response to Fido Dido's advise
Hi,
Overall, this is a great report, and I agree with almost everything. There are ATM's that are fine, in Havana Libre Hotel and Hotal National. There's also one in Havana Vieja, on Calle Obispo, down a few blocks from Hotel Florida, which is heavily guarded.
For some reason, I got lucky with my apartment a few weeks ago. All of the neighbors knew that I was staying there, and that I would be bringing in girls, so I never was bothered.
Guys, things I NEVER leave home without are condoms, "baby wipes" / moist toweletts, and hair/beard trimmer. That will solve any unshaven female problems, and will likely get you a new reputation. I am now "el barbero" in havana vieja.
Later,
Tom
[QUOTE=Fido Dido]I am not a Cuba expert.
But things you have to know about Cuba are:
1) Summer is very hot. I wouldn't go in august, begin september. Take care that wherever you go there is an A/C at night.
2) You can not get a girl into a hotel. Pratically impossible.
3) Best is if you rent a casa particular that is independant. That has an entrance for itself. A casa is also much cheaper as a hotel and the comfort is the same or bigger.
Look on the internet for casa's. Take a good one with room, bedroom, balcony, kitchen, hot/warm water, privacy/entrance, A/C.
Just write in your e-mail before you reserve that you want to invite guests and if that is a problem. If they write that it is no problem then take this printed mail with you. If they write that it is a problem find something else.
If you arrive at the casa DO NOT PAY IN ADVANCE!
If you pay in advance and you get a quarrel with the owner and you want to go then you NEVER get your money back.
Price should be something like $25 - $35.
4) Prostitutues are being chased by the police. If they get caught a few times they go to jail (for a few years). That is unless the girl is known by the police. In that case she has a deal with the police. For money or for services the police let her go.
5) Tourists that uses prostitutes are left alone. However before going with a girl ALWAYS check her age. All Cubans have an id-card. It is called "carnet". The first numbers of their id shows the year in which they were born. Format YYYYMMDD. So idnr 19800124 stands for a 24 year old girl. If the girl is a minor or if she has no idea or if she has borrowed the id of her sister then don't go with her. If you get caught with a minir that can cost you 20 years of jail!
6) Cuba is a police state. You are under constant control. When you rent a hotel or a casa particular your info is put in a database. Also if you take a girl to your casa most of the time the house owner will insist that the girl is registered. And here name will be linked to your name in the government database.
I don't like that policy. Not for the girl not for myself.
Also the people in the neighboorhood will spy on you (Comite Defensar de la Revolution)!
So I always smuggle the girl in the house (not so easy) and I let the owner promise not to register the girl (also not that easy).
The advantange of Cuba being a police state is that it is pretty save. Much saver than Brazil/Rio. You can walk at nights on the street. Still be carefull like you would be at home.
7) On your visum you do need to write the adress of the place where I will be staying the first 2 nights. The adress of a casa is sufficient. It doesn't have to be a hotel.
8) Learn some spanish
9) First time best go to Havana. Take a casa in the region Vedado near the Hotel Havana Libre.
Places to pick up chicks: La Rampa (near Havana Libre), Malecon (boulevard near the ocean), Prado (center).
Prices are about $25-$30 (excluded $5 for a cab).
10) About half of all the girls do not shave their pussy. I find this a disgusting habbit.
11) A good website with info on Cuba is thorntree.lonelyplanet.com
12) Take your own condoms with you.
13) Find out how to get money when being in Cuba. There are not many ATM's and the ones that can't be found are not safe.
14) For the taxi from the airport to Havana don't pay more than $15.
15) Have fun.[/QUOTE]
Thinking of bringing my Cubana to the USA...
Thinking of bringing my Cubana to the USA.
I know it is crazy. Please don't remind me of the obvious.
What a joke to say, "my girl is different," ha ha ha.
If I bring her here on a fiance visa, am I finacially liable?
For how long? What if I don't marry her? And she applies for political asylum? And we continue to be a couple? Do I still remain liable? How much? How long? She has a kid, how does that effect the deal?
Please recommend resources.
Please be constructive and don't ridicule me.
Cuba late october or november
Dear Friends,
I'm planning to return to Cuba (third visit).
I would like to rent a car and live some kind of adventurous road movie.
I've been to havana twice so I'd like to travel to other cities.
I'd like to rent a car to do the trip and stay at casa particulares.
The main reason for travelling is mongering.
I'd like to see the countryside too and score some girls there (not really looking for pro action but rather GFE with young, pure, but of course legal girls.)
I'm a very open minded young male. I'm from Europe, I'm 34 years.
I speak English, French, Dutch and of course I'm studying Spanish.
I'd like to find a friend who likes the idea of travelling through cuba and have lots of fun with the local chica's.
We could share the costs of the car / gasoline/ casa's / chica's.
This would be my third trip to Cuba so I have some experience with the country. If you speak spanish fluently and have some experience with mongering then you'd be my ideal travel partner.
Please PM me if the idea appeals to you so we can talk some more.
I'd like to spend 7- 12 days there.
Revolution Doc