Havana

[El Griego]

No, definitely not. Again as others have mentioned, in Cuba P4 P is on a spectrum, like autism. I've known pros and I've known girls doing it for the first time. A lot (majority) of them are P4 P for sure, but I've met several girls on there who make it clear they are not pay for play. One lovely lady told me that while she has friends that do that, and even offered to forward my info to them (she even sent me pics of a couple haha), she was looking for an actual boyfriend. She's a model so she has some income and those with real jobs (doctors, models, etc) tend to be less likely to P4 P. And when you see "Looking for Relationship" on a girl's profile, the odds of a Yuma or other short term visit foreigner getting a reply drops dramatically. Not that girls already in relationships don't do it, haha. Hell, some of them have dudes in their profile pics with little heart emojis LOL. WTF? I regularly see girls' Whatsapp status videos where they are with their novios, but thay are asking me when I am going to hurry back to Havana. Monogamy isn't as common in Cuba as in some other countries JJJJ.

That's about what I saw in March, but I didn't buy a single peso my last trip and all went well. Dollars are better, which is why you will get incessant offers to trade them for the pesos as you walk down any street.

Really depends on the luck of the draw; mostly, did other planes arrive at the same time? Some times it's a few minutes, other times it can be very long lines at immigration that can take 30-60 minutes. That happened to me last time, terrible crowds and not enough processors. And most of the processors are slow as molasses. For this reason, on my next trip, I am going to buy the VIP lounge pass on the way in to get cuts in front of the lines, if any appear.

Decent, but you pay for it $1 per hour. You literally hand them a US dollar at this little booth, and they give you a card with ID and PIN on it and it expires in an hour. And you have to relog-in if you are idle too long. I've only used it on waiting on departures, but I assume it exists on arrivals, but probably not until after immigration. Supposedly there is 15 minutes free but I've never seen that IRL.

For current echange rates on the street, also google "el toque tasas de cambio" (I'm not posting the actual url. I see it's against the rules).

[JinaWrangler]

I bet almost all of the Cuba girls on badoo are hookers.

No, definitely not. Again as others have mentioned, in Cuba P4 P is on a spectrum, like autism. I've known pros and I've known girls doing it for the first time. A lot (majority) of them are P4 P for sure, but I've met several girls on there who make it clear they are not pay for play. One lovely lady told me that while she has friends that do that, and even offered to forward my info to them (she even sent me pics of a couple haha), she was looking for an actual boyfriend. She's a model so she has some income and those with real jobs (doctors, models, etc) tend to be less likely to P4 P. And when you see "Looking for Relationship" on a girl's profile, the odds of a Yuma or other short term visit foreigner getting a reply drops dramatically. Not that girls already in relationships don't do it, haha. Hell, some of them have dudes in their profile pics with little heart emojis LOL. WTF? I regularly see girls' Whatsapp status videos where they are with their novios, but thay are asking me when I am going to hurry back to Havana. Monogamy isn't as common in Cuba as in some other countries JJJJ.

Hi all, I'll be making my first trip to Havana next month.

1) what's the current exchange rate on the streets? 330 pesos per dollar? More?

That's about what I saw in March, but I didn't buy a single peso my last trip and all went well. Dollars are better, which is why you will get incessant offers to trade them for the pesos as you walk down any street.

2) How long does it take to process thru HAV airport upon arrival? 20-30 min? More? .I'll be arriving on a Tuesday at 1:45 pm.

Really depends on the luck of the draw; mostly, did other planes arrive at the same time? Some times it's a few minutes, other times it can be very long lines at immigration that can take 30-60 minutes. That happened to me last time, terrible crowds and not enough processors. And most of the processors are slow as molasses. For this reason, on my next trip, I am going to buy the VIP lounge pass on the way in to get cuts in front of the lines, if any appear.

3) How reliable is wifi at HAV airport?

Decent, but you pay for it $1 per hour. You literally hand them a US dollar at this little booth, and they give you a card with ID and PIN on it and it expires in an hour. And you have to relog-in if you are idle too long. I've only used it on waiting on departures, but I assume it exists on arrivals, but probably not until after immigration. Supposedly there is 15 minutes free but I've never seen that IRL.

[StripperMan]

Hi all, I'll be making my first trip to Havana next month.

1) what's the current exchange rate on the streets? 330 pesos per dollar? More?

2) How long does it take to process thru HAV airport upon arrival? 20-30 min? More? .I'll be arriving on a Tuesday at 1:45 pm.

3) How reliable is wifi at HAV airport?

Thanks for the help!

[JinaWrangler]

Hey fellow enthusiasts! Some of you guys are funny. I thought I was a softie with my large gratuities, but some of you seem to have a hard time saying "no" haha. Just assume they all will eventually ask for money to be sent. Some will ask before the trip, all will eventually ask after you return home. I tell them I have a policy of not sending money, but that I am generous in person. I also say that my government does not like me sending money to Cuba and that I could lose my Global Entry if I were caught doing this, or maybe even my right to travel to Cuba (there is some grain of truth in this). They all have similar sob stories, usually revolving around birthdays (their own or their mother's or their grandmother's). Bottom line, say no to sending money, "I just don't do that. " Probably best to make that clear when you see them in person when they are happy, so there is no disappointment later. A burner isn't a bad idea, but I've used my regular phone on whatsapp and I have had no problems. I gave away my last burner to a chica haha. Like I said, softie.

Not sure how Tijuana is relevant, but I do not think that bringing girls to an airbnb in Havana for drinks is analogous to going down to dangerous Tijuana bars run by cartels where life has no value and the cops are all corrupt and you're paying by the half hour for hardcore pros with the 1000 cock stare. And I used to go down there in the old days, and yes, there are some stars, and I'm sure it's still fun as hell, but the risk factor is a magnitude higher for having your ear cut off and sent to your parents for ransom. If that's your thing, no hate, but it is a different experience than Havana where every girl is a potential.

Back on topic, I'm going back to Havana in June and I am always recruiting new talent. I now view work as an interlude between vacations, rather than the reverse, haha.

Note to self wrt some good gifts to bring: Cheap body sprays and hair brushes! I'm still pulling long hairs out of my brush. And they want to use my man cologne, hahaha.

[AmericanPi]

I agree with AmericanPi, it really does depend on your definition of a "hooker". Is there a difference between a girl that works a normal job and then supplements her income with sex as a "side hustle" vs a girl who makes all her income from sex?

I still like the thought that it's just a teacher or a waitress or whatever that I'm "picking up", then giving her a few bucks afterwards. It just adds to the entire fantasy of me being a big shot while I'm out there.

Agreed. And one thing surprising to me when I was there is just how available the girls are for purchase.

Really you can ask almost any girl if you can take her for a date and give her a gift. Take your pick. Most will say yes. And if they say no it's not a disgusted no.

But as others have said, don't go to Havana if you don't speak passable Spanish. It's a waste of time. This isn't Tijuana. They don't pick up English due to proximity to the states.

[EMode]

I bet almost all of the Cuba girls on badoo are hookers.

I agree with AmericanPi, it really does depend on your definition of a "hooker". Is there a difference between a girl that works a normal job and then supplements her income with sex as a "side hustle" vs a girl who makes all her income from sex?

I still like the thought that it's just a teacher or a waitress or whatever that I'm "picking up", then giving her a few bucks afterwards. It just adds to the entire fantasy of me being a big shot while I'm out there.

[Questner]

As well as most girls can't afford or have the time to go to the gym. The best looking girls are the ones working at the clubs as waitresses. But that's the long game since they'll likely be working everyday you're there.

Try dancers, ballerinas etc. Dancers are beautiful with athletic bodies, naturally clocked by music to sex.

[Sangnyc21]

In Cuba, "hooker" is a flexible term. It's such a poor country that really almost any girl can be for sale if you ask. Brothers pimp sisters, boyfriends pimp girlfriends. The only problem is that because it's so poor the girls aren't all that attractive. Growing up with poor nutrition, poor hair products, bad makeup, bad clothes all add up. If a girl isn't naturally beautiful, and most aren't, it's clear.

As well as most girls can't afford or have the time to go to the gym. The best looking girls are the ones working at the clubs as waitresses. But that's the long game since they'll likely be working everyday you're there.

[AmericanPi]

I bet almost all of the Cuba girls on badoo are hookers.

In Cuba, "hooker" is a flexible term. It's such a poor country that really almost any girl can be for sale if you ask. Brothers pimp sisters, boyfriends pimp girlfriends. The only problem is that because it's so poor the girls aren't all that attractive. Growing up with poor nutrition, poor hair products, bad makeup, bad clothes all add up. If a girl isn't naturally beautiful, and most aren't, it's clear.

[HDston]

At Emode.

Definitely agree with the messaging you to death until you arrive.

I bet almost all of the Cuba girls on badoo are hookers.

[Captain Solo]

I met a few Cuban American girls in Miami, light-skinned with the sweetest faces, fully developed bodies with beautiful feminine shapes and curves, light, sweet, happy personalities.

Presence of Russian and Vietnamese troops in Cuba and cross breeding with locals have produced a population of beautiful cross-bred female specimens. I heard, but have not tried, that they hang out at Casa de Musica in Habana.

Latinas love their tattoos, especially Cubanas, like that makes them unique in the world. Their natural beauty is trashed by those urban graffitis. They are stupid but how can anyone explains to them?

Also the long fake nails, like they are high-class and never have to do anything menial in their lives. Just make them look stupid and ghetto to the mainstream.

Hong Kong club in Tijuana has 80 to 100 light-skinned Latinas every night of the week, some look healthy and beautiful like super models of the world. Sinaloa girls are tall and big with fake blonde hair, fake boobs, fake asses, loud, booming voices and aggressive personalities. You should see the vicious cat fights among bossy Sinaloa girls in HK.

Girls from Sonora are smaller but also beautiful with fewer fake assets and nice, sweet, loving personalities. I just met a hot Sonoran spinner in HK, speaks adequate English, fun and sexy in the club. She guided my face from her boobs down to her crotch, sniffing, licking in the middle of club hehe. Invited her out to dinner with wingmen but she said sadly that she needed money and had to stay in the club to work. She was wild and passionate in bed, squealing, talking dirty in English. Unlike most HK girls, she's unusually sweet and loving in words and texts, suggests a vacation in her hometown of Bahia de Kino on the East side of the Sea of Cortez, where seafood is abundant, fresh and cheap. Beef raised in Sonora is allegedly the best, rivaling Kobe beef. Whether real or fake, she's all around a very nice package, sure gave me a lot more than I expected in fun, sex, passion.

I met big disappointment in quality of fun, food, sex flying to Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica, Brazil. I can easily have sweet, sexy fun with lots of light-skinned Latinas in Tijuana without having to fly to Cuba or countries in Central and South America.

I personally like the light skinned Latinas. They were harder to find in Havana. It's rather like liking natural blondes in an American city. They exist but you're going to dig deeper and longer to find them in Havana.

And those tattoos for fucks sake. Every girl over 18 has shitty tattoos. Chest tattoos, thigh tattoos, hand tattoos. It's so trashy.

And those stupid long fake nails are a status symbol like they are among poor girls in the states. I always way to tell them in the states, but never do, that well heeled people look down on that look because it's the equivalent of having shiny fake rims on your Corolla. The people who think it's cool are in the Kia next to you.

[Chris H]

Did you book it online in the US or just show up with cash? Was there an extra charge to bring in a Cubana with you? I think a read that the Cuban government owns a piece of all the hotels and that the US prohibits Americans from staying in them but that airbnbs are ok since privately owned.

Correct, we paid online with our Credit Cards. I didn't bring a Cuban with me, just another American female and my friend was with his wife.

[Nomars777]

I don't think people fully appreciate just how much being able to conversationally relate with girls, but really pretty much everyone, helps improve the travel experience overall. Being able to relate to folks about their day, their work, family stuff, whatever, creates a closer, human bond with those you're interacting with. This will make every aspect of your trip better and more enjoyable.

There's no doubt this has made nearly every trip I've taken to DR, Colombia (BOG, MDE, CLO), Aruba, etc. Far, far better than trying to get by with Google Translate.

Put in the time to learn Spanish and you will reap 10 x what you sow in time invested.

Got back 2 weeks ago from a quick 5 night trip to Havana. Here are some tips that may or may not be useful to anyone.

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Tip #4: Learn Spanish. Just do it. Anything you can speak just ups your chances of getting hotter girls and making your experience even better.

My buddy is a pretty good looking and very in shape guy. I however am a short, fat, bald ogre. Any restaurant we went to, he would get the sly looks from the waitresses. However, as soon as he started to trip himself up with his limited Spanish and I had to step in to translate and get the girls laughing or engage them in a conversation, it was I who was able to get the girls' number to call them later for a "date". I cannot overstress the importance of being able to hold a conversation with a girl. If you can actually talk to them and ask them about themselves and their lives, their interest levels go through the roof and even a guy like myself can pick up most hot waitresses like I'm Clooney. In fact, that girl from the rain night stuck around in bed for at least an hour after the deed, just talking and continuing to give my little knubby shuleleh oodles of attention as we talked about her life and whatever else came up. So do your penis a favor and learn some Spanish. My buddy is already practicing for next year's trip.

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[EMode]

At Emode.

Definitely agree with the messaging you to death until you arrive.

That's one of the reasons I got a burner sim before my trip. So that after the trip I could just toss the card and I wouldn't be bothered by any girls trying to follow up with requests for topups and such. I kept the contacts of the girls I liked for next year and that's it.

[Big Zozo Intl]

At Emode.

Definitely agree with the messaging you to death until you arrive.