Havana

[Mr Gogo]

MJT,

We always stay in the Industrial and Prado area. It's rare for us not to run into chicas, just walking to the corner store, Prado, Central Park, wifi park, or Malecon. There are times, when we just sit on the balcony, and they are waking by, and we just tell them to come up to the casa. I love the randomness of pulling females in Havana. It can happen at any moment, very unexpectedly.

I'm with you on that. That's why I prefer Cuba and the DR over Medellin, the ability to meet random girls out looking for instant fun. Medellin is great living and the girls are gorgeous but take work.

[Chris H]

What are your favorite areas and establishments around Havana to search for chicas to whom we can say hola?

Thanks.

MJT,

We always stay in the Industrial and Prado area. It's rare for us not to run into chicas, just walking to the corner store, Prado, Central Park, wifi park, or Malecon. There are times, when we just sit on the balcony, and they are waking by, and we just tell them to come up to the casa. I love the randomness of pulling females in Havana. It can happen at any moment, very unexpectedly.

[MjTravelLove]

Read my post, all it takes to get things started is saying "Hola". Don't be shy, they won't bite, unless you want them to. Cuban women are awesome, friendly, and very accommodating. Getting pussy there is beyond simple.

What are your favorite areas and establishments around Havana to search for chicas to whom we can say hola?

Thanks.

[DamonBlack]

Read my post, all it takes to get things started is saying "Hola". Don't be shy, they won't bite, unless you want them to. Cuban women are awesome, friendly, and very accommodating. Getting pussy there is beyond simple.

What about payment what is that like? Cheap?

[MadeInCanada]

In regards to a car rental, I would say that if you can find a driver (which are everywhere in Cuba), then do so. I won't go into my long story but I rented a car in Camaguey, drove to Las Tunas with friends and got a flat tire. I went to the rental company in Las Tunas to get the tire changed and all hell broke loose. I was incredibly close in going to jail. The rental company gave me a lawyer (a beauty, who gave me her number to call her and of course, I lost it), I had to go to the hospital for a breathalyzer with a cop in the room, along with a doctor, nurse and my lawyer (no machine to blow into. I just had to breath into the doctor's nose) and walk the proverbial line with my eyes closed. At this point, I stopped joking around, as I realized they were all taking this very seriously. I was almost a statistic of Cuban justice!

[Chris H]

I heard the same can you explain how does it work there tho because I heard its not as simple as just asking.

Read my post, all it takes to get things started is saying "Hola". Don't be shy, they won't bite, unless you want them to. Cuban women are awesome, friendly, and very accommodating. Getting pussy there is beyond simple.

[MjTravelLove]

I heard the same can you explain how does it work there tho because I heard its not as simple as just asking.

Just be straight forward with them, but have some class, a smile, humor is always good. The point is that the girls like to fuck -- they really like to fuck. They like foreigners and certainly the benefits of "being with" a foreigner, so you are at a massive advantage. So, take advantage.

[DamonBlack]

Somebody said it's hard to get laid in Havana? LOL. Different strokes for different folks as far as "point and click," but difficult it is not.

I heard the same can you explain how does it work there tho because I heard its not as simple as just asking.

[MjTravelLove]

There's a car rental place at the Hotel "Melia Cohiba" in Vedado. But I wouldn't recommend renting a car in Cuba, to many things can go wrong.

You can rent cars from some locals who happen to have one, but you have to know the right people. I had a friend who rented a fairly modern taxi-like car, but she would not negotiate and the price was barely cheaper than the state-owned car rental agencies. It is not cheap in general and compared to many other countries, but if you want a car, rest assured the roads are fairly good and the country is safe, which makes navigating on wheels that much nicer.

[Ty Down]

There's a car rental place at the Hotel "Melia Cohiba" in Vedado. But I wouldn't recommend renting a car in Cuba, to many things can go wrong.

[Tank Not Mt]

I've been travelling to Havana since 2002. Many things have changed since I first came. My fellow mongers and I used to always rent cars and drive along the Malecon and 5th Ave; basically went 'shopping' for Chicas as we drove by. There were so many chicas just hanging by the side of the road, waiving for a lift, etc. No more or I should say rarely.

Times have changed and as a seasoned traveler to Havana, I would definitely not recommend driving a car. With insurance costs, which are mandatory you are looking at 100 CUC per day. You are much better off hiring a Driver, who speaks Engish for about 135 CUC for the same time; they can also arrange Casas and Restaurants and they know the clubs and bars to take you to.

Also with the current gas shortage you can wait hours and hours to refill.

One of many problems you could face by driving is accidents. Whether they are your fault or not or whether you cause serious damage, injury or death, you may be jailed awaiting trial (jail in Cuba is a lot different then jail anywhere else). Street signs and speed limits are hard to follow and if you get pulled over it could well be be a huge hassle, especially if you are not fluent in Spanish or if you don't know the laws and customs.

Stay safe my friends.

[TxSnake]

The chicas I met in Santa Clara didn't like bars and clubs. All three were "homebodies", and no I didn't say homely. They liked to play chess, watch shows from "El Paquete", cook and things like that. They were pretty and provided great sex, but didn't really want to go anywhere. The owner of the casa knew two of them and he said that one of those chicas was offered to go "clubbing" with one of his previous guests and she turned him down. The one that liked to play chess was barely 18 and she made me ask her mother if it was OK for her to spend the night in my room. She really wanted by old laptop and agreed to spend a week with me after her mother OKed it. I made it very clear to that chica that she only got the laptop if she and I had sex twice each day. She kept her side of the bargain. Santa Clara seems to be very old fashioned in some ways.

The funny thing is I find Santa Clara the worst place in Cuba to meet girls. Went to a couple bars back in 2011 and didn't even get a look. Eventually went to the seaside town of Caibarien and had a great time.

[Mondo707]

Coming into Vedado for 6 nights in a couple weeks. Any you guys rent a car in Vedado area? Can you tell me name of place?

Thinking of doing 3 days goofing around in Havana with taxis. Then try the beaches with rental car. Do the gas lines scare you guys? I know all the scams but my buddy loves having car. Are there other day trips with car other than playa este you recommend?

Hey Steve,

I'll take it you are from the USA, if that's the case car rental in Cuba is not what one is used here in the states. I just came back from Fla and when I landed I had my rental waiting for me with no hassles, Cuba is quite an ordeal, I know I've been thru it. I try to rent at the airport since when I leave I also return the rental there, it saves me the taxi fare to and from the city.

First off you need cash if you renting in Cuba since CC are not good if they're US issued, 2nd there is a very limited supply of cars unless you step up to the luxury class, I. E. Mercedes, Audis etc and those will set you back quite a bit.

Now the good part, cars are a chica's magnet in Cuba and you literally can pick up chicas everywhere in la Habana, specially when they leave work or school and are hitchhiking, yes lots of people hitchhike in Cuba, specially now since they're having fuel shortages.

I've tried booking online here and have not been successful, so, I just try my luck when I land and go across the terminal since there are some rental places there and 2 trips back I lucked out but last time not so much.

There are some travel agencies that do rentals here, specially in the SoFla area. I've talked to them recently trying to secure a rental for my upcoming trip and was not able so far to book one. Seems like they price cars according to season (high or low).

If you go this route, make sure to pay with a credit card, they told me sometimes the rental doesn't happen on the Cuban end. Paying with a CC you have something to fall back on to get your $$"s back.

One last thing, remember driving in Cuba is quite different than here, people jaywalk all over the place but again when in Cuba like the saying goes, do like the Cubans do. I've never had an issue driving there and I rent every chance I get since I hate having to deal with the taxi drivers there.

Mondo.

ps Unless you are familiar with la Habana or the rest of the island make sure you download an offline GPS app to your phone before you go. Finding your way around is helpful with such a app.

[Chayachecker]

Coming into Vedado for 6 nights in a couple weeks. Any you guys rent a car in Vedado area? Can you tell me name of place?

Thinking of doing 3 days goofing around in Havana with taxis. Then try the beaches with rental car. Do the gas lines scare you guys? I know all the scams but my buddy loves having car. Are there other day trips with car other than playa este you recommend?

Honestly, renting a car on Cuba is still not a good idea. To expensive (at least around 80 usd a day) and if you don't want to travel the whole island in like one or two weeks it simply does not make sense in my opinion. If you want to go to playa del Este there is a transtur bus leaving every 20 minutes in front of hotel Inglaterra. Return ticket is 5 cuc. If you still want to rent a car other recommendable destinations are vinales, Cienfuegos and Trinidad. All the best.

[Ty Down]

The funny thing is I find Santa Clara the worst place in Cuba to meet girls. Went to a couple bars back in 2011 and didn't even get a look. Eventually went to the seaside town of Caibarien and had a great time.

I've been meaning to visit Caibarien one of these days, check out this little hot chica from Caibarien. This video was posted a couple years ago, so she should be in her prime time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIm9INhHLNw