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[Vitrea]

Sounds interesting. Just curious. Can you fly to Holguin from Havana?

The Man in Seat 61 site reports that Cuba has new trains from China with air-conditioned 1st class cars. They look nice. I plan on trying it out in a couple weeks and will report back. Departure is out of La Coubre in Habana Vieja. 12-13 hours from La Habana to Holguin. There are an inordinate number of good looking women from Holguin on LatinCupid and I want to see if they are real.

[Mondo707]

Hey,

For those of you into Jazz and Cubano culture this info is for you. Upcoming fest for January 2020 .

Link below if for a tour (I know most of us travel solo) nonetheless, it gives dates and some info. Once I get an official link I'll post it.

https://havanamusictours.com/havana-jazz-fest-tour/#toggle-ID-2.

Mondo.

[Mondo707]

Hey,

For those of you into Jazz and culture this info is about the upcoming one in January 2020 .

Link below if for a tour (I know most of us go solo) nonetheless it gives dates and some info. Once I get an official link I'll post it.

https://havanamusictours.com/havana-jazz-fest-tour/#toggle-ID-2.

Mondo.

[El Grande]

Question for you USA mongers and SIM card.

Is there way to get a sim card and transfer money from usa into it?

Any of you USA guys figure this out?

To transfer money try: https://www.recargasacuba.com.

[Koki9290]

Question for you USA mongers and SIM card.

From my last trip mobile internet works. My casa owner gave me his moto phone and I was using it around Havana and the data worked. I tried to take the sim card out and put it in my travel S8 plus but I couldn't get the sim card out and gave up.

Anyway. I also ran out of data and my casa owner transferred money I assume and he gave me the key instructions to add another gig.

Here is my question:

The casa owner told me you have to be Cuba citizen to get sim card. Real hassle.

My chica said she could get me sim card.

So lets say chica gets me sim card. Then how do you transfer money to the account which is in Cuba. Waiting in the line at cell phone companies was like 4 hours. WTF.

Is there way to get a sim card and transfer money from usa into it?

Any of you USA guys figure this out?

You don't need to be a Cuban citizen to get a sim card. Just go to an Etecsa office with your passport and 40 CUC. 30 for the chip and 10 for your initial charge of time. I went to the office in the Artisan's Market in Habana Vieja and there was no wait both times. Takes about ten minutes to do the paperwork and they gave me a chip that worked just fine in my Oneplus 5 T.

[Ty Down]

Question for you USA mongers and SIM card.

From my last trip mobile internet works. My casa owner gave me his moto phone and I was using it around Havana and the data worked. I tried to take the sim card out and put it in my travel S8 plus but I couldn't get the sim card out and gave up.


Is there way to get a sim card and transfer money from usa into it?

Any of you USA guys figure this out?

Last time I was in Cuba (2017) they were handing out SIM cards at the airport for free.

I'm not really up to speed on the current SIM card tricks and hacks, but the chicas were using "Cut Cards". I. e. - large SIM cards trimmed down to a mini SIM card. To fit the smaller SIM card port in the newer phones. When I say "trimmed down", I literally mean trimmed down. As in with scissors. These Cubans are a crafty bunch.

To answer your question. Yes absolutely. Go to https://www.ding.com/.

I've been using it for years, works every time.

[Steve 99]

Question for you USA mongers and SIM card.

From my last trip mobile internet works. My casa owner gave me his moto phone and I was using it around Havana and the data worked. I tried to take the sim card out and put it in my travel S8 plus but I couldn't get the sim card out and gave up.

Anyway. I also ran out of data and my casa owner transferred money I assume and he gave me the key instructions to add another gig.

Here is my question:

The casa owner told me you have to be Cuba citizen to get sim card. Real hassle.

My chica said she could get me sim card.

So lets say chica gets me sim card. Then how do you transfer money to the account which is in Cuba. Waiting in the line at cell phone companies was like 4 hours. WTF.

Is there way to get a sim card and transfer money from usa into it?

Any of you USA guys figure this out?

[Mr Gogo]

The Man in Seat 61 site reports that Cuba has new trains from China with air-conditioned 1st class cars. They look nice. I plan on trying it out in a couple weeks and will report back. Departure is out of La Coubre in Habana Vieja. 12-13 hours from La Habana to Holguin. There are an inordinate number of good looking women from Holguin on LatinCupid and I want to see if they are real.

Good info. Hougin has beautiful white Cubanas with green / blue eyes everywhere it seems. They are hot. Its a two hour drive from Hougin to Santiago and I think we paid 87 cuc, well worth the trip. If I had to pick a place on this globe to spend the last six months of my life it would be on that end of the island.

I met my no 1 Cuban girl the morning after Fidel passed in parque Cespedes. She was sitting there using the WiFi so I sat on a bench about 30 feet away and just looked at her beauty. I needed a plan to not come off as a desperate American tourist. I played stupid and went over looking totally confused and sat next to her to ask if she could help me with the WiFi. She helped me but I didn't pursue her as I was just glad to be sitting next to her.

I spent the next 20 minutes not saying anything to her as we both were into our wifi. Lo and behold I pulled up USA today and it was a picture of Fidel speaking at Cespedes park and the balcony he spoke from was 50 feet away. Damn, Fidel gave me his blessing because I pointed to the picture and the balcony and she proceeded to give me a history lesson on where we were. After about 30 minutes she got up to leave and I froze but something in me made me ask where she was going. She was going to the clothing store she worked at but wasn't sure it would open because of fidels death. I pulled up photos I had of dresses that I had (I always bring flea market dresses I purchased in America for 5 usd) and her eyes lit up. I said she csn take her pick of one dress since she helped me with the WiFi. We walked the 15 minutes to my house and I laid all the dresses out neatly on my bed and she acted like Christmas had come early.

Usually I let the girls try a few on to see their body and take photos but I didn't want to lose this fish that way. She picked one dress and I asked if she would go to dinner with me and we exchanged numbers. As she left the house and walked away I was pissed at myself for not trying to get some pussy but hopefully she will take the bait. Plus she knows I have all those dresses.

She called two hours later and said the place she worked was closed and we could meet for a late lunch. We went to this nice restaurant which was actually a house and had seafood. Then we walked the malecon (yes Santiago has a malecón also) and spent the day together. The liquor stores and clubs were closed for fidels death so we played house for the next two days. Damn I hated to leave as she cried when the cab came to go back to the airport with Grownman and Hollywood.

Two months later I was back in Havana and we started our routine of her catching the bus (23 hours) to Havana to see me every time I've been back (about 6 times). She had family in Havana so it works. The deal we have is she pays for the bus and I supply the nice apartment. She visits family during the day and meets me at Sofias about 7 pm and stays with me till the next afternoon. For four days I bring her about ten dresses to sell back in Santiago, usually my old phone and give her 200 cuc as a departure gift. I pay for food snd drinks also. For that I get a weekend wife and all the raw sex I want. Sometimes I fuck her and can't believe I'm fucking this goddess. She never asks me to send money, just wants to know my return date. Never had a problem with her except one time her father insisted on meeting me.

She arrived at Sofias at 8 pm and said her father was around the corner and wanted to see me, fuck. I tried every excuse to get out of it but she convinced me it would be okay. Damn I don't like meeting family. Shit, I was older than he was. He had three separate families with about ten kids and he moved between each so how could he judge me. Plus his daughter wasn't going to let her Rolling stone daddy ruin her good thing so he had to accept it.

In the last year I've lived in Medellin and Subic bay Philippines but she still emails me every month asking when I will return to Havana. Damn she must really like those flea market dresses LOL.

[Ty Down]

The Man in Seat 61 site reports that Cuba has new trains from China with air-conditioned 1st class cars. They look nice. I plan on trying it out in a couple weeks and will report back. Departure is out of La Coubre in Habana Vieja. 12-13 hours from La Habana to Holguin. There are an inordinate number of good looking women from Holguin on LatinCupid and I want to see if they are real.

The hottest chica I ever had in my life was from Bayamo Cuba, 21 year old stunner and a wildcat in bed. Bayamo is not far from Holguin.

[Koki9290]

Its really no biggie, because most of us go to Havana. I've flown to Hougin to get to Santiago so that's the loss. But they have buses and trains to go out from Havana. Even if they shut down direct flights from the USA to HAV we can go Mexico or Grand Cayman so I will find a way to get to those hot Cubanas.

The Man in Seat 61 site reports that Cuba has new trains from China with air-conditioned 1st class cars. They look nice. I plan on trying it out in a couple weeks and will report back. Departure is out of La Coubre in Habana Vieja. 12-13 hours from La Habana to Holguin. There are an inordinate number of good looking women from Holguin on LatinCupid and I want to see if they are real.

[Ty Down]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHUwF_MQX3I

[Ty Down]

Its really no biggie, because most of us go to Havana. I've flown to Hougin to get to Santiago so that's the loss. But they have buses and trains to go out from Havana. Even if they shut down direct flights from the USA to HAV we can go Mexico or Grand Cayman so I will find a way to get to those hot Cubanas.

Yes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oF8cAriwrSg.

[Mr Gogo]

The last time I was in Cuba, I flew out of the Abel Santamaria Airport, Santa Clara, Cuba.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0XawNrpLkk

Its really no biggie, because most of us go to Havana. I've flown to Hougin to get to Santiago so that's the loss. But they have buses and trains to go out from Havana. Even if they shut down direct flights from the USA to HAV we can go Mexico or Grand Cayman so I will find a way to get to those hot Cubanas.

[Ty Down]

Hey,

This one if for the folks from the USA. It's been announced that starting December 10th the Trump administration will restrict flights to Cuba and the ONLY destination will be La Habana. Yes, Havana will be the only place to have flights allowed from the USA.

So, in case you have travel plans to fly to a different city in Cuba make sure you make alternate plans from then on.

Mondo.

The last time I was in Cuba, I flew out of the Abel Santamaria Airport, Santa Clara, Cuba.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0XawNrpLkk

[Mondo707]

Hey,

This one if for the folks from the USA. It's been announced that starting December 10th the Trump administration will restrict flights to Cuba and the ONLY destination will be La Habana. Yes, Havana will be the only place to have flights allowed from the USA.

So, in case you have travel plans to fly to a different city in Cuba make sure you make alternate plans from then on.

Mondo.