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[Taboc]

A buddy of mine says no one need a visa to goto Cuba, all you need is the tourist card from the airline. If the airline you fly can not give you, then you have to get that from Cuban embassy. I asked him whether he is sure, he is sure.

I would still recommend you calling the airline, as we are drinking here in BKK and banging submissive thai chicas, and he is all happy, and times like this, he is known to talk more thanwhat he knows.

Agree with Questner. Your friend has PR (like green card here), so he can leave Canada, go any country he wants and come back to Canada. The question is whether Cuba will admit him once he lands there.

Cuba allows citizens from some 25+ countries without any visa, most countries and Cuba's old buddy Russians do not need a visa. Other nationals will need a visa. Not many know that even those with Australian / UK / French / Canadian passports need a visa. The Cuban visa is the tourist card given by the airline, so instead of applying for a visa, one can simply get this card from the airline and travel to Cuba (so my Canadian friend thinks he does not need a visa).

The big question is, which country's passport your friend has. Call up the local Canadian embassy and also call the airline, tell them about the passport and see whether he could get the travel card, if he can, then he is all good to go there and come back to Canada.

[Taboc]

Agree with Questner. Your friend has PR (like green card here), so he can leave Canada, go any country he wants and come back to Canada. The question is whether Cuba will admit him once he lands there.

Cuba allows citizens from some 25+ countries without any visa, most countries and Cuba's old buddy Russians do not need a visa. Other nationals will need a visa. Not many know that even those with Australian / UK / French / Canadian passports need a visa. The Cuban visa is the tourist card given by the airline, so instead of applying for a visa, one can simply get this card from the airline and travel to Cuba (so my Canadian friend thinks he does not need a visa).

The big question is, which country's passport your friend has. Call up the local Canadian embassy and also call the airline, tell them about the passport and see whether he could get the travel card, if he can, then he is all good to go there and come back to Canada.

Your friend needs a valid passport of the country of his or her origin. He or she may need a tourist visa to Cuba based on the country of origin. See online, ask an agent or contact Cuban authorities in Canada:

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[Questner]

Hey fellas. I have a friend who is not a Canadian citizen and just has a PR card. Can he travel to Cuba with it? Thanks. I tried calling the Canadian government but they are closed on weekends. Thanks.

Your friend needs a valid passport of the country of his or her origin. He or she may need a tourist visa to Cuba based on the country of origin. See online, ask an agent or contact Cuban authorities in Canada:

CANADA.

Excma. Sra. Teresita de J. Vicente Sotolongo.

Embajadora Extraordinaria why Plenipotenciaria.

Fecha de acreditacióand: (21.10.2008).

Cancillería: 388 Main Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1's 1 E3, Canadá.

Teléfono: (613) 563 0141 Pizarra.

Fax: (613) 563 0068.

E-mail: embacuba@embacubacanada.net.

Pág.Web: http://www.cubadiplomatica.cu/canada.

Consulado General (Toronto).

Sr. Javier theómokos Ruiz.

Seeónsul General.

Consulado: 5353 Dundas West, Square Skipling, Suite 401, Toronto, Ontario ON M8 B, 6 H8.

Teléfono: (416) 234 8884/234 8181/234 1300.

Fax: (416) 234 2754.

E-mail: toronto1@embacubacanada.net, toronto4@embacubacanada.net, toronto5@embacubacanada.net.

Jurisdiccióand: Provincias de Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia (Columbia Británica), why los territorios de Nunavut, Yukon why North West (Noroeste).

Consulado General (Montreal).

Sr. Alain González González.

Seeónsul General.

Consulado: 4542-46 Decarie Boulevard, Montreal, H3 X 2 H5.

Teléfono: (514 843 8897).

Fax: (514) 845 1063.

E-mail: consulgralcuba@bellnet.ca.

Jurisdiccióand: Provincia de Québec; Nova Scotia; New Brunswick; Prince Edward Island why Newfoundland why Labrador.

[Sammytheman]

Hey fellas. I have a friend who is not a Canadian citizen and just has a PR card. Can he travel to Cuba with it? Thanks. I tried calling the Canadian government but they are closed on weekends. Thanks.

[AskeAske]

"When you land in Havana, first thing you need to do is to erase the Thai mongering methods from your memory. It simply does not help you in Havana. People, politics, culture everything is different.
Once you reach the casa, and shut the door. Be nice to the chica, treat her with respect, give her some small gift, be generous with drink, food and money. All in a sudden you will be in heaven. Play some reggageton, she will start moving the hips, tell her to strip for you, most will, get up and hold her from behind, her grinding will work better than Viagara, and then tell her to ride you. You will then know all the hassle is worth it."

From Taboc, this sums it up for me too!

I have done mongering in Vietnam, Thailand and Cambodia. I have only been in Cuba once, but I agree. Cuban girls are the most sexy, much more than asians. You guys have to try. Regaton is the most sexy dancing. A gogo in Bangkok is nothing compared to that. Cuba is hard work, but worth it.

One day I will go back.

[BlueSkyOne]

Hello all,

I was wondering if you could advise a good and reliable travel agent to buy flight ticket from Cancun to Havana.

Do you recommend flying to Cancun and purchasing the ticket at the airport? Do you need to have room / hotel reservation paper work to show to immigration at Havana airport?

Planning to be there in late June. Is anyone else going there in the same timeframe? Send me a PM if you want to meet there.

Thank you for your help.

[HungWayWayLow]

Anything you would like to pass on to the rest of us? Por favor...

"When you land in Havana, first thing you need to do is to erase the Thai mongering methods from your memory. It simply does not help you in Havana. People, politics, culture everything is different.

Havana has the discos such as Casa de la Musica, Salon Rojo etc. These are the best bets for a first timer. When you goto these discos, do not compare them to the Gogo bars. A gogo bar has girls working there, they have a number, there is a bar fine, and if the girl does not do it right or steal something then you can come back to the gogo and complain.

There is no such thing in Havana discos. The chicas come here on their own, same like you go there. It is only a convenient meeting place. You decide who you want to go with, negotiate the cost with her. Often it is the easier part.

Ok, so you made it to the disco / club, found a girl of your liking and negotiated the cost. What next? In Thailand you will walk away with her, hand in hand, might stop in another bar for a drink with her, or have a seat on the road side and get something to eat from the street vendor and then goto your hotel room and bang her. None of this works in Havana.

The Havana girl is not going to walk with you in the street. You will rush into a taxi with her, or she might even ask you to go in a taxi and she in another taxi (you pay for that too). If you are staying in a private casa, your owner in most cases will allow you to bring a girl, however she might have to register. In Thailand, she would simply leave the I'd in reception and take it back with her when all is done. Here the casa owner will write her I'd number along with your stay details. Some say it goes to law enforcement, some say no. It all depends. If you are in good terms with the casa owner or the chica is good with the casa owner then there is no registration. To make it simple, you might want to ask her whether she knows a place, she definitely will. It will cost you 10-20-30 cucs depending on how good the place is and how long you want to stay.

All this would make you think it is all a big hassle and why bothering going to Havana?

Once you reach the casa, and shut the door. Be nice to the chica, treat her with respect, give her some small gift, be generous with drink, food and money. All in a sudden you will be in heaven. Play some reggageton, she will start moving the hips, tell her to strip for you, most will, get up and hold her from behind, her grinding will work better than Viagara, and then tell her to ride you. You will then know all the hassle is worth it."

From Taboc, this sums it up for me too!

[Talion]

The first 2 numbers on the card signify the year of birth for example born in 1995, card reads 95 xxxxxxxxxxxx I think the next 4 numbers are month and day then some govt issued numbers.

Thanks Bart and Questner, that's very useful to know. I'm assuming that the new card is the second one without the handwritten info, and I'm going to make a second assumption that the system of numbering is the same to give continuity to the old numbers, and that the number would normally be somewhere under the thumb of the of the woman in the picture. Can you guys confirm that?

One further assumption. Can I assume since you refer to "old" and "new" and a problem printing new ones that I should expect to see examples of both kinds, and that both are currently acceptable?

[Bart1]

http://www.juventudrebelde.cu/multim...-de-identidad/

It's called 'carn de identidad'. As of today there is a temporary problem in printing new ones. Take a look at both sides.

The first 2 numbers on the card signify the year of birth for example born in 1995, card reads 95 xxxxxxxxxxxx I think the next 4 numbers are month and day then some govt issued numbers.

[Guillermo]

Just got back from Cuba, amazing experience and alot of information on here was very useful.

Anything you would like to pass on to the rest of us? Por favor...

[Questner]

I was looking for info on this but didn't find what I was looking for, so my apologies if this has been covered. I'm trying to find examples of a Cuban ID or cedula so that I can recognize the official kind when I'm there and also to learn how to verify age on it, since every country seems to have a different system. Can anybody help with that?

http://www.juventudrebelde.cu/multim...-de-identidad/

It's called 'carné de identidad'. As of today there is a temporary problem in printing new ones. Take a look at both sides.

[BrasilSoccer0]

Talion,

By the way in Cuba they call it "carné" with emphasis on second syllable. Cedula is used in Colombia.

Just ask a couple of locals (one you are not picking up!) especially the casa owner to show you their cedula. Just say something like "by the way, I've never seen what a cuban carne looks like." And show them yours! Be smooth about it.

I was looking for info on this but didn't find what I was looking for, so my apologies if this has been covered. I'm trying to find examples of a Cuban ID or cedula so that I can recognize the official kind when I'm there and also to learn how to verify age on it, since every country seems to have a different system. Can anybody help with that?

[Talion]

I was looking for info on this but didn't find what I was looking for, so my apologies if this has been covered. I'm trying to find examples of a Cuban ID or cedula so that I can recognize the official kind when I'm there and also to learn how to verify age on it, since every country seems to have a different system.

Can anybody help with that?

[HungWayWayLow]

Just got back from Cuba, amazing experience and alot of information on here was very useful.

[El Chico]

I think it is required to have it. My travel agent provided the Visa and the Health Insurance together with the ticket. It was all included with the package.

There always seems to be a debate whether they check if you have medical insurance. Does it really matter? For $3 / day it's stupid not to have travel insurance. If you find yourself in the hospital for whatever reason (and they take tourists to the expensive hospital for foreigners) , you can quickly discover you have $5, 000 in bills and you can't leave the country until you pay. Or worse, you need to be transported to your home country or another for proper treatment but you have no insurance to cover it.