Asking For Any Personal Taxi Drive Referrals
Dear fellow mongers,
I will be in Havana Aug 26 - Sept 8 and am asking if any of you fine gentlemen could refer me to a trusted person who could be my "personal taxi driver". I speak decent (enough) Spanish so this person doesn't have to speak English. Any help would be greatly appreciated and thanks in advance.
Gifts for people in Havanna
I plan to go on a cruise to Havana in October (first time ever in Cuba). I don't think I will be doing any mongering because I will be going with my older brother (87 years old) and my nephew. My brother only wants to see the city and the old cars. I am thinking of taking gifts like toothpaste, toothbrushes, deodorant, and shampoo to give to the local people as part of the people-to-people interaction. Has anyone taken those kinds of gifts to just give out randomly? If so, have you encountered any problems doing it?
Gifts for people in Havanna
[QUOTE=FunLuvr;2064252]I plan to go on a cruise to Havana in October (first time ever in Cuba). I don't think I will be doing any mongering because I will be going with my older brother (87 years old) and my nephew. My brother only wants to see the city and the old cars. I am thinking of taking gifts like toothpaste, toothbrushes, deodorant, and shampoo to give to the local people as part of the people-to-people interaction. Has anyone taken those kinds of gifts to just give out randomly? If so, have you encountered any problems doing it?[/QUOTE]I did exactly that on my last trip in February. Soap, shampoo, tooth paste and tooth brushes. All were well received. Going back in a couple of weeks and taking those item again.