Money depends on you and your skills:
- casa 25-30$ (ask upfront if chicas are allowed. Ask them if they write down the chicas names. If you dont like the casa just ask them for another address. Everybody knows a neighbour. If you go with a guide that shows you a casa, the landlord has to pay him 5$ a day from your rent and it will probably be more expensive for you)
- chica 30-40$ (and up, but I would not pay more)
- food 10-20 (depends where you eat, I recommend Chinatown (Barrio Chino) or the Vedado restaurants "El Cochinito","La Roca" cheap and good Cuban food)
- Extra money might be needed for taxis, clubs and booze

Maybe you get along cheaper, maybe you pay much more. That's why its called "mongering"!

Have fun!

Agentwhite
02-03-09, 06:49
Thanks El Grande for the advice, this website is awesome for this type of info! I'm also assuming that everything you have stated is in Canadian Dollars? Or Cuban Pesos? Also, has anyone here been "busted" by any of the cops there and if so how what happened? Do they usually just ask some questions and give you a warning?

El Grande
02-03-09, 20:10
thanks el grande for the advice, this website is awesome for this type of info! i'm also assuming that everything you have stated is in canadian dollars? or cuban pesos? also, has anyone here been "busted" by any of the cops there and if so how what happened? do they usually just ask some questions and give you a warning?

$ = cuban pesos convertible (not everybody here is canadian)

it depends what you mean by "busted". unless you get caught with **** girls or with drugs, cops aren't a problem.
they may hassle you and control your girl. but thats the girls problem, they will take her and not you.
if you get stopped with your rental car (rollstop, leftturn, etc.) they will fine you with about 30$. just ask if there's no other solution to this, normaly there is and they let you go for a 5$ bribe.

just behave and the cops won't be a problem.

BeersTerry
02-04-09, 03:21
cuban convertible pesos

http://www.banco-metropolitano.com/

not to be confused with moneda nacional or cuban pesos which are worth about 25 to $1 cuc

don't even think about drugs or **** chicas. there is entrapment going on. it is a communist country and any time is hard time.

better time, cheaper time is to be had if you avoid the hardcores.

lots of shitty food to be found in havana. best value is the chinese restaurant near the police station on dragones just west of chinatown (flor de loto). los nardos opposite capitolio. prado y neptuno at prado y neptuno.

Agentwhite
02-04-09, 05:10
cuban convertible pesos

http://www.banco-metropolitano.com/

not to be confused with moneda nacional or cuban pesos which are worth about 25 to $1 cuc

don't even think about drugs or **** chicas. there is entrapment going on. it is a communist country and any time is hard time.

better time, cheaper time is to be had if you avoid the hardcores.

lots of shitty food to be found in havana. best value is the chinese restaurant near the police station on dragones just west of chinatown (flor de loto). los nardos opposite capitolio. prado y neptuno at prado y neptuno.thanks guys you have been a lot of help. just from hearing stuff from friends about not being allowed to talk to any cubans (correct me if i'm wrong but wasn't it a law that was passed there a few years ago? ) i was pretty paranoid going down there considering also that it's also communist country. another question though, what hotel did you guys stay at there/recommendations?

El Grande
02-04-09, 20:45
You can talk to anybody you want. There's no such law.

There are 2 reasons for this rumor:
1.
As prostitution is forbidden the cops use to control the girls that talk to tourists. Every girl that talks to a tourist is a potential hooker. Thats why the chicas - and especially the ones that really go with tourists - are afraid to talk to you if a cop is around.
2.
Cubans are not allowed to travel free. Not even in Cuba. They need a visa to travel from the countryside to Havana. Nevertheless there are many Cubans in Havana without this license, because most tourists are in Havana and it is easy to male money here. Thats why people get controlled on the street. (Ironic enough that they have to come to Havana to apply for this paper. That means they are illegal fore 2-3 days anyways.)

If the cops catch someone they deport him/her back to his/her hometown. Twice. The third time they go to the jail.

Never been in a hotel there. You won't be allowed to bring in chicas unless you bribe the watchman.

You can put me a beer on ice for all these answers. I'll get it in April when I'm back in Hav! ;-)

BeersTerry
02-05-09, 03:32
I have bribed to get a girl into a hotel. I have snuck girls into legal casas, I have used illegal casas and I have used short term stabbin' cabins. Just don't carry any more money on you than you are prepared to lose. For gawd sakes, do not carry your passport with you.

As I have read from a Cuban official, you cannot prevent people from falling in love. What they try to prevent is prostitution. Authorities seem to be able to spot 'questionable relationships', probably because the cop sees the girl with other gringos. The other bullshit is that other Cubans will spot chicas that are not native to Havana and will tell me 'Camaguey' or guajira. These girls will get stopped with or without you.

La Isla
02-13-09, 20:29
I am a regular Cuba traveler but have waned to once or twice a year for the last 3 years. Plus, because I have a built in stable, I haven't been out to the tourist places in at least 4-5 years. My dilemma is I have to entertain a couple of important people who will be there at the same time. I know they are looking to have some fun and I want to steer them to the right places. So can someone give me some info as to where I might bring them?

-I was there in Nov and went to Johnny's just for nostalgias sake. It was ROCKIN' like the good old days but of course full of hard core ho's (which I hate). Is it still kicking?
-Is Rosalita still there and kicking?
-How about the Teatro Nacional ? (the one in the basement next to the Inglaterra)
-Anyone ever hear of the Turf Club?
-Vista Alegre still there and open?
-Years ago there was a great disco in La Lisa(?). Anybody know if its still the same?

Any suggestions (and up to date information) where I can take these guys for easy bollo would be appreciated. They don't speak Spanish and would be perfectly happy with a chica who just fucks them for a half hour and goes home.

Oh yeah, will be there the end of this month (Feb).

Member #4366
02-17-09, 14:58
I was there in December. At about 11:00 p.m., the place was dead (there was more staff around then guests and no available chicas). Also, the airco was on full blast so I went out after an hour or so, looking for greener pastures. Perhaps it got better afterwards but I doubt it.


-How about the Teatro Nacional ? (the one in the basement next to the Inglaterra)

El Rey De Pollo
02-18-09, 01:12
I was there in Nov and went to Johnny's just for nostalgias sake. It was ROCKIN' like the good old days but of course full of hard core ho's (which I hate). Is it still kicking?).
Didn't go, but every god damn time I had the misfortune of stopping my car to talk to a puta, she was heading there. So my guess is still kicking, still full of worn-out putas.


How about the Teatro Nacional ? (the one in the basement next to the Inglaterra)?)
Same old. If you liked it in the past, you'll still like it. ´Nothing but jineteras. All the pros from Centro Habana go there, because there's not too many options. Check out the Sunday matine (at 6 pm I think) for a shitload of money-hungry hookers. To me, it's a real dump. Was actually there 3 times in January and February, but that was only because I was doing one of the bailarinas that perform there.


Anyone ever hear of the Turf Club?
The one on 5ta in Vedado next to Hotel Presidente? This is right near my casa, so pass by a lot. Never been in, but that's because I've never seen anybody else go in. Let alone any decent looking girls.


Any suggestions (and up to date information) where I can take these guys for easy bollo would be appreciated?
The old regular dumps still work. Casa de la Musica in Galiana is packed on Saturdays. Salon Rojo on Sundays. For the expensive model-type hookers, check out Turquino's on top of Habana Libre and get ready to compete with an unnatractive crowd of disgusting Russian millionaires. Apart from the clubs, Prado and Parque Central are still your best bet for easy payable pussy.

But if you've read my previous post, I really think Havana (and Cuba in general) has taken a serious turn for the worse. Yes, there are shitloads of putas available everywhere, but theres a reason why I've stopped referring to them as jineteras. They are hardcore hookers now. The days of laid back jineterisma, where the girl almost reminded you of a regular girl, are over. It's suck and fuck with condom and money up front.

But have a great one!

El Rey De Pollo
02-19-09, 01:55
How about the Teatro Nacional ? (the one in the basement next to the Inglaterra?

Matinee line up a few weeks ago...

La Isla
02-20-09, 15:43
Thanks TG
I'll just make a list and have the boys make the rounds on their own with my Cuban friend. As for me, I'll just ring up my past gfs....good girls who wouldn't be caught dead within a mile of those places. I also have a couple of new university girls lined up. Lets see what happens...I'll report when I get back.




Didn't go, but every god damn time I had the misfortune of stopping my car to talk to a puta, she was heading there. So my guess is still kicking, still full of worn-out putas.


Same old. If you liked it in the past, you'll still like it. ´Nothing but jineteras. All the pros from Centro Habana go there, because there's not too many options. Check out the Sunday matine (at 6 pm I think) for a shitload of money-hungry hookers. To me, it's a real dump. Was actually there 3 times in January and February, but that was only because I was doing one of the bailarinas that perform there.


The one on 5ta in Vedado next to Hotel Presidente? This is right near my casa, so pass by a lot. Never been in, but that's because I've never seen anybody else go in. Let alone any decent looking girls.


The old regular dumps still work. Casa de la Musica in Galiana is packed on Saturdays. Salon Rojo on Sundays. For the expensive model-type hookers, check out Turquino's on top of Habana Libre and get ready to compete with an unnatractive crowd of disgusting Russian millionaires. Apart from the clubs, Prado and Parque Central are still your best bet for easy payable pussy.

But if you've read my previous post, I really think Havana (and Cuba in general) has taken a serious turn for the worse. Yes, there are shitloads of putas available everywhere, but theres a reason why I've stopped referring to them as jineteras. They are hardcore hookers now. The days of laid back jineterisma, where the girl almost reminded you of a regular girl, are over. It's suck and fuck with condom and money up front.

But have a great one!

Turbolover
03-14-09, 20:40
I'm to be a 1st time American Cuban visitor during 2nd week of April.

I read back that State dept collects travel lists of Americans from North America-Cuba flights so that Mexico and Canada are a little risky for us.

I know I would be alright leaving from someplace like Caracas, but I am trying to think of places with short flights like Dominican republic, or another cheap, close and safe hub to Cuba. Any recommendations?

I read back in the forum and some old postings on the subject I cannot find for the life of me. Really trying to avoid over-posting on the subject.

La Isla
03-14-09, 20:54
- There is NO safer way than getting licensed. Search the web for groups that license travelers to Cuba. Its worth the couple of hundred bucks to be totally legal.

- I don't care what people tell you, YES, all countries DO share flight manifests. Trust me, I know this first hand. That being said, its all how much the Obama admin wants to enforce it. If caught, its a HUGE pain in the ass and you may get slapped with a $10,000 fine (there are ways to fight it to have it reduced, but again, a huge PITA). The worst part is you will be in Homeland Security's system forever.
**see above>> get licensed for a couple of hundred bucks. No worries.

- Just curious? Why are you going to Cuba? If its mostly for mongering, there are better and cheaper places to go.






I'm to be a 1st time American Cuban visitor during 2nd week of April.

I read back that State dept collects travel lists of Americans from North America-Cuba flights so that Mexico and Canada are a little risky for us.

I know I would be alright leaving from someplace like Caracas, but I am trying to think of places with short flights like Dominican republic, or another cheap, close and safe hub to Cuba. Any recommendations?

I read back in the forum and some old postings on the subject I cannot find for the life of me. Really trying to avoid over-posting on the subject.

Kalifornication
03-15-09, 01:36
- There is NO safer way than getting licensed. Search the web for groups that license travelers to Cuba. Its worth the couple of hundred bucks to be totally legal.

- I don't care what people tell you, YES, all countries DO share flight manifests. Trust me, I know this first hand. That being said, its all how much the Obama admin wants to enforce it. If caught, its a HUGE pain in the ass and you may get slapped with a $10,000 fine (there are ways to fight it to have it reduced, but again, a huge PITA). The worst part is you will be in Homeland Security's system forever.
**see above>> get licensed for a couple of hundred bucks. No worries.

- Just curious? Why are you going to Cuba? If its mostly for mongering, there are better and cheaper places to go.

If you get pulled aside and you feel they are going to screw with you, plead the fifth, tell them to contact your attorney, Art Heitzer, Esq., let them try and make the case, they will not be able to. Especially if you have no contraband. The USA is not looking to prosecute the casual traveler, especially if you challange them.

“Freedom of movement is the very essence of our free society…Once the right to travel is curtailed, all other rights
suffer…The right to know, to converse with others, to consult with them, to observe social, physical, political, and
other phenomena abroad as well as at home gives meaning and substance to freedom of expression and freedom of
the press.” – Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas, 1964

Turbolover
03-16-09, 07:25
- There is NO safer way than getting licensed. Search the web for groups that license travelers to Cuba. Its worth the couple of hundred bucks to be totally legal...............
...........................
- Just curious? Why are you going to Cuba? If its mostly for mongering, there are better and cheaper places to go.


Thanks very much Isla,

I realize the mongering has deteriorated, but I made a promise to get there before Fidel dies. I feel like I missed the boat a little, but still it'd be nice just to see the place and talk to people before it changes too much.

La Isla
03-16-09, 13:00
They don't have to "make the case". They already have the proof that you've been there. FYI, I have had at least 50 people in the last few years write to me asking me to help them after they've been snagged. All have been "casual travelers".
Do yourself a favor. Don't be a cheap ass....get a license and go without the worry or potential hassle.


If you get pulled aside and you feel they are going to screw with you, plead the fifth, tell them to contact your attorney, Art Heitzer, Esq., let them try and make the case, they will not be able to. Especially if you have no contraband. The USA is not looking to prosecute the casual traveler, especially if you challange them.

Pussy Engineer
03-24-09, 17:01
I'm trying to plan a cycling trip from Santiago to Habana (About 500 miles)

Can anyone share insights on the:

a) air quality? (are there a lot of commercial vehicles on the roads?)

b) road/traffic quality? (is there good infrastructure in between the cities?)

c) mosquito/pest volume? (what's the environment like in between? is the volume of mosquitos unbearable?)

d) chika volume? is mongering centralized in habana? or can we have fun everywhere on the island?

Any other advice you can share or provide would be much appreciated.

Thank you.

El Grande
03-24-09, 17:54
I'm trying to plan a cycling trip from Santiago to Habana (About 500 miles)

Can anyone share insights on the:

a) air quality? (are there a lot of commercial vehicles on the roads?)

b) road/traffic quality? (is there good infrastructure in between the cities?)

c) mosquito/pest volume? (what's the environment like in between? is the volume of mosquitos unbearable?)

d) chika volume? is mongering centralized in habana? or can we have fun everywhere on the island?

Any other advice you can share or provide would be much appreciated.

Thank you.

Hi there

A) Air quality in Santiago and Havana is bad (many old and bad cars). On the countryside its ok.

B) Roads between the cities are ok. There's a fairly good a Highway (Nobody cares if you bike on it). The Roads in the cities may be a little bit rough though.

C) In the cities its ok (due to bad air) everywhere else use repellent.

D) Chicas may be found everywhere. Outside Havana you might do better with some Spanish knowledge.

By the way: Don't expect to find a bike shop over there. All they have are some recycled old bikes sponsored from China. So you better take with you what you might need. And use Google Maps to see some pics of the roads.

Have fun
El

Member #4167
03-26-09, 21:14
I'm trying to plan a cycling trip from Santiago to Habana (About 500 miles)

Can anyone share insights on the:

A) air quality? (are there a lot of commercial vehicles on the roads? )

B) road/traffic quality? (is there good infrastructure in between the cities? )

C) mosquito/pest volume? (what's the environment like in between? Is the volume of mosquitos unbearable? )

D) chika volume? Is mongering centralized in habana? Or can we have fun everywhere on the island?

Any other advice you can share or provide would be much appreciated.

Thank you.Dear Pussy Engineer,

I too have contemplated doing a x-country bike tour in Cuba. I have driven all over the island from east to west and seen bike tour groups. I have only biked in the cities. To answer your questions:

A) Air quality is horrid in the cities. But excellent between the cities.

A) are there a lot of commercial vehicles on the roads?

Traffic is low outside the cities. Very few cubans have cars.commercial traffic is light. On the autopista. You will have an open road. However you will have to share the road (yes even their main interstate highway. The autopista) with horse-drawn carriages and other cyclists.

B) road/traffic quality? (is there good infrastructure in between the cities? ) the roads are crappy. Lots of potholes. There is poor or no lighting at nite.

C) mosquito/pest volume? (what's the environment like in between? Is the volume of mosquitos unbearable? )

I only found mosquitos in the swampy area near the bay of pigs Cuba. And these were unbearable. They werent reppelled by Cuba mosquito repellant. However. I found no problem with mosquitos in any other area of Cuba.

D) chika volume?

Forget about it. Look at the latest forum posts.

CONS

A) keep your bike locked at all times. Bikes are the #1 target of thieves. Bike theft is rampant (I was told by my cuban friends)

B) the road surfaces are poorly maintained comapred to western standards.

C) yes, Cuba has tons of bikers and horse-drawn carriages on the roads. The problem is that the few cubans who DO have cars. Drive like maniacs. I am surprised there are so few fatalities. They drive like manaics. But they know there is always a biker or a horse up ahead so. I guess they are hyper vigilant

D) There is a shortage of maps. I had a hell of a time getting a map. I got an excellent one. Spiral bound. Very detailed. Water repellant. Called "Guia De Carreteras". Weighs about 4-5lbs. It has all the intercity routes and street maps of major cities. As well a mileage guide. It is made by gaviota. You might be able to get it at w w w. G a v I o t a. G are you p o. See o m

PROS. SUMMARY

IF I were to do a x-country biking trip. My #1 choice would be Cuba. Why?

A) few cubas have cars and they are a biking culture. Threfore they are geared towards being biker-friendly. There is a good infrastructure to support bikers. This is a very bike-friendly culture

B) violent crime, muggings and homicides are very low. I feel Cuba is one of the safest countries in which to do a x-country trip.

C) there are several cuban bike clubs with which you can hook up. You are better off going with a tour.

D) Cuba has a network of 100's (600? ) inexpensive campgrounds with cabins (these facilities are called campismos) that are meant for the vacationing needs of the ordinary cuban. These have no a/c (I only stayed in one. And that was were mosquitos were a problem. I am not sure if they are all like that). These places are clean but pretty shabby.

I don't know how much your bike weighs. But you will probably be killed by excess weight charges at the airport. Also. Bring proof of your bike weight because they will try to cheat you at the airline counter and claim it weighs more than it actually does.

Also. If you have or can purchase an inexpensive bike for your trip. You might consider. To save on paying the excess charges. To buy a cheap bike and then LEAVE your bike in Cuba. There are some mighty needy people there.

Member #4167
03-26-09, 21:20
I don't care what people tell you, YES, all countries DO share flight manifests.NOT TRUE. Dues to the poor relations I seriously doubt that Cubana airlines shares their flight manifests with the US. they fly to cuba thru the bahamas, mexico and other central american cities.

El Rey De Pollo
03-26-09, 23:22
Dude, ehhmm... I'll help you. Been to Cuba more times than I can count, screwed more cubanas than I can count, and I'll help you by telling you that:

1) Your dreams don't match Cuba. You have the wrong impression about Cuba.

2) You REALLY need to read these forums.

1 in details:
It's been many years since Cuba was a screw-your-brains-out destination. Prostitution is illegal and there is perhaps nowhere in the world where this law is enforced more than in Cuba.
Girls are all scared. You can't talk to them on the street. To know how to get things going in Cuba, you need to have studied Cuba and the pick-up techniques during many visits. Even then it's a tough challenge.
If you speak good Spanish, you still have a chance of meeting good looking cuban girls who are not worn out *****s. But donøt expect to meet more than one or two in a week. If you don't speak good Spanish your only option is the clubs late at night where you can pick up pro hookers.

2 in details:
From your post it is clear that you have no idea what's going on in Cuba. You saw some girl apparently from Cuba on a pornsite and while you still had a hard on you posted in here? Just a guess... Well, she is not Cuban. She doesn't look Cuban at all. And Cuban girls don't appear on pornsites since theyd be put in prison for years if they did.

So get back to reality. Forget about Cuba unless you are interested in culture, salsa and rum. Then go visit Cuba and hope for an erotic adventure or two duting your visit. If you want to screw every day with hot girls start researching Brazil, Argentina, Thailand, Phillipines, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic.

This may sound tough - but it is the best help you are going to get. I am saving you the time, the worris, the money that you are thinking about wasting.

Last but not least: Are you Cuban American? If not, you do realize that out of all of the above mentioned mongering-destinations Cuba is the only one where it is illegal for you to go?

And very last but not least: Did you jerk off and forget about Cuba again? I hope you did :-) Really don't want to see you on my next trip there wandering around with a hard on pouring sweat looking like someone who has been walking the streets for days because he thought he could go to Cuba and fuck beautiful young girls on a daily basis...


I need assistance to make my dreams come true. I live in NYC and I want to travel to Cuba and spend 2 weeks screwing the most beautiful Cuban girls. Somebody help me? How can I arrange this? What is the cheapest way to arrive so I can spend more money on food and women?

What is the best place to be in Cuba to meet the largest number of BEAUTIFUL young horny Cuban girls that are ready to play? Havana? Somewhere else?

I like Cuban girls that look like this (hair,skin tone) but preferably younger:

http://www.latinas4you.com/photos/cuban_pornstar.jpg

I like sweet, innocent-looking Cuban girls who are light bronze complexion, thin, long black hair, and preferably between 18-24. Sexy college type girls that I can spoil and will be free to come to my apartment for all night fun.

How do I find a casa particular where the owners will go away and let me have privacy so I can screw many girls as loudly as I want?

I need help! Is anyone there for me to make my dreams come true? If you live in Cuba I will even pay you if you get me what I want and make my travels a truly memorable experience!

BeersTerry
03-27-09, 17:10
I think what he is looking for is in Little Havana in Miami

La Isla
03-27-09, 21:33
NOT TRUE. Dues to the poor relations I seriously doubt that Cubana airlines shares their flight manifests with the US. they fly to cuba thru the bahamas, mexico and other central american cities.Remember one thing. Fidel's #1 priority is to keep drugs out of Cuba. Does he care if they do drugs? No. What he cares about is the mass amounts of $$ that would follow that he could not control. It's the one thing that could jeapordize his hold on power.

The US on the other hand knows that should drugs start flowing through Cuba, it would be yet another front that they would have to get a handle on.

I speak from first hand knowledge (please don't ask how because I will not tell you) that undeniably, manifests ARE shared. The real question is whether you are "important" enough or not to go after. They have better things to do right now than go after casual travelers. Just don't fool yourself into believing that they don't know. It's just a matter of prevailing enforcement policy.

El Rey De Pollo
03-28-09, 01:02
Who read this guy Drakars deleted posts? Was the pussy-dreamer slamming me for telling him the truth on Cuba?

BeersTerry
03-28-09, 16:36
Any overflights of U.S. territory means that U.S. authorities have the flight manifest.

Member #4167
04-04-09, 05:10
Remember one thing. Fidel's #1 priority is to keep drugs out of Cuba. Does he care if they do drugs? No. What he cares about is the mass amounts of $$ that would follow that he could not control. It's the one thing that could jeapordize his hold on power.

The US on the other hand knows that should drugs start flowing through Cuba, it would be yet another front that they would have to get a handle on.

I speak from first hand knowledge (please don't ask how because I will not tell you) that undeniably, manifests ARE shared. The real question is whether you are "important" enough or not to go after. They have better things to do right now than go after casual travelers. Just don't fool yourself into believing that they don't know. It's just a matter of prevailing enforcement policy.As BeersTerry said - yes it is true - for OVERFLIGHTS of the US - manifests are shared - there was a big outrage when the canadian airlines shared their manifests. AS for travel from that do not involve overflights from non-US destination to other non-US destination - I am not sure. maybe si maybe no

But shit man, there is NO WAY the cubans have shared manifests with the USA since the revolucion

Neidermeyer
04-04-09, 15:34
Hey Guys,

I am in Santo Domingo would like to take a trip to Cuba. I've looked at the airfare from here to Havana and it's ridiculously expensive ($500-$600 USD)!

Does anybody have experience flying to Cuba from DR? Is it normally this expensive? Any ideas on alternatives?

I would appreciate any advice.

Thanks,

Neidermeyer

Kalifornication
04-05-09, 15:02
Hey Guys,

I am in Santo Domingo would like to take a trip to Cuba. I've looked at the airfare from here to Havana and it's ridiculously expensive ($500-$600 USD)!

Does anybody have experience flying to Cuba from DR? Is it normally this expensive? Any ideas on alternatives?

I would appreciate any advice.

Thanks,

Neidermeyer

Damn Dominican Government taxes the hell out of you folks!

Kalifornication
04-05-09, 15:14
As BeersTerry said - yes it is true - for OVERFLIGHTS of the US - manifests are shared - there was a big outrage when the canadian airlines shared their manifests. AS for travel from that do not involve overflights from non-US destination to other non-US destination - I am not sure. maybe si maybe no

But shit man, there is NO WAY the cubans have shared manifests with the USA since the revolucion


Who really gives a shit! I am either free or I am not. My right to travel whereever I please is fundamental. Secondly, allowing Cuban Americans to travel once every three years or once every year while excluding other Americans from like travel is a clear violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the US Constitution. Remember, the Constitution is the supreme law of the land, not some bullshit travel ban/blocade. I happen to respect the law of the land, even if my government does not.

Member #4167
04-07-09, 16:52
Remember one thing. Fidel's #1 priority is to keep drugs out of Cuba. Does he care if they do drugs? No. What he cares about is the mass amounts of $$ that would follow that he could not control. It's the one thing that could jeapordize his hold on power..And Fidel has done an excellent job at keeping drugs out of Cuba. There was a drug problem in Cuba a while back. He did an excellent job of stamping it out. Also violent crime is very very low as is burglaries.

Why would you steal something when you could go hustle a tourist - sell him bogus cigars and pocket 20-30 CUC in 5 minutes?

BeersTerry
04-09-09, 15:25
Did'nt he execute a general supposedly in the drug trade about 15 years ago ?

La Isla
04-09-09, 17:39
Also violent crime is very very low as is burglaries.

This is true when pertaining to Cuban/Tourist relations (although it does happen more often now than in the past). It's ALOT higher than you would think it was among Cuban/Cuban. Most tourists never hear about it and it certainly isn't reported in Granma.

Remember, you have a whole generation of under 30 Cubans who don't buy that "Revolution" crap for one minute. Their frustration at not being allowed to work and make money to buy things is evident in Cuban on Cuban crime.

Tanlines23
04-10-09, 22:08
I am taking my wife to Cuba with me. I know, mistake #1. However, is there anyway to ditch her and go fuck a hot cuban chica up the ass for a quickie? I am not sure where we are going to stay yet, but probably in Havana. There has to be a way to tell her I am going to the market to pick up some fruit or bread or something, and then find a hottie to fuck for cheap!

El Rey De Pollo
04-16-09, 23:18
Sorry, it doesn't work that way in Cuba anymore. You need time, lots of it, to go mongering. Very few decent girls are offering themselves openly in the daytime these days. Your best bet is to find an excuse at night and hurry into a club. All the pros are hanging in there. On the street, the prado is probably your best chance of finding a pro in a hurry. Up the ass with a hot girl on a two hour escape from the wife? Not happening...

Which leads to the following conclusion: Taking the wife to Cuba is no longer mistake #1

Good luck!


I am taking my wife to Cuba with me. I know, mistake #1. However, is there anyway to ditch her and go fuck a hot cuban chica up the ass for a quickie? I am not sure where we are going to stay yet, but probably in Havana. There has to be a way to tell her I am going to the market to pick up some fruit or bread or something, and then find a hottie to fuck for cheap!

Bowline
04-18-09, 23:55
Sorry, it doesn't work that way in Cuba anymore. You need time, lots of it, to go mongering. Very few decent girls are offering themselves openly in the daytime these days. Your best bet is to find an excuse at night and hurry into a club. All the pros are hanging in there. On the street, the prado is probably your best chance of finding a pro in a hurry. Up the ass with a hot girl on a two hour escape from the wife? Not happening.

Which leads to the following conclusion: Taking the wife to Cuba is no longer mistake #1

Good luck!I have found that the best place to go to is the open bar on Obisbo, Walk down Obisbo towards the malecon, it is on the left side accross from the numismatic museum. I have never been disappointed with the chicas. Just listen to the music and wait. The live band and the drinks are great. I have taken many girls there for $50 CUC, or less. I speak only survival Spanish.

MCruddy
05-24-09, 19:22
Any info on Carnival in Havana in July? I know it is celebrated every weekend up to July 27th, but want to know what to expect, how hard it is to get a hotel, etc. Any input and info would be great. Anyone interested in meeting up down there?

MCruddy

Kalifornication
05-29-09, 00:12
Any info on Carnival in Havana in July? I know it is celebrated every weekend up to July 27th, but want to know what to expect, how hard it is to get a hotel, etc. Any input and info would be great. Anyone interested in meeting up down there?

MCruddy

I will be there from July 17 - 19, and then I will move on to other parts of the island until July 26.

Write me a note here and I will give you the link to a website where the hotels are available now and they are quite cheap.

Smokers Rule
05-29-09, 15:25
I am considering another trip to HAV in mid-June . . . but I have decided that I will not go without a wingman. If you're interested please PM me!

Dave_Far
05-31-09, 05:47
Can someone give me up to date info on money? Many posts I've read are outdated. I've read conflicting reports on Amex Travler's Checks. Does anyone have any recent personal experience with them? I cannot get Thomas Cook Traveler's checks in the states.

I was told to bring cash but I'm not comfortable carrying a couple thousand in cash. I'll be in Cancun before I depart to Cuba, if I bring Mexican money am I getting screwed on exchanging? I read that Euro, sterling, CAD, are all good and to avoid USD but I haven't found anything on Mexican pesos.

I'll most likely bring cash but in the event I need emergency money what can I do?

Thanks in advance

Martino Bekom
06-01-09, 01:42
Try to buy traveller checks in another currency than dollars. American Express is ok, as long as they are not issued in the US. I just found in another forum that the Mexican peso gives you a bad change in Cuba, so preferably you bring something else. In case of emergency, a credit card does the job, but it should not be issued in the US, so that does not help you. In case of emergency US citizens can send money using Western Union to Cuba.

Bringing cash is fine, if you store it in your locked suitcase in a legal casa, nothing will happen to it... only if you spend it!

Elsledge
06-23-09, 22:47
Just booked up to go to Cuba on the 10th of August until the 31st.

Help on advice as id like to travel the island backpacking.

Tahnks Ian

El Rey De Pollo
06-25-09, 00:44
You are aware (now that you've got your ticket and all) that Cuba is probably the worst backpacking destination in the world?

- There is not a single hostel on the island
- There are two seperate currencies, which means that Cuba is expensive for tourists as the government can price all services required by tourists (accommodation, food etc) in a seperate currency
- Cuban authorities don't want backpackers (hence no hostels). I have seen backpack types of tourists being hazzled big time in Cuba

So pretty tough to advice on island backpacking in Cuba...


Just booked up to go to Cuba on the 10th of August until the 31st.

Help on advice as id like to travel the island backpacking.

Tahnks Ian

El Grande
06-25-09, 17:54
Its not that bad. Just take the casa particulares as hostel and you'll do fine.

Besides that live like a Cuban and eat in paladares (ask for the price and pay before you eat!). There are some good and cheap places.



You are aware (now that you've got your ticket and all) that Cuba is probably the worst backpacking destination in the world?

- There is not a single hostel on the island
- There are two seperate currencies, which means that Cuba is expensive for tourists as the government can price all services required by tourists (accommodation, food etc) in a seperate currency
- Cuban authorities don't want backpackers (hence no hostels). I have seen backpack types of tourists being hazzled big time in Cuba

So pretty tough to advice on island backpacking in Cuba...

Hoxworth
06-26-09, 01:06
Anyone know if Club Chevrier is still goin? Last time I was there it seemed shut. I was thinking of going in the next few weeks anyone gonna be around?

El Chico
06-26-09, 15:48
Just booked up to go to Cuba on the 10th of August until the 31st.

Help on advice as id like to travel the island backpacking.Backpacking per se is not a good idea in Cuba. First of all, the Cubans are nuts about trying to keep track of where the foreigners are staying, so you will have to give a hotel name/address when you come in. I wouldn't dare say that you plan to "backpack" across the country.

If you want to travel town to town, I wouldn't try standing on the highway trying to hitch a ride like the Cubans. Depending on where you are, it could be a big waste of time waiting for a truck with space in the back. Not to mention its extremely dangerous if there was ever an accident (scores of Cubans are killed that way every year).

Don't bother with the train as it breaks down 4 out 5 trips. Without renting a car your best bet is the Via Azul buses which are priced reasonably and are reliable but only go to the major towns.

For accommodations, it shouldn't be hard to find a room in a casa particular (although possibly not licensed) in any town across the country for about $30. They will also usually make you good meals for a descent price.

BeersTerry
06-26-09, 17:11
August is a very busy time in Cuba (all the Europeans are there).

Cuba can be expensive when no one is there, if it is busy and Cubans have a choice then it will be tougher to negotiate.

There is backpacking/camping to be done, but it isn't near the city, any city. You basically have to ask some campesino if you can pitch a tent and sleep on his property (out of sight of passers by). You'll generally have to give him something.

Kalifornication
06-27-09, 19:35
Did you say: "bare-backing" :)


August is a very busy time in Cuba (all the Europeans are there).
Cuba can be expensive when no one is there, if it is busy and Cubans have a choice then it will be tougher to negotiate.

There is backpacking/camping to be done, but it isn't near the city, any city. You basically have to ask some campesino if you can pitch a tent and sleep on his property (out of sight of passers by). You'll generally have to give him something.

Elsledge
07-06-09, 13:14
Ok I've got the message.

I'll change my mind and wait for advice.

I there for 3 weeks and will probably go with the casas.

Not that I'm cheap I just want to see the cuban life and get closer to the culture.

I'm thinking of travelling by bus down to santiago and stopping off along the way with a max of 6 hours per day on the bus. Stopping off maybe a few days here and there then fly back up for a few days before I leave.

Anything out west to see thats good?

And what about the island juventud?

And will any one be there to meet up between the 10-31 August.

Ischia
08-04-09, 02:16
After many years of visiting Cuba, I have come to terms that the "Chica" situtation there is now over and my last visit in June, 09 confirmed it. Don't get me wrong, if you want over-priced pros there are plenty in nighclubs along with thier Chulos, but that is not my idea of fun in the sun. Can anyone recommend any other place that they have visited which left a good impression and plenty of chicas to go with it? I hear Brazil is the closest thing to Cuba, but Brazil is a huge country and lots of ground to cover. Please let me know, thanks.

MCruddy
08-12-09, 23:32
Going to be in Havana Dec 6. Dec 13th. How difficult is it to get tickets to the Tropicana Nightclub show? Does anyone know the cost for good seats and where to buy them? Can I get them at the Hotel Nacional?

Anyone been there in December and can comment on the weather? Warm enough for the beach?

Thanks,

MCruddy

BeersTerry
08-13-09, 22:51
1. Generally, nOt very hard BUT if it is a Friday night and there is a visiting American delegation, then it gets harder.

2. I think Gyno row was CUC$135

3. December varies from 17/18 C at night to 23/25 during the day.
It can be a little windy at the beach. You will see only tourists and no Cubans at that time of year.

El Rey De Pollo
08-14-09, 01:24
That would be an interesting discussion to get going. Cuba holds nothing new for me after all those years, it's mostly the same old girls I am with there. For mongering and meeting lots of new young no-pros, it's pretty much dead. But since I have spend so much time in Cuba, I have spend little time exploring other countries, but am definately interested in expanding my horizons.

Mongering for *****s is not my thing. So looking for a tranquillo, preferably Spanish speaking country with lots of hot girls interested in hooking up for fun and a little wine and dine.

Then again, aren't we all?


After many years of visiting Cuba, I have come to terms that the "Chica" situtation there is now over and my last visit in June, 09 confirmed it. Don't get me wrong, if you want over-priced pros there are plenty in nighclubs along with thier Chulos, but that is not my idea of fun in the sun. Can anyone recommend any other place that they have visited which left a good impression and plenty of chicas to go with it? I hear Brazil is the closest thing to Cuba, but Brazil is a huge country and lots of ground to cover. Please let me know, thanks.

Member #4167
08-17-09, 00:02
That would be an interesting discussion to get going. Cuba holds nothing new for me after all those years, it's mostly the same old girls I am with there. For mongering and meeting lots of new young no-pros, it's pretty much dead. But since I have spend so much time in Cuba, I have spend little time exploring other countries, but am definately interested in expanding my horizons.

Mongering for *****s is not my thing. So looking for a tranquillo, preferably Spanish speaking country with lots of hot girls interested in hooking up for fun and a little wine and dine.

Then again, aren't we all?Ischia & Travelling Gringo -

Yes, Cuba is definetly out. It was a paradise for non-pros and semi-pros in the mid 90's. I was very disappointed when I returned.

I like this thread "Alternate Places To Cuba"
Ischia -

Note: When I say "expensive" I refer to the price of pros. I use the price of pros as a proxy for the price general expenses - hotels, transport, restaurants that would be involved in dating and bedding a non-pro.

Brazil is out - very expensive mongering scene

Costa Rica - expensive

Nicaragua - Despite much searching and flirting - I never hooked up with a non pro. The pros in the prostibulos are cheap enough

Ecuador - I did hook up with a non-pro I met online. But, I also did much searching and flirting and never hooked up with a non pro.

Dominican Republic - if you like black girls it is the place for you. The pro scene is expensive leading me to believe that the non-pro scene is also expensive.

That leaves

Colombia - perhaps

Peru - perhaps

Peru has had some great reviews - for the non-pro scene. The problem with peru is that lima is an ugly city and the country as a whole is a dirty dusty desert

Lionpitch29
08-17-09, 13:32
I've never known Cuba in the middle 90' but I do confirm even it's more expensive right now, Cuba is still the place to be. Cuban girls are awesome And after my five travels there, I don't regret anything.

But it's true it's expensive but less than in our european countries. For the moment!

Member #4167
08-21-09, 04:19
I've never known Cuba in the middle 90' but I do confirm even it's more expensive right now, Cuba is still the place to be. Cuban girls are awesome And after my five travels there, I don't regret anything.

But it's true it's expensive but less than in our european countries. For the moment!Yes - it's less expensive than Europe - that's true. But, that doesnt prove anything. Many more places are less expensive than Europe.

El Rey De Pollo
08-22-09, 02:31
But it's true it's expensive but less than in our european countries. For the moment!

I would say that is hardly even true anymore. Just spend 2 weeks on Costa del Sol, Spain. *****clubs abundant. Good ones with loads of girls from Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Romanio, Russia, Spain etc. And prices from 40 EUR to 80 EUR for a nice session.

I hardly ever monger when in Cuba (Quality to lousy nowadays) but from all the reports I read and what I see and hear on the streets and clubs in Cuba, the island is getting close to European prices.

Member #4167
08-27-09, 12:40
I hardly ever monger when in Cuba (Quality to lousy nowadays) but from all the reports I read and what I see and hear on the streets and clubs in Cuba, the island is getting close to European prices.I agree with you TG.

If u go to a good restaurant in Cuba, expect to pay about the same as u would in Europe/USA. Ditto hotels. Ditto transport. Ditto for chocha.

Gone are the days where u could have a great meal in a terrific restaurant for a bargain price and get a nice girl who would stay with you for restaurant meals, and gifts. Now it's very P4P.

The game in Cuba is now "Charging 1st World Prices in a Third World Setting"

Except the Cubans haven't learned that they aren't Cancun - they don't have the 1st world convenience. Travelling is slow and getting anywhere and doing anything is difficult.

Jonesie
08-27-09, 22:24
I agree with you TG.

If u go to a good restaurant in Cuba, expect to pay about the same as u would in Europe/USA. Ditto hotels. Ditto transport. Ditto for chocha.

Gone are the days where u could have a great meal in a terrific restaurant for a bargain price and get a nice girl who would stay with you for restaurant meals, and gifts. Now it's very P4P.

The game in Cuba is now "Charging 1st World Prices in a Third World Setting"

Except the Cubans haven't learned that they aren't Cancun - they don't have the 1st world convenience. Travelling is slow and getting anywhere and doing anything is difficult.I would agree, Long gone are the Veradero days. But Cuban women are still the best ass your going to find outside of Brazil. While 50-60 is now the going rate for a disco chica, there are bargains to be found out and about.

I suppose once the novelty of Cuba wears off for most non-sex tourists, and they discover it's a place to be taken at every turn, tourism will go down and the price for ass will go with it.

Member #4167
08-31-09, 22:10
I would agree, Long gone are the Veradero days. But Cuban women are still the best ass your going to find outside of Brazil. While 50-60 is now the going rate for a disco chica, there are bargains to be found out and about.

I suppose once the novelty of Cuba wears off for most non-sex tourists, and they discover it's a place to be taken at every turn, tourism will go down and the price for ass will go with it.I agree with you. Compared to Brazil, Cuba is clearly a bargain. Mongers are paying $150 and up in Brazil (Help! Disco). However, in Brazil, you get first class service in a second-world country.

In Cuba, you have to ask alot of chicas before one will even talk to you, and then even more before a jeva says yes to you. Futhermore, you have to do it in some dump.

Would you not agree, that Cuba is definetly not convenient?

When I say Cuba is expensive, I mean "Compared to other third worlds" 50-60 CUC = 60 - 72 US. This is pricy for a third world.

Costa Rica and Panama are "second world"

People say that I worry too much about price. When you factor in the costs of travelling and hotels, I expect to save money when mongering. Even so, it is always more expensive to go overseas, when all costs are considered. My goal is to go to a country and stay several months or retire and bang 100's of women. When u are talking that kind of volume, then price does matter. When the cost is $7 - you can bang alot more women, and u can tip them well. And if u get a cold fish in bed, u don't feel ripped off.

Of course, one can find a high-priced escort in any country You can get a $300/nite high end escort in any one of these countries, - so it is meaningless to compare high-end prices between countries. Instead, compare budget prices, the lowest available in-country prices for a 18-25 year old chica in a budget setting. I would rank the cost of pvssy as the following. Please correct me if u disagree:

Panama #1 most expensive place in LA
Costa Rica- #2 (ruined by mongers)
Dominican Republic(ruined by mongers)
Brazil (ruined by mongers)
Argentina
Mexico
USA
Cuba
Colombia
Nicaragua/Ecuador/Peru

Mexicans USED TO refer to Cuba as a place to get cheap putas. It's not that cheap anymore.

Brazil could easily be the #1 slot as most mongers pay big bucks in Brazil. In fact the highest dollars are spent in Brazil. The reason that Brazil is in the #4 slot, is that Tungrunghua has found some budget mongering with 20 year olds in the less reputable prostibulos.

Some people think of Colombia as expensive. Again, however, Tungrunghua has found some budget mongering with 20 year olds in the budget category.

In the states, you can find many a single mom or young lady who needs a sugar-daddy. You'd be surprised how many normal 18-25 year olds that you can bang for $60 - $100. They are crack addicts, but some of them are pretty cute 20-29 year olds. For proof, go to USG and read the Tampa forum and look for postings by a user named "My Vice"

EDITOR'S NOTE: I would suggest that the author or another Forum Member consider posting a link to this report in the Reports of Distinction thread. Please Click Here (http://www.internationalsexguide.info/forum/announcement-reportsofdistinction.php?) for more information.

Trash Talking
10-28-09, 07:45
Just to be clear. I haven't been to Cuba since 2002. Prior to that, I was there for substantial time. I went to every Provincial Capital East of Havana and have spent months there. I knew the terrain and even was engaged there for a time. I loved staying and visiting Cuba and met many lovely, loving ladies there and can't say enough wonderful things about such a wonderful confused place. (I posted many reports under my previous name but also got a divorce over it's discovery, so now I am much more careful).

That being said, in the mean time; I have been to Brazil, Argentina, Columbia, Uruguay, Panama, Thailand, Taiwan & China.

So what I want to know is: Is Cuba still the amazing cultural and sexual value it once was or has the ship sailed. I know it's still cheap. I know the Casa de la Musica is still the shit and that the floating shows move from month/month. Week/week. I know that a Havana girl is no longer $15-$30 US and is now CUC. I know that the Casa Part. Rules have changed and that I would now have a problem renting an Audi TT in Havana. Don't tell me what the site already says. I'VE READ IT. I'm looking for someone who's been around to the other countries to tell me what those who ONLY goto Cuba don't know.

Bonker04
10-29-09, 08:20
Just to be clear. I haven't been to Cuba since 2002. Prior to that, I was there for substantial time.

That being said, in the mean time; I have been to Brazil, Argentina, Columbia, Uruguay, Panama, Thailand, Taiwan & China.

So what I want to know is: Is Cuba still the amazing cultural and sexual value it once was or has the ship sailed.

Generally I think your ship has sailed. There has been a great change since 2002. You will still find the hardened pro, but not as you say, for 15CUC anymore!

Some places like 'La Salsa' disco in Matanzas you could well strike lucky with a semi, or even a non-pro. Or you could strike out completely! It would depend to a large extent on luck and arbitrary police presence!

To find a normal non-pro chica or even semi-pro - you will have to really work at it. I think you already got that idea from previous posts.

If your up for the chase, it CAN still be rewarding, but it can also be very frustrating. It depends really what your after, and what your prepared to expend in terms of time and effort!

Adinga
11-01-09, 18:57
Bonkers

I've been going to Cuba for the last 7 years and the days of a 15 chica are long gone. The mentality of the girls has REALLY changed and its almost impossible to meet local girls in the malls, streets unless you have a Cuban with you who can approach them for you. All the girls are afraid of the police.

I found myself mostly going to the clubs for pussy and having to deal with professional girls who wanted 50cuc or higher for 90 minutes of service. The days of the funloving girl experiences are gone. Its all business.

You made the right decision by not returning to Cuba and once the travel restritions are lifted Cuba will continue to go downhill while prices increase even more.

MrSoulo
11-01-09, 22:25
You been fishing in the wrong hole Water Boy, no pun intended. LOL. There are thousands of gorgeous Cubanas of all ages (18+) to be had for $20-$30 CUC. Just stay out of Havana and Varadero and untold pleasures will await you. At an inexpensive price. The outskirts of Havana, like Playas del Este, is fine. Just keep out of Havana itself and you're good to go. Forget Varadero, it's boring as fuck and the almost non-existant action is way over priced.

You can find many nice, clean casas for $20-$35 CUC, you just have to know where to go and who to ask. Usually someone at the hotel or a taxi driver will help you.

Also, the most important fact as to why I prefer Cuba is that the chicas are the CLEANEST and most DISEASE FREE in the world! I don't know about the rest of you guys but this is VERY IMPORTANT to me.

I'm such a big fan of Cuba that I'm heading back there this Wednesday. This will be my 4th trip there in the last 18 months!


I agree with you.compared to Brazil, Cuba is clearly a bargain. Mongers are paying $150 and up in Brazil (Help! Disco). However, in Brazil, you get first class service in a second-world country.

In Cuba, you have to ask alot of chicas before one will even talk to you, and then even more before a jeva says yes to you. Futhermore, you have to do it in some dump.

Would you not agree, that Cuba is definetly not convenient?

When I say Cuba is expensive, I mean "Compared to other third worlds" 50-60 CUC = 60. 72 US. This is pricy for a third world.

Costa Rica and Panama are "second world"

People say that I worry too much about price. When you factor in the costs of travelling and hotels, I expect to save money when mongering. Even so, it is always more expensive to go overseas, when all costs are considered. My goal is to go to a country and stay several months or retire and bang 100's of women. When you are talking that kind of volume, then price does matter. When the cost is $7. You can bang alot more women, and you can tip them well. And if you get a cold fish in bed, you don't feel ripped off.

Of course, one can find a high-priced escort in any country You can get a $300/nite high end escort in any one of these countries,. So it is meaningless to compare high-end prices between countries. Instead, compare budget prices, the lowest available in-country prices for a 18-25 year old chica in a budget setting. I would rank the cost of pvssy as the following. Please correct me if you disagree:

Panama #1 most expensive place in LA
Costa Rica- #2 (ruined by mongers)
Dominican Republic(ruined by mongers)
Brazil (ruined by mongers)
Argentina
Mexico
USA
Cuba
Colombia
Nicaragua/Ecuador/Peru

Mexicans USED TO refer to Cuba as a place to get cheap putas. It's not that cheap anymore.

Brazil could easily be the #1 slot as most mongers pay big bucks in Brazil. In fact the highest dollars are spent in Brazil. The reason that Brazil is in the #4 slot, is that Tungrunghua has found some budget mongering with 20 year olds in the less reputable prostibulos.

Some people think of Colombia as expensive. Again, however, Tungrunghua has found some budget mongering with 20 year olds in the budget category.

In the states, you can find many a single mom or young lady who needs a sugar-daddy. You'd be surprised how many normal 18-25 year olds that you can bang for $60 - $100. They are crack addicts, but some of them are pretty cute 20-29 year olds. For proof, go to USG and read the Tampa forum and look for postings by a user named "My Vice"

EDITOR'S NOTE: I would suggest that the author or another Forum Member consider posting a link to this report in the Reports of Distinction thread. Please Click Here (http://www.internationalsexguide.info/forum/announcement-reportsofdistinction.php?) for more information.

Jonesie
11-02-09, 07:33
I'd be inclined to agree to some points. I'd still say that Havana can be a blast. A little more expensive than the campo, but much more variety.

Cuba is a great place to monger if you know the lay of the land. It can be quite frustrating to the monger who refuses to remove his American goggles.


You been fishing in the wrong hole Water Boy, no pun intended. LOL. There are thousands of gorgeous Cubanas of all ages (18+) to be had for $20-$30 CUC. Just stay out of Havana and Varadero and untold pleasures will await you. At an inexpensive price. The outskirts of Havana, like Playas del Este, is fine. Just keep out of Havana itself and you're good to go. Forget Varadero, it's boring as fuck and the almost non-existant action is way over priced.

You can find many nice, clean casas for $20-$35 CUC, you just have to know where to go and who to ask. Usually someone at the hotel or a taxi driver will help you.

Also, the most important fact as to why I prefer Cuba is that the chicas are the CLEANEST and most DISEASE FREE in the world! I don't know about the rest of you guys but this is VERY IMPORTANT to me.

I'm such a big fan of Cuba that I'm heading back there this Wednesday. This will be my 4th trip there in the last 18 months!

DriedUp
11-05-09, 21:34
How possible is it now to live in Cuba?

I am a single guy, 38, no kids.

Have asked this question before, long ago.

Now, with the situation seemingly changing, Obama.
Fidel slowly fading away.

I would like to live over there. Small apt in havana.

Never had any luck finding work through an international firm. say from canada that would place me there. With this economy, even less chance now.

But does not hurt to ask.

Adinga
11-06-09, 03:59
Dried Up

Have you ever been to Cuba?

Bowline
11-08-09, 22:24
How possible is it now to live in Cuba?

I am a single guy, 38, no kids.

Have asked this question before, long ago.

Now, with the situation seemingly changing, Obama.
Fidel slowly fading away.

I would like to live over there. Small apt in havana.

Never had any luck finding work through an international firm. say from canada that would place me there. With this economy, even less chance now.

But does not hurt to ask.It depends on what you refer to as living. How will you get your $$ there? If you are an American you will have to go through a third party. There are agencies in Canada that will do this for you with a very high commision. Cuban Health care questionable. I know from my own experience. Living there. You can rent an apartment, however, the owner will have to occupy it also, at least on paper.

A job, ? There are many Cubans looking for work and are probably better qualified. The weather, it is hotter than hell in the summer. Frequent rains during the season. Electrical blackouts. Difficult or expensive internet connections. Lack of news other than "The Bay of Pigs" on the TV.

A Government that will try to look into every part of your life.

If you can live with this Cuba is a great country, Good food, friendly people and great music. I have thought about living there for several years but the effort just to be above marginally is too much for me.

Good luck

DriedUp
11-09-09, 08:29
Yes, I have been in Cuba. And fully aware of the living conditions of the average cuban. I am ok with it all. As long as I have a place to stay, small studio apt. A la New York City.

I know there have been companies with their people there. I just have never had luck finding one to hire me.

Woodman09
11-23-09, 21:01
Anyone have any good Casas to Recommend.

I will post info after my trip.

Thanks

Hastry
12-20-09, 04:00
Anyone have any good Casas to Recommend.

I will post info after my trip.

ThanksWhen will you go to Cuba?. I am planning a trip at the end of February and I'd like to have some news from the island.

Thanks,

Hastry

Tank Not Mt
01-11-10, 21:48
I've been going down the past 8 years! I've stayed at many Casas in Havana and found np with Chicas. Most casas are like B&B in rural America. I like a First class Hotel-so I stay at one and also use a Casa nearby for my fun. Most Cab drivers know a good Casa.

The problem in Cuba is the Police have nothing better to do then get info on your plans and bust anyone giving names and leads to foreingers on Chicas etc. Thats why I find it hard to promote my Cuban Contacts.

If ever you have a problem with a Cop just give them $10Cuban Pesos under the table and you'll be on your way as they only make $20 Pesos a month. Whatever you do don't make a fuss.

AddictedToWomen
01-12-10, 00:24
@Cubanut/anyone

When you travel from Colombia to Cuba are you able to exchange COP to CUC at a reasonable rate?

Or do you get hit so bad that it worth paying the double exchange penalty in Colombia to get Euros/Sterling/whatever?

Bowline
01-12-10, 01:56
@Cubanut/anyone

When you travel from Colombia to Cuba are you able to exchange COP to CUC at a reasonable rate?

Or do you get hit so bad that it worth paying the double exchange penalty in Colombia to get Euros/Sterling/whatever?
Traveling from the US get Canadian dollars from your bank. Bring enough for your trip. You will have to pay a 10% penalty on US dollars. Canadian dollars are accepted and easy to exchange.

AddictedToWomen
01-12-10, 15:21
Traveling from the US get Canadian dollars from your bank. Bring enough for your trip. You will have to pay a 10% penalty on US dollars. Canadian dollars are accepted and easy to exchange.Thanks, only I'm travelling from COLOMBIA.

Should I bring Colombian pesos, or change into CAD in Colombia, then CUC there?

It Travel
01-12-10, 15:45
Thanks, only I'm travelling from COLOMBIA.

Should I bring Colombian pesos, or change into CAD in Colombia, then CUC there?As in every FSU (Former Soviet Union Country) place.... Yep Cuba is that tooo... Bring cash in USD, new type bills, and a lot of 10's and 20's... ;) or... simply get Euros in 10, 20 and 50 bills.

IT

El Grande
01-12-10, 18:59
As in every FSU (Former Soviet Union Country) place.... Yep Cuba is that tooo... Bring cash in USD, new type bills, and a lot of 10's and 20's... ;) or... simply get Euros in 10, 20 and 50 bills...

ITHave you been in Cuba recently? They don't like US $ anymore because of the 10% tax. Bring Euros

Bobby G
01-13-10, 00:26
Does anyone have any info on casas for rent in Havana Im comeing from the U.S via Mexico so its hard to book in addvance from here Also any hot spots for finding girls would be helpful.Ill be there from Jan.24-30

Michael Tours
01-13-10, 00:38
will a cellfrome from ex Peru work in Cuba with a simcard from Cuba, and no other changes needed???? how much cost a cellphone in cuba, like the cheapest nokia ?? thanks for all help

Michael

La Isla
01-13-10, 01:03
Michael Tours, read your PM.


will a cellfrome from ex Peru work in Cuba with a simcard from Cuba, and no other changes needed???? how much cost a cellphone in cuba, like the cheapest nokia ?? thanks for all help

Michael

MrSoulo
01-13-10, 22:50
Agreed, Dollars are the worst thing to take.Canadian dollars work best. Better exchange rate.

Bowline
01-15-10, 07:04
You been fishing in the wrong hole Water Boy, no pun intended. LOL. There are thousands of gorgeous Cubanas of all ages (18+) to be had for $20-$30 CUC. Just stay out of Havana and Varadero and untold pleasures will await you. At an inexpensive price. The outskirts of Havana, like Playas del Este, is fine. Just keep out of Havana itself and you're good to go. Forget Varadero, it's boring as fuck and the almost non-existant action is way over priced.

You can find many nice, clean casas for $20-$35 CUC, you just have to know where to go and who to ask. Usually someone at the hotel or a taxi driver will help you.

Also, the most important fact as to why I prefer Cuba is that the chicas are the CLEANEST and most DISEASE FREE in the world! I don't know about the rest of you guys but this is VERY IMPORTANT to me.

I'm such a big fan of Cuba that I'm heading back there this Wednesday. This will be my 4th trip there in the last 18 months!All of the things that have been said about Cuba in this forum are true; expensive and there are better places to monger.

But still, Cuba is a great place to see now, it will be changing fast. If you have an interest go now. The food is great, the music is the best and the people are the best.

A mongerer can have a great time their but it takes patience and practice.

I have never been bothered by the police.

A casual laid back attitude can be rewarding with the chicas. I have

Found non pros on the Rampa and in the open bar on Obisbo, across from the Numismatic Museum and with introductions from the people I met, there. If you don't look for it it will find you.

Sit back, have a mojito and listen to the music.

Tank Not Mt
01-19-10, 17:53
Just got back from Havana, stayed at a good Casa!

If you need a Casa call Angelo at 011.535.264.6871. He has a pretty nice one in Miramar, close to everything and book in advance. If his place is full he can recommend others in the Area. He speaks English!

Rebel Monger
01-19-10, 21:41
I have never been bothered by the police.
Cuban authorities are very smart when it comes to do their job well while keeping a "good image" with the outside world. Unless you get involved in politics or commit a crime, they won't bother you, instead they go after the chicas you go there for. They don't clamp down the prostitution thing completely because they want us to think that hooking up with women there is still possible, so we keep coming back to spend money there.

I was born in Cuba and have most of my family there but due to everything being so damn difficult there, I've only been back once since I left. If things were different, chances are that I'd spend all my vacation time there, but I rather go to easier destinations like my favorite the Dominican Republic or Costa Rica. Next month I'll go to Colombia.

Finding women in Cuba is the easy part, the hard part is finding a place to take them to. That's the way it always was.

Freddy Mz1
01-22-10, 21:35
This is my first trip to Cuba. Ticket is booked for 1st week of Feb.

I know every one is saying to stay away from Havana and Varadero.

- Which City has many Chicas?

- Any Chica Friendly casas I can stay at? (Contact number or name Would be appreciated?

- Are Hotels allow you to bring Girls with or I should find a Casa?

Am not going to a resort so I need all the help I can get.

Thanks

Avatar007
01-26-10, 19:56
Hey Freddy,

I am also interested in going to havana on that date I have done some research but have never been. Would you be interested in meeting up I am 27 years, educated and relaxed. Anyhow get back to me if you are interested and we can figure something out.

Avatar007
01-26-10, 20:17
Does this work?

Pete Benetar
01-30-10, 02:44
Anybody able to provide prior posts of distinction or links thereof with best connections traveling between USA and Havana?

Thanks ahead

Pb

Gta Guy
03-08-10, 23:34
Hi Guys,

I think I need to change the city now. I'm tired of Havana (been there twice) & girls are more demanding now a days. Anybody been to Holugin? I'm thinking about Holguin for next trip (not really sure when) and wants to know if there are any girl friendly casa and how are the girls compared to Havana? Are they more relaxed & not greedy?

Thanks in advance for any advice.

GTA GUY

Tank Not Mt
03-10-10, 16:27
Was in Holgin last year about this time. Many girls arround the central square at about half the going rate of Havana. Pretty easy to find Casas--most are GF--infact most of the girls I picked up had a good one for 20-25 Pesos (about $25). It is usually better to exchange Canadian or Euros then american dollars. Lots of selection and quality is very good.

Good Luck

Tanesh
03-11-10, 05:10
What's the going rate in this city?

Steve 99
03-14-10, 15:16
Any of you first timers to Havana opt for a Hotel the first couple nights to get your sea legs under you and not have to worry about overbooked casas?

I am worried as I arrive real late from Cancun on the Mexicana flight arriving 11 pm.

Just concerned about walking the streets of Havana at night looking for my casa where it will having plumbing issues. LOL.

Would you recommend this hotel 1st 2 nights approach for a newbie to Cuba?

Do the taxi drivers know how to get to all the addresses for casas or can you set up a driver with your name with the casa owners?

Gta Guy
03-14-10, 16:18
Was in Holgin last year about this time. Many girls arround the central square at about half the going rate of Havana. Pretty easy to find Casas--most are GF--infact most of the girls I picked up had a good one for 20-25 Pesos (about $25). It is usually better to exchange Canadian or Euros then american dollars. Lots of selection and quality is very good.

Good LuckThanks Tank Not Mt. Good to hear that. F**K Havana. If I contact you via PM can you please provide some inside details? I'm not planning to travel now maybe in couple of months.

MrSoulo
03-18-10, 10:50
I have some questions some of u guys may be able to help me out with.

1. Approximately how much does it cost for a taxi from Jose Marti airport in Havana to Tropicoco Hotel at Playa del Este?

2. Does anyone know or can recommend a good driver with his/her own car in or around Havana? They must be able to speak English, know their way around, have the ability to hustle us some good deals....just like EVERY other Cuban, be willing to travel to other cities like Holguin, Camaguey, Trinidad, etc and have a decent car that DOESN'T break down every 5 kms. lol. You can post a response on the board or PM me.

3. What's the best and most comfortable way to get from Camaguey to Havana? I'll be traveling with 2 big suitcases and i'm not sure if the Viazul buses have storage for luggage. I hear that the trains must be avoided. Also, i'm not sure about domestic flights between Camaguey and Havana.

4. Have any of u ever taken flights within Cuba? If so, what was the experience like and how much would it cost?

5. What's the procedure in booking local flights once in Cuba?

6. What about hiring a driver from Camaguey to bring me to Havana? Good idea or bad idea?

7. Does anyone know of a driver with his/her own car to bring me from Camaguey to Havana? If so, how much?

8. Is it better for me to just rent my own car in Camaguey and drive to Havana? Please note, this would be a one way trip as i will be staying in Havana once i get there and will be departing Cuba from Jose Marti airport.

9. How much would it cost to return the rental car to Camaguey from Havana once i've finished with it?

Whatever information u guys can provide would be most appreciated.

Thanks

Steven Smith
03-19-10, 03:09
I have some questions some of u guys may be able to help me out with.

1. Approximately how much does it cost for a taxi from Jose Marti airport in Havana to Tropicoco Hotel at Playa del Este?

2. Does anyone know or can recommend a good driver with his/her own car in or around Havana? They must be able to speak English, know their way around, have the ability to hustle us some good deals....just like EVERY other Cuban, be willing to travel to other cities like Holguin, Camaguey, Trinidad, etc and have a decent car that DOESN'T break down every 5 kms. lol. You can post a response on the board or PM me.

3. What's the best and most comfortable way to get from Camaguey to Havana? I'll be traveling with 2 big suitcases and i'm not sure if the Viazul buses have storage for luggage. I hear that the trains must be avoided. Also, i'm not sure about domestic flights between Camaguey and Havana.

4. Have any of u ever taken flights within Cuba? If so, what was the experience like and how much would it cost?

5. What's the procedure in booking local flights once in Cuba?

6. What about hiring a driver from Camaguey to bring me to Havana? Good idea or bad idea?

7. Does anyone know of a driver with his/her own car to bring me from Camaguey to Havana? If so, how much?

8. Is it better for me to just rent my own car in Camaguey and drive to Havana? Please note, this would be a one way trip as i will be staying in Havana once i get there and will be departing Cuba from Jose Marti airport.

9. How much would it cost to return the rental car to Camaguey from Havana once i've finished with it?

Whatever information u guys can provide would be most appreciated.

ThanksCan't help with all your questions, but can help with some.

I haven't hired a driver in Havana, but have elsewhere. Most have fairly reliable (albeit old) cars). However, you should know that it is illegal for those without a state taxi licence to do this.

I have flown locally within Cuba (from Havana to Holguin). Booked through nashtravel.com(they aren't fast, but they get the job done, and you can see the prices online). National flights frequently change flight times and routes (mine made an unscheduled stop in Cayo Coco). More spartan than Air Canada, and the planes are older. Otherwise OK. If you wish to buy a ticket directly, while in Cuba, you simply go to the airport and buy it (if they have any left. Best to do this the day before!). You may have to pay extra for the 2nd suitcase (you are only allowed 1 checked and one carry-on, although I checked 1 large and 1 small without extra charge).

You can also get car rental prices (including prices for one-way) on nashtravel. Com. There is also the option of renting a car with driver. You should take the car rental prices on the website as an estimate of the actual price. I have had the price come in at more and (once) less than the website-quoted price. You can also rent at the airport or a rental office when you arrive, although during busy times they may have no cars available. A car rental will be the most expensive part of your trip if you choose to do this (however, it helps with the chicas!).

Warning: there are MANY road hazards in Cuba. Day or night. Huge potholes, animals, pedestrians, bicycles. Outside of Havana, you will need some Spanish to find your way around. NEVER drive at night in areas without streetlights (I almost hit an old drunk guy while driving on a dark road in January). Hitting someone means prison if they are hurt.

It's a long drive to Camaguey. Unless you're making the drive to see the scenery (not the best in Cuba), I would suggest flying. It will cost about the same as driving (whether in a rental car or with a driver).

Hope this is helpful.

Acorreia4
03-29-10, 11:14
In Bayamo lives and works Eyianis Veranes Pérez (calle Emilio Garcés # 3, entre Martires y Milánes). At first hand she makes the impression of a very honest girl that wants a gf relationship, not a ‘jinetera’ at all. Anyway, she talked me into paying her in advance for some expenses she had to make. But from the moment she got the money the service went sour. So in the end she proved to be a hard ‘jinetera’.

Fatherland
04-27-10, 13:58
After looking at Jonsies contributions to the gallery, I am going to have to make it a point to head down to Havana.

The Dirty Pirate
04-30-10, 15:19
I'm not going to email ya, but just google casa particular and most have searches available for independent apartments. You should be fine with anyone that has it's own entrance if you keep things low key.


O.K. Here goes. I will be going to Havana, Cuba on the 21st of March, 2011 and staying for a week. I am looking for a Casa in Old Havana, particularly on Obisbo Street that either has a private entrance or let you have overnight guest(s) (with not that many questions asked.) I know many of you are reluctant to give or share this information as you might get the owner(s) of the Casa into trouble with the police. That is why I am including my e-mail

noodles.526@live.co.uk

I would like to see pictures of said Casa along with any and/or all information I can get.

To all of you who will respond I thank you in advance.

Noodles.

Digital Curry
04-30-10, 15:23
I've read there is a new tax on tourists. Cuba is going to force you to buy medical insurance at the airport as of May 1 2010. Long lines, bureaucracy and other horseshit. I think if everyone boycotts Cuba for two months, this policy/tax will be gone quickly. It is just a way of raising revenue in an already expensive country.

Some of you know me. I am an expert on this country. I've spent 18 months there over the past 9 years. I was already thinking to never return there again. I am American. Flights are long, expensive and arduous. Between the bullshit with cops and women and high prices, it's not worth it.

Other than girls there is nothing to do in Cuba. There are no restaurants worth a damn. Food generally sucks. It is a boring country. It is not particularly beautiful. No good scuba or water skiing, etc. The museums suck. I don't drink or smoke. So all that is left are the girls.

The girls are expensive and have a bad attitude. I still get them cheap, because I can talk like a local street pimp. But it is an effort/work.

Not like the golden time during 1997-1999. This is due to the economic crisis at the fall of the Soviet Union. I missed this golden era. I hear a dozen beautiful girls would wait in front of your door dressed to perfection. Some were there with there parents. They'd come in one after the other.

I first went to Cuba at the end of 2000. It was still very good, but the pressure on the girls from the police had ruined the party. I spent nearly 6 months there in 2003. I had a good time but it was a hassle. Since 2005 or so it really has kind of sucked.

But the girls have changed. They are far more cynical and expensive. I get them cheap still cause I've spent 18 months in Cuba and talk to the girls like a local street pimp. But it is work. It is a hassle to hustle. A hassle to work for these girls. They are more empowered and manipulative.

One can still have a good time with girls, especially an experienced monger such as myself. I can talk to the girls like I'm Cuban. With effort, I can get girls very cheap because I know where to look and how to manipulate like I'm a local Cuban pimp (sort of.) But the attitude on the street has changed.

And if I didn't speak dialect local street pimp, it'd be quite expensive. The Cuban government rips you off on EVERYTHING.

I was already fed up. Now that Cuba will charge me another $7 per day for insurance, I think I'll call it quits. Enough.

Kalifornication
05-01-10, 02:39
DC what the fuck are you talking about, Cuba is a fucking paradise!


I've read there is a new tax on tourists. Cuba is going to force you to buy medical insurance at the airport as of May 1 2010. Long lines, bureaucracy and other horseshit. I think if everyone boycotts Cuba for two months, this policy/tax will be gone quickly. It is just a way of raising revenue in an already expensive country.

Some of you know me. I am an expert on this country. I've spent 18 months there over the past 9 years. I was already thinking to never return there again. I am American. Flights are long, expensive and arduous. Between the bullshit with cops and women and high prices, it's not worth it.

Other than girls there is nothing to do in Cuba. There are no restaurants worth a damn. Food generally sucks. It is a boring country. It is not particularly beautiful. No good scuba or water skiing, etc. The museums suck. I don't drink or smoke. So all that is left are the girls.

The girls are expensive and have a bad attitude. I still get them cheap, because I can talk like a local street pimp. But it is an effort/work.

Not like the golden time during 1997-1999. This is due to the economic crisis at the fall of the Soviet Union. I missed this golden era. I hear a dozen beautiful girls would wait in front of your door dressed to perfection. Some were there with there parents. They'd come in one after the other.

I first went to Cuba at the end of 2000. It was still very good, but the pressure on the girls from the police had ruined the party. I spent nearly 6 months there in 2003. I had a good time but it was a hassle. Since 2005 or so it really has kind of sucked.

But the girls have changed. They are far more cynical and expensive. I get them cheap still cause I've spent 18 months in Cuba and talk to the girls like a local street pimp. But it is work. It is a hassle to hustle. A hassle to work for these girls. They are more empowered and manipulative.

One can still have a good time with girls, especially an experienced monger such as myself. I can talk to the girls like I'm Cuban. With effort, I can get girls very cheap because I know where to look and how to manipulate like I'm a local Cuban pimp (sort of.) But the attitude on the street has changed.

And if I didn't speak dialect local street pimp, it'd be quite expensive. The Cuban government rips you off on EVERYTHING.

I was already fed up. Now that Cuba will charge me another $7 per day for insurance, I think I'll call it quits. Enough.

La Isla
05-01-10, 04:34
Posting a Cuban girls name and address on a site like this is a really sh*tty thing to do, especially as a first post. Moreso because you were an idiot and paid her upfront for anything...




In Bayamo lives and works Eyianis Veranes Pérez (calle Emilio Garcés # 3, entre Martires y Milánes). At first hand she makes the impression of a very honest girl that wants a gf relationship, not a ‘jinetera’ at all. Anyway, she talked me into paying her in advance for some expenses she had to make. But from the moment she got the money the service went sour. So in the end she proved to be a hard ‘jinetera’.

Shinsen
05-02-10, 01:44
DC what the fuck are you talking about, Cuba is a fucking paradise!Well, is it a fucking paradise ? If it is, give us details to why you think it is so.

Cuba is too much hassle and hard work to be enjoyed fully. I have contacts there but most first time mongers to cuba do not and as such are going to be frustrated.

La Isla
05-02-10, 04:24
I'm pretty sure he was being sarcastic....


Well, is it a fucking paradise ? If it is, give us details to why you think it is so.

Cuba is too much hassle and hard work to be enjoyed fully. I have contacts there but most first time mongers to cuba do not and as such are going to be frustrated.

Adinga
05-02-10, 07:01
I love Cuba and have been there many times. As far as pussy is concerned, I think there are better destinations.Most Cuban women are unappreciative,cold and business orientated.

When vacationing in Cuba its nessecary to be watching for scammers and con artists 24 hours a day - never trust a Cuban.

PincheCabron
05-02-10, 19:47
If anyone has any actual on the ground info on how much they're charging people with US passports in Cuban airports please discuss details.



I've read there is a new tax on tourists. Cuba is going to force you to buy medical insurance at the airport as of May 1 2010. Long lines, bureaucracy and other horseshit. I think if everyone boycotts Cuba for two months, this policy/tax will be gone quickly. It is just a way of raising revenue in an already expensive country.

Some of you know me. I am an expert on this country. I've spent 18 months there over the past 9 years. I was already thinking to never return there again. I am American. Flights are long, expensive and arduous. Between the bullshit with cops and women and high prices, it's not worth it.

Other than girls there is nothing to do in Cuba. There are no restaurants worth a damn. Food generally sucks. It is a boring country. It is not particularly beautiful. No good scuba or water skiing, etc. The museums suck. I don't drink or smoke. So all that is left are the girls.

The girls are expensive and have a bad attitude. I still get them cheap, because I can talk like a local street pimp. But it is an effort/work.

Not like the golden time during 1997-1999. This is due to the economic crisis at the fall of the Soviet Union. I missed this golden era. I hear a dozen beautiful girls would wait in front of your door dressed to perfection. Some were there with there parents. They'd come in one after the other.

I first went to Cuba at the end of 2000. It was still very good, but the pressure on the girls from the police had ruined the party. I spent nearly 6 months there in 2003. I had a good time but it was a hassle. Since 2005 or so it really has kind of sucked.

But the girls have changed. They are far more cynical and expensive. I get them cheap still cause I've spent 18 months in Cuba and talk to the girls like a local street pimp. But it is work. It is a hassle to hustle. A hassle to work for these girls. They are more empowered and manipulative.

One can still have a good time with girls, especially an experienced monger such as myself. I can talk to the girls like I'm Cuban. With effort, I can get girls very cheap because I know where to look and how to manipulate like I'm a local Cuban pimp (sort of.) But the attitude on the street has changed.

And if I didn't speak dialect local street pimp, it'd be quite expensive. The Cuban government rips you off on EVERYTHING.

I was already fed up. Now that Cuba will charge me another $7 per day for insurance, I think I'll call it quits. Enough.

The Dirty Pirate
05-03-10, 16:20
I'll be there next weekend if anyone else is, drop me a PM.

Adinga
05-03-10, 20:23
Americans are charged the same amount as tourists from other countries.
The insurance policy is appx $8 per day but that doesnt go into effect for a few weeks.There are also the departure fees of appx $25. A taxi from Jose Marti airport into downtown Havana/Vedado will run you about $20

****** Depending on what gateway country you fly thru you will have additional fees to pay.If your caught traveling to Cuba without permission the fine can be as high as 7500 so ask Cuban customs agent not to stamp your passport upon arrival.

Kalifornication
05-04-10, 01:34
I'm pretty sure he was being sarcastic....

Well, I was being a bit sarcastic, but I do love the Cuban bollo. It is the best, it is my own personal paradise. Sorry. And I know where it is hidden on la isla and how to find it. And I certainly do not venture to the clubs and discos or sea wall for this.

Victorn
05-04-10, 02:17
I've read there is a new tax on tourists. Cuba is going to force you to buy medical insurance at the airport as of May 1 2010. Long lines, bureaucracy and other horseshit. I think if everyone boycotts Cuba for two months, this policy/tax will be gone quickly. It is just a way of raising revenue in an already expensive country.

Between the bullshit with cops and women and high prices, it's not worth it.

Other than girls there is nothing to do in Cuba. There are no restaurants worth a damn. Food generally sucks. It is a boring country. It is not particularly beautiful. No good scuba or water skiing So all that is left are the girls.

The girls are expensive and have a bad attitude. I still get them cheap But it is an effort/work.

I had a good time but it was a hassle. Since 2005 or so it really has kind of sucked.

But the girls have changed. They are far more cynical it is work. It is a hassle to hustle. A hassle to work for these girls. They are more empowered and manipulative.

One can still have a good time with girls, . With effort, I can get girls very cheap But the attitude on the street has changed.

The Cuban government rips you off on EVERYTHING.

I was already fed up. Now that Cuba will charge me another $7 per day for insurance, I think I'll call it quits. Enough.Guys, since Castro and his brother have been receiving help in petroleum and gas from Hugo Chavez, they have made it VERY DIFFICULT for mongers.

Cuba IS expensive for tourists: 6 dollars per hour to use the internet and only in some hotels; in drugstores for tourists (not the ones for Cubans) there is NO see vitamins, no viagras to buy even if you can spend the money.

If you are starting a conversation with a Cuban woman in public, ALL eyes will be directed to you.

Digital Curry
05-25-10, 18:31
I too still know how to hunt Cubanas. I'm up there with the best of them. Like Kalifornication I know where to look and what to do, to find the best cheaply and even some freebies. But I'm tired of the Bullshit. I'm thinking of going to Colombia, or DR or Central America. I might even go back to Cuba.

Are there Colombia Experts here or another latin country who could share their expertise? Or want my Expertise? If yes, please send a message and we'll talk.

PS. If anyone's curious, the type of girls I like, go look up my name in the photos section.

Durante
05-27-10, 19:22
I am going to cuba on june 15th for a week.

Final destination has not yet been set.

Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

MrSoulo
05-29-10, 00:27
I've read there is a new tax on tourists. Cuba is going to force you to buy medical insurance at the airport as of May 1 2010. Long lines, bureaucracy and other horseshit. I think if everyone boycotts Cuba for two months, this policy/tax will be gone quickly. It is just a way of raising revenue in an already expensive country.

Some of you know me. I am an expert on this country. I've spent 18 months there over the past 9 years. I was already thinking to never return there again. I am American. Flights are long, expensive and arduous. Between the bullshit with cops and women and high prices, it's not worth it.

Other than girls there is nothing to do in Cuba. There are no restaurants worth a damn. Food generally sucks. It is a boring country. It is not particularly beautiful. No good scuba or water skiing, etc. The museums suck. I don't drink or smoke. So all that is left are the girls.

The girls are expensive and have a bad attitude. I still get them cheap, because I can talk like a local street pimp. But it is an effort/work.

Not like the golden time during 1997-1999. This is due to the economic crisis at the fall of the Soviet Union. I missed this golden era. I hear a dozen beautiful girls would wait in front of your door dressed to perfection. Some were there with there parents. They'd come in one after the other.

I first went to Cuba at the end of 2000. It was still very good, but the pressure on the girls from the police had ruined the party. I spent nearly 6 months there in 2003. I had a good time but it was a hassle. Since 2005 or so it really has kind of sucked.

But the girls have changed. They are far more cynical and expensive. I get them cheap still cause I've spent 18 months in Cuba and talk to the girls like a local street pimp. But it is work. It is a hassle to hustle. A hassle to work for these girls. They are more empowered and manipulative.

One can still have a good time with girls, especially an experienced monger such as myself. I can talk to the girls like I'm Cuban. With effort, I can get girls very cheap because I know where to look and how to manipulate like I'm a local Cuban pimp (sort of.) But the attitude on the street has changed.

And if I didn't speak dialect local street pimp, it'd be quite expensive. The Cuban government rips you off on EVERYTHING.

I was already fed up. Now that Cuba will charge me another $7 per day for insurance, I think I'll call it quits. Enough.Your travel agent can get u insurance for $20 a week or $80 a year. Check into it. You DO NOT have to buy the local Cuban insurance.

MrSoulo
05-29-10, 00:31
I've read there is a new tax on tourists. Cuba is going to force you to buy medical insurance at the airport as of May 1 2010. Long lines, bureaucracy and other horseshit. I think if everyone boycotts Cuba for two months, this policy/tax will be gone quickly. It is just a way of raising revenue in an already expensive country.

Some of you know me. I am an expert on this country. I've spent 18 months there over the past 9 years. I was already thinking to never return there again. I am American. Flights are long, expensive and arduous. Between the bullshit with cops and women and high prices, it's not worth it.

Other than girls there is nothing to do in Cuba. There are no restaurants worth a damn. Food generally sucks. It is a boring country. It is not particularly beautiful. No good scuba or water skiing, etc. The museums suck. I don't drink or smoke. So all that is left are the girls.

The girls are expensive and have a bad attitude. I still get them cheap, because I can talk like a local street pimp. But it is an effort/work.

Not like the golden time during 1997-1999. This is due to the economic crisis at the fall of the Soviet Union. I missed this golden era. I hear a dozen beautiful girls would wait in front of your door dressed to perfection. Some were there with there parents. They'd come in one after the other.

I first went to Cuba at the end of 2000. It was still very good, but the pressure on the girls from the police had ruined the party. I spent nearly 6 months there in 2003. I had a good time but it was a hassle. Since 2005 or so it really has kind of sucked.

But the girls have changed. They are far more cynical and expensive. I get them cheap still cause I've spent 18 months in Cuba and talk to the girls like a local street pimp. But it is work. It is a hassle to hustle. A hassle to work for these girls. They are more empowered and manipulative.

One can still have a good time with girls, especially an experienced monger such as myself. I can talk to the girls like I'm Cuban. With effort, I can get girls very cheap because I know where to look and how to manipulate like I'm a local Cuban pimp (sort of.) But the attitude on the street has changed.

And if I didn't speak dialect local street pimp, it'd be quite expensive. The Cuban government rips you off on EVERYTHING.

I was already fed up. Now that Cuba will charge me another $7 per day for insurance, I think I'll call it quits. Enough."no good scuba"? WTF are you talkin' 'about willis? Cuba has the second largest coral reef in the world! Second only to the great barrier reef in Australia. Dude, the scuba diving there is fukkin great!

Steve Nash
05-29-10, 12:30
I am going to cuba on june 15th for a week.

Final destination has not yet been set.

Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated.Hey Durante,

I'm going to Cuba on June 15 too, but for 2 weeks (first week in Camaguey and second week in Holguin). If you decide to go to Camaguey I can meet you in a bar and we can grab some beers and pick-up Cubanas in the street if that's what you are into it like I do. Read your email later I will send you a message.

Questner
05-31-10, 04:36
I have never been to Cuba. I read but still got questions to anyone who travelled to Cuba in the last year or so.

a) Will AI's and/or hotels allow day passes and/or double occupancies to different girls on different days?
b) If I see a girl will she arrange a place for ST with an ease?
c) How much is renting a house, not an apartment (some say 200 per day, some -35)?
d) I read on the board that there are governmental rentals (not privately owned) that are furnished and fully equipped. How to get one?
e) Which part of the country have you travelled to recently? Is there a "second best" to Havana?
f) Is there any shopping mall/ big department store in Havana geared for foreigners? Where do cubans shop?

Kalifornication
06-06-10, 15:42
Your travel agent can get u insurance for $20 a week or $80 a year. Check into it. You DO NOT have to buy the local Cuban insurance.

I've been to Cuba twice since they started this insurance requirement, and, ... I have not been asked to purchase any of it.

Julio Frippo
06-06-10, 17:32
Victorn, I read the below post on the Nicaragua site and have a question. I couldn't get a private message to you so ill use this forum. Is the Hotelito you posted about the same as the Hotel El Hotelito at Montoya 2CE 1CS in Managua? I want to be sure before telephoning them. Thanks.


I once stayed at a small hotel which seems quite secure as all guest cars are parked inside gated parking lot.

It has a swimming pool next to a bar.

The innovation: sex workers are selected to attend the bar and provide for a fee sexual services to hotel guest/

The name: Hotelito

MrSoulo
06-08-10, 17:22
I have never been to Cuba. I read but still got questions to anyone who travelled to Cuba in the last year or so.

a) Will AI's and/or hotels allow day passes and/or double occupancies to different girls on different days?

YES.

b) If I see a girl will she arrange a place for ST with an ease?

YES. The chicas know their "territory" like the back of their hands.

c) How much is renting a house, not an apartment (some say 200 per day, some -35)?

PRICES VARY depending on location. Expect to pay $30-$400 CUC per day. $400 CUC would be for a private Mansion in Havana with multiple bedrooms, swimming pool, maid, cooks, and even sometimes a car to drive around.

d) I read on the board that there are governmental rentals (not privately owned) that are furnished and fully equipped. How to get one?

Do a Google search for "casa particular cuba" and a bunch of rental sites will pop up. However, most of us on this site tend to get good leads from other members or friends that have been to Cuba. We usually tend to book these casas only when we get there....this way u see what u gonna pay for before u decide. Also, once u are in Cuba any taxi driver will be able to guide u to one.

e) Which part of the country have you travelled to recently? Is there a "second best" to Havana?

Cienfuegos. Gorgeous city, beautiful people.

f) Is there any shopping mall/ big department store in Havana geared for foreigners? Where do cubans shop?No malls buddy. Lots of small government run stores.

Smith 2005
06-15-10, 03:39
Hi,

l have been to havana once before with me friends but l was wondering is it dangerous to go alone? l was planning to go after one month and stay for 3weeks.I know that you can stay with a family in particular casa but is possble that,the family can help you if something goes wrong like if you get robbed and need to go home or something?

It would be great if someone who knows could answer this.Or if someone on this site is going to havana nexst month and wants somone to tag along.lam a nice guy 27years old from scandinavia.

Thanks

MrSoulo
06-15-10, 19:01
Hi,

l have been to havana once before with me friends but l was wondering is it dangerous to go alone? l was planning to go after one month and stay for 3weeks.I know that you can stay with a family in particular casa but is possble that,the family can help you if something goes wrong like if you get robbed and need to go home or something?

It would be great if someone who knows could answer this.Or if someone on this site is going to havana nexst month and wants somone to tag along.lam a nice guy 27years old from scandinavia.

ThanksCuba is mad safe, violent crimes are almost non-existent. The only things u have to worry about are the chicas over charging u and the locals trying to hustle u for cash.

Keep your money in your hotel room safe along with your passport. And just like in every country around the world, including USA and Canada, don't walk around flashing big wads of cash.

Lerxsttt
06-17-10, 08:38
I have heard of this before but this case made the news here in Canada.

If you decide to rent a car be careful!

Cuban holiday turns to legal nightmare

http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/824571--cuban-holiday-turns-to-legal-nightmare?bn=1

A two-week vacation to Cuba has left an Ontario man stuck indefinitely in legal limbo on the island.

Cody LeCompte, of Norfolk County, has been held in Cuba for seven weeks since April 29 when the rental car he was driving was involved in a serious accident that sent him, his mother, uncle and a female Cuban friend to hospital.

Even though he has not been charged for his role in the accident, the 19-year-old is prohibited from leaving the country until the case is resolved. He is now staying in a Santa Lucia resort with his uncle.

On Friday, a grand jury in Camaguey, 500 km from Havana, heard LeCompte’s case but has yet to decide if he should face a fine or trial. A trial would mean an indefinite stay in the country.

“We’ve been sitting on pins and needles. We thought we’d have heard from them by now,” said his anxious mother, Danette LeCompte, who suffered internal bruising, broken ribs and cuts in the accident, and had to return home in late May to report to work.

LeCompte said she and her son, who’s never had a traffic offence since getting his licence at 16, arrived in Cuba April 26 on a trip that was supposed to be a graduation present for him.

The four rented a Hyundai Accent sedan for a week and were on their way to Camaguey for a day trip when their car was hit broadside by a large dump truck.

“The road conditions were horrific. There were potholes everywhere,” recalled LeCompte, a provincial civil servant. “There’s no intersection, no stop sign, no traffic light. Animals were all over the place. We slowed down at all intersections, then came the big dump truck that didn‘t brake.

“We got hit on the passengers’ side and swung around at least twice. Our car just looked like a heap of metal. My son was in and out of consciousness. I thought I’d lost him.”

Some passers-by took the victims in their own cars to the nearby Neuvitas Hospital. Police took their statements and arrested the dump truck driver.

LeCompte said they were initially told by Cuban officials that her son had to remain in Cuba until his injured Cuban passenger recovered, so doctors could “sign off” her medical file to ensure she would be okay.

Although the woman, his uncle’s fiancée, has already recuperated, Cuban officials continue to keep her son in Cuba.

LeCompte said the family has since sought help from the Canadian embassy, consulate staff and foreign affairs.

“They just take your report and say they are kept updated on the file. Other than that, they tell you Cuban law has to be obeyed,” said a frustrated LeCompte, who talks to her son daily. “None of these agencies have even had contact with me and to let me know anything. Cody tries to put up a brave face, but he is frightened.”

Through a friend, the family got in touch with Conservative MP Dave Van Kesteren (Chatham-Kent-Essex), who is following up the case with foreign affairs officials, LeCompte said.

Foreign affairs officials would not comment on LeCompte’s case, but a travel advisory on Wednesday warned Canadians avoid driving in Cuba.

“Driving conditions can be hazardous. Signs are scare. Bicycles, pedestrians and horse-drawn carts use the middle of the road and do not readily give way to oncoming vehicles,” it said. “Traffic accidents are a frequent cause of arrest and detention of Canadians in Cuba. Accidents resulting in death or injury are treated as crimes, and the onus is on the driver to prove innocence.”

Regardless of the nature of the accident, it can take five months to a year for a case to go to go to trial while the driver is banned from leaving the country.

“If all they want is money, we will pay them,” said LeCompte, who wasn’t aware of the travel warning. “I just want my son home.”

MrSoulo
06-17-10, 20:00
I have heard of this before but this case made the news here in Canada.

If you decide to rent a car be careful!

Cuban holiday turns to legal nightmare

http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/824571--cuban-holiday-turns-to-legal-nightmare?bn=1

A two-week vacation to Cuba has left an Ontario man stuck indefinitely in legal limbo on the island.

Cody LeCompte, of Norfolk County, has been held in Cuba for seven weeks since April 29 when the rental car he was driving was involved in a serious accident that sent him, his mother, uncle and a female Cuban friend to hospital.

Even though he has not been charged for his role in the accident, the 19-year-old is prohibited from leaving the country until the case is resolved. He is now staying in a Santa Lucia resort with his uncle.

On Friday, a grand jury in Camaguey, 500 km from Havana, heard LeCompte’s case but has yet to decide if he should face a fine or trial. A trial would mean an indefinite stay in the country.

“We’ve been sitting on pins and needles. We thought we’d have heard from them by now,” said his anxious mother, Danette LeCompte, who suffered internal bruising, broken ribs and cuts in the accident, and had to return home in late May to report to work.

LeCompte said she and her son, who’s never had a traffic offence since getting his licence at 16, arrived in Cuba April 26 on a trip that was supposed to be a graduation present for him.

The four rented a Hyundai Accent sedan for a week and were on their way to Camaguey for a day trip when their car was hit broadside by a large dump truck.

“The road conditions were horrific. There were potholes everywhere,” recalled LeCompte, a provincial civil servant. “There’s no intersection, no stop sign, no traffic light. Animals were all over the place. We slowed down at all intersections, then came the big dump truck that didn‘t brake.

“We got hit on the passengers’ side and swung around at least twice. Our car just looked like a heap of metal. My son was in and out of consciousness. I thought I’d lost him.”

Some passers-by took the victims in their own cars to the nearby Neuvitas Hospital. Police took their statements and arrested the dump truck driver.

LeCompte said they were initially told by Cuban officials that her son had to remain in Cuba until his injured Cuban passenger recovered, so doctors could “sign off” her medical file to ensure she would be okay.

Although the woman, his uncle’s fiancée, has already recuperated, Cuban officials continue to keep her son in Cuba.

LeCompte said the family has since sought help from the Canadian embassy, consulate staff and foreign affairs.

“They just take your report and say they are kept updated on the file. Other than that, they tell you Cuban law has to be obeyed,” said a frustrated LeCompte, who talks to her son daily. “None of these agencies have even had contact with me and to let me know anything. Cody tries to put up a brave face, but he is frightened.”

Through a friend, the family got in touch with Conservative MP Dave Van Kesteren (Chatham-Kent-Essex), who is following up the case with foreign affairs officials, LeCompte said.

Foreign affairs officials would not comment on LeCompte’s case, but a travel advisory on Wednesday warned Canadians avoid driving in Cuba.

“Driving conditions can be hazardous. Signs are scare. Bicycles, pedestrians and horse-drawn carts use the middle of the road and do not readily give way to oncoming vehicles,” it said. “Traffic accidents are a frequent cause of arrest and detention of Canadians in Cuba. Accidents resulting in death or injury are treated as crimes, and the onus is on the driver to prove innocence.”

Regardless of the nature of the accident, it can take five months to a year for a case to go to go to trial while the driver is banned from leaving the country.

“If all they want is money, we will pay them,” said LeCompte, who wasn’t aware of the travel warning. “I just want my son home.”Crazy shit! I've been advised many times to NOT rent a car in Cuba because of their strict, and somewhat inadequate, traffic laws.

I did rent once before and didn't have any problems, but then again i'm from a country with poor road conditions like Cuba and i guess i just got lucky.

But to be perfectly honest, i'm not planning on renting there anytime soon.....even though cars are chic magnets...lol. As most of you guys already know, driving around Cuba in a car makes it MAD EASY to pick up chicas....they just flock to u. ha!

Questner
06-18-10, 04:22
To Lerxsttt's report: keep in mind that even third party liability insurance won't cover passengers in your rental (to easy pick ups - think twice) and there is no insurance against criminal liability. How about hiring a driver? (luckily if he procures also :))

BeersTerry
06-18-10, 15:38
There was a story in yesterdays newspaper of a 19 y.o. Canadian that got into a serious traffic accident. He will be in Cuba up to 1 year waiting for a trial.

It does not matter that you have insurance. It does not matter that the accident was not your fault.

I used to drive around all the time but now hire a driver because the gringo is always wrong and always at fault.

Petrolero
06-19-10, 10:22
No malls buddy. Lots of small government run stores.

What are Epoca y Carlo Trecero

BeersTerry
06-21-10, 16:34
If you haven't found a mall in Havana, you are not looking hard enough. Great place to go shopping for girls window shopping.

MrSoulo
06-21-10, 19:39
What are Epoca y Carlo TreceroNo clue dude, sorry.

Maybe "malls" do exist in Cuba, but i've personally never seen one and none of my friends have either.

There might be Strip Malls, but i highly doubt there are big indoor malls like in North America.

Either way, my friends and i have never seen any.

MrSoulo
06-21-10, 19:53
What are Epoca y Carlo TreceroI stand corrected, there ARE malls in Cuba.

I just googled "Epoca y Carlo Trecero" and below is a link to what i found.
http://www.havana-guide.com/shoppinghavana.html

The above link gives you a list of malls. Hopefully Jackson will allow this link on my post.

In case he doesn't, here are a list of Cuban malls/markets:

1. Near Obispo Street you’ll find HARRIS BROTHERS SUPERMARKET at Monserate (avenida de Belgica) corner O’Reilly Street, Havana Vieja. At the ground level are a cafeteria, and the food and beverage departments. At the first and second floors you’ll find clothes, perfume, and shoes. PALACIO DE LA ARTESENIA at Cuba Street 64 between Cuarteles and Pena Pobre Streets is a very nice place to shop: modern stores in a historical building selling shoes, clothes, perfume, T-shirts, and sports gear.

2. PLAZA DE CARLOS TERCERO at Avenida Salvador Allende between Arbol Seco and Retiro streets, Havana Centro is a large shopping mall with 3 floors, always crowded with people, sometimes with long queues at the shop entrances. The plaza has food shops, cafeteria, clothes, electronic consumer products, (VCR, TV etc.), and peso shops where you can buy all items for a fixed price of one or five peso. The plaza is a typical Cuban shopping experience.

3. LA EPOCA at the corner of Avenida de Italia and Neptuno Street in Havana Centro is a Cuban shopping centre with cheaper clothes.

4. SHOPPING MALL Fereteria TRASVAL
A new big modern shopping mall TRASVAL opened last year (2009) and is situated at the square near SAN RAFAEL and GALIANO streets. Big interest of the Cuban population. Many things for the 'Do it your self', paints, bicycles, barbecues, toys, HiFi, kitchenware etc. to Cuban standards a real shopping paradise.

***The biggest and best-stocked supermarkets and shopping malls are located in the more residential Miramar district, where you find all the embassies and the diplomats’ residences.

5. SUPERMERCADO 70 at 3rd Avenue and 70th Street, Miramar is one of the biggest supermarkets in Havana. It carries a wealth of choices by Cuban standards, with a well-stocked food department and clothing shops.

6. SUPERMERCADO FLORES at 176th Street between 1st and 3rd Avenue, Miramar is another large food store, well stocked by Cuban standards.

7. LA PUNTILLA at corner Street A and 1st Avenue, Miramar is a large mall selling a wide variety of clothes, food, perfume and electronic consumer products.

8. MERCADO CUBALSE at 5th Avenue and 42nd Street, Miramar is a classic mall with food and clothing departments.

9. CENTRO COMERCIAL PALCO at 5th Avenue and 188th Street, Miramar is one of the best-stocked supermarkets in Havana, with more expensive and higher quality food items. For example, among their cheese products range you’ll find Italian Parmesan and French Roquefort (1.4 kg at 125 CUC). It’s a place where the average Cuban never shops: it’s too expensive. It appears that the orders and the buyers come from the embassies and the diplomatic corps.

10. LA MAISON at 16th Street Nº 701, between 7th and 9th Avenues is a nice mansion, with clothing, perfume and jewel shops, a swimming pool and an excellent restaurant where you can admire models showing off the latest clothes. This is a rather expensive place designed for tourists and business people.

***To Western World Standards, Havana is a poor shopping place, with limited choices and supplies. In the Havana shopping malls all merchandise must be paid in CUC, Peso Convertible. That's why Cubans call them dollar shops. Most Cubans can not afford to pay in CUC "hard currency" unless they are sponsored by friends or family from outside Cuba.

Hope this helps.

La Isla
06-21-10, 21:58
There was a story in yesterdays newspaper of a 19 y.o. Canadian that got into a serious traffic accident. He will be in Cuba up to 1 year waiting for a trial.

It does not matter that you have insurance. It does not matter that the accident was not your fault.

I used to drive around all the time but now hire a driver because the gringo is always wrong and always at fault.

Notice below that THEY were hit broadside by the truck driver and the truck driver was arrested.

Canadian trapped in Cuba after car accident (Toronto Star, June 16, 2010)
A two-week vacation to Cuba has left an Ontario man stuck indefinitely in legal limbo on the island.

Cody LeCompte, of Norfolk County, has been held in Cuba for seven weeks since April 29 when the rental car he was driving was involved in a serious accident that sent him, his mother, uncle and a female Cuban friend to hospital.

Even though he has not been charged for his role in the accident, the 19-year-old is prohibited from leaving the country until the case is resolved. He is now staying in a Santa Lucia resort with his uncle.

On Friday, a grand jury in Camaguey, 500 km from Havana, heard LeCompte’s case but has yet to decide if he should face a fine or trial. A trial would mean an indefinite stay in the country.

“We’ve been sitting on pins and needles. We thought we’d have heard from them by now,” said his anxious mother, Danette LeCompte, who suffered internal bruising, broken ribs and cuts in the accident, and had to return home in late May to report to work.

LeCompte said she and her son, who’s never had a traffic offence since getting his licence at 16, arrived in Cuba April 26 on a trip that was supposed to be a graduation present for him.

The four rented a Hyundai Accent sedan for a week and were on their way to Camaguey for a day trip when their car was hit broadside by a large dump truck.

“The road conditions were horrific. There were potholes everywhere,” recalled LeCompte, a provincial civil servant. “There’s no intersection, no stop sign, no traffic light. Animals were all over the place. We slowed down at all intersections, then came the big dump truck that didn‘t brake.

“We got hit on the passengers’ side and swung around at least twice. Our car just looked like a heap of metal. My son was in and out of consciousness. I thought I’d lost him.”

Some passers-by took the victims in their own cars to the nearby Neuvitas Hospital. Police took their statements and arrested the dump truck driver.

LeCompte said they were initially told by Cuban officials that her son had to remain in Cuba until his injured Cuban passenger recovered, so doctors could “sign off” her medical file to ensure she would be okay.

Although the woman, his uncle’s fiancée, has already recuperated, Cuban officials continue to keep her son in Cuba.

LeCompte said the family has since sought help from the Canadian embassy, consulate staff and foreign affairs.

“They just take your report and say they are kept updated on the file. Other than that, they tell you Cuban law has to be obeyed,” said a frustrated LeCompte, who talks to her son daily. “None of these agencies have even had contact with me and to let me know anything. Cody tries to put up a brave face, but he is frightened.”

Through a friend, the family got in touch with Conservative MP Dave Van Kesteren (Chatham-Kent-Essex), who is following up the case with foreign affairs officials, LeCompte said.

Foreign affairs officials would not comment on LeCompte’s case, but a travel advisory on Wednesday warned Canadians avoid driving in Cuba.

“Driving conditions can be hazardous. Signs are scare. Bicycles, pedestrians and horse-drawn carts use the middle of the road and do not readily give way to oncoming vehicles,” it said. “Traffic accidents are a frequent cause of arrest and detention of Canadians in Cuba. Accidents resulting in death or injury are treated as crimes, and the onus is on the driver to prove innocence.”

Regardless of the nature of the accident, it can take five months to a year for a case to go to go to trial while the driver is banned from leaving the country.

“If all they want is money, we will pay them,” said LeCompte, who wasn’t aware of the travel warning. “I just want my son home.”

Exoticspirit
07-06-10, 17:32
I'm likely attending a conference in Havana in November and would also like to get to do some decent scuba diving down there since I'm a diver. I heard that the diving around Havana is not that great and that I would have to travel to get to the best spots in Cuba for diving.

Two such locations west of Havana are Maria la Gorda and Cayo Levisa, which both look fairly isolated but are reported to be among the best sites to dive.

Would such places be completely dead as far as action for local Cuban women goes?

Simple Simon
07-11-10, 06:14
Interesting Bill is moving rapidly through the US Congress. Here are some links to the news.

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-4645

http://blog.cheapoair.com/news/congress-to-review-cuba-travel-ban-for-us-citizens.aspx

http://www.petergreenberg.com/2010/07/01/house-committee-votes-to-end-cuba-travel-ban/

Steve 99
07-11-10, 22:34
Just an FYI for you americans.

I just went through Cancun. On my way into Cancun from atlanta the mexico customs guy was cool and stamped my passport inside over stamps.

When I came in from havana the customs guy was all business and stamped in correct place in the square. I was thinking I could be in trouble if the us customs saw the date as same day.

Get to Atlanta. Customs guy did not even open my passport. Just stamped the piece of paper.

No problema my first run through.

RioThaiGuy
07-15-10, 15:11
I live in Colombia but am American and have an American passport. I was wondering when leaving and entering Colombia do they stamp my passport as usual and if so when I reenter the US how do I get by that obstacle. Where was I? Why do I have an exit stamp from Colombia and a reentry stamp.

Thanks for your advice.

Misinformation
07-17-10, 06:06
Nobody will ask. Don't worry about it.


I live in Colombia but am American and have an American passport. I was wondering when leaving and entering Colombia do they stamp my passport as usual and if so when I reenter the US how do I get by that obstacle. Where was I? Why do I have an exit stamp from Colombia and a reentry stamp.

Thanks for your advice.

Benno Meatball
07-19-10, 11:53
Hi there,

Is there a possibility to meat girls in this malls or its better so look in rapidos and discos?

Aloha

Mcpapirico
07-20-10, 04:54
Hi there,

Is there a possibility to meat girls in this malls or its better so look in rapidos and discos?

AlohaStick to the Rapidos, discos, and the central parques.

Don't worry, they'll find you.

Mcpapirico
07-20-10, 04:57
Hi there,

Is there a possibility to meat girls in this malls or its better so look in rapidos and discos?

AlohaI'd stick to the Rapidos, Discos, and Central parks, if I were you. They'll find you.

Benno Meatball
07-20-10, 10:38
I'd stick to the Rapidos, Discos, and Central parks, if I were you. They'll find you.Hey Dude,

That sounds good, thanks.

What is the possibility to find a girl staying over the night or maybye spend a few days and how much she will have for that?

Thanks,

Benno

Mcpapirico
07-26-10, 06:45
Hey Dude,

That sounds good, thanks.

What is the possibility to find a girl staying over the night or maybye spend a few days and how much she will have for that?

Thanks,

BennoIf you find a soft to medium-core jinetera, the chances are good of her staying overnight, or even spending a few days with you. In these cases, money isn't normally talked about up-front; buying her dinner, drinks, a handbag or shoes are nice gestures. Of course, you'll want to reward her with some cold hard cash, come parting-time, as well, as should be your due diligence. And who knows? This could be the beginning of a beautiful 'friendship'.

Just watch your heart. They're all very good at what they do. And I don't only mean the sex.

Purple Porkchop
08-18-10, 15:48
Info please. Which Caribbean cities have the cheapest flights to Cuba? Can not fly from a US island like PR or VI. Any ferry boats from the Bahamas?
Will probably fly into Havana or any other city if less expensive.

Thanks,
P Chop