Havana

[BeersTerry]

Personally speaking, Cuba is tough. The cops harass you and/or your chica. The food is lousy. Everything is overpriced. The Cubanas, though, rock your world! ...better than most other latin countries.

[Organicgrowth]

Cubiche, Jonas

This is an interesting point you raise Cubiche.

I wonder if this is some form of new scam, as I have not heard about this before. I personally have been taken to a police station for not having ID (…this was last year!) and got “booked in” and received a lecture on the law and then let go to walk back in the dark…. Just my luck the electricity was taking an evening off! However once you get booked in, the “arresting” officers just go back on the beat, leaving you in the care of the station duty officers… It would seem that in this case they bought the chicas back! Very strange indeed.

Jonas, I’m glad you had a nice time and that your episodes did not spoil things for you. This is a good attitude because Cuba is full of ups and many downs…

Another new issue to watch for I guess.

Regards,

[Cubiche]

[Second time worse, the police kept guarding our casa particular and 2 a clock in the morning they pick us up when we get home, and force the girls to the police station for 2 hours.

There they steal theirs many, and after that they bring them back to the casa on the condition that we pay them further 60 CUC.
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Jonas,
If I understand correctly the police took the girls to the the station for 2 hrs and then brought them back!! My question is how well did you know those 2 girls? From what you say, it would appear to me that the girls were in on it. I have never heard of the police taking girls to the station and then bring them back. Then again, it is Cuba.
Cubiche

[Jonas]

Short report from Habana.

Did 8 days week 20-21.

Big problems with the police, 2 times same day grip of the police me and my friend + our 2 GFE.

First time at beach cost us 20 UCU to get them released, we use to have no problems there.

Second time worse, the police kept guarding our casa particular and 2 a clock in the morning they pick us up when we get home, and force the girls to the police station for 2 hours.

There they steal theirs many, and after that they bring them back to the casa on the condition that we pay them further 60 CUC.

This happened in Miramar last week, and the casa owner tell us that some of the police started to cheek up ho rent witch house.

And after that they blackmail for many.

Additional warning, first day picket up an beautiful 9-10 p she tell me she was 19 years old, casa owner didn’t let her in because she turn out to be 17, that had be expensive if the police grab me.

Apart from this it was additional fantastic week in Habana.

Abut the internet access there is no problem to get it, our GFE tell us.

The problem is at it cost 30 CUC/month that a lot of money for an Cuban.

[Organicgrowth]

Grey Soul 15

That’s a good question GS. It is restricted, but also remember it is available at work, in college, rich friends houses… etc… where there is a will there is a way. In fact I have had “relations” with a hard-core pro who wanted to try the old “I love you lets get married…” trick…. i.e. it was a well baited line cast on the ocean of cyberspace… I recognised here within a nanosecond of seeing the pic she sent me as one of the chicas who regularly walked the hotel Inglaterra beat…

Very early I thought about this question too, so once I had joined and got some email action going guess what I asked! The answer is simple and I guess should have been obvious… it is that the majority of the chicas online are at work and if they are working in jobs with a computer near them they make full use of it….

Man I tell you, over the past 12 months this has been one of the best finds I have made… I have been over 4 times since cybercupido helped me make contact and nailed every one of the contacts…. My only problem was juggling the chicas, because once they know where you are staying there is a strong chance they might camp outside your place!

Regards, Havanaman

PS. The best action is when you go for gold membership: the chicas then “know” you mean it…

[Grey Soul 15]

Man, you weren't liying about CyberCupido.com they have a ton of Cuban chicks. But the question is how do they get on there in the first place? I thought internet access was tightly restricted in Cuba.

[El Cubanito]

Man, I have seen some ugly guys with in Havana or any part of Cuba with some nice candy in their arms. I met this FAT Mexican dude in Central Havana who was getting good pussy action.

It must be something with you. Listen, last summer I was in Cuba from July 31 to September 29 and my Dick can not get hard enough from all of the pussy action that I got.

If you go to the campos you even get more. I found some 8 and 9 in the campos and all they wanted was a beer. I do not know what you are doing wrong.

El Cubanito

[Organicgrowth]

Driedup

I am quite sad to have read your post. Listen man: hold your head high and try different tactics… Show your money if you have to, dress to impress, and when you are with a chica make her feel like the Latin goddess she is….

If finding “free” chicas is difficult go online and join one of the agencies like www.cybercupido.com become a gold member, it will cost you like $10….nothing… There are hundreds of chicas in Cuba (specifically Havana) who go online everyday… Start from there and let them know you are a extranjero rico de cualquier país….. get my point.

I wish you luck friend. Just remember you are a man and not some mouse…. Hold your head up man…

Regards, Havanaman

[DriedUp]

I have been in cuba since December. Since I am ugly and short I have had no luck.
And worst of all, I am Hispanic, I am brown skinned. Many many here think I am cuban, even the police. So I try and try. But nothing. Clarification--I try to get the free pussy. dinner, drinks and pussy.

I am lazy. I went to bayamo and stayed a month. since I had to come back to Havana to leave after two months and come back, I stayed in Havana.

I know the hard hard core women are here, so my bad luck is greatest here.

Maybe for the last two weeks I will go to Isla.

But I have had pussy. Not just the kind I want.

Any questions, pm me.

[Rebel Monger]

In general avoid the center of havana and most of the tourist hot spots where you gonna find most of the people who try to scam you. One time my cuban friend told me that all the people who approach you are la basura de le sociedad cubana which means they are the trash of the cuban society. In the center don't be afraid to be rude to get rid of some people. Some phrases which work most of the time are deja me en paz (leave me alone), fechate (fuck off) estoy palmiche (I am dead broke), usted no me molesta (leave me alone but with a stronger meaning), or just use no entiendo (I don't understand). By far the best way to deal with this kind of people is to ignore them and to keep on walking. In the center never trust a cuban as they try to get as much money as possible out of your pocket. Ignore people who try to sell you cigars, rum, know good bars as you end up paying the bill, mothers who want money to buy milk for their babies (milk till the age of 7 is free in cuba) in general people who say hola amigo de donde es usted (hey my friend where are you from) and usually try some conversation about some friends who play music and travelled to your country recently bla bla bla.

For most cubans tourists are simply rich because they average cuban income is round about 10 - 15 usd per month. One more time be careful when people approach you cause they have dollar signs in front of their eyes when they see tourists. Have fun

I have no doubt about the milk scam. Things have changed a lot in the island. When I lived there, most were proud and asked for nothing, the did steal from the government anything they could.
About the milk being free until the age of seven, not true. You are allowed to buy milk for your children until they are seven years of age through the "ration book" (libreta). The confusion might not be your fault, as Cuban tend to say "te dan x", which means give, but in reality it means that you're allowed to buy. Next time you go there, just ask, or better yet, go with the person to the store when he/she goes to get the free milk!

[Berthold]

I forgot to mention another hotspot where you can hook up with semi pros or real cuban girls the university of havana. If you speak spanish it is certainly easier to get in touch with the girls, but nothing is impossible. During my trip in Dec/Jan I visited la Universidad de la Habana and got to know some real nice cuban girls. For all you guys who want to get to know a real nice chica cubana and maybe learn some spanish this is the place to be. Most of them are willing to give you clases de espanol for 2-3 cuc per hour which is almost nothing and you have the possibility to get laid as well. As we all know cuba is very poor country, and most people want to leave especially highly educated people the whole area of the university is a very good target to pick up some cuties. One of the only possiblities of leave Cuba is to marry an extranjero so most of the girls are eager to get to know extranjeros. Another positive aspect is the zero police presence at the university. I got to know one of my novias at the univeristy, as I approached her if she could give me clases de espanol. We exchanged numbers and the next day she showed up at my casa particular and things went from there. Have fun.

[Berthold]

Havana is not what it used to be. The scamming is getting to be pretty bad

Cine Yara area (La Rampa y L) is where all the transvestites hang out.

In the center of Havana don't be afraid to become rude in order to get rid of people. Another thing which works most of the times when somebody tries to approach you is to keep on walking, or simply to ignore that particular person. During my trip I figured out that once you are with cuban people (girls) people don't try to scam you and most of the time your girl will protect you because she knows their game. Another thing which worked most of the time during my stay was to use headphones, so most people assume that you are listening to music and they don't even try to talk to you, or walk in groups, because once you walk alone you are an easier target. In general use your head and you will avoid most the scams and never trust a cuban you just met in the center. Once a cuban friend told me that all the people who approach you are la basura de la sociedad cubana which means they are the trash of the cuban society. Just keep that phrase in mind and you will be fine.

Have fun

[BeersTerry]

Havana is not what it used to be. The scamming is getting to be pretty bad

Cine Yara area (La Rampa y L) is where all the transvestites hang out.

[Member #4643]

Ignore ...mothers who want money to buy milk for their babies (milk till the age of 7 is free in cuba)...

I was asked to donate money for milk at least once a day when I was in Cuba. I wish I had known that milk is free. On one occasion, a father asked me for money for his baby whom he said had never had cow's milk in her life. When we went into the tienda to buy milk (I never give away money), he ordered oil and flour instead (I bought him a bag of powdered milk as we had agreed and left). On another occasion, a 10 year old asked me for milk for his younger brother. The younger brother (he must have been 5 years old) subsequently approached the two of us and told me that HE had a younger brother who had never had milk- would I care to donate? Their scam was so funny that I offered to buy them a glass of milk at the bar. Instead, they chose some type of Cuban cola.

No doubt about it, the Cubans like the milk scam! Of course, I was always delighted to trade leche for affection when asked by the right person.

[Berthold]

From my experience in Marrakesh, people are trying to charge you 10 times what something is worth, but you are expected to haggle. Even when you get "ripped off, " it is normally because you are uninformed on an item's value and you walk away feeling good, thinking you got a good deal. I don't consider that as much as a "con" as both myself and my friends experienced almost everyday in havana. I felt much more betrayed and deceived in my cuba experience. But like I said, that is only my opinion, however my friend felt the same way, and he speaks spanish fluently (and lives in costa rica), so the language didn't help him. It just made him vulnerable to that many more people (the ones who can't even speak english).

In general avoid the center of havana and most of the tourist hot spots where you gonna find most of the people who try to scam you. One time my cuban friend told me that all the people who approach you are la basura de le sociedad cubana which means they are the trash of the cuban society. In the center don't be afraid to be rude to get rid of some people. Some phrases which work most of the time are deja me en paz (leave me alone), fechate (fuck off) estoy palmiche (I am dead broke), usted no me molesta (leave me alone but with a stronger meaning), or just use no entiendo (I don't understand). By far the best way to deal with this kind of people is to ignore them and to keep on walking. In the center never trust a cuban as they try to get as much money as possible out of your pocket. Ignore people who try to sell you cigars, rum, know good bars as you end up paying the bill, mothers who want money to buy milk for their babies (milk till the age of 7 is free in cuba) in general people who say hola amigo de donde es usted (hey my friend where are you from) and usually try some conversation about some friends who play music and travelled to your country recently bla bla bla.

For most cubans tourists are simply rich because they average cuban income is round about 10 - 15 usd per month. One more time be careful when people approach you cause they have dollar signs in front of their eyes when they see tourists. Have fun