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[MrGreek]

El Colorado,

Stop the suspense and tell us how your trip to Neuva Gerona was!!!!

Anxiously awaiting details,

Mrgreek

[Ngp477]

don't worry, mrgreek, there are so many casas available for around $15 and girls for the same price, you can't go wrong.
the casa owners come to the isla airport looking for you. it is a tourist market.

looking forward to seeing my novia. didn't see her for a month. hope she did not forget me. she wanted me to bring her a bicycle, and i found a nice 10 speed at a flea market for $35 but the airlines wanted to charge $90 for the bicycle as cargo and $10 for the cardboard packing box, $12.99 for bubble wrap for the handlebars and peddles. its better just to get her a bike there.

only plan on staying a week, so sorry i won't meet up with you. try to find royce from texas, he has been living there since 1995 and usually hangs out on 39th street outside rumba disco.

[MrGreek]

Not a problem NPaul....it was a longshot <grin>

Hope you have a great time...hopefully I'll get to see a report from ya before I leave.

Greek

[Ngp477]

I plan on visiting my 18 year old, blond novia for a few days and spending a few days with her in Havana as well. If things work out I probably won't be looking around much for casas or girls, sorry, guys.

[MrGreek]

Hiya npaul,

How long are you staying in Neuva Gerona? I should be there on the 19th of February.

Can I ask a favour? I've found this casa on the net that is pretty close to the main park in Neuva. Could you possibly check it out for me?

CASA 05 VILLA HILDA V
Calle Marti # 3212 entre 32 y 34. Tel. (61)2-2473

Very close to Parque Julio Antonio Mella, two colonial-style bedrooms, air conditioning, garden and nice patio.

My checklist for a good casa includes

- air conditioning
- close to main park
- chica friendly (not a revolving door scenerio. I'm respectful of the casa owners and try and be discreet as possible)
- independent entrance is a big plus if possible.

In case you are wondering, I found this casa at

http://cubacasas.tripod.com/cities/nueva_gerona/index.html

There are a lot to choose from with addresses and telephone numbers on most of them. Looking forward to hearing from you when you come back.

Cheers,

Greek

[Ngp477]

Heading to New Gerona next week. Wondering if anyone else will be there. Can meet at travel agency on 39th street by Rumbas.

[madrugada]

Just came back from a last minute trip to Cuba.... Santiago and Havana are sufficiently covered in this forum, so I´ll add some words about Trinidad and Camaguey.
Trinidad is a nice and well-preserved colonial town, but chica-wise there are better places to go. Casa owners usually don´t allow chicas in their casas, as they are all afraid of getting into trouble with the police. For the same reason, many of the better-looking chicas are very cautious not to be seen talking to extranjeros. If you want to find out for yourself, head for the staircase beneath the Casa de la Musica, right next to the main church on Plaza Mayor. Nice open-air area with live band, salsa dancing and many pretty muchachas. Unfortunately the police is also there, watching everything. If you really are determined, you can surely arrange something with a pro and have the girl sort out a casa, the pros are less afraid of talking to tourists. There is also a disco in a cave, called Las Cuevas or Disco Ayala, a stunning place to see but not a good place for action. When I went there, it was mostly regular couples and groups of tourists, and, surprisingly, a large surplus of men! Also no chicas at the Playa Ancon, only packaged tourists. Trinidad is a nice place to relax a few days, but if you look for action go somewhere else.
I spent only 2 days in Camaguey, but I liked the place much better than Santiago (which I think is overrated and full of hassle) and Havana. Camaguey has less traffic, a nice pedestrian zone, well restored colonial buildings, decent food and some fine chicas. They are easy to find, just walk on Independencia or Maceo between Parque Ignacio Agramonte and Iglesia de la Senora de la Soledad where they hang out. Another popular place is the Cafeteria of the Gran Hotel on Maceo. For action late at night, the place to be is Colonial on Agramonte, a open-air cafe/disco that seems to be designed solely for the purpose of bringing together cubanas with extranjeros...each night it is packed and the party goes until 3 a.m. Don´t go before 11 p.m! The girls are mostly pros, but there are some real hotties. The standard rate is 25$. I offered one girl 20 plus a lipstick, she agreed and we went to my casa and had some good fun. The police does not seem to care, I saw many girls flirting with them (and was told that many also fuck them). There is also an Internet cafe on Agramonte which charges 5 USD for 3 hrs (!). It was interesting to see the place packed with Cubans (mainly the chulos and jineteras from Colonial, as normal Cubans don´t have the money to afford Internet). For some good and cheap food, try the open-air restaurant next to the Iglesia de la Senora de la Soledad, anyone who has experienced the sluggish service of Cuban restaurants will be amazed on how fast and friendly they are.
In general, I´d say that January is not the best time to go....weather was quite mixed with some really cold days in Havana.. It was also very crowded with tourists wherever I went, which meant you did not have much choice regarding casas and sometimes had to be happy to find a place at all, especially in Santiago. And chicawise, of course it means that the real sweeties are early taken or have to "work" several times per day...not everybody´s taste...
Good luck and happy hunting!

[El Colorado]

Thanks for all the info npaul and mrgreek. I promise to do one for each of you and provide a good post upon my return.

[Ngp477]

Good luck in New Gerona, Isla de la Juventud. As you wait for your luggage there should be about 7-8 people with cards for their casas. Try to find one who speaks some English and has a casa circa de la centra de la cuidad.

Otherwise you can take a public bus to the center of town and go to the travel agency on 39th street next door to the disco. There are usually 3-4 other English speaking guys who meet there in the daytime to chat and share advice. They can recommend a casa near to the action. The disco on 39th street offers more than enough action for $15 a fuck, short time and if you want the girl all night, buy her a drink and she will probably agree to stay all night as well. The girls are interested in buying new clothes or shoes, makeup etc. and meeting a tourist is the way to get a few bucks after a few fucks.

Many of the girls are worth GFE. It depends on what you want and how you approach the girls and people who live near your casa. There is usually a neighbor girl who is single, or if you don't want her you can fuck her mother.

Girls, girls, girls....

I plan on returning Sept 29th or 30th for about 7-10 days, but have a special girl from before I want to spend time with.

[MrGreek]

Looking forward to your report El Colorado. I am also visiting Nuevo Gerona on the 18th of February. Any information concerning casa's in the downtown area will be appreciated. I've found a website that you may be interested in that gives some good info concerning the island:


http://www.isla-de-juventud.com

Greek

[El Colorado]

I will be in Nuevo Gerona on Isla Juventud from Jan 15th to the 29th if anyone wants to get together with me while I'm there. I promise to give a full report upon my return.

[Arecho66]

Thank you Vampyr for the clarification regarding red dirt. I had read somewhere that the color was due to pollutant build-up over the years but apprarently that's not the case. Also, thanks for the positive input. Like most of Cuba, Moa struck me as very safe. I know the girls walk around at all hours of day and night and do not fear assault. Also, I think it could be fun place to party down for a day or two. It's just a little short on amenities. I also think the pollution is not a problem for short-term visits. The odors from the factories vary with wind direction and they can be bothersome. But I did not mean to convey message that Moa should be avoided. It just has some downside elements not present with other parts. Use it as a jump-point to Baracoa. There's a kind of street party (cumbancha) on Friday and Sat nights in the downtown area (Baracoa) with some very good looking girls seeking action. It's near the discoteca which is located a few doors down from La Trova de La Musica.

[Vampyr]

actually the red dirt is from the presence of bauxite, but, yes the area does have a pollution problem, its still pretty safe for mongering and cheap.

[Arecho66]

What I meant by nasty little place is that Moa has been the hub of Cuba's mineral extraction industry (nickle and platinum) for over 70 years. Until recently, no effort was made to treat or even nominally mitigate the effluent (waste) from the mineral extraction and refinery processes. The cancer and leukemia rates in the area are abnormally high as are other pollution related illnesses. Moa's famous signature red dirt is ubiquitous and it is a direct result of airborne pollutants staining the soil after so many years of accumulation. However, I did see alot of good looking chicas in the "downtown" area of Moa when I was there in March, 2001. But I wasn't free to check them out. I got a lot of 'come hither' looks even while accompanied by my Cubana "girlfriend." The touristy beach resort Guadalavaca near Holguin also has some hot babes as does Baracoa about 50 kilometers east of Moa. Baracoa is a neat little town with some great beaches especially Maguana. I saw some very hot chicas on that beach. Well worth the effort. If you go, please give scout report regarding new bar called El Estigon in the barrio/reparto of Moa called La Playa. Good luck.

[In8]

Arecho66

Can you expand on your comment "one nasty little place..." ?

Do you mean that it is dangerous as in rough neighborhood, ugly scenery, full of willing Cubanas...and so on.

Thanks
In8