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I would say V&S has the most "straight-up" pros. Quality caries wildly. Probably because it's so close to the San Rafael street walkers (which I'm also not a fan of). If I were going to recommend a place to find a 15/10 expensive Cubana, it would be LM Bar on a Friday night.
Get VIP and you'll have your pick of the litter. A lot of classy girls go to Bleco Bar to hunt down gringos. That would be a good one to go to as well if price isn't a problem.
KingSanto.
Hello.
I am new to this forum.
I will be visiting Havana from July 24th to July 27th (coming from Montreal, Canada). I will be staying at Vedado.
My question: Are there specific place / disco that is "hot" or at least popular to go? The idea is to go where the good looking, modelesque girls go. I want to see the best and maybe pick one super hot / expensive woman once in the trip. I am not interested in street walkers, hustlers. I have collected a few phone numbers from "less pro" girls I plan to meet during the day / early afternoon.
I want to make a plan of what to do Thursday, Friday, Saturday.
I know hot places change all the time, but is it fair to say V&S is the best bet? Casa de la Musica? Anything else? A specific street I can go? Again I am not looking for San Rafael street walkers but places where good looking pros go.
Also, if someone plans to be in Havana in the same dates, lets chat. I speak Spanish.
I would say V&S has the most "straight-up" pros. Quality caries wildly. Probably because it's so close to the San Rafael street walkers (which I'm also not a fan of). If I were going to recommend a place to find a 15/10 expensive Cubana, it would be LM Bar on a Friday night.
Get VIP and you'll have your pick of the litter. A lot of classy girls go to Bleco Bar to hunt down gringos. That would be a good one to go to as well if price isn't a problem..Awesome! Thanks a lot, I hope I would find my elusive tall, model-like, olive skin princess somewhere in Havana.
The maximum I am willing to pay is $100 for my goddess and based on my research, I know I can get very good looking women in a range of 40-to-60 and if I were not too picky, in the 20-to-30.
Is this still the case?
I would say V&S has the most "straight-up" pros. Quality caries wildly. Probably because it's so close to the San Rafael street walkers (which I'm also not a fan of). If I were going to recommend a place to find a 15/10 expensive Cubana, it would be LM Bar on a Friday night.
Get VIP and you'll have your pick of the litter. A lot of classy girls go to Bleco Bar to hunt down gringos. That would be a good one to go to as well if price isn't a problem..What would a "Expensive Cubana" you know 15/10 be in terms of donation $?How about the classy girls at Bleco Bar?
I have a clear idea of Badoo girls and San Rafael girls. But I still don't have an idea in terms of pricing for these type of women that are also my targets for my trip.
Jiniterinator
06-27-25, 19:13
Looking for cheap gift ideas? I just picked up a 60 pack of multicolored silk scrunchies on Amazon for $10.
If you need to ask why you'd want to give a girl you're about to have sex with a scrunchy, you might be in the wrong hobby.
MongerHunger
06-27-25, 23:00
Looking for cheap gift ideas? I just picked up a 60 pack of multicolored silk scrunchies on Amazon for $10.
If you need to ask why you'd want to give a girl you're about to have sex with a scrunchy, you might be in the wrong hobby.Honestly, Dollar Tree is not a bad idea either. You can't go wrong there and you can get enough to make multiple gift bags. Get creative with it.
MongerHunger
07-01-25, 19:25
The US Government will be tightening a Crackdown on US Citizens traveling to Cuba. Here is the latest information.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx24468drd1o.amp
Jiniterinator
07-02-25, 02:22
I've been waiting for the other shoe to drop wrt Trump's Cuba travel policy. This could be bad for mongers.
Pretty much still the case. Everyone has their preference when it comes to prices so just pay what feels appropriate to you. 10 K has become my magic number because I've never had a girl say no to that. If the girl is really hot, I'll do 15 K the first time and every repeat after for 10 K (if / when I choose to repeat). They absolutely love that deal LOL. It could be different for San Rafael girls though, I tend to stay away from those. Street walkers aren't my cup of tea. It all depends.
As for how much a girl from Bleco or LM would be, 15 K will do the trick but again, your results may vary and my experience may not be your experience.
Best,
KingSanto
Awesome! Thanks a lot, I hope I would find my elusive tall, model-like, olive skin princess somewhere in Havana.
The maximum I am willing to pay is $100 for my goddess and based on my research, I know I can get very good looking women in a range of 40-to-60 and if I were not too picky, in the 20-to-30.
Is this still the case?
This could be bad for mongers.Bad for US mongers, yes! But excellent for the real Cuba lovers.
Unlikely given the previous link.
"Humanitarian aid" is exempt as before.
I've been waiting for the other shoe to drop wrt Trump's Cuba travel policy. This could be bad for mongers.
Pretty much still the case. Everyone has their preference when it comes to prices so just pay what feels appropriate to you. 10 K has become my magic number because I've never had a girl say no to that. If the girl is really hot, I'll do 15 K the first time and every repeat after for 10 K (if / when I choose to repeat). They absolutely love that deal LOL. It could be different for San Rafael girls though, I tend to stay away from those. Street walkers aren't my cup of tea. It all depends.
As for how much a girl from Bleco or LM would be, 15 K will do the trick but again, your results may vary and my experience may not be your experience.
Best,
KingSantoThanks!
The way I see it now, after reading a lot of reviews and seeing a ton of youtube videos; V&S is more of a last resort for the night if during the night I was not able to pick anything "organically" through visiting clubs and bars. It seems to me that V&S and San Rafael is where the sad / desperate prostitution happens, while the other bars and clubs is where people is having fun and not every woman is a pro.
I will write a report in a month or so.
The US Government will be tightening a Crackdown on US Citizens traveling to Cuba. Here is the latest information.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx24468drd1o.ampThis is when having citizenship from different countries come in handy. Got to love different passports.
Pretty much still the case. Everyone has their preference when it comes to prices so just pay what feels appropriate to you. 10 K has become my magic number because I've never had a girl say no to that. If the girl is really hot, I'll do 15 K the first time and every repeat after for 10 K (if / when I choose to repeat). They absolutely love that deal LOL. It could be different for San Rafael girls though, I tend to stay away from those. Street walkers aren't my cup of tea. It all depends.
As for how much a girl from Bleco or LM would be, 15 K will do the trick but again, your results may vary and my experience may not be your experience.
Best,
KingSantoThat's good enough for me. Knowing a baseline is what I wanted to get. Knowing 15 k is a good enough then you play the numbers game. If one out of five really hot girls takes the deal. That's a win.
MongerHunger
07-04-25, 17:01
That's good enough for me. Knowing a baseline is what I wanted to get. Knowing 15 k is a good enough then you play the numbers game. If one out of five really hot girls takes the deal. That's a win.I find that 10 K and a gift bag is the sweet spot for me to get hot chicas. Never failed me. I've even gotten it for 7 K before and 5 K being my lowest since Cuba got rid of using the CUC as a currency and that was with a chica that I met near La Rampa. She was a repeat so she winded up getting 10 K total for 2 very long sessions. No need to spend 15 K or lead with it. My advice to you is to first offer 10 K. Do not ask her how much first because chicas will always shoot high. If you don't know to negotiate then you might get taken advantage of and taken to the bank and maybe even spending more than 15 K. Pros can smell newbies from miles away.
The Tall Man
07-04-25, 20:12
Bad for US mongers, yes! But excellent for the real Cuba lovers.That sucks for us US Passport guys, myself included.
Well it has been 9 years since my last 2 week visit to Cuba, I just checked the COPA flights from Medellin, Colombia (been living here almost 10 years) and it's reasonable at roughly 1,400,000 Colombian pesos or about $335. USD, would love to visit again maybe before TRUMP & Marco Rubio locks it down completely. Does anyone have any idea when this lock down for US citizens will start?
I recall staying in Verdado near La Rampa and enjoying everything I brought back to my casa.
In the meantime I am enjoying all of my lovely Paisas here in Medellin, clean, fresh, young and fun great attitudes so who am I to complain about Cuba being locked down. Oh and I pay typically 130,000 pesos for an hour of the best sex with a very cute an uninhibited Paisa beauty, about $35. USD and have hundred of contacts in my WhatsApp, all eager to play.
TTM.
MongerHunger
07-05-25, 15:59
Does anyone have any idea when this lock down for US citizens will start? I didn't read, hear or see anything about a lock down.
Jiniterinator
07-05-25, 16:46
That sucks for us US Passport guys, myself included.
Well it has been 9 years since my last 2 week visit to Cuba, I just checked the COPA flights from Medellin, Colombia (been living here almost 10 years) and it's reasonable at roughly 1,400,000 Colombian pesos or about $335. USD, would love to visit again maybe before TRUMP & Marco Rubio locks it down completely. Does anyone have any idea when this lock down for US citizens will start?
I recall staying in Verdado near La Rampa and enjoying everything I brought back to my casa.
In the meantime I am enjoying all of my lovely Paisas here in Medellin, clean, fresh, young and fun great attitudes so who am I to complain about Cuba being locked down. Oh and I pay typically 130,000 pesos for an hour of the best sex with a very cute an uninhibited Paisa beauty, about $35. USD and have hundred of contacts in my WhatsApp, all eager to play..I think where there's a will, there's a way. I went 20+ years ago when I had to fly to Canada to get there. This time, there will still be flights from the US because people with family in Cuba are still allowed to go. It's also easier to comply with the "don't support the Cuban government" these days because of the rise of privately owed restaurants and stores, and Airbnb. Last trip I made exactly zero purchases from any government-owned business.
Trump gave them 30 days to write regulations so I'm guessing on August 1 we'll know more. One will need to declare humanitarian purposes, support for the Cuban people, or family. Treasury's OFAC will want you to keep records of all expenditures in Cuba for 5 years. I doubt it will be that hard to travel there and still comply with US laws.
I'm going next week.
I think where there's a will, there's a way. I went 20+ years ago when I had to fly to Canada to get there. This time, there will still be flights from the US because people with family in Cuba are still allowed to go. It's also easier to comply with the "don't support the Cuban government" these days because of the rise of privately owed restaurants and stores, and Airbnb. Last trip I made exactly zero purchases from any government-owned business.
Trump gave them 30 days to write regulations so I'm guessing on August 1 we'll know more. One will need to declare humanitarian purposes, support for the Cuban people, or family. Treasury's OFAC will want you to keep records of all expenditures in Cuba for 5 years. I doubt it will be that hard to travel there and still comply with US laws.
I'm going next week.I definitely agree with your take on this. Things for sure will take a turn for the better after the Taco man leaves office at the end of his tenure or sooner.
One thing, mongers from the USA, you want to make sure when coming back is; DO NOT LIE TO CUSTOMS, on which countries you've been to, that is, in case you travel to Cuba thru a 3rd country.
Had a friend back in the day, when there's no direct way to get to Cuba, he lied and got caught. Long story short it cost him ($10,000 USD fine) Finally after getting a lawyer it's settle for a grand ($1000) plus all the fees for his lawyer.
One piece of advice from all mongers outside the USA. In case you plan on visiting the USA on the trip. Make sure you visit the USA first and then head down to Cuba.
On a trip a couple of years ago met a couple of mongers (one form the states and the other one from England) who flew to la Habana from Miami. After trying to head back to Miami the Brit was denied boarding the AA flight and had to fly to Mexico city and from there to London. There were no direct flights to London from la Habana. It cost him dearly in $$$.
My understanding is folks in the EU who had been to Cuba now need a visa which takes over 2 years or more.
Mondo.
USA citizens are not allowed to travel to Cuba for "tourism". It's part of the so called embargo in place in order to "starve" Cuba's economy.
There are however some exceptions, in your case you choose the category "help for the Cuban people" and you're good to go.
Mondo.(A real question) How would you answer if immigration asked you "How are you planning on supporting the Cuban people?
DR is awesome. I will also be moving there in 2026. It gets a bad rep among mongerers because most never make it outside of Sosua; thankfully I've never been to that cesspool. Santo Domingo is an absolute gold mine and never disappoints. I didn't name my account KingSanto for nothing LOL.
As for the flights between DR and Cuba, I looked into that a while back and the numbers were absolutely crazy considering the short distance. I'd imagine the process is the same as any flight to Havana though. I can't see why it would be any different.
A few months ago I did go directly from Cuba to DR but I stopped off in MIA (so I guess it wasn't direct at all but you get my point).
KingSanto.I just checked and it's like $480 bucks from Santo Domingo to Havana, but. You have a connection in Panama.
I just checked and it's like $480 bucks from Santo Domingo to Havana, but. You have a connection in Panama.Try Cubana Airlines, from Nassau. Much cheaper. They do not abide by US FAA standards though and only change tires on their planes landing gear when the tires blow, to save money and rubber. True.
If your in a rush the new Cuban Electronic visa has a 3 day processing period. I beleive it just went into effect on July 1 so theres another headache.
Anybody here have any experience with this new electronic visa??
(A real question) How would you answer if immigration asked you "How are you planning on supporting the Cuban people?Here's the OFAC link with the explanation you are seeking.
707. What constitutes "support for the Cuban people" for generally authorized travel and other transactions?
Section 515.574 of the CACR contains a general license that authorizes, subject to conditions, travel-related transactions and other transactions that are intended to provide support for the Cuban people, which include activities of recognized human rights organizations; independent organizations designed to promote a rapid, peaceful transition to democracy; and individuals and non-governmental organizations that promote independent activity intended to strengthen civil society in Cuba. In accordance with NSPM-5, OFAC amended this general license on November 8, 2017 to require that each traveler utilizing this authorization engage in a full-time schedule of activities that enhance contact with the Cuban people, support civil society in Cuba, or promote the Cuban people's independence from Cuban authorities and that result in meaningful interactions with individuals in Cuba. OFAC also amended this general license to exclude from the authorization certain direct financial transactions with entities and subentities identified on the State Department's Cuba Restricted List. Also, and effective September 24,2020, OFAC amended this general license to exclude from the authorization lodging, paying for lodging, or making any reservation for or on behalf of a third party to lodge, at any property in Cuba on the Cuba Prohibited Accommodations List to the extent prohibited by § 515.210. For a complete description of the scope of this prohibition, see 31 CFR § 515.210. The traveler's schedule of activities must not include free time or recreation in excess of that consistent with a full-time schedule in Cuba. An entire group does not qualify for this general license merely because some members of the group qualify individually. For a complete description of what this general license authorizes and the restrictions that apply, see 31 CFR § 515.574.
https://ofac.treasury.gov/faqs/topic/1541
Remember, Google is your friend. Jjjj.
Mondo.
StripperMan
07-06-25, 19:50
(A real question) How would you answer if immigration asked you "How are you planning on supporting the Cuban people?The stipulation that Americans, "engage in a full-time schedule of activities that enhance contact with the Cuban people, etc", is vague and can be enforced however they want it seems. Will we need to have records of daily meeting etc??
(A real question) How would you answer if immigration asked you "How are you planning on supporting the Cuban people?I used the app to "Create a 10 day itinerary for Havana that uses local businesses and the amounts they charge". I massaged it a bit and that will be my documented itinerary if I am ever to get audited for my upcoming Aug 3rd trip.
FYI.
Taco.
StripperMan
07-06-25, 22:38
I used the app to "Create a 10 day itinerary for Havana that uses local businesses and the amounts they charge". I massaged it a bit and that will be my documented itinerary if I am ever to get audited for my upcoming Aug 3rd trip.
FYI.
Taco.What's the name of App please.
10 K has become my magic number because I've never had a girl say no to that.
KingSantoAccording to my calculations $10 k Cuban Pesos = 417 USD. Please clarify.
According to my calculations $10 k Cuban Pesos = 417 USD. Please clarify.There is the official rate set by the government which has nothing to do with the real rate you get on the street.
If you read more of this forum you will see discussions about the real rate.
CaneCounty
07-07-25, 03:36
According to my calculations $10 k Cuban Pesos = 417 USD. Please clarify.I'm here now and the conversion was not conversing. I think there is a decimal missing between the 1 and the 7.
According to my calculations $10 k Cuban Pesos = 417 USD. Please clarify.10 K CUP = 30 USD +/- (street rate)
Mondo.
I'm thinking to travel to Havana next month. Plan to stay in a casa in vedado. How is the current situation regarding power cuts? I heard they occure almost daily for a few hours?
How does it affect daily life? I assume most casas do not have backup generators, meaning no AC, fridge etc. That would suck big time especially as July / August is hot as fuck.
JimmyStreets
07-07-25, 16:35
According to my calculations $10 k Cuban Pesos = 417 USD. Please clarify.10 K cuban pesos is about 26 bucks at the moment. Its 385:1 to the dollar. Its an informal rate. Look up Eltoque.com.
BTW. Please don't pay 10 K. The going rate is 5-6 K with some minimal negotiation. They will test how dumb you are and try for a dumb number but 5-6 K is the normal rate.
Remember a cuban working a full time job maybe makes 2-3 dollars a day. So 15 bucks is a lot to them.
Hey, I said that I've never had a girl turn down 10 K but he asked how much to take a drop dead gorgeous girl from LM. If he's there the night that he should be there (Friday or Saturday), I personally don't think 10 K is going to cut it. Cover for her just to get in the building is 3 K.
I find that 10 K and a gift bag is the sweet spot for me to get hot chicas. Never failed me. I've even gotten it for 7 K before and 5 K being my lowest since Cuba got rid of using the CUC as a currency and that was with a chica that I met near La Rampa. She was a repeat so she winded up getting 10 K total for 2 very long sessions. No need to spend 15 K or lead with it. My advice to you is to first offer 10 K. Do not ask her how much first because chicas will always shoot high. If you don't know to negotiate then you might get taken advantage of and taken to the bank and maybe even spending more than 15 K. Pros can smell newbies from miles away.
I'm here now. I've been pulled into Secondary by customs 3 of the 4 times I've been to Cuba this year. I'll right a brief report on what I experience when I get back. We'll see if they're turning the harassment up a notch LOL.
I think where there's a will, there's a way. I went 20+ years ago when I had to fly to Canada to get there. This time, there will still be flights from the US because people with family in Cuba are still allowed to go. It's also easier to comply with the "don't support the Cuban government" these days because of the rise of privately owed restaurants and stores, and Airbnb. Last trip I made exactly zero purchases from any government-owned business.
Trump gave them 30 days to write regulations so I'm guessing on August 1 we'll know more. One will need to declare humanitarian purposes, support for the Cuban people, or family. Treasury's OFAC will want you to keep records of all expenditures in Cuba for 5 years. I doubt it will be that hard to travel there and still comply with US laws.
I'm going next week.
What's the name of App please.The name of the App is ChatGPT.
JimmyStreets
07-08-25, 17:26
I'm here now. I've been pulled into Secondary by customs 3 of the 4 times I've been to Cuba this year. I'll right a brief report on what I experience when I get back. We'll see if they're turning the harassment up a notch LOL.Cuban immigration or the American immigration?
Question for those that have flown to to Cuba from outside the US.
Did you book medical insurance online before arriving or use the kiosk in Havana upon arrival? Did they even ask about insurance?
If you used an online provider, which one?
Flying through Panama with Copa and it doesn't look like they provide insurance on the ticket.
Thanks.
Taco.
I fly from the USA And still get travel insurance. I know you're covered under the plane ticket but I don't care. Anything can happen so I'm double covering myself. It's $2 per for their top plan so who cares?
The provider I use is "SolwaysCuba". I use them because they're approved in Cuba for advanced charges. So nothing ever has to come out of your pocket for reimbursement. This is important to mention because there are some providers that will cover you in Cuba but they don't have an agreement with the hospitals in Cuba so you have to pay upfront and get reimbursed later.
KingSanto.
Question for those that have flown to to Cuba from outside the US.
Did you book medical insurance online before arriving or use the kiosk in Havana upon arrival? Did they even ask about insurance?
If you used an online provider, which one?
Flying through Panama with Copa and it doesn't look like they provide insurance on the ticket.
Thanks.
Taco.
I fly from the USA And still get travel insurance. I know you're covered under the plane ticket but I don't care. Anything can happen so I'm double covering myself. It's $2 per for their top plan so who cares?
The provider I use is "SolwaysCuba". I use them because they're approved in Cuba for advanced charges. So nothing ever has to come out of your pocket for reimbursement. This is important to mention because there are some providers that will cover you in Cuba but they don't have an agreement with the hospitals in Cuba so you have to pay upfront and get reimbursed later.
KingSanto.Thanks amigo. We're going to have to meet up for a beer one of these days. I'll be in Santo Domingo. 7/28-8/3, followed by Havana for 10 days. After that, I'll be on the north side of the DR (no, not Sosua).
Taco.
Estados Unidos.
Cuban immigration or the American immigration?
Since the other guys have already chimed in on how the rates go, I'll just give the numbers. When I touched down, the rate was 383, so that's what I got when I exchanged my money. So when I say "10 K", I really mean $26.11. Hope this helps and RTFF man.
According to my calculations $10 k Cuban Pesos = 417 USD. Please clarify.
No problem. I will indeed be in Havana again during your dates. I'm going to try to get my membership payment mailed in to ISG so that I can get PM's. I'll let you know here if / when that happens. First round on me.
Thanks amigo. We're going to have to meet up for a beer one of these days. I'll be in Santo Domingo. 7/28-8/3, followed by Havana for 10 days. After that, I'll be on the north side of the DR (no, not Sosua).
Taco.
MongerHunger
07-09-25, 17:36
Hey, I said that I've never had a girl turn down 10 K but he asked how much to take a drop dead gorgeous girl from LM. If he's there the night that he should be there (Friday or Saturday), I personally don't think 10 K is going to cut it. Cover for her just to get in the building is 3 K.I hope that LM is not the only place he will be hunting.
Hey, I said that I've never had a girl turn down 10 K but he asked how much to take a drop dead gorgeous girl from LM. If he's there the night that he should be there (Friday or Saturday), I personally don't think 10 K is going to cut it. Cover for her just to get in the building is 3 K.Dear Fellow-Mongers, I have followed this thread closely* and I am very gratefull for all the Infos provided! I really try not to ask a question that has already be anwered in the forum.
I find a lot on how much a girl. Depending on her looks. Might ask, but I am missing a what I can expect in return. Is 10-15 K payment for 1 shot, 1 hour or the whole night?
I have one more question:
When I look places like LM Bar up in Instagram, I find pics of girls there, who photographed themselves there. So I get to there profiles. Some of them post pics of themselves each and every week in clubs and hotels. The are either affluent Cubans or working girls. Has any of you a way to tell, if they are working girls? I would contact girls there in advance, but would rather avoid offering a paysex deal to a non working girl. 🤣.
Here is an exsmple, if look up on Insta at yancy. Prieto (public profile) you'd find such a girl. Is a girl like her just being sexy and seductive (on each pic) or is she a jinetera? Some of you write* they find girls on Facebook oder Insta prior to coming to Habana. How do you do it.
What do you search for to find respective profiles?
Thank you so much in advance 🙏128591;128591;.
Should I be successful, I promise to share with you, what worked for me.
Sounds like a plan. Rounds 2 and 3 on me!
No problem. I will indeed be in Havana again during your dates. I'm going to try to get my membership payment mailed in to ISG so that I can get PM's. I'll let you know here if / when that happens. First round on me.
Hey, I said that I've never had a girl turn down 10 K but he asked how much to take a drop dead gorgeous girl from LM. If he's there the night that he should be there (Friday or Saturday), I personally don't think 10 K is going to cut it. Cover for her just to get in the building is 3 K.Dear Fellow-Mongers, I have followed this thread closely and I am very gratefull for all the Infos provided! I really try not to ask a question that has already be anwered in the forum.
I find a lot on how much a girl. Depending on her looks. Might ask, but I am missing a what I can expect in return. Is 10-15 K payment for 1 shot, 1 hour or the whole night?
I have one more question:
When I look places like LM Bar up in Instagram, I find pics of girls there, who photographed themselves there. So I get to there profiles. Some of them post pics of themselves each and every week in clubs and hotels. The are either affluent Cubans or working girls. Has any of you a way to tell, if they are working girls? I would contact girls there in advance, but would rather avoid offering a paysex deal to a non working girl. 🤣.
Here is an exsmple, if look up on Insta at yancy. Prieto (public profile) you'd find such a girl. Is a girl like her just being sexy and seductive (on each pic) or is she a jinetera? Some of you write they find girls on Facebook oder Insta prior to coming to Habana. How do you do it.
What do you search for to find respective profiles?
Thank you so much in advance.
Should I be successful, I promise to share with you, what worked for me.
Will be in HAV next weekend for my monthly trip. After some deep meditation I have come to the realization that I have to recalibrate my American-based rating scale. It is far too easy to find a 10 by American standards on the streets of HAV. I've realized that the American 10 is really a 6 or 7 after you strip away the makeup and cosmetics and compare to a Cuba 10, because most Cuba girls are all natural. Not by choice but just by resource availability. Now that I've actually been to Cuba multiple times I'm realizing that the 10's I've been hitting are more like 7's. Couple of rules going forward. No more "American 10's aka Cuban 7's " for this guy. Only Cuban 8's, 9's, and 10's with bonus points for the bucket listers. Also, I will never pay money to go into a club- especially not to meet girls. Not when you can either meet those same girls outside the club or on the streets. Don't let anyone fool you that same girl you see in the club will also be on traveling the streets, especially if they strike out in the club. The club scene is designed to take your money either via overpriced "girl drinks" or silly "chair fees".
And for those of you that don't, believe this man, look on YT and search up the video "This Is Cuba 2 AM Nightlife 🇨127482; Havana At Night". Unreal amount of talent strolling around.
Happy hunting.
Taco.
Will be in HAV next weekend for my monthly trip. After some deep meditation I have come to the realization that I have to recalibrate my American-based rating scale. It is far too easy to find a 10 by American standards on the streets of HAV. I've realized that the American 10 is really a 6 or 7 after you strip away the makeup and cosmetics and compare to a Cuba 10, because most Cuba girls are all natural. Not by choice but just by resource availability. Now that I've actually been to Cuba multiple times I'm realizing that the 10's I've been hitting are more like 7's. Couple of rules going forward. No more "American 10's aka Cuban 7's " for this guy. Only Cuban 8's, 9's, and 10's with bonus points for the bucket listers. Also, I will never pay money to go into a club- especially not to meet girls. Not when you can either meet those same girls outside the club or on the streets. Don't let anyone fool you that same girl you see in the club will also be on traveling the streets, especially if they strike out in the club. The club scene is designed to take your money either via overpriced "girl drinks" or silly "chair fees".
So I touch down in Cuba, another smooth trip albeit my flight was delayed by 30 minutes. It happens. Get my bags and head over to the ETECSA Office across the street to put 360 pesos on my SIM card for data. Get that done and I'm up and running.
Per usual I had my "airport taxi" guy pick up my slim brown thang beforehand so they were already there waiting on me. Hop in the car and we're off to the AirBnB. I'm in Vedado but this time I'm right on the Malecon one street away from Calle 23 - prime location. Check-in and get some nice "bible study" in with slim brown thang. It was quite the welcome let me tell you!
Anyway, I notified my money exchange guy of my arrival last night so he was waiting at the apartment when I arrived. Exchanged $400 for me at the current 383 rate that was on El Toque that day. Now it's time to get the standard chores out of the way.
I head to a liquor store named "El Caminante". They have an excellent selection and I'm so tired of drinking rum when I'm in Cuba. I was never a rum / whisky guy in general but the Cubans have made me absolutely hate it LOL. Anyway, I pick up a bottle of Olmeca Reposado tequila for 5500 pesos ($14.36). PazilloFresh has cheaper Olmeca but El Caminante has unbeatable variety so I wanted to check out what they had. After that I head over to PazilloFresh and pick up waters, soda, chips, RedBull, etc. There was a fruit store across the street from my AirBnB so naturally I picked up some limes for the tequila (250 pesos / pound). Finally done with groceries and head over to Daniel at Imperial Barbershop to give me a clean cut for the rest of my trip. They always do a great job.
Done with all that and head over to "1909 Downtown" for some appetizers to take the edge off. Cheap place and decent food but I wouldn't recommend it to a friend. Forgettable. Get back and immediately go into a second "Bible study" session with slim brown thang. She was hot and ready sheesh.
It's Friday and I party hard every day in Cuba so you already know where I'm going to be. I hit up my contact at LM and let him know to reserve another VIP table for me at my usual spot. Downstairs and closest to the stage. I get dressed and head over to Habana Vieja to pick up 6-7 cigars from Cohiba Atmosphere. Then head to "Fajoma" for fuel for LM. Pretty good spot, chill rooftop. I recommend this one and save it to my notes.
La Nave over to LM. Quick note on La Nave. I highly recommend transferring money to your La Nave account from a card BEFORE you get to Havana. They give you a rate over El Toque (388.85 when I did it) and it avoids the need to burn your cash on taxis / transportation. So back to LM. They have my reservation, get me to my normal spot. They know me by now so the red carpet gets rolled out. That's nice. Keep in mind that LM doesn't fill up till around 2 AM when Velito gets there but man the women in this place are unbelievable.
Anyway, in true KingSanto fashion, me and my slim brown thang jam out to Velito's performance, get shitface drunk until about 5 AM and then head home for a third Bible study session and knock the fuck out. Sending her home tomorrow and the real mongering fun begins. Man I love Cuba.
KingSanto
I don't think I'd recommend going to LM specifically for hunting pros. It's more like "if you're going to party on a Friday, you should go to LM. Oh and there are pros wall to wall if you want to pick one out" type of thing. The quality there is way better than the street walkers I've seen on San Rafael though (the San Rafael pros. Well Habana Vieja in general. Look a little "crackhead-ish to me), so there's that.
I hope that LM is not the only place he will be hunting.
LM is a mix of pros and non-pros but for all intents and purposes, it's essentially all pros because the non-pros are going to have a guy with them (by nature of the 3 K cover charge) so it's safe to assume that every girl without a guy is a pro can be paid for.
They're easy to spot because they kind of congregate in the back away from the VIP area. Almost segregated in a way. They pretty much just wait on the sidelines waiting to be picked.
As for the "how long" question, I just keep pros for an hour. I don't do overnights.
Dear Fellow-Mongers, I have followed this thread closely and I am very gratefull for all the Infos provided! I really try not to ask a question that has already be anwered in the forum.
I find a lot on how much a girl. Depending on her looks. Might ask, but I am missing a what I can expect in return. Is 10-15 K payment for 1 shot, 1 hour or the whole night?
I have one more question:
When I look places like LM Bar up in Instagram, I find pics of girls there, who photographed themselves there. So I get to there profiles. Some of them post pics of themselves each and every week in clubs and hotels. The are either affluent Cubans or working girls. Has any of you a way to tell, if they are working girls? I would contact girls there in advance, but would rather avoid offering a paysex deal to a non working girl. 🤣.
Here is an exsmple, if look up on Insta at yancy. Prieto (public profile) you'd find such a girl. Is a girl like her just being sexy and seductive (on each pic) or is she a jinetera? Some of you write they find girls on Facebook oder Insta prior to coming to Habana. How do you do it.
What do you search for to find respective profiles?
Thank you so much in advance.
Should I be successful, I promise to share with you, what worked for me.
Jiniterinator
07-10-25, 21:37
In Habana right now. Experienced my first blackout in like 8 trips. It was around sundown and lasted less than an hour, and it was cooler because of clouds and wind, but it got me worried, as my neighborhood in Old Havana is usually spared. I assumed this is because it's a touristy area with a lot of diplomats. So I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop. I am a total pussy when it comes to AC these days. Consider some cheap USB lanterns if you go. They make great gifts for your hosts.
Also saw my first crime in Cuba in real time. A dude grabbed a tourist's purse, her fat hubby chased, but that race was over before it started. I'd always assumed any theft would involve physical force, and I like my chances grappling with some cubano desperado flako, but a foot chase on the cobblestoned, pockmarked streets of Old Havana? No bueno. I'm sure none of you red blooded mongers carry murses, but be cautious with the iPhones and wallets.
Every time I come here, something gets a little bit worse. This time, I was surprised to see, for the first time ever, Cristales being in short supply. My usual go-to spots were all out, but fortunately my host managed to find a bunch of cans for me. One spot had that Presidente pilzner, which is surprisingly pretty good. But the chicas are accustomed to Cristales. Cuba is becoming more and more dysfunctional and eventually they won't even be able to make cigars anymore.
On the monger front, I am all Internet, but I always scout the local walkers, and as always, if you are into the negritas, you will do fine. But they get more aggressive each trip haha. I had two ambush me right by my AirBNB, and they were very assertive. I was so amused by it that I just couldn't get mad at them, told them I had a date, and gave them a little something to go away (I'll pay anyone who can make me laugh). I did meet a chica bonita at the airport, but those aren't details that I can share publicly haha.
I got a big bag of those Smarties candies to give away to kids, which is always fun. They always sprint away like a cat that caught a bird jjjj. The kids here are so funny. They don't know how poor they are and still manage to have fun.
I had some great sessions with two of my favorite regulars so far, since they are reliable and I'm always scrambling with travel at the beginning. But I have some noob's penciled in for the weekend. I have tried to adopt a policy of no noob's at night, since they tend to flake and then I'm left with my hand for the evening. But with daytime dates I can scramble and cover the evening with a regular. My usual problem is too many girls and too few days. Someone always ends up disappointed. I have to pace myself, not 17 anymore. If I break mi pinga, it's a wasted trip.
I haven't hit any bars because it's not really my thing and it's hot AF and I don't like going out much. I really need to get off my ass on that and see the bar talent. Would be more fun with an acere wingman to hang with. I have an early meet tomorrow, maybe I can explore LM. BTW I will be back here early August.
Regarding health insurance, I always pay for medical evacuation insurance with GeoBlue. It's about $50/10 days for a million dollars in coverage to fly me out of here if I get hit by a taxi. It might seem like an extravagance, but can you imagine the regret of lying in some shitty Cuban hospital and trying to get home on via an airline with a broken hip or something? I'm scared even to fly with the runs. I will look into that SolwaysCuba for some redundancy.
Cheers, mongers.
Update: As I was typing this, the mods updated the thread with new posts. King Santo, you're here in Havana now?
Anyway, I notified my money exchange guy of my arrival last night so he was waiting at the apartment when I arrived. Exchanged $400 for me at the current 383 rate that was on El Toque that day. Now it's time to get the standard chores out of the way.
KingSantoHello KingSanto, nice report, I hope you have a lot of fun.
Question: I will be arriving to Havana the night of Wednesday, July 23rd (or more likely the early hours of Thursday July 24th).
What are my choices for exchanging money at night? I definitively don't want to go out partying with only USD, but at the same time, if I wait until the next morning, I will lose one night.
Is there a place I can exchange at least enough for one night explore? Even if the exchange rate is slightly worse than ElToque's?
Or: is your money exchange guy willing to get a new friend?
I can imagine that the rate of the "pros" at LM bar will go down with time. Like they will ask $200 at midnight, $100 at 2:00 am and will settle for 10,000 pesos at 3:45 am.
Is that the case?
The Tall Man
07-11-25, 16:35
And for those of you that don't, believe this man, look on YT and search up the video "This Is Cuba 2 AM Nightlife 🇨127482; Havana At Night". Unreal amount of talent strolling around..Thanks for sharing the video and Damn watching that YT of "This is Cuba 2 AM" not only brings back memories of my 2 week visit to Havana like 9 years ago but just absolutely love the talent that I see on that video, wow am completely drawn into revisiting. Thanks for sharing.
I have lived in Medellin 10 plus years and just checked the airfare MDE to Havana via COPA through Panama and see very reasonable prices of $335. USD!
So questions, I will be traveling on my US passport is it the same drill that I went though 9 years ago on my Cuba trip, where they give you a separate document and do not stamp your US passport?
I recall that I stayed in a private home in Verdado near La Rampa, would this be recommended or rather should I check the Airbnb's near the center like other members have posted?
And what would be the Airbnb or casa cost for a 10 days stay?
As I use Colombian pesos I have very little USD on hand, will I need to bring USD or?
Now ease my mind with safety issues. On my visit 9 years ago had my buddy who is Jamaican and he had traveled all of Cuba for years, he was my wing man and I am indebted to him for his knowledge and perfect Spanish and knew everything about Havana, so I am the most obvious Gringo and what is the current safety concerns should I travel solo?
And if any of you have any questions about any city in Colombia I have been everywhere, every city and town and pueblo and as such have a wealth of experience.
Thanks all!
TTM.
If I had my PM's on, I would give you my contact (he loves new clients, I give it out all the time) but it won't be of use to you anyway because he's going back to Yemen on Saturday (A dude from Yemen in Cuba. Crazy, I know) for two months to visit his family.
Getting a new contact for the rate of the day is easy though. Just join the Havana telegram group. I posted the link on March 6th, post #8030. There's almost 4000 Cubans in there buying and selling USD and pesos. Just pick one out that's been posting for a while (you can search by username in the chat) and you're golden. Ask for large bills.
Since it would be your first time using whatever contact you pick, I would exchange a little money with your host at a worse rate. Just enough to get you through the night and then meet the contact the following morning. Well, actually I would meet the contact in the middle of the night but I'm in my 20's so my "invincibilty" complex is still in full force. But I wouldn't advise someone else to do that.
Between 7 PM and 11 PM, you can also exchange money at "Papi Rey". It's a dessert shop in Vedado that also gives the daily rate. There can be a line though and they tend to give small bills so I only use them as a last resort. Just walk in and say "estoy aquí para cambiar?
Hello KingSanto, nice report, I hope you have a lot of fun.
Question: I will be arriving to Havana the night of Wednesday, July 23rd (or more likely the early hours of Thursday July 24th).
What are my choices for exchanging money at night? I definitively don't want to go out partying with only USD, but at the same time, if I wait until the next morning, I will lose one night.
Is there a place I can exchange at least enough for one night explore? Even if the exchange rate is slightly worse than ElToque's?
Or: is your money exchange guy willing to get a new friend?
No sir, I was there Friday-Wednesday. I tend to post my reports after I get back because Cuba is hectic and I never have time to post them. Plus I'm normally drunk at the end of the night so that certainly doesn't help. If you'll be there in early August when Taco and I are there, you're more than welcome to join us.
I agree with you, hunting in bars or during nightlife is a lot more fun / easier with a wingman or two no doubt about it. As for the blackouts, the situation is pretty dire as we're in summer now and consumption has skyrocketed. Unfortunately I don't have any real solutions to offer you on that front.
KingSanto.
Update: As I was typing this, the mods updated the thread with new posts. King Santo, you're here in Havana now?
I don't know. Personally, I'm not changing my prices based on time. Especially in a place like LM. The women outnumber you 3 to 1. It's a buyer's market in there.
I can imagine that the rate of the "pros" at LM bar will go down with time. Like they will ask $200 at midnight, $100 at 2:00 am and will settle for 10,000 pesos at 3:45 am.
Is that the case?
The Tall Man
07-11-25, 16:57
Trip report 10 days in Havana August 2015.
Preface Throughout my 10 days in and around Havana I could not help but wonder how different my experience and perhaps disappointment would have been because of the changes in Cuba and P4 P challenges if I had chosen to travel to Cuba instead of Brazil back in 2000 and 2001. But at a simple "flip of a coin" decision and Brazil and European destinations won out and I enjoyed my multiple trips to San Paulo and Rio back in the day.
I do know for an absolute certainty that if I did not have my fellow veteran travel partner Americano573, whom was so gracious to take me under his wing, if not for him my experience in Cuba would have been completely different, so I owe a big debt of gratitude to Americano573. His command of Spanish (this cannot be overstated in its importance in Cuba) his story's & experiences from his 14 plus years of travel throughout all of Cuba, the relationships that he has formed, the way he has adapted to the changes and the manner in which he has mastered his "game" is not only fascinating to watch first hand in action but best of all he unselfishly shares this information (women too) with a Cuban travel newbie as myself. There are others who have sent me suggestions via PM on this board who I wish to thank..Unbeliavable. I found my trip Cuba trip report here on IGS from my visit in August 2015, where the hell has time gone.
Now a decade later and perhaps next month I will do a 10 year celebration return trip!
Living 10 plus years now in Colombia my Spanish will be much better but given the Cuban slang and accent I will undoubtedly have issues as I speak the Medellin Paisa Spanish which is like poetry in comparison.
What ever happened to my buddy Americano573? Are you out there still traveling Cuba or have you moved on? Again thank you for partnering up with me 10 years ago.
Life is good!
TTM.
Sammytheman
07-11-25, 17:16
I can imagine that the rate of the "pros" at LM bar will go down with time. Like they will ask $200 at midnight, $100 at 2:00 am and will settle for 10,000 pesos at 3:45 am.
Is that the case?I've been to LM and many nightclubs in Havana back in January and they all wanted $100 USSor equivalent in pesos. 1st night I paid $100 USD for a solid Rihanna lookalike but the next few nights $50 USD. I don't mind paying that kind of money for a beautiful chick. They are really suffering with the current economic situation.
Jiniterinator
07-11-25, 17:34
No sir, I was there Friday-Wednesday. I tend to post my reports after I get back because Cuba is hectic and I never have time to post them. Plus I'm normally drunk at the end of the night so that certainly doesn't help. If you'll be there in early August when Taco and I are there, you're more than welcome to join us.
I agree with you, hunting in bars or during nightlife is a lot more fun / easier with a wingman or two no doubt about it. As for the blackouts, the situation is pretty dire as we're in summer now and consumption has skyrocketed. Unfortunately I don't have any real solutions to offer you on that front.OK, cool, I'll get a paid sub to the site as soon as I return home so we can PM.
So far the first three nights were awesome. And by that I mean me duele la pinga. Big Pharma gets a lot of hate, and deservedly so, but they are my best friend in Cuba.
Pro tip: I would argue that, after all my trips and gift ideas, 9 out of 10 chicas' favorite regalo is perfume (besides dinero of course, we're talking supplementary relagos). Get some of the samples on eBay. Worth the expense IMO. They are essentially testers of all the name brands. It's like catnip to cubanas.
Rare daytime rendezvous planned today, so I'll have the night free for a change. Time to replenish some supplies and exchange more money.
Salud!
So I wake up this morning after a great night at LM and my face feels kind of weird to me. I walk over to the bathroom and look in the mirror and holy shit I'm having an allergic reaction to what I ate a Fajoma. I won't mention what food I ate for security purposes obviously but it was my first time trying it and had no idea that I was allergic. My face looked like Will Smith in that movie Hitch LOL. The chicas are not going to like this. I hop on Revolico (Cuban Craigslist) and quickly find a girl selling Benadryl. I immediately head over to her, buy half a pack for 600 pesos and take two pills immediately. After 2-3 hours my face was back to normal. Lesson learned. No new foods in a foreign country Jesus Christ man.
Anyway, I send my slim brown thang home and head over to "Mimosa" for some Spaghetti Bolognesa. I have them rated at 4. 6 in my notes the food is always absolutely fantastic. Once My face is back to normal I message an absolute baddie that I met in LM the night before. I got her number while I was in the bathroom (Slim brown thang was with me in LM).
Anyway, I offer her the magic 10 mil, she says yes obviously. She drops her location and I send her a La Nave and she's at my place in 15 minutes. Immediately get a strong bible study session in, give her the 10 K pesos and she's on her way in a La Nave. She'll definitely be a regular sheesh. Having money in my La Nave account makes things so much easier because I don't have to give the girls extra when they leave to pay the taxi. It just gets deducted from my account like Uber.
I'm feeling frisky so I immediately hop back on my phone and hit up one of the girls I that I had collected off of Badoo. I can tell she's never been paid for sex before she was so nervous but those are the best kinds of pros! Rinse and repeat. Location, La Nave, bible study, 10 K, out the door. She was also very good so even with the terrible start, this day has been excellent.
It's about 5 PM now so I call my slim brown thang back over. We have a reservation at "Sara & see" to go bowling. She gets here, we get ready and we're off with a La Nave to Sara & see. If you've been reading my posts, then you know how the story goes from here. We get two rounds of bowling in while getting absolutely shitfaced off of Olmeca Tequila shots. I take her back to the AirBnB and get started on my third bible study session of the day. I don't know if you can tell by now but I'm a very "religious" guy LOL!
I'm still hyped from how good the food at Mimosa was so I order delivery from them for more. A pizza, spaghetti bolognesa (again), beer, water and two flans, 8000 pesos ($20.89). It's gets here shockingly fast. Me and Slim brown thang chow down and I pass out for the night. Took a few trips but Cuba has opened up to me and I'm flowing like water.
KingSanto.
Sounds good. I'm glad you're enjoying your time out there. Best of luck and as always happy hunting!
King Santo.
OK, cool, I'll get a paid sub to the site as soon as I return home so we can PM.
So far the first three nights were awesome. And by that I mean me duele la pinga. Big Pharma gets a lot of hate, and deservedly so, but they are my best friend in Cuba.
Pro tip: I would argue that, after all my trips and gift ideas, 9 out of 10 chicas' favorite regalo is perfume (besides dinero of course, we're talking supplementary relagos). Get some of the samples on eBay. Worth the expense IMO. They are essentially testers of all the name brands. It's like catnip to cubanas.
Rare daytime rendezvous planned today, so I'll have the night free for a change. Time to replenish some supplies and exchange more money.
Salud!
If I had my PM's on, I would give you my contact (he loves new clients, I give it out all the time) but it won't be of use to you anyway because he's going back to Yemen on Saturday (A dude from Yemen in Cuba. Crazy, I know) for two months to visit his family.
Getting a new contact for the rate of the day is easy though. Just join the Havana telegram group. I posted the link on March 6th, post #8030. There's almost 4000 Cubans in there buying and selling USD and pesos. Just pick one out that's been posting for a while (you can search by username in the chat) and you're golden. Ask for large bills.
Since it would be your first time using whatever contact you pick, I would exchange a little money with your host at a worse rate. Just enough to get you through the night and then meet the contact the following morning. Well, actually I would meet the contact in the middle of the night but I'm in my 20's so my "invincibilty" complex is still in full force. But I wouldn't advise someone else to do that.
Between 7 PM and 11 PM, you can also exchange money at "Papi Rey". It's a dessert shop in Vedado that also gives the daily rate. There can be a line though and they tend to give small bills so I only use them as a last resort. Just walk in and say "estoy aqu para cambiar?Thanks a lot!
I joined the telegram site; we will see how it goes, I won't see my casa particular host until the next day at checking time; it is a long story but I am coming from Canada and there are no direct flights to Havana, only to Varadero, so it is easier / cheaper to book a full package (airfare, hotel, transfers to hotel) than to go on my own and find an expensive taxi from Varadero to Havana in the middle of the night, I will stay at Hotel Nacional (nice pool, hopefully no energy outages), PLUS I have booked a casa particular near Copelia park for the fun stuff, as I don't think it is possible or worth it to try to pass a jinetera to the front desk of a good hotel.
To Sammytheman I think $50 is very reasonable if she checks the boxes. I prefer to pay more and fuck a woman I really desire than pay less for one that is competent but so-so.
Thanks a lot to all.
Jiniterinator
07-12-25, 16:15
So I wake up this morning after a great night at LM and my face feels kind of weird to me. I walk over to the bathroom and look in the mirror and holy shit I'm having an allergic reaction to what I ate a Fajoma. I won't mention what food I ate for security purposes obviously but it was my first time trying it and had no idea that I was allergic. My face looked like Will Smith in that movie Hitch LOL. The chicas are not going to like this. I hop on Revolico (Cuban Craigslist) and quickly find a girl selling Benadryl. I immediately head over to her, buy half a pack for 600 pesos and take two pills immediately. After 2-3 hours my face was back to normal. Lesson learned. No new foods in a foreign country Jesus Christ man.
Anyway, I send my slim brown thang home and head over to "Mimosa" for some Spaghetti Bolognesa. I have them rated at 4. 6 in my notes the food is always absolutely fantastic. Once My face is back to normal I message an absolute baddie that I met in LM the night before. I got her number while I was in the bathroom (Slim brown thang was with me in LM).
Anyway, I offer her the magic 10 mil, she says yes obviously. She drops her location and I send her a La Nave and she's at my place in 15 minutes. Immediately get a strong bible study session in, give her the 10 K pesos and she's on her way in a La Nave. She'll definitely be a regular sheesh. Having money in my La Nave account makes things so much easier because I don't have to give the girls extra when they leave to pay the taxi. It just gets deducted from my account like Uber.
I'm feeling frisky so I immediately hop back on my phone and hit up one of the girls I that I had collected off of Badoo. I can tell she's never been paid for sex before she was so nervous but those are the best kinds of pros! Rinse and repeat. Location, La Nave, bible study, 10 K, out the door. She was also very good so even with the terrible start, this day has been excellent.
It's about 5 PM now so I call my slim brown thang back over. We have a reservation at "Sara & see" to go bowling. She gets here, we get ready and we're off with a La Nave to Sara & see. If you've been reading my posts, then you know how the story goes from here. We get two rounds of bowling in while getting absolutely shitfaced off of Olmeca Tequila shots. I take her back to the AirBnB and get started on my third bible study session of the day. I don't know if you can tell by now but I'm a very "religious" guy LOL!
I'm still hyped from how good the food at Mimosa was so I order delivery from them for more. A pizza, spaghetti bolognesa (again), beer, water and two flans, 8000 pesos ($20.89). It's gets here shockingly fast. Me and Slim brown thang chow down and I pass out for the night. Took a few trips but Cuba has opened up to me and I'm flowing like water.Yikesy, glad you found some benadryl. I've always brought it with me here out of fear of some mosquitos and other exotic bugs biting me. If I were allergic to shellfish or anything else I'd probably know by now. But it's good to keep in mind.
Met with a repeat yesterday, which was meh. I am so spoiled by this place, a pretty girl with a 7 body just can't cut it for junior. But she's sweet, up for anything, and has two kids. She came eight hours on the bus and taxis to see me from Camaguey. She also rented some craphole around here because I couldn't give her an exact date and time when I first got here (I did not know this until afterwards). Rest assured I took good care of her for such efforts. Some candy and gummy vitamins for her kids and some other regalos. This should be an example of how tough things are for people here. I honestly felt a little bad about her going to such lengths to see me for what is insignificant money to me. Try to remember everyone, these are people with hopes and dreams just like us, but with little hope of achieving them. Treat them with kindness and respect.
I'm off to meet a total noob. And by noob I mean she is so inexperienced she's nervous and wants to meet in a park first, and was terrified to take a cab because she had no money and is distrustful of strangers. She's also coming during the day because mama is strict and religious. Candidly, I have zero expectation of anything physical happening today, it's just a get to know session over lunch with a beauty, which I wouldn't eaten by myself otherwise. Planting seeds for subsequent visits. I'm extremely lazy and spoiled here, so obviously she is hot or I wouldn't expend the energy.
Salud!
Thanks for sharing the video and Damn watching that YT of "This is Cuba 2 AM" not only brings back memories of my 2 week visit to Havana like 9 years ago but just absolutely love the talent that I see on that video, wow am completely drawn into revisiting. Thanks for sharing.
I have lived in Medellin 10 plus years and just checked the airfare MDE to Havana via COPA through Panama and see very reasonable prices of $335. USD!
So questions, I will be traveling on my US passport is it the same drill that I went though 9 years ago on my Cuba trip, where they give you a separate document and do not stamp your US passport?
I recall that I stayed in a private home in Verdado near La Rampa, would this be recommended or rather should I check the Airbnb's near the center like other members have posted?
And what would be the Airbnb or casa cost for a 10 days stay?
As I use Colombian pesos I have very little USD on hand, will I need to bring USD or?
Now ease my mind with safety issues. On my visit 9 years ago had my buddy who is Jamaican and he had traveled all of Cuba for years, he was my wing man and I am indebted to him for his knowledge and perfect Spanish and knew everything about Havana, so I am the most obvious Gringo and what is the current safety concerns should I travel solo?
And if any of you have any questions about any city in Colombia I have been everywhere, every city and town and pueblo and as such have a wealth of experience.
Thanks all!
TTM.Hey amigo, glad you liked the video! I was eyes wide open as well.
Solid price on airfare from MDE!
I can't answer your passport question as I won't go through Panama until 8/3. Always welcome to PM and I will tell you about my experience.
I too have always stayed in Vedado but once I had a short stay in Centro. Wouldn't recommend. This trip will be my first in Old Havana and I am looking forward to it. Vedado is the way to go for noobs and for better selection of food spots / groceries etc.
AirBNB costs are all over the board. You can find something for the ballers or for the cheap charlies.
I would suspect you can change Colombian pesos to dollars in the Panama airport. Just be sure you leave enough time between flights.
Not sure on the safety aspect. I haven't been to Havana since 2017. But I am well traveled and if its not roaming thugs in the street like I encountered in Mombassa, I should be ok. Ha!
I'll be hitting Colombia in September. May pick your brain on some of the smaller towns I plan to visit.
Taco.
MongerHunger
07-12-25, 17:55
I will be traveling on my US passport is it the same drill that I went though 9 years ago on my Cuba trip, where they give you a separate document and do not stamp your US passport? They used to stamp my passport with a pink stamp (precovid). Now they stamp your boarding pass. There is NO separate document. Everything is done electronically. I suggest you go online and research the official government website on entry requirements and procedures so you can get solid information and so that there will be no surprises.
By the way, they will not want your Colombian Pesos. It is worthless in Cuba. You can try but don't say I didn't tell you so.
MongerHunger
07-12-25, 18:10
I'll be hitting Colombia in September. May pick your brain on some of the smaller towns I plan to visit.
Taco. I will be doing a double header. First going to Cuba and then to Colombia afterwards. I will be taking a direct flight from Havana to Bogota, Colombia. I have done this many times over and its pretty convenient. I won't be staying in Bogota because its just a transit point and I will be catching another flight to a different part of Colombia. Places less traveled by Gringos. I have been to the major cities in Colombia already and I like to switch it up. If you're up for a trip to Colombia go check out Valle de Cocora and the nearby Pueblo of Salento. Its excellent and you can take a Willy to the Valley and go horseback riding up to the cloud forest. The vie6 w will be amazing there. That is one of my all time favorites. If you want excellent beaches go to the Colombian Island of San Andres in the Caribbean. Stunning beaches there. That is also one of my all time favorites in Colombia.
I would suspect you can change Colombian pesos to dollars in the Panama airport. Just be sure you leave enough time between flights.Yes, you can, but I would recommend taking US dollars out of the ATMs in PTY instead, depending on what charges you face for withdrawals. But for most people that will be better than changing COP in PTY.
Thanks a lot!
I joined the telegram site; we will see how it goes, I won't see my casa particular host until the next day at checking time; it is a long story but I am coming from Canada and there are no direct flights to Havana, only to Varadero, so it is easier / cheaper to book a full package (airfare, hotel, transfers to hotel) than to go on my own and find an expensive taxi from Varadero to Havana in the middle of the night, I will stay at Hotel Nacional (nice pool, hopefully no energy outages), PLUS I have booked a casa particular near Copelia park for the fun stuff, as I don't think it is possible or worth it to try to pass a jinetera to the front desk of a good hotel.
To Sammytheman I think $50 is very reasonable if she checks the boxes. I prefer to pay more and fuck a woman I really desire than pay less for one that is competent but so-so.
Thanks a lot to all.Hey Kstanb,
Fellow Canadian here. Last time I went (early last year), I was looking at flights to Havana at around $900. My buddy and I ended up flying to Veradero for $400 each (return) and our casa host arranged for a taxi for $100. We figured the $400 we each saved covered all of our fun while we were there so it was worth losing the 2 hours to the taxi drive.
I'm just curious how much the package to Hotel National ran you?
Hello EMode.
As far as I am aware, there are no more direct flights to Havana from Canada, and that has been the case for a few years (since COVID). Hopefully this will change in the near future.
I did research and there are no good alternatives; you can't go through Florida as a Canadian tourist. It is possible to go via Panama or Mexico, but prices are high and you can expect long layovers.
For vacation packages (Sunwing and Transat are both active); these are all the same in terms of offering: airfare + transfer from Varadero to Havana (and return) + breakfast plan at a Cuban hotel.
I live in Montreal, but I think it is fair to say that the plans won't be too different from other major eastern cities (Toronto and Ottawa).
The cheapest plan, at low season, with not so great dates is around CAD $950 to Hotel Deauville / hotel Memories Miramar. CAD $1,100 to hotel Inglaterra and CAD $1350 to hotel Nacional.
Within high season, I had seen them as expensive as CAD $1,250 to Hotel Deauville. CAD $1,400 to hotel Inglaterra and CAD $1650 to hotel Nacional.
I quickly discarded hotels in Miramar because I don't have transport. Miramar is too far away, you need a Cuban phone line to use "El Toque", and if you don't have one, you will pay a lot in expensive tourist taxis.
Inglaterra was also discarded, because, although it is perfectly located near San Rafael and central park, it is also in the middle of the noise: there is lots of people, always bands playing loud live music, jineteras and pimps at the door, I wanted my base to be quieter.
The 2 options left:
Deauville, which is as cheap if not cheaper than flying to Varadero then paying a taxi to Havana (and return). Another plus for this hotel is it's location: Galiano and Malecon is very centrally located. It even has a pool.
The negatives: The hotel is old and ugly.
Nacional, which I ended up choosing: probably the last hotel they would cut off the power, old but upscale, nice pool, nice bars, nice terrasse, very well located, historical landmark.
Basically: I have few vacation days, thus I preferred to pick a nicer hotel and a nicer experience.
How much I paid: CAD $ 1,485 + $70 for one bag allowance, 6 nights from July 23 to July 28.
Additionally, casa particular: CAD $98 for 2 nights (Thu+Fri) ; I will either extend or pick another casa for Saturday and maybe Sunday.
I don't mind paying extra for casa particular, lodging is not the bottleneck, lodging is not a problem in Havana; it is cheap and abundant. Issues are transport, communication and power outages.
My plan is to sleep at my hotel, and use the casa only for "business". I am not a fan of overnights, 2 hours is enough for me.
I will be doing a double header. First going to Cuba and then to Colombia afterwards. I will be taking a direct flight from Havana to Bogota, Colombia. I have done this many times over and its pretty convenient. I won't be staying in Bogota because its just a transit point and I will be catching another flight to a different part of Colombia. Places less traveled by Gringos. I have been to the major cities in Colombia already and I like to switch it up. If you're up for a trip to Colombia go check out Valle de Cocora and the nearby Pueblo of Salento. Its excellent and you can take a Willy to the Valley and go horseback riding up to the cloud forest. The vie6 w will be amazing there. That is one of my all time favorites. If you want excellent beaches go to the Colombian Island of San Andres in the Caribbean. Stunning beaches there. That is also one of my all time favorites in Colombia.My buddy that is probably going with me to Havana is also doing the HAV to Bogota flight. Super affordable on Wingo!
Thanks for the tips on Colombia. I avoid any activities now that could be dangerous in any way (304's not included), especially horseback riding. Met a guy in the states that was tossed from a horse while in the Peruvian mountains. He will never walk the same.
I'll definitely check out Valle de Cocora. Thanks for the tip. I did San Andres in 2024 and it was just ok. Beautiful, but not a place for a solo traveler. I was happy I took a cutie from the DR.
Taco.
Day 3 was pretty uneventful. Hit another Badoo girl for the magic 10 K and spent the rest of the day chilling with slim brown thang playing Uno and Domino's on the balcony while smoking cigars and drinking rum.
Day 4 I went to La Maravilla for lunch (more on that later) and exchanged some more money with my connect, this time at 385. Sent slim brown thang home and did a repeat with the first Badoo girl I hit, 10 K again. Slim brown thang came back and we brought two flasks, limes, metal shot glasses and speakers to the Malecóand around midnight and got shitfaced in true KingSanto fashion while I smoked two cigars just chilling and vibing to the music and the sounds of the ocean. Ended the night with a strong bible study session.
Let's fast forward to Day 5.
So I wake up feeling refreshed. Decided to get an early start because I want to hit the beach. This is the first day that I've woken up in time for breakfast so it's time to continue my quest for an American-style breakfast. Slim brown thang and I head to Habana Vieja around 10:45 and head to "La Maravilla". EMode recommended it here for me not too long ago. Mind you, I came here yesterday but it was during lunch time so I had a bacon and cheese Cuban sandwich that was absolutely FANTASTIC. So I already know they'd kill the breakfast today.
So we get to La Maravilla and I get the eggs, bacon and toast breakfast. Let me tell you something, THAT is an American breakfast if I ever had one! I was literally dancing while eating it was so fucking good holy shit! Thank you EMode, thank you! Breakfast and lunch La Maravilla is the absolute MOVE!
So after that incredible breakfast, I head to Parque Central at the T3 stop for the Transtur bus to go to Playas del Este. 1200 pesos ($3. 12) per person round trip. Coach, air conditioned bus so you can't beat it. Hold on to your ticket because you'll need it for the free round trip back to Havana. 30 minutes later we get off at the Playa Mar Azul stop in front of Hotel Mar Azul.
I get to the beach and it's a perfect day. I setup my beach tent along with some compact blowup beach pillows. I brought the two large flasks freshly filled with Olmeca Tequila, salt, limes, metal shot glasses and of course 3 JBL speakers. Water was amazing, views were amazing. Slim brown thang and I took a bunch of shots getting shitfaced to some good music. Ate churros and spent like an hour or two in the water which was the perfect temp. Legitimately an excellent day. At 5 PM we hopped on the bus back to Havana and were back by 5:30.
After a strong, drunken bible study session, we head to Bar Maximo for dinner and BANG! Another winner. Excellent ceviche and the grilled fish is unbelievably good! Ceviche, croquetas, 2 beers, piña colada, grilled fish, fried rice entree, 11 K pesos ($29.22).
I headed back to the US the next morning. They didn't pull me aside for secondary this time so I have no news or updates on that point. My fifth Cuba trip this year was an unbelievable success and I can't wait to be back in 3 weeks. Unreal. VIVA Cuba!
Some notes to my previous post on Hotel Nacional.
- for transportation, I wrote "El Toque", but I meant "La Nave".
- I chose a casa particular one block from Copelia park, there are a lot cheaper options, but I found one that is walking distance from my hotel, and closer to the center of Vedado. I still need to pick a casa for Saturday and maybe Sunday night; I might extend. It is super easy to find options.
To EMode: If going with a friend, it is absolutely cheaper and more convenient to just buy a plane ticket and share the costs of a big casa particular. If going alone, IMO the savings are not that many and I would prefer to pick a package. That might change if I can find a trusted Cuban taxi driver and a really nice casa. I don't travel too often and this might be my last trip there, so probably good to experience "Hotel Nacional" once in my life.
Hello EMode.
As far as I am aware, there are no more direct flights to Havana from Canada, and that has been the case for a few years (since COVID). Hopefully this will change in the near future.
I did research and there are no good alternatives; you can't go through Florida as a Canadian tourist. It is possible to go via Panama or Mexico, but prices are high and you can expect long layovers.
For vacation packages (Sunwing and Transat are both active); these are all the same in terms of offering: airfare + transfer from Varadero to Havana (and return) + breakfast plan at a Cuban hotel.
I live in Montreal, but I think it is fair to say that the plans won't be too different from other major eastern cities (Toronto and Ottawa).
The cheapest plan, at low season, with not so great dates is around CAD $950 to Hotel Deauville / hotel Memories Miramar. CAD $1,100 to hotel Inglaterra and CAD $1350 to hotel Nacional.
Within high season, I had seen them as expensive as CAD $1,250 to Hotel Deauville. CAD $1,400 to hotel Inglaterra and CAD $1650 to hotel Nacional.
I quickly discarded hotels in Miramar because I don't have transport. Miramar is too far away, you need a Cuban phone line to use "El Toque", and if you don't have one, you will pay a lot in expensive tourist taxis.
Inglaterra was also discarded, because, although it is perfectly located near San Rafael and central park, it is also in the middle of the noise: there is lots of people, always bands playing loud live music, jineteras and pimps at the door, I wanted my base to be quieter.
The 2 options left:
Deauville, which is as cheap if not cheaper than flying to Varadero then paying a taxi to Havana (and return). Another plus for this hotel is it's location: Galiano and Malecon is very centrally located. It even has a pool.
The negatives: The hotel is old and ugly.
Nacional, which I ended up choosing: probably the last hotel they would cut off the power, old but upscale, nice pool, nice bars, nice terrasse, very well located, historical landmark.
Basically: I have few vacation days, thus I preferred to pick a nicer hotel and a nicer experience.
How much I paid: CAD $ 1,485 + $70 for one bag allowance, 6 nights from July 23 to July 28.
Additionally, casa particular: CAD $98 for 2 nights (Thu+Fri) ; I will either extend or pick another casa for Saturday and maybe Sunday.
I don't mind paying extra for casa particular, lodging is not the bottleneck, lodging is not a problem in Havana; it is cheap and abundant. Issues are transport, communication and power outages.
My plan is to sleep at my hotel, and use the casa only for "business". I am not a fan of overnights, 2 hours is enough for me.Wow, that's a lot of info. Thanks. I don't consider myself cheap, but for that price difference, I would rather lose the 2 hour taxi ride each way. Heck, on my last day, I still had time to have a girl come over for one last send off before going out for breakfast and then getting ready for the trip back home.
I've never stayed in the Hotel National, although I do stop in there for a drink at the bar every time I've visited Havana. My first trip there (many many moons ago), I would stop there every morning to use the wifi at the business centre to send and receive e-mails for the day, then the rest of the day I was completely disconnected. That was actually before they had public Wi-Fi.
The back grounds have a beautiful view of the ocean and last time I was there, there was a peacock strutting around. Add the roaming music players and it makes for a great spot to stop for an afternoon drink and a cigar as we're exploring Havana. I hope you enjoy your stay there.
So we get to La Maravilla and I get the eggs, bacon and toast breakfast. Let me tell you something, THAT is an American breakfast if I ever had one! I was literally dancing while eating it was so fucking good holy shit! Thank you EMode, thank you! Breakfast and lunch La Maravilla is the absolute MOVE!
Hey KS, I'm super glad that my tip helped your enjoyment of your trip. That's where we had breakfast half the time my buddy and I were there. The other half, we had breakfast at another restaurant (name unknown) on the other side of the square. So with your back to La Maravilla, go all the way across Parque Cristo and then make a right. There's a restaurant right on the corner of the first street you come to on the left side. I found the breakfast there even better than La Maravilla. Thick cut bacon that made all the difference.
With regards to La Maravilla, I wonder if the girls are the same as when I was there last year. Very attractive young 20-something girls. I had set up to take them to drinks at Hotel National for our last night there, but we didn't hear back from them that evening to set a meeting place. I heard from her a few days later over WhatsApp. She apologized for not getting back to me but ended up in the hospital with dengue. Such a shame cause we were looking forward to pulling 2 super hot chicks that weren't straight up pros. With that said, my buddy and I are very much looking forward to trying to get as many "normal" girls as we can next time we go. Maybe we'll set up bingo cards with cop, teacher, waitress, etc. 🤣.
I quickly discarded hotels in Miramar because I don't have transport. Miramar is too far away, you need a Cuban phone line to use "El Toque", and if you don't have one, you will pay a lot in expensive tourist taxis.
It's easy to get a Cuban SIM card 4 G and fairly cheap. Then you have plenty of access to La Nave. (El Toque is the website for currency exchange rate.)
MongerHunger
07-14-25, 06:23
I did San Andres in 2024 and it was just ok. Beautiful, but not a place for a solo traveler. I was happy I took a cutie from the DR You're probably right about that. I took a chica from Cartagena when I went to San Andres. I tried to peep the P4 P scene when we walked the Boardwalk near the beach at night and seen some solo chicas in groups but really couldn't tell if they were working. They were into there own groups and not looking for guys it seemed. There may be something available but its not obvious.
Anyway, I offer her the magic 10 mil, she says yes obviously. She drops her location and I send her a La Nave and she's at my place in 15 minutes. Immediately get a strong bible study session in, give her the 10 K pesos and she's on her way in a La Nave. She'll definitely be a regular sheesh. Having money in my La Nave account makes things so much easier because I don't have to give the girls extra when they leave to pay the taxi. It just gets deducted from my account like Uber.
Hey KS,
Question; I take it you are from the states, that being the case, how do you do to add money to La Nave app?
I use the app when I visit, however wasn't aware about having funds on the app and using it that way!
Since US c/c are not able to be used in Cuba.
TIA.
Mondo.
Doooood, my question as well. And I'm going to assume you have to have your account set up, with a Cuban phone number before doing any of this. So it wouldn't be possible on a first trip without a sim / local number, right?
Taco.
Anyway, I offer her the magic 10 mil, she says yes obviously. She drops her location and I send her a La Nave and she's at my place in 15 minutes. Immediately get a strong bible study session in, give her the 10 K pesos and she's on her way in a La Nave. She'll definitely be a regular sheesh. Having money in my La Nave account makes things so much easier because I don't have to give the girls extra when they leave to pay the taxi. It just gets deducted from my account like Uber.
Hey KS,
Question; I take it you are from the states, that being the case, how do you do to add money to La Nave app?
I use the app when I visit, however wasn't aware about having funds on the app and using it that way!
Since US c/c are not able to be used in Cuba.
TIA.
Mondo.
Hey KS,
Question; I take it you are from the states, that being the case, how do you do to add money to La Nave app?
I use the app when I visit, however wasn't aware about having funds on the app and using it that way!
Since US c/c are not able to be used in Cuba.
TIA.
Mondo.1. Open the LaNave app.
2. Go to "Wallet".
3. Switch the toggle at the top to "activate" the use of your wallet.
4. Select the "Recargar" option in the bottom right.
5. Enter the amount in dollars that You want to transfer onto there. It will tell you how much you'll get in Cuban pesos for it (the rate is always above El Toque).
6. Pay with Credit or Debit card and you're good to go. The money shows up in your wallet instantly.
I recommend that you do this while in your country of origin. It doesn't work on VPN and it doesn't work on Cuba's cell network. It does accept American cards and it does charge you in dollars so no need to worry about a foreign transaction fee if you're not using a travel credit card.
I always knew about it but I was nervous on whether Cubans would be okay with not being paid in cash. Shockingly, every single driver was cool with it, I had no issues at all. When the ride is over, it tells them that you paid with your wallet and that you don't need to pay any cash. Sometimes the driver is new to wallet use so you just have to say "Ya pagué con billetera" (I already paid with the wallet) and you're good to go.
It literally says it right there in their screen but some Cubans neglect to fully read. Which I don't blame them for considering 95% of their rides are probably in cash. Hope this helps.
KingSanto.
Jiniterinator
07-14-25, 21:25
Day 7 in Cuba, all is well. Noob last night who I'd messaged like a year and a half ago but finally got around to meeting. She was really into kissing. It's weird how some girls won't kiss at all, some want to suck your tongue into their stomachs. She was fun and a flaka as I like, but probably not on the repeat list. A new one lined up for tonight as well. I'd heard from my hosts how good La Maravilla is, but now you mongers have me wanting to visit it for las camareras jj.
Good to hear that La Nave can be charged via credit card (I was playing with the wallet but couldn't figure it out so Santo's post is very timely). This is good because it 1) saves your physical pesos and 2) provides documentation for your Cuba trip, which you probably will need going forward under the new Trump / Rubio rules. I've never gotten a receipt for a taxi in Cuba, so that is helpful. Going forward I'd save every single receipt you spent (unless it was in a government-affiliated business which you aren't supposed to do).
A couple challenges about La Nave: 1) Very hard (at least for me) to send one from the point of arrival (sending a chica a taxi to come to you). It's not like the Lyft or Uber apps where you can easily switch pick up and destination locations. It can be worked around, but I prefer if the chica uses her la nave on the ride to me, then I use my phone for the return trip; 2) The driver will immediately call you in machine gun Cuban spanish to confirm the pickup. If your spanish is mas a menos like mine, that's a tough call.
I have to reiterate: Things are getting worse here in terms of economic collapse and failure of basic services. Even the trash bins on my street (next to a hotel) are overflowing and people just dump trash on the ground (nobody has trash bags here), which ID the first time I've seen that on this street. And one would assume this area local a priority for tourism purposes. The failure of the government to stock Cristal beer in local stores is new for me too. As I mentioned earlier, there was a brief power outage in my building for the first time over like 9 visits in the same building.
Consider bringing a power bank or two and maybe a portable solar charger. I gave away a couple of small USB fans, but might want to bring one for yourself. They can run on power bricks all day and lying on a bed with one blowing on you during a power outage will keep you cooler. I'm definitely bringing one for myself next trip.
Final thought: Heard through a reliable source that there are currently several (<10) Americans in Cuba for underaged activities. Check that carnet, fellas!
MongerHunger
07-15-25, 04:51
It's going to get a lot worse in Cuba before it gets any better.
Check it out:
https://youtu.be/OS485Ehxvjo?feature=shared
Doooood, my question as well. And I'm going to assume you have to have your account set up, with a Cuban phone number before doing any of this. So it wouldn't be possible on a first trip without a sim / local number, right?
Taco.Yes. You need a Cuban tele # to set up the La nave app. You buy it at any Etecsa office in la Habana. Don't know if you can buy it outside Cuba.
I have a Cuban tele #. The way this works once you have a permanent #, you have to recharge before it expires. I do this from the states and recharge it with $10 bucks so it won't expire.
They give you a receipt when you purchase the permanent Cuban sim card with the expiration date, so make sure if you go this route to recharge it from wherever you are otherwise the sim card will expire.
Before I land in la Habana I switch sim cards, from there I have my phone able to work before leaving the airport.
Mondo.
ps, Tacoma, are you really from Tacoma? Reason I ask is whenever I had work related business, there used to be a track on Federal Way where I met a few hotties back in the day, haha
Is it still going on? Just wondering
1. Open the LaNave app.
2. Go to "Wallet".
3. Switch the toggle at the top to "activate" the use of your wallet.
4. Select the "Recargar" option in the bottom right.
5. Enter the amount in dollars that You want to transfer onto there. It will tell you how much you'll get in Cuban pesos for it (the rate is always above El Toque).
6. Pay with Credit or Debit card and you're good to go. The money shows up in your wallet instantly.
I recommend that you do this while in your country of origin. It doesn't work on VPN and it doesn't work on Cuba's cell network. It does accept American cards and it does charge you in dollars so no need to worry about a foreign transaction fee if you're not using a travel credit card.
I always knew about it but I was nervous on whether Cubans would be okay with not being paid in cash. Shockingly, every single driver was cool with it, I had no issues at all. When the ride is over, it tells them that you paid with your wallet and that you don't need to pay any cash. Sometimes the driver is new to wallet use so you just have to say "Ya pagu con billetera" (I already paid with the wallet) and you're good to go..Question about this and AirBnB transactions. I want to go incognito with mex passport. But al my credit cards are American. So will this be an issue since I would rather not say I went to Cuba but the transactions would show Cuba right? Somewhere I'm assuming.
Another great trip to Havana where I sweated more in 4+ days than I have the entire year altogether! Hot and humid as fuck right now.
Ok, rant out of the way.
Airbnb. Stayed at a place in Habana Vieja - 3rd floor, nice balconies, near Compostela and Teniente Rey / Muralla area. $183 for 4 nights. Look it up on Google Maps, you'll see where I'm talking about.
Pros. Close to plaza vieja and all the restaurants and bars that are in that area, of which there are MANY. Of particular note was La Republica, freaking best lasagna I've eaten in my life and La Vitrola, where the exchange rate they gave me was 375 and while their mojitos are pricey, they're large and VERY good, especially the 7 year aged rum versions, which are about $5 a pop. Drank a lot of mojitos, had a lot of great food, and of course the cubanas, which are my favorites. No idea why, it's their facial structure which is so obviously different from other Latinas, the fact that they have spectacular faces, hair and of course the milk to dark chocolate skin that I love so much! If you like darker girls, it's heaven, as long as you can put up with the eccentricities of Cuba, of which there are MANY!
Cons - 87 steps from street to door entry and WOW that's a giant pain in the ass when you're coming from time out in the sun and humidity. Adding sweaty insult to sweaty injury.
On to the chicas, first the overview:
To set the stage. I have never liked Badoo too much, although my last trip I had one of the most spectacular girls ever, goes by Diaz, beautiful body, great kisser, super passionate. But apart from her the others were kinda "meh".
But I thought I'd give it another try this trip, so I had 2 that had been WhatsApping me, both swearing that they are not jineteras, not putas, just regular girls struggling with money for food and as a result, they'd take my financial assistance in exchange for sex. Okay, however you want to spin it is fine by me!
I've learned from my mistake of buying too many pesos on previous trips, this time only exchanging $400 when I got there, and sticking with USD for the girls and most other expenses.
Laura was a Badoo girl who lives way the hell out in San Miguel, still not sure where that was / is, but Thursday when I got there after a day of travel, I was dead ass tired and rested for a couple of hours while we exchanged messages on WhatsApp, she finally says she's getting in the car about 8:30 PM and no kidding, didn't arrive even near my apartment (parque central) until almost 10 PM. I think she took the cheapest possible modes of transport. I had to walk up to Parque Central to get her, then we took a bici-taxi back, during which I rubbed her leg and didn't get much of a response. Drank a couple of beers when we got home, during which time she proceeds to lick my face then start aggressively tongue kissing me. That was nice AND unexpected. Anyway, I finally pop her out of her fake Chicago Bulls Jersey, get that tight bra off her and out pop 2 of the nicest tits I've ever seen. Seriously perfect stand up perky petite tits and beautiful erect nipples just everything you could ever want in a pair of tits.
Now, remember I like the flaquitas, so this girl was slim, athletic, milk chocolate and pretty. Perky perfect titties and a nice round athletic bubble butt. Classic cubana face, high cheekbones, nice eyes, pretty lips.
We make out for a bit, she rips my shorts off, I haven't even showered yet, and she just goes to town sucking my dick. Very nice. I eat her out a bit because she had showered and tasted very nice. That goes on for a while and she's like, I want to get on it. I tell her, there it is, get on it. She says, "No condom? I say, yep. She says, ok and pops onto my dick and rides me like a fucking cowgirl. It was excellent. She was nicely naturally lubricated, which was great, because I forgot I had given my excellent Astroglide lube bottle to the last girl I was with in Medellin as a sex worker going away present.
2 hours of fucking, little breaks, more fucking, her dick sucking, more fucking and by almost 1 AM, we were wasted. She was disappointed that I didn't cum, but I said I needed to save it so I'd have more for tomorrow. She asks, "for me? I say, "Maybe, but probably not". She had ordered us some food via delivery, so we ate that and then I sent her home with $50 and a $10 tip and went to sleep.
In the morning, the biggest pain in the ass cubana I've ever known, who I met last year was hounding me via WhatsApp to come over. Because she didn't let me bust last Summer, or only a half hearted one, I told her next time I see you, I'm cumming inside you. She was like, "we'll see".
Friday morning. Rosa - I tell her to come over. She's SUPER punctual and lives fairly close. She had a nice sweat sheen on her upper lip, so by the time she got to my apartment, 87 steps from the street, she had more sweat, for sure. We start on the couch, she wants a BEER at 10 AM, ok, sure, here you go. "For the heat" she says, ok, fine. She makes out with me and says, "let's go to the A / see room". Sure thing, sweetie. Get there, she rips her clothes off. Mine too, and starts sucking my dick between sips of Holland beer (no Cristales at the little local shop near me, Holland beers were 250 pesos each, not bad, like $0. 75 each). After a few minutes, she takes off the rest of her clothes, gets on top of my dick, so so nice. She rides me for a while, then wants it "en cuatro". What girl doesn't want it from behind? I pound her for a while and finally move her to lying down flat on the bed, face down, and pound her away from above, with her awesome little fat ass bouncing away with the pounding. Last about 15 minutes with her because I've been waiting since last year to drop a load in this one and yeah, done. I told her well in advance that I was going to pump one inside her and she said she knew and was ready. So yeah, done and done. Didn't contact her again after the cum dump and escorting her down to the street. Of course blowing up my WhatsApp with "When am I seeing you again, I want to do it again!" Nope, not for me sweetie, you're too much of a pain in the ass. But hey, done, got my over payment last summer covered!
Friday afternoon. Taymara - another Badoo girl, slim, black, pretty, but with kid damage. Nothing too distracting and she's super sweet. This one had also been hounding me on Badoo and then via WhatsApp. Very sweet girl, she said she was not a jinetera, did not sell her body for money and just wanted to hang out and make out for a while. She asked what I intended to do in Habana and I said, "pasar ratos ricos en la cama con chicas divertidas". She asked, well what do those girls get in return. I said usually economic assistance. She asked, how much is that usually, in case I'm interested? I told her I start at $40 and move up from there. At this point, whether she's a pro or not, jinetera or not, she was definitely on the hook because $40 USD is a good amount for them! I told her be here at 1 PM. She was downstairs at EXACTLY 1 PM. I like punctuality. Anyway, she comes up, we have a beer, chit chat a little bit, drink a beer, make out, I rub her pussy through her panties, which by this point are wet, wet, wet. I ask if she'd like to go to the room, she says yes, and we proceed to have 2 marvelous hours of sex. Honestly, I don't know if she's a pro, if she's done this or not before, and truly, I don't care, she was so sweet, innocent, acted like a true girlfriend in every way, including busting a giant nut inside her pussy. It was spectacular. I gave her $60 because it was so good. We finish, shower, and she leaves. Later that afternoon she wrote me the longest WhatsApp message a chica has ever sent me, leaving me essentially a Google Review of my performance with her and how nice it was to be wanted, how sexy it made her feel, all kinds of stuff. She says she hasn't had an encounter like that since before her ex left her for her best friend (ouch! Which was over 2 years ago. Truly amazing. Would repeat with her a second time on Sunday afternoon at 1 PM and like the song says, "It's never as good as the first time", but it was still really great.
Rosana. Friday evening. No leche. Beautiful girl with a great attitude. This one was a referral of a friend of mine, said she was spectacular and that he'd even take her out to a nice restaurant she was so nice. Black, pretty, thick athletic build, not at all fat, just a very nice fat ass, slim up top, super pretty face. Unfortunately, she wouldn't budge on "no condom", so that was a bummer. That said, while her oral skills were good, she wasn't nearly as passionate as the other 2 from Badoo had been, where they were tongue kissing me from the point of sitting down. This girl was very smart though and had a really nice bubbly attitude that I found endearing. I would definitely hang out with her just for a drink or 3, she was that fun. Because I'd already busted 2 nuts earlier, I couldn't even squeeze out more than a drop, which was sad, but hey, all good.
Late, late Friday / early Saturday. Nali? - V&S Club Pickup. After my late aftern. Took a little nap, then got up around 11 PM to head out and see what was up. Wandered San Rafael, got myself a cold beer "chelada" with lime and salt, sat down and just watched the people walking around. Stayed till about midnight, then got up and wandered around the corner where I ran into a guy who supposedly works in the Hotel Inglaterra in some capacity or other, I think in the kitchen. Nice guy, took me to a "locals" mojito place, where I had a strong mojito in a run down environment, inclusive of little cockroaches running down the bar. Interesting vibe to say the least! Switched my drink to a plastic cup, then headed back out, wandered to Galliano, turned right, walked down to V&S. It wasn't busy, so I went in, got a drink, looked around and found a nice open area with a small table near the back and sat down. A chubby pretty girl asked if she could join me and since there wasn't anyone else around, I said yes. Like super glue residue stuck on your hands, she was hard to get rid of after that, but I ended up ditching her around 2 AM after I found a cute light skinned girl near the bathrooms just dancing and grooving. I told her I liked her look and her braids and she said we should go have fun and so we did. In the bicitaxi on the way home, I asked her how much, she said, $40. I said, "sin condon", she replies, "Pues $50" and laughed. Awesome, she's great fun already. Got to the room, we both showered up and got down to business. Fucked her on the couch, fucked her in a chair, fucked her on the bed, fucked her everywhere. Hey, look at that, almost a Dr. Seuss rhyme. She also didn't get any leche because I was TAPPED OUT. Sent her home, slept very well and got up around 10 AM, I think.
Took it easy most of the day, finally caught up with my favorite girl from last year, Jayla?, something like that. Super nice girl, very smart, sells cigarettes in front of her mom's house over by catedral. Unconventionally pretty, has more turned down shape to her mouth and lips, but her body is STUPID and she's SHY of all things. Very cute and so sweet, makes you want to date her, she's so adorable. 21 years old, I think, is the primary breadwinner in the house, has a small child of 5 or 6. Anyway, she came over, so shy it took her 30 minutes just to warm up enough to get beyond giggles and covering her face. We had a beer, I finally got her nipples out of her dress, started sucking on them, she's moaning and we're off to the races. Similar finish to the one on Thursday morning, with her lying flat on the bed, legs together, stomach down, ass up, and pounding her from behind. Finished with a big cumshot across her beautiful dark chocolate ass. Again, spectacular. I wiped her down, then we took a quick shower and walked around. She played tour guide, showing me various spots, and finally took me to a seafood spot on the malecon down by the harbor. Not THE malecon, headed out towards Vedado, but the one down by the big tourist marketplace, the Russian Orthodox church, over that way. She got a grilled lobster, I got lobster in tomato sauce, 2 sides of rice, another side that I don't recall, 5 of their small mojitos for me and 2 cheladas for her, total bill, including 6% fee of some kind, was $21 USD. Absolutely ridiculous. Grilled lobster was ok, the one in tomato sauce was very good and the other food also good. She finally has to go, since her babysitter was hammering away asking where she was and so she left me about 6 PM. Nice 4 hours with her. Since she's my favorite and I got so much time with her, I gave her $80, plus a little extra to buy more cartons of cigarettes for her inventory. She sends me a picture later of all the new inventory sat out on her little "mesita" in front of their house and lets me know that sales are brisk that evening. Nice! I really am supporting the Cuban people!!
Took a rest, went back to the room, where the late night girl from V&S was begging me to come back over and see if she could get the leche out of my poor tired nutsack. I told her, hey, look, you can try, probably won't succeed. She came over about 10 PM, we had a nice hour tryst and yeah, no leche. At this point she thinks I can't come and I told her, baby, I've come like 2 - 3 times today, that's just where you stand being late in the night. She says, "maybe after V&S?" I say, maybe.
She leaves, I go back to sleep for a little bit, then get up and wander over to V&S about 1 AM. If Friday night into Saturday was slow until 3 AM, it was hopping Saturday night. They actually wouldn't give me the "gringo expedited entry", instead I had to wait in line, which was about 6-8 chicas deep at that point, all trying to get my attention.
I get in, and lo and behold, my least favorite jinetera, the smokers voice one nicknamed Tata, nice tits, overbite, kinda cute I guess. I fucked her last year, so I at least thought she was cute at one point. She's the one who keeps calling me MAX (not my name, don't even know where she got that from) yells for me to buy her and all her little friends from Santiago a beer The friends are 2 sisters, dark chocolate, SUPER cute, and then 2 other girls who were just ok. I buy 2 cubetas of beer for them to share and then I tell them all, Look, I'm just vibing right now, going to dance a little, drink a little, not looking to leave with anyone right now. Finally about 2-3 AM, they are ALL grabbing on me like crazy, trying to get me to choose them. One woman, 35 or so, a friend of braided girl from V&S on Friday night is just grinding on me, playing with my cock inside my shorts, but I honestly am just done, so I tell them, hang on, going to get another Cuba Libre, be right back. Walked right past the bar and out the door. The cool breeze in the late night / very early morning air was absolutely refreshing and I was happy to be done with them.
Took a long walk down Prado, ran into 2 girls, one blonde and one dark skinned, both pretty cute, they asked for a drink. I said, "Where?" They said right there in that hotel. I'm like, Is it open!? They say, yeah, for sure. Ok, we walk over and yeah, the doorman unlocks the door, we go into the bar, the barman wakes from his slumber and I buy a drink for each of us and we chit chat. Finally we finish and they say, let's go to your room. I'm like, nah, too far. They say, no worries, we have a friend who has a little tienda a couple of blocks away, she'll let us use her back bedroom. I say, sure, why not, sounds intriguing. Get over there, give the lady at the desk $5 USD, the girls $10 USD each and we go back to the room, where they take their clothes off and take turns blowing me. I honestly wasn't in the mood to fuck, so just having them blow me was great. Did that for about 30 minutes and at this poin I'm so tired, I tell them, I got to go. They were cool with that and I leave.
Walking back to the room at like 4 AM is a surreal scene, run into a super slim, black, cute girl in a black and white check dress. Chat with her a bit and she says, "want to fuck?" How much? $5 k pesos. Yeah, sure, come on. That's just crazy $13-14 USD at the prevailing black market rates. Stopped to get some real interesting pictures and on the way, run across, no kidding the deep voiced jinetera Tata who keeps calling me MAX, she wants me to give her money for something or the other and finally I have to tell her "YA! BASTA! Seriously what a fucking pain in the ass this girl is.
Finally she leaves us alone and walks off with the other girls, one of whom messaged me immediately to say, "We're really sorry, Tata is a pain and super annoying to us too!" I could only agree.
Anyway, get back to my place with the slim negra from the street, got her undressed, and she immediately lowers herself onto my erect cock. Goddamn, I love La Habana. Anyway, about 20-25 minutes of fucking, nicely wet and slippery, very enjoyable, but I told her, I'm not going to be able to shoot any leche, having already busted 2+ nuts today. She says, ok, gets dressed, I give her $10 k pesos because, seriously, $5 k!? Anyway. She leaves and I go to sleep. Another excellent day / night.
Downside of going to bed at nearly 5 AM is I can't sleep past 10-10:30 AM and because it's Sunday and EVERY SINGLE GIRL I've got in WhatsApp is pounding my phone because they know it's my last day, but because I enjoyed myself so much with Taymara, the slim MILF of 24 years of age, I had her come back over at noon. Another 2 hours of pure bliss in the bed, but not quite as good as Friday. She rode me to a finish inside her cowgirl position and it was amazing. She told me she loves the feeling of me busting inside her, so who am I to tell her no when she asks for "leche adentro papi, leche adentro! We sit, chit chat, make out, she's nicely rubbing my chest, arms, face. A lovely experience. I give her $60 USD again and send her home. She has terrible service near her house, so she was supposed to text me when she got home, which should've been about 4 PM, but I didn't hear from her till 10 PM!! Anyway, great time as always.
Later in the afternoon, I was still horny, and the slim one from Santiago, Rachel, who had been with the pain in the ass smokers voice jinetera in V&S, she sends me a message with a cute picture of her and says, "Esta negra es todo tuya!" Ok, you sold me, come on over. Again, punctual to a degree I didn't expect. She came over, she strips her skirt and shirt off and oh my god, what a body. She's all of 19, has only 1 kid and it shows. Just a spectacular little body on her, no baby damage aside from a little wrinkle in her nipples where the skin had stretched due to milk engorgement. Either way, what a body and her face is a solid 8/10. Anyway, I tell her, "get on top". She looks at me and says, "No condom, right?" I say, right. She sighs and lowers herself onto the dick, just wet as fuck. Pure heaven. She gets good and lubricated to the point that every 3rd time she leaned forward to rock back, my dick would slip out and she would immediately slip it right back in. Lots of panting, moaning, making out, etc. , but with a huge nut busted inside the noon girl, I had nothing for her at 5 PM but a tiny half nut. Either way, super nice. I give her $40 USD and send her on her way. She immediately texts me when she gets home and says she HAS to see me Monday morning before I leave. I say, maybe. We'll see, I have too many girls blowing up my phone because today is my last day.
Sunday night, I had an arrangement for my buddy's #1 favorite from his last trip to come by, we originally agreed on 7 PM, but I told her maybe 7:30, since the slim negra was with me and I thought I might run into the next appointment. So she then says, how about 8-8:30 PM, and I agreed. Then I realized I hadn't really eaten anything and wanted 1 more serving of the lasagna at La Republica, so sent her a message saying, hey, how about 10 PM? That way I can eat and come back. She agrees. I go eat, come back and wait, and wait, and wait. Punctuality, not supreme with this one. She finally shows about 11 PM and says her driver got pulled over and questioned by the police for like 15-20 minutes. I have no way of knowing, but ok. She's chunkier than my friend said, and she immediately told me she's gained about 15-20 lbs since she'd seen him last a few months ago. Still super sexy, pretty, and I had given her the challenge of being the second best blowjob ever, with the fugly Vennie in Medellin Plaza Botero taking the crown as the best blowjob ever to date.
She gives it her very best effort, a solid 7 / 10 in blowjob skills, which for an 18 year old is pretty damn good. Her fat ass looked amazing as she rode me reverse cowgirl (condom only with this one), and we also went though doggy, missionary, etc. All on the couch. Then we went to the bedroom, for Air Conditioning, and went through the positions again. I told her due to 2 nuts earlier, I didn't think I'd be able to bust, but would try. Well, she hung out till 1:30 AM and gave it her all, but I had nothing left. This was session 11 since Thursday so I was fairly well tapped out. We agreed on $50, which I gave her, she called her cab and left, but not before giving me the contact info for a slim mulatta friend of hers who is RIGHT up my alley. I said, if I message her will she know why? She says, of course, we all know the game. Awesome! So I've got her on the hook for this next weekend, because why not!?
Monday arrives and the skinny dark chocolate one from Santiago wants to come by, but so does the braids girl from V&S. I hadn't nutted with braids the prior 2 x, so I messaged her back and said, You ready to try to get the leche out of me, like right now? She says, YES, of course! I said come over and 15 minutes later, she was there. I do love punctuality, which among cubanas isn't nearly as common as I'd like. She was immediately ready to get to fucking and was wet as fuck, amazing. She rode me for a good 15 minutes, then of course wanted it "en cuatro", and after about 5-10 minutes of pounding from behind I shot an absolutely lovely rope of cum across her entire back, landing right near her neck with a line of cum all the way down to her ass! She said, "en fin! And was very happy with her performance. I really enjoy her company so I asked her if she wanted to go get some late breakfast / brunch, she said yes, so we headed to El Cafe. It was her first time having sourdough bread / toast and at first she wasn't sure if she liked it, but then just plowed through it, so I would say, yeah, sourdough with scrambled eggs and bacon, plus avocado, a winner with that one, as well as with me! Definitely check El Cafe out if you're in Habana, they have excellent food across the board, good portion sizes and a near black market exchange rate, so a good spot to go, even if prices are a little steep compared to other paladares.
At the end of 4+ days another spectacular Habana trip in the books. So good, I booked another points flight on AA for this Thursday 7/17 through 7/20 to meet my buddy there for a long weekend!!
Cheers!
Nomars777.
Thanks EMode. It's not on Google Maps but I've added it to my list of spots to visit and I'll let you know how it goes.
As for the service staff, I only had male waiters both times. Tourism is down quite a bit in Cuba so naturally (like most restaurants I went to), La Maravilla was completely empty. They may not need the extra pretty girls. Either that or they were off on those two consecutive days that I went. YMMV.
KingSanto.
Hey KS, I'm super glad that my tip helped your enjoyment of your trip. That's where we had breakfast half the time my buddy and I were there. The other half, we had breakfast at another restaurant (name unknown) on the other side of the square. So with your back to La Maravilla, go all the way across Parque Cristo and then make a right. There's a restaurant right on the corner of the first street you come to on the left side. I found the breakfast there even better than La Maravilla. Thick cut bacon that made all the difference.
With regards to La Maravilla, I wonder if the girls are the same as when I was there last year. Very attractive young 20-something girls. I had set up to take them to drinks at Hotel National for our last night there, but we didn't hear back from them that evening to set a meeting place. I heard from her a few days later over WhatsApp. She apologized for not getting back to me but ended up in the hospital with dengue. Such a shame cause we were looking forward to pulling 2 super hot chicks that weren't straight up pros. With that said, my buddy and I are very much looking forward to trying to get as many "normal" girls as we can next time we go. Maybe we'll set up bingo cards with cop, teacher, waitress, etc. 🤣.
Jiniterinator
07-15-25, 16:03
A reminder for those who want to buy a SIM card, you can pre-pay for it on Suena Cuba and pick it up at a local Etecsa office (they have one at Jose Marti airport and several in Havana). They will try to sell you the tourist SIM if you just walk in there, which is a bad deal even if you are staying less than 7 days since it expires in a week. The permanent line is a great gift (or barter if you're cheap) if you are leaving and not returning within a year and you still have data on it.
https://suenacuba.com/phone?card=cubacel
It's always a good idea to ask them to test the SIM in your phone and make sure it works before you leave the store. I've found that it helps to switch between 3 G /2 G / LTE sometimes if you're not connecting somewhere.
Reminder that Cubacel does not use eSIMs and so if you have a modern US edition iPhone (13 was the last US iPhone that had physical SIMs), you might want to buy a cheap android, which prudent mongers should have for travel anyway. If you do have an iPhone with a removable SIM, you can switch between your own line and the Cuba line in the cellular settings without removing the card, assuming you use eSIM for your regular line at home.
It's going to get a lot worse in Cuba before it gets any better.
Check it out:
https://youtu.be/OS485Ehxvjo?feature=sharedThings are definitely getting worse for them to ask the UN for aid. I'm torn between increasing my travel frequency to every two weeks instead of once a month, or just calling it quits cold turkey before the music stops playing. There is such a thing as too much. Even of a good thing.
I think the other breakfast spot Emode might be referring to is called the'Next Bar Cafeteria?. Just from my detective map searching. I think going forward I have a decent rotation of dining spots (D'Next, La Maravilla, Sibarita) that I don't have to keep bringing food with me. Especially not for a 3-4 day trip- TSA would always flag my suitcase to get searched due to the frozen beef: Will just focus on bringing American snacks and treats for the chicas. I find myself watching the 2 am YouTube videos and scoping all the talent over and over when I start missing Havana. Pretty sure that's the definition of addiction: There were a couple times I considered getting the la nave and Cuban SIM card setup to help with comms and transportation, but haven't found it really necessary just yet. Chicas with phones usually have WhatsApp and I can hit them up when I have WiFi. And virtually all cab drivers will just take physical cash anyway. If you ever find yourself in a pickle though having the la nave and the SIM card could save your life. I just am not really a risk taking exploring type. So I stick close to my casa, chica hunting grounds, favorite restaurants, and beach. As long as you stay in a spot close to the capitolio and you orient yourself to it then you can always walk home. Don't need to know much Spanish to tell the drive "el capitolio, quanto? Also, that's a good heads up on the girls. Guys should understand that the girls jump off the porch extremely early in Cuba and they are hot and ready like Cici pizza. Protect yourself and be smart. And if you can't be smart be careful.
Yup, that's the main reason that I switched to loading money on the account. To save my physical cash. Worked like a charm because I ended up spending less than normal and only had to exchange money twice. I also didn't have to worry about the driver not having change because that adds up.
I generally stay in Vedado which tends to be untouchable as well in terms of power outages. I did lose power on my most recent trip but only twice and it was during the day for maybe an hour at a time. Habana Vieja is too far from the good clubs / bars for my taste but I can understand the appeal of wanting to be near the foot traffic (though I think the talent walking around Vedado is better it's not nearly as "easy" as Habana Vieja).
I did notice that Pazillo didn't have Cristal on my previous trip either. That was pretty surprising. It wasn't a big deal because I normally drink tequila or whisky when I'm in the apartment and beer when I'm in a restaurant but it was still concerning.
Good to hear that La Nave can be charged via credit card (I was playing with the wallet but couldn't figure it out so Santo's post is very timely). This is good because it 1) saves your physical pesos and 2) provides documentation for your Cuba trip, which you probably will need going forward under the new Trump / Rubio rules. I've never gotten a receipt for a taxi in Cuba, so that is helpful. Going forward I'd save every single receipt you spent (unless it was in a government-affiliated business which you aren't supposed to do).
A couple challenges about La Nave: 1) Very hard (at least for me) to send one from the point of arrival (sending a chica a taxi to come to you). It's not like the Lyft or Uber apps where you can easily switch pick up and destination locations. It can be worked around, but I prefer if the chica uses her la nave on the ride to me, then I use my phone for the return trip; 2) The driver will immediately call you in machine gun Cuban spanish to confirm the pickup. If your spanish is mas a menos like mine, that's a tough call.
I have to reiterate: Things are getting worse here in terms of economic collapse and failure of basic services. Even the trash bins on my street (next to a hotel) are overflowing and people just dump trash on the ground (nobody has trash bags here), which ID the first time I've seen that on this street. And one would assume this area local a priority for tourism purposes. The failure of the government to stock Cristal beer in local stores is new for me too. As I mentioned earlier, there was a brief power outage in my building for the first time over like 9 visits in the same building.
Correct. You need to already have an account. Like Mondo suggested, I advise getting a permanent line. It's $45 online via SuenaCuba or you can pick it up in person at the ETECSA Office across the street from the airport for $35 cash. You can also have a local Cuban open a line for you under their name for 1000 pesos but I prefer things like that to be under my name. That's a preference thing though.
Also, check your PM's, I believe that you can already receive messages and I sent you one.
King Santo.
Doooood, my question as well. And I'm going to assume you have to have your account set up, with a Cuban phone number before doing any of this. So it wouldn't be possible on a first trip without a sim / local number, right?
Taco.
Yeah. Don't do that. For a few reasons.
One, the only thing that your Mexican passport dictates is what Cuba will register you as when you enter and leave the country. You still have to use your American passport to enter the US. All of the sanctions are on the American side. You could be from Jupiter and Cuba would let you in, so I don't even see the point of that.
Second, if you think that Customs doesn't have your flight number right in front of their face when you arrive you're fried. If you think when they ask "where are you coming from?" that they don't already know the answer, you're equally fried.
Third, when (and I mean WHEN, not IF) you get caught lying, you now have absolutely no defense for the monstrous fine that the Department of Treasury is sure to ram up your ass.
You are not smarter than Customs. Oh and the La Nave charge codes out of Florida and AirBnB codes out of America, not Cuba, but as previously mentioned, those will be the least of your concerns if you plan on "traveling incognito".
Question about this and AirBnB transactions. I want to go incognito with mex passport. But al my credit cards are American. So will this be an issue since I would rather not say I went to Cuba but the transactions would show Cuba right? Somewhere I'm assuming.
MongerHunger
07-15-25, 17:55
I did notice that Pazillo didn't have Cristal on my previous trip either. Cristal is good and I notice a lot like to drink Hollandia also, it's ok. As for myself, I like to drink Bucanero Fuerte.
Yes. You need a Cuban tele # to set up the La nave app. You buy it at any Etecsa office in la Habana. Don't know if you can buy it outside Cuba.
I have a Cuban tele #. The way this works once you have a permanent #, you have to recharge before it expires. I do this from the states and recharge it with $10 bucks so it won't expire.
They give you a receipt when you purchase the permanent Cuban sim card with the expiration date, so make sure if you go this route to recharge it from wherever you are otherwise the sim card will expire.
Before I land in la Habana I switch sim cards, from there I have my phone able to work before leaving the airport.
Mondo.
ps, Tacoma, are you really from Tacoma? Reason I ask is whenever I had work related business, there used to be a track on Federal Way where I met a few hotties back in the day, haha
Is it still going on? Just wonderingThanks for the help! Guess I'll be paying cash for the rides on this trip and get my account loaded for my next Cuba trip. I've got my perm SIM card / line ready for pick up upon arrival.
Tacoma because I drove one for a long time. But I have been to Tacoma Wa before. Always seemed a bit ratchet. Haha.
Cheers.
Taco
Pro Tip for the guys that need a Visa for Cuba (you'll love me for this one). There's a travel website named "NovelaCuba" that will do your E-Visa for $22 Euros. If you have a card with no foreign transaction fees, it'll come out to $25.74 roughly. That's a $75 savings per trip and yes, this works for Americans I just did it. Don't say I never did anything for you filthy animals.
Happy Hunting!
King Santo.
MongerHunger
07-16-25, 20:41
Pro Tip for the guys that need a Visa for Cuba (you'll love me for this one). There's a travel website named "NovelaCuba" that will do your E-Visa for $22 Euros. If you have a card with no foreign transaction fees, it'll come out to $25.74 roughly. That's a $75 savings per trip and yes, this works for Americans I just did it. Don't say I never did anything for you filthy animals.
Happy Hunting!
King Santo.So in essence you can bypass the Airlines high fees and don't need their assistance? That definitely sounds like a Pro-Tip. I'm going to look into that one.
Pro Tip for the guys that need a Visa for Cuba (you'll love me for this one). There's a travel website named "NovelaCuba" that will do your E-Visa for $22 Euros. If you have a card with no foreign transaction fees, it'll come out to $25.74 roughly. That's a $75 savings per trip and yes, this works for Americans I just did it. Don't say I never did anything for you filthy animals.
Happy Hunting!
King Santo.Hey KS,
Hombre gracias for posting this tip! You the man.
Mondo.
Definitely will try this for the next trip.
Pro Tip for the guys that need a Visa for Cuba (you'll love me for this one). There's a travel website named "NovelaCuba" that will do your E-Visa for $22 Euros. If you have a card with no foreign transaction fees, it'll come out to $25.74 roughly. That's a $75 savings per trip and yes, this works for Americans I just did it. Don't say I never did anything for you filthy animals.
Happy Hunting!
King Santo.
JimmyStreets
07-17-25, 03:55
A reminder for those who want to buy a SIM card, you can pre-pay for it on Suena Cuba and pick it up at a local Etecsa office (they have one at Jose Marti airport and several in Havana). They will try to sell you the tourist SIM if you just walk in there, which is a bad deal even if you are staying less than 7 days since it expires in a week. The permanent line is a great gift (or barter if you're cheap) if you are leaving and not returning within a year and you still have data on it.
https://suenacuba.com/phone?card=cubacel
It's always a good idea to ask them to test the SIM in your phone and make sure it works before you leave the store. I've found that it helps to switch between 3 G /2 G / LTE sometimes if you're not connecting somewhere.
Reminder that Cubacel does not use eSIMs and so if you have a modern US edition iPhone (13 was the last US iPhone that had physical SIMs), you might want to buy a cheap android, which prudent mongers should have for travel anyway. If you do have an iPhone with a removable SIM, you can switch between your own line and the Cuba line in the cellular settings without removing the card, assuming you use eSIM for your regular line at home.Will they sell a non-cuban a permanent SIM card on that site? I thought only Cubans could buy a permanent SIM? I could be wrong.
Yes, foreigners can have their own permanent line. You can do it via the site that he posted or buy it in person at the airport ETECSA for $35 USD. I recommend getting it from the site though because ETECSA likes to move the goal posts. January they didn't accept cash, June they did accept cash. Who knows what the rule will be when you arrive.
Will they sell a non-cuban a permanent SIM card on that site? I thought only Cubans could buy a permanent SIM? I could be wrong.
I just purchased my Cuban SIM online; the cost was USD 46 and includes 250 pesos loaded; someone told me to buy a little more to not run out during the trip. Another 250 or so, definitively less than 1000. I will pick it up from Vedado, from FOCSA building.
Depending on your phone model, you will need a tool to open the SIM card tray; it would be a good idea to test opening it before you leave home; or watch a youtube video on how to do so.
My phone opens with a paper clip, which I am packing for my trip. I am set.
Question: is there any additional configuration that needs to be done to set the line?
Would I still see my stuff in the phone? Whatsapp, facebook, contacts, etc? Or would this card replaces my info while it is active?
Jiniterinator
07-17-25, 14:49
Cristal is good and I notice a lot like to drink Hollandia also, it's ok. As for myself, I like to drink Bucanero Fuerte.The point about Cristal is that it has always been a reliable Cuban staple going back at least 20 years when I first visited the island, simple to find. The fact that they suddenly can't keep them stocked in stores is yet another sign of how the country is deteriorating.
Two nights ago I had a visit from one of my regular little spinner flakitas. There's a scale in my place and she is 88 lbs. Fun!
Saw one of my regulars last night with the most ridiculous body (a flaka with see cups). She jokingly calls herself Barbie, but it's no joke. One thing about Cuba, no matter what is your type, you can find it here.
Unfortunately I had 2 power outages while I was sleeping last night. That's a first. Things are getting worse. If you go, bring power banks and some USB fans.
Last night here. Going to see my thin white thang to paraphrase Santo. Bright blue eyes that always amaze me.
I leave tomorrow, back in two weeks, ojala.
Cabroncito
07-17-25, 14:57
There are no permanent chips anywhere on the island right now not even Cubans, tourists sims are scarce but you might be able to find one if you get lucky, yes this is new!
Fur Jacket
07-17-25, 15:00
Hey guys, what would you say is a good amount to have preloaded into the La Nave app? And is the app in English?
Jiniterinator
07-17-25, 16:04
There are no permanent chips anywhere on the island right now not even Cubans, tourists sims are scarce but you might be able to find one if you get lucky, yes this is new!I just chatted with Suena Cuba support:
"They are not selling it on cup.
In Cuba.
But the sales online continue as usual.
So looks like you can still buy one online. ".
Hey guys, what would you say is a good amount to have preloaded into the La Nave app? And is the app in English?Not sure what you mean by "pre" loaded. You do need an active Cubacel # to create an account, and you can only get that in Cuba.
There is an English setting in the app. But you will still have to talk to the driver in Spanish jajaja.
Why not pick it up at the ETECSA Office across the street from the airport so that you have internet right away? Maybe you have your reasons. If you change your mind, you can still pick it up at the airport. Hopefully you're getting in early because Vedado FOCSA can be a real *****. It's on the second floor and then once you get inside, there's a waiting area with maybe 4 or 5 rows of chairs. 6 chairs in each row I think.
I went there one day to pick up a router (which is literally just a cellular router that you put a SIM card in. Real wired WiFi isn't a thing in Cuba) and I was like 5th in line and waited for an hour; but I was there first thing in the morning. By the time I was done (I didn't get the router because unlike a SIM card, the pickup location DOES matter for routers. Had to get with SuenaCuba to switch my pickup location because I wasn't going all the way back to the airport to pickup a fucking router) the waiting area was full and there was a long line of MORE people by the stairs. Holy shit they probably waited for hours. That's actually where I witnessed my first Cuban fight. Some guy in his 20's got heated and literally Spartan kicked the Security guard in the chest like the movie 300. The Security guard was like 60 for Christ's sake.
Anyway, you're talking about the SIM card tool. I keep one in my phone case. It's good to have one with you but every ETECSA Office has them so opening your phone slot won't be an issue. There is additional configuration required for it to start pulling down actual data but they will do it. Just make sure your data works before you leave. Everything else on your phone stays the same.
Oh and put 360 additional pesos on your phone (that's the max you can put every 30 days) so that you can get the highest data plan available which is also 360 pesos. Hopefully they aren't assholes about it and don't say that the original 250 that you get with your purchase counts against that 360. In that case you'll only be able to add 110.
KingSanto.
I just purchased my Cuban SIM online; the cost was USD 46 and includes 250 pesos loaded; someone told me to buy a little more to not run out during the trip. Another 250 or so, definitively less than 1000. I will pick it up from Vedado, from FOCSA building....
Believe it or not I actually really like Cristal. In DR I only drink Corona because Presidentes taste like dog shit but I was very pleasantly surprised at how good Cristal was when I tried it on my first trip.
Hope your trip has been a great one and that your "thin white thang" put on a great performance. It's always good to go out with a bang, no pun intended LOL.
The point about Cristal is that it has always been a reliable Cuban staple going back at least 20 years when I first visited the island, simple to find. The fact that they suddenly can't keep them stocked in stores is yet another sign of how the country is deteriorating....
Idk. It depends. I put in $100 ($96 plus a $4 service fee) and that got me 38,885 pesos. I used it for 32 trips before it ran out of money; lasted 5 days. I'll probably put $125 or $150 for my upcoming trip; who knows. Do with that information what you wish.
If your phone is set to English, then the app will automatically be in English (with some Spanish sprinkled in of course but nothing crazy)
Hey guys, what would you say is a good amount to have preloaded into the La Nave app? And is the app in English?
Fur Jacket
07-17-25, 18:07
Idk. It depends. I put in $100 ($96 plus a $4 service fee) and that got me 38,885 pesos. I used it for 32 trips before it ran out of money; lasted 5 days. I'll probably put $125 or $150 for my upcoming trip; who knows. Do with that information what you wish.
If your phone is set to English, then the app will automatically be in English (with some Spanish sprinkled in of course but nothing crazy)Thank you sir! I appreciate you!
Why not pick it up at the ETECSA Office across the street from the airport so that you have internet right away? Maybe you have your reasons. If you change your mind, you can still pick it up at the airport. Hopefully you're getting in early because Vedado FOCSA can be a real *****. It's on the second floor and then once you get inside, there's a waiting area with maybe 4 or 5 rows of chairs. 6 chairs in each row I think.
KingSanto.I chose Vedado because I am coming at night and I thought maybe it would be more relaxed to go pick it up early next morning.
Based on your feedback, I will try to pick it directly from Varadero airport.
How new? Newer than two weeks new? Because when I rolled in on July 4th they had them. I already had mine so I didn't need one, but they were certainly available.
There are no permanent chips anywhere on the island right now not even Cubans, tourists sims are scarce but you might be able to find one if you get lucky, yes this is new!
Why not pick it up at the ETECSA Office across the street from the airport so that you have internet right away? Maybe you have your reasons. If you change your mind, you can still pick it up at the airport. Hopefully you're getting in early because Vedado FOCSA can be a real *****. It's on the second floor and then once you get inside, there's a waiting area with maybe 4 or 5 rows of chairs. 6 chairs in each row I think..I also wanted to point out that when I selected the Cuban SIM card, there was no option to select "Varadero Airport" as a pickup place. This option was available when selecting Tourist SIM card.
Maybe they don't have Cuban SIM cards in that ETECSA office?
I am worried if I try to pick it up in Varadero they might give me a tourist card.
Ah, my bad. I forgot that you were coming in from Varadero. If there wasn't an option for Varadero airport on SuenaCuba then I'm sure there's a reason for that.
FOCSA is the main ETECSA Office in Vedado so that makes sense. They should have everything you need on hand. Just try to get there by 8 AM when they open or close to it. You don't want to be stuck waiting in that line; trust me LOL.
KingSanto.
I also wanted to point out that when I selected the Cuban SIM card, there was no option to select "Varadero Airport" as a pickup place. This option was available when selecting Tourist SIM card.
Maybe they don't have Cuban SIM cards in that ETECSA office?
I am worried if I try to pick it up in Varadero they might give me a tourist card.
SuperMarckus
07-19-25, 12:44
Hi, apologies for being super noob (haven't been to Havana in more than 10 years) but planning a trip and looking for accommodation near Vieja.
I understand most people opt not to point out exactly where they've stayed, for obvious reasons. But looking at Air BnB are there clues as to which ones are OK with muchos visitantes? Is it likely any place that gives you the whole property will be OK to let you do whatever (discretely), or should it be asked directly to the owner? I did that before going to Cartagena DLI and a lot of owners just cut off communication. Maybe I need to work on my soft skills! If I ask 'are visitors ok in the evening' they'll know what I mean right?
P.S. When I say muchos I mean maybe 5 or 6 girls over 10 days, not numberless swarms.
Many thanks, and again apologies for being Mr Basic.
Hi, apologies for being super noob (haven't been to Havana in more than 10 years) but planning a trip and looking for accommodation near Vieja.
I understand most people opt not to point out exactly where they've stayed, for obvious reasons. But looking at Air BnB are there clues as to which ones are OK with muchos visitantes? Is it likely any place that gives you the whole property will be OK to let you do whatever (discretely), or should it be asked directly to the owner? I did that before going to Cartagena DLI and a lot of owners just cut off communication. Maybe I need to work on my soft skills! If I ask 'are visitors ok in the evening' they'll know what I mean right?
P.S. When I say muchos I mean maybe 5 or 6 girls over 10 days, not numberless swarms.
Many thanks, and again apologies for being Mr Basic.I booked through AirBnb and this app allows you to contact the host:
I advice you only look for full property, it is not smart to try to bring jineteras to your "room".
Write to your host and plainly ask if it is allowed to bring ladies: in my experience, the first one I contacted replied "no" the owner doesn't like it.
The 2nd option replied "yes", just be responsible; that is the one I booked.
Jiniterinator
07-19-25, 21:14
Hi all,
I got back last night. My last night there I experienced a 6 hour blackout from around 5-11 p. I was literally and figuratively sweating, wondering if I was going to try to sleep in 82 F weather at midnight the night before all day travel home, but the power finally came back on and I blasted the AC. I've made several trips the last two years and this was the first time that I have experienced power outages in my AirBNB in Habana Vieja. Overall a fun trip. No OMG noobs, but some of my regulars delivered their usual stellar performance.
On the plane flight back, I got an email from United Airlines saying they are discontinuing service to Cuba on September 3 (I was planning a January trip and they canceled the flight). I'm sure Trump / Rubio have something to do with that, maybe UAL got tipped off early on new rules (Trump have his admin 30 days from 6/30 to write the new travel guidance). But my flight to Havana two weeks ago was almost empty, and no way that's a profitable flight, even with biz class guys like me boosting margins. I think a lot of Cubans are just afraid to go right now for immigration fears. Also tourism has cratered because of how bad things are getting there. Either way, a business decision and not good for me since I live on the west coast and UAL was my best choice logistically. And if this situation affects UAL, it must affect other airlines. I'd imagine there will always be flights out of Miami for family visits.
There will always be a way when there is a will. For the record, my first flight to Cuba was over 20 years ago when there were no flights other than some charters for family, and I went from the west coast to Montreal via Canada Air and into somewhere in central Cuba and then Cubana airlines to Havana (scary). Point being, I've gone the long way around the barn, but I'm a bit older now and that's a big lift.
I will return in August, but not sure about 2026. In addition to the logistical issues, OFAC will crack down somehow, some way. Keep your receipts and a detailed "support the Cuban people" log if / when you go.
Salud!
Jiniterinator
07-19-25, 23:03
Hi, apologies for being super noob (haven't been to Havana in more than 10 years) but planning a trip and looking for accommodation near Vieja.
I understand most people opt not to point out exactly where they've stayed, for obvious reasons. But looking at Air BnB are there clues as to which ones are OK with muchos visitantes? Is it likely any place that gives you the whole property will be OK to let you do whatever (discretely), or should it be asked directly to the owner? I did that before going to Cartagena DLI and a lot of owners just cut off communication. Maybe I need to work on my soft skills! If I ask 'are visitors ok in the evening' they'll know what I mean right?
P.S. When I say muchos I mean maybe 5 or 6 girls over 10 days, not numberless swarms.
Many thanks, and again apologies for being Mr Basic.Nobody here is likely to give up their favorite AirBNB's, but pay special attention to the "Rules" section in the listings. If it says "no unregistered guests" that's probably a no. If it says all overnight guests must be registered, or the rules are silent on guests, you're probably good to go on a don't ask, don't tell basis. I can't see how it would be prudent to ask in advance. Asking forgiveness is usually better than asking permission (the one time I asked about visits from friends in Cuba on a listing that said no unregistered guests, they blocked me! I thought that was rude but you get the point).
One thing: I've stayed with the same AirBNB owners almost a dozen times, always don't ask, don't tell. But for the first time this past trip, the owner made a point to emphasize being careful about the overnight guest part, because that's what the government is looking for, under the table guests not giving the government their cut, so Diaz-Canel can't afford more Swiss watches. We'd never even discussed chicas before, but the host figured it out somehow (maybe nosy neighbors, maybe just deductive logic. Wtf would you go to Cuba for these days other than chicas?) The walls are closing in on the Cuban government financially, and tourist dollars are very precious. My advice, consider avoiding the overnight guests altogether, and have them leave before you go to bed. Keep in mind if the AirBNB hosts start getting hassled by government officials, it won't help the mongers when every listing says "NO UNREGISTERED GUESTS. ".
Also, never answer your front door unless you are expecting someone. That's a good rule of life anywhere. Supposedly immigration officials or even informants working for them will knock on doors to spy.
Personally, "hey am I allowed to bring female guests over at night?" sounds crazy to me. I can only imagine how it sounds to a stranger on AirBnB that doesn't know me.
When I book an AirBnB, I just look at the house rules and see whether guests are allowed. If they aren't, trust me, they'll let you know in the house rules. If they don't mention it or only say that the AirBnB can't have more than X amount of people in it at one time, then it's a go.
Now, what I will say is that when I check-in to an AirBnB with my slim brown thang, they do always take a photo of her cedula (in Cuba they call it a "carnet" but I cut my teeth in DR, it'll always be a "cedula" to me); but regarding girls that I bring over after, it's never an issue. Don't ask, don't tell is always the best policy.
King Santo.
But looking at Air BnB are there clues as to which ones are OK with muchos visitantes? Is it likely any place that gives you the whole property will be OK to let you do whatever (discretely), or should it be asked directly to the owner? I did that before going to Cartagena DLI and a lot of owners just cut off communication. Maybe I need to work on my soft skills! If I ask 'are visitors ok in the evening' they'll know what I mean right?
Yeah I agree with you. I don't do overnights with pros anyway though. Not my cup of tea.
In regards to the electricity deficit, Cuba has been breaking their own record nearly every day this month so I'm not surprised that you experienced outages in a location that's normally untouchable (Habana Vieja). It's actually crazy to watch if you keep tabs on it. People always say that Cuba will never change but I'm not too sure how long this situation can continue without a major collapse. I actually did the numbers and 3 American cities with 1 million people or more produce enough power to light all of Cuba up like a Christmas tree. But the entire country of Cuba can't even manage to generate 50% of that. It's not looking good.
As for the informants and spies, while I've never experienced it myself, my slim brown thang told me that with the frequency that I visit, I should be expecting a knock on my door very soon to inquire about my travel habits. Not from an informant, but from the police themselves. Let's hope that doesn't happen because from what she told me, "not answering the door" won't really be an option.
KingSanto.
My advice, consider avoiding the overnight guests altogether, and have them leave before you go to bed. Keep in mind if the AirBNB hosts start getting hassled by government officials, it won't help the mongers when every listing says "NO UNREGISTERED GUESTS. ".
Also, never answer your front door unless you are expecting someone. That's a good rule of life anywhere. Supposedly immigration officials or even informants working for them will knock on doors to spy.
The Cubans haven't updated their energy grids since the Fulgencio Batista era (the "hombre fuerte" before the Cuban revolution). And now they can hardly provide the starvation rations due to their people, much less repair electricity system that had seen half a century of neglect.
To SuperMarckus, I will be there next week, in Vedado, I will report how things go.
JimmyStreets
07-20-25, 16:18
Yeah I agree with you. I don't do overnights with pros anyway though. Not my cup of tea.
In regards to the electricity deficit, Cuba has been breaking their own record nearly every day this month so I'm not surprised that you experienced outages in a location that's normally untouchable (Habana Vieja). It's actually crazy to watch if you keep tabs on it. People always say that Cuba will never change but I'm not too sure how long this situation can continue without a major collapse. I actually did the numbers and 3 American cities with 1 million people or more produce enough power to light all of Cuba up like a Christmas tree. But the entire country of Cuba can't even manage to generate 50% of that. It's not looking good.
As for the informants and spies, while I've never experienced it myself, my slim brown thang told me that with the frequency that I visit, I should be expecting a knock on my door very soon to inquire about my travel habits. Not from an informant, but from the police themselves. Let's hope that doesn't happen because from what she told me, "not answering the door" won't really be an option.
KingSanto.- Not so sure they will knock on your door but I know they (Govt or police) have called my host before to check on me and to verify I was really staying at there casa. My host told me they do call and check from time to time. But your a tourist and treated at a higher level. As long as your not talking politics or doing drugs in Cuba. Its basically free game to do anything.
Hi all,
I got back last night. My last night there I experienced a 6 hour blackout from around 5-11 p. I was literally and figuratively sweating, wondering if I was going to try to sleep in 82 F weather at midnight the night before all day travel home, but the power finally came back on and I blasted the AC. I've made several trips the last two years and this was the first time that I have experienced power outages in my AirBNB in Habana Vieja. Overall a fun trip. No OMG noobs, but some of my regulars delivered their usual stellar performance.
On the plane flight back, I got an email from United Airlines saying they are discontinuing service to Cuba on September 3 (I was planning a January trip and they canceled the flight). I'm sure Trump / Rubio have something to do with that, maybe UAL got tipped off early on new rules (Trump have his admin 30 days from 6/30 to write the new travel guidance). But my flight to Havana two weeks ago was almost empty, and no way that's a profitable flight, even with biz class guys like me boosting margins. I think a lot of Cubans are just afraid to go right now for immigration fears. Also tourism has cratered because of how bad things are getting there. Either way, a business decision and not good for me since I live on the west coast and UAL was my best choice logistically. And if this situation affects UAL, it must affect other airlines. I'd imagine there will always be flights out of Miami for family visits.
There will always be a way when there is a will. For the record, my first flight to Cuba was over 20 years ago when there were no flights other than some charters for family, and I went from the west coast to Montreal via Canada Air and into somewhere in central Cuba and then Cubana airlines to Havana (scary). Point being, I've gone the long way around the barn, but I'm a bit older now and that's a big lift.
I will return in August, but not sure about 2026. In addition to the logistical issues, OFAC will crack down somehow, some way. Keep your receipts and a detailed "support the Cuban people" log if / when you go.
Salud!Agree that due to the POS in Washington, there will be more restrictions and fewer flights from Miami to Cuba. But I just checked for Dec. 26th. Plenty of flights from Cancun to HAV. 202 USD one way. Flights from US to Cancun or Mexico City are plentiful. Wingo also runs a few flights a week to / from HAV. Bogota. A combo Cuba and Colombia trip is always a nice excursion. There are still flights from Miami to Camaguey on American, which amazes me. I'm not expecting a full flight when I go. And they still fly to Holguin. But for how long?
Agree that due to the POS in Washington, there will be more restrictions and fewer flights from Miami to Cuba. But I just checked for Dec. 26th. Plenty of flights from Cancun to HAV. 202 USD one way. Flights from US to Cancun or Mexico City are plentiful. Wingo also runs a few flights a week to / from HAV. Bogota. A combo Cuba and Colombia trip is always a nice excursion. There are still flights from Miami to Camaguey on American, which amazes me. I'm not expecting a full flight when I go. And they still fly to Holguin. But for how long?I saw the cancellations on United's fare calendar today. I wasn't happy until I found a round trip flight from O'Hare to Havana via Miami on American for $354 in mid-August. American is still flying 787's down so for those of us in Midwest and east coast, there are some deals and capacity.
Greetings from la habana.
I'm not much of a monger these days, I stay with the one chica.
However.
Last night I went to bom apetit with a Cuban friend, a bar at 1st and 70 in playa.
I didn't expect to find company, I thought Monday nights are dead.
There was a group of three girls at another table, one exactly my type:
Short, slim, light brown skin, perfect body.
I waved her over, talked a bit, she's 20 yo.
She accepts to come over to my casa for 10000 pesos.
We arrive at 1 in the morning and find blackout in Vedado.
Bummer.
We shower in the dark with our cellphone torches, she gives me great BBBJ in the shower, proceed to the bed.
Lights come back, I turn on the ac, she climbs on top with no condom, without me asking it.
I say 'never without condand'.
Very energetic.
I give her 15000 for her great performance, get her phone number, sent her on her way and sleep with a big smile on my face.
Tonight I fly to Santiago for the carnival, for a week.
My regular chica took the bus earlier and waits for me there, so I won't get a chance to sample the santiagueras, but I don't mind.
I'll be back next Tuesday 29th in the evening.
If any fellow mongers are on the ground and you want to meet for a cristal or twi, shoot me a message.
I can receive pm on ISG.
And excuse the typos.
ISG on a cell phone is a hassle.
I had a similar experience at Primera & Setenta last summer. A table of girls nearby, all 3 wanted to come home with me. I didn't take them up on it, but they were pretty cute and it probably would've been an amazing experience.
This type of thing happens all over the city, you run into chicas who you would not think are available, but then you chat and they say, "you don't want a nice massage from me?" and bam, you know right where you are.
Crazy town. And I love that you had that experience. Even better with no condom, hopefully you gave a giant creampie or a body shot!!
Nomars777.
Greetings from la habana.
I'm not much of a monger these days, I stay with the one chica.
However.
Last night I went to bom apetit with a Cuban friend, a bar at 1st and 70 in playa.
I didn't expect to find company, I thought Monday nights are dead.
There was a group of three girls at another table, one exactly my type:
Short, slim, light brown skin, perfect body.
I waved her over, talked a bit, she's 20 yo.
She accepts to come over to my casa for 10000 pesos.
We arrive at 1 in the morning and find blackout in Vedado.
Bummer.
We shower in the dark with our cellphone torches, she gives me great BBBJ in the shower, proceed to the bed.
Lights come back, I turn on the ac, she climbs on top with no condom, without me asking it.
I say 'never without condand'.
Very energetic.
I give her 15000 for her great performance, get her phone number, sent her on her way and sleep with a big smile on my face.
Tonight I fly to Santiago for the carnival, for a week.
My regular chica took the bus earlier and waits for me there, so I won't get a chance to sample the santiagueras, but I don't mind.
I'll be back next Tuesday 29th in the evening.
If any fellow mongers are on the ground and you want to meet for a cristal or twi, shoot me a message.
I can receive pm on ISG.
Hello everyone. I'm planning my first trip to Havana, and old forum posts have answered a lot of questions. But one thing I haven't seen much about are apps / web pages.
As I get older I'm less interested in bars and walking the streets. I prefer to meet ladies online before hand, if it's a viable option. Can anyone recommend a page or app that locals use, to meet non-pros or maybe part timers? Found this to be a good way to find English speakers, I don't know a lick of Spanish. I'd like to do some advance work before I leave in a few weeks. Thanks.
I had a similar experience at Primera & Setenta last summer. A table of girls nearby, all 3 wanted to come home with me. I didn't take them up on it, but they were pretty cute and it probably would've been an amazing experience.
This type of thing happens all over the city, you run into chicas who you would not think are available, but then you chat and they say, "you don't want a nice massage from me?" and bam, you know right where you are.
Crazy town. And I love that you had that experience. Even better with no condom, hopefully you gave a giant creampie or a body shot!!
Nomars777.If she was willing to fuck without a condom, who knows what vd she may be carrying.
Not worth the risk, IMHO.
I had offers to go back to mine with two chicas before, but I told them if they came both they'd rob me blind.
StripperMan
07-24-25, 18:24
Just wanted to say thanks to KingSanto for the info on buying travel visas at novelacuba.com.
I just picked mine up for $26 US dollars. I immediately received my visa number upon payment, used their link to Dviajeros, and received the Información Adelantada del Viajero complete with visa number, logo, upc code, and QR code. Very nice savings!
*I first did dviajeros on my iphone but was asked for credit card number for additional charge of $59 which was weird. So I canceled that and did it on my iPad and was not asked for any additional money.
Update on my trip, related to the SIM card.
- I asked at Varadero airport, and they were able to give me a Cuban SIM card; they had tourist only.
- I was at Focsa ETECSA early morning, the office opens at 8:30 and it is wise to be there 10 to 15 min early; line was not too long.
- You can't buy a SIM cards, you can only pick one that you purchased online before (no issues for me).
- My Canadian phone was "locked" and it was a tremendous mistake not to unlock it for free in my country. Long story short, I ended up buying a cheap, $60 2nd hand Cuban phone to use my Cuban line. The alternative was to pay him to unlock it for $85 with some risks.
- he sold me additional time, I believe 350; for 2000 pesos, it might be a scam I don't know, he said that the quantity is fixed and people buy balance from other people.
- I got la nave and what's app, I will now start loading it with chica phone numbers!
Here to help. Yeah that D'Viajeros credit card thing you mentioned is strange; never seen that before, but all is well that ends well.
Grab your yourself a Cristal on me hahaha, cheers!
KingSanto.
Just wanted to say thanks to KingSanto for the info on buying travel visas at novelacuba.com.
I just picked mine up for $26 US dollars. I immediately received my visa number upon payment, used their link to Dviajeros, and received the Informacin Adelantada del Viajero complete with visa number, logo, upc code, and QR code. Very nice savings!
*I first did dviajeros on my iphone but was asked for credit card number for additional charge of $59 which was weird. So I canceled that and did it on my iPad and was not asked for any additional money.
Good stuff! You have a permanent line now so it'll only cost you 360 pesos every future trip to get data and you'll be able to do it at any ETECSA Office or right at the airport if you ever fly into Havana. If you go Varadero again then just have the taxi stop at an ETECSA on the way to Havana. Easy.
As for whether you were scammed. Yes and no. The max any person can add directly to their account is 360 pesos every 30 days. I'm sure the 250 pesos that you automatically get with a permanent line counts against that. So with these new restrictions, Cubans that already had a lot of pesos on their account have been selling their balances at a surcharge and just doing transfers from their account to the person buying.
I must say, if the person at the service counter did this, that's ballsy because the Cuban government is super against it. But he still put more on your account than you could have yourself. So I'd say it's a wash. Plus 2000 pesos is nothing so I wouldn't worry about it. Happy Hunting.
KingSanto.
Update on my trip, related to the SIM card.
- I asked at Varadero airport, and they were able to give me a Cuban SIM card; they had tourist only.
- I was at Focsa ETECSA early morning, the office opens at 8:30 and it is wise to be there 10 to 15 min early; line was not too long.
- You can't buy a SIM cards, you can only pick one that you purchased online before (no issues for me).
- My Canadian phone was "locked" and it was a tremendous mistake not to unlock it for free in my country. Long story short, I ended up buying a cheap, $60 2nd hand Cuban phone to use my Cuban line. The alternative was to pay him to unlock it for $85 with some risks.
- he sold me additional time, I believe 350; for 2000 pesos, it might be a scam I don't know, he said that the quantity is fixed and people buy balance from other people.
- I got la nave and what's app, I will now start loading it with chica phone numbers!
Night:
Not a lot to say about the Wednesday trip, Sunwing had a 1 h delay, which is sadly kind of standard.
I arrived to Varadero, and confirmed they only give Tourist SIM cards.
In the drive to my hotel, the bus had to stop in 3 Havana vieja hotels, and I saw the streets relatively empty (That said, of course the bus didn't went through San Rafael pedistrian boulevard).
I arrived at Hotel Nacional, tired after 10 hours in airports or transfers), I drank my courtesy mojito (I was the only guy at the bar), and after a brief walk around an empty Vedado, I went to sleep. It was the wise choice: I didn't have Cuban pesos, a Cuban SIM line or a casa particular to use.
Day:
I woke up early, and went to FOCSA ETECSA to pick up my SIM card, the place opens at 8. 30 and it is wise to arrive a few minutes early. It was all very fast, but I found that my phone was locked.
I went back to the hotel to grab breakfast: it was very good by Cuban standards, likely similar to the expensive all inclusive resorts.
I also contacted the exchange guy, all went very well, he came to my hotel and the exchange rate was 389. I exchanged 400 usd.
Then the saga of unlocking the SIM card, as already explained in the previous post.
At 2 pm I went to my casa particular, got the keys, brought some stuff (toiletries, condoms, lube, gifts) and then left; there was an outage and it was hot.
Then I purchased 6 beers (Cristal) and put them on my hotel mini bar. To keep them cold, until I need them at the casa.
I will hit the pool and rest / relax until around 8 pm or 9 pm when the fun hopefully begins.
Jiniterinator
07-24-25, 21:35
I find this confusing. Is this just for Cubans paying cash in person? Because suenacuba sells different packages under mobile recharge cubacel topup (9 GB, 14 GB, & 20 GB packages).
Also, at the risk of sounding like a Boomer (I'm not), I'm having a hard time with the bitcoin thing without KYC government intrusion. I might have to do the KYC bitcoin thing to be able to PM. I think a check would take too long for my first week of August trip. Really not easy becoming a paid member of this site!
Good stuff! You have a permanent line now so it'll only cost you 360 pesos every future trip to get data and you'll be able to do it at any ETECSA Office or right at the airport if you ever fly into Havana. If you go Varadero again then just have the taxi stop at an ETECSA on the way to Havana. Easy.
As for whether you were scammed. Yes and no. The max any person can add directly to their account is 360 pesos every 30 days. I'm sure the 250 pesos that you automatically get with a permanent line counts against that. So with these new restrictions, Cubans that already had a lot of pesos on their account have been selling their balances at a surcharge and just doing transfers from their account to the person buying.
I must say, if the person at the service counter did this, that's ballsy because the Cuban government is super against it. But he still put more on your account than you could have yourself. So I'd say it's a wash. Plus 2000 pesos is nothing so I wouldn't worry about it. Happy Hunting.
KingSanto.
Good stuff! You have a permanent line now so it'll only cost you 360 pesos every future trip to get data and you'll be able to do it at any ETECSA Office or right at the airport if you ever fly into Havana. If you go Varadero again then just have the taxi stop at an ETECSA on the way to Havana. Easy.
As for whether you were scammed. Yes and no. The max any person can add directly to their account is 360 pesos every 30 days. I'm sure the 250 pesos that you automatically get with a permanent line counts against that. So with these new restrictions, Cubans that already had a lot of pesos on their account have been selling their balances at a surcharge and just doing transfers from their account to the person buying.
I must say, if the person at the service counter did this, that's ballsy because the Cuban government is super against it. But he still put more on your account than you could have yourself. So I'd say it's a wash. Plus 2000 pesos is nothing so I wouldn't worry about it. Happy Hunting.
KingSanto.Thanks!
It was not the ETECSA lady at the service counter, it was the guy I brought my phone to try to unlock it (and ended up buying a cheap $60 one).
And I agree, at the end 2000 pesos is nothing compared to be worry free.
It's for anyone that attempts to top up their permanent line with cash on the island. The Cuban government is hungry for dollars so they imposed this new restriction in order to force Cubans overseas into helping their relatives by paying in dollars / euros for those packages you mentioned.
As for those on the island, if they run out of the standard 6 GB before those 30 days are up, they can add more starting at 3300 pesos for an additional 3 GB (and it goes higher from there for higher amounts of data) which obviously no regular Cuban can afford. Effectively cutting the Cuban people off from the outside world in exchange for more dollars - what else is new.
Don't get me started on KYC for Bitcoin - I could go on for days. You don't sound like a boomer at all. It really is an insane intrusion of privacy. See if you can find a way. If not, then I have a couple ideas on how we'll make it work. Just give us a heads up here whichever way it goes.
KingSanto.
I find this confusing. Is this just for Cubans paying cash in person? Because suenacuba sells different packages under mobile recharge cubacel topup (9 GB, 14 GB, & 20 GB packages).
Also, at the risk of sounding like a Boomer (I'm not), I'm having a hard time with the bitcoin thing without KYC government intrusion. I might have to do the KYC bitcoin thing to be able to PM. I think a check would take too long for my first week of August trip. Really not easy becoming a paid member of this site!
StripperMan
07-25-25, 22:22
Hi can you guys help please. I just bought a tourist permanent line from Etesca for $45.
Does that price include data already loaded? Or does data require I make a separate transaction of 250 pesos?
Also, when I need to reload data again, do I have to go to Etesca office? Or can I buy cards at numerous locations like Cubans do?
Night:
The night started at the bar of Hotel National, I did a quick check around 8 pm and since I found nothing interesting (mostly families or couples). I got my first La Nave trip. I went for dinner to Sibarita (which is recommend in this forum). The place was cool, food was good, the drinks too and really cheap. The only regret was to order too much, and I ended up over-eating which is not advisable for mongering.
I stayed there until around 10.30 pm, then I did my first San Rafael walk. There was an attractive lady outside Hotel Inglaterra, but I kept walking. At the boulevard I was approached by another good looking (if annoying) short and young girl. I kept walking, and I arrived to V&S at 11 pm, which is too early, and I just confirmed it with the doorman; who told me "come back in 1 hour.
Since I haven't had sex in Cuba yet, and I didn't want to wait another couple hours, I just went back to San Rafael. Of the 2 alternatives I found interesting, I picked the short annoying girl. She asked for US $40 plus taxi. I checked her ID because she looked young, then went back to the casa for a short, uninspiring 1st shot.
Afterwards, and since I was in Vedado, I walked to bar EFE (dead) and then to King bar; I didn't enter King because the Cuban line looked very young.
It was now around 2 am, and I decided to check the box at V&S. Took another La Nave there.
The first thing you will notice, when arriving at V&S is the big 'crowd" of beggers, jineteros, husslers, at the door, offering all kind of stuff. I just ignored them and entered the club, I paid for my most expensive Cuban beer at 800 pesos and did a walk around. I found 3 to 4 attractive women, but none were traffic-stopping ladies PLUS I already had sex a couple hours ago, and I was not in the mood for more. Had a couple beers and left home.
Vini, vidi, vici: I went to old havana, I checked all the boxes -- this is the end-- no mas. So other than tourism, which I will definitively do there, I won't come back to Habana vieja, it is not my vibe. Friday and Saturday I will party in Miramar, Sunday I will hopefully have a date with someone.
One last note: While I was trying to sleep, at around 4 am the short and annoying girl started texting me, calling me. She wanted to sleep with me, she just didn't stop, I ended up turning off the phone, the next day I counted more than 20 messages and 4 phone calls. Crazy.
Day:
I spent most of the early day contacting 4 whatsapp contacts: one didn't reply, one said no thanks, one was in her period. The last one, Leah, dark skin spinner agreed.
She was supposed to come at 1 pm, but Cubans. She ended up at arriving at 2:15 pm; we had agreed on 10,000 plus taxis. She looked worst than her pictures, and I was not very attracted to her, but I had to recognize she had good BBJ skils, she went deep, balls and ass kissing included, something I didn't ask her specifically to do. Sex was relaxing, she was the one doing all the work in cowgirl position, then hand assisted release. I send her home immediately, and went back to the hotel for an amazing 4 hour long siesta.
It is now 7:40 pm, and I will get ready, the plan for tonight is Bleco bar and LM Club. Having nutted already will hopefully give me some mental clarity and I won't leave with the 1st woman that gives me a sexy look.
The permanant line comes with 250 pesos which they add to it after they register the SIM in your name. This is enough to buy the 240-peso plan which comes with 4 GB of data.
You purchase your preferred plan by dialing *133# and following the prompts. The prompts are very straight forward so I'm not going to go into it. During your first time pickup, the clerk will probably do all of this for you. You can check how much data you have left by dialing *222#.
You can refill your data at any ETECSA location. Including those small locations you see everywhere. It doesn't have to be one of the big offices. I believe the cards you're talking about are WiFi cards. They just give you access to the public WiFi hotspots (if you can find one LOL). Cubans use them if they run out of data before their 30 days are up. I'd say they're irrelevant for this discussion.
KingSanto.
Hi can you guys help please. I just bought a tourist permanent line from Etesca for $45.
Does that price include data already loaded? Or does data require I make a separate transaction of 250 pesos?
Also, when I need to reload data again, do I have to go to Etesca office? Or can I buy cards at numerous locations like Cubans do?
Nice report; I'm looking forward to reading more about your trip. Yeah Habana Vieja isn't my cup of tea either. I understand the appeal because it's easy to grab one off the street but other than that, there isn't much to write home about other than some good restaurants.
Nice job on the 389 exchange rate, I assume you used Telegram. Can't go wrong there.
As for additional places to eat in your area, check out Habana Blues or El Biky. Great food at both of those spots and they should be pretty close to you.
KingSanto.
Night:
Vini, vidi, vici: I went to old havana, I checked all the boxes -- this is the end-- no mas. So other than tourism, which I will definitively do there, I won't come back to Habana vieja, it is not my vibe. Friday and Saturday I will party in Miramar, Sunday I will hopefully have a date with someone.
She was supposed to come at 1 pm, but Cubans. She ended up at arriving at 2:15 pm; we had agreed on 10,000 plus taxis. She looked worst than her pictures, and I was not very attracted to her, but I had to recognize she had good BBJ skils, she went deep, balls and ass kissing included, something I didn't ask her specifically to do. Sex was relaxing, she was the one doing all the work in cowgirl position, then hand assisted release. I send her home immediately, and went back to the hotel for an amazing 4 hour long siesta.
It is now 7:40 pm, and I will get ready, the plan for tonight is Bleco bar and LM Club. Having nutted already will hopefully give me some mental clarity and I won't leave with the 1st woman that gives me a sexy look.
LeonExpert
07-26-25, 21:42
Night:
The night started at the bar of Hotel National, I did a quick check around 8 pm and since I found nothing interesting (mostly families or couples). I got my first La Nave trip. I went for dinner to Sibarita (which is recommend in this forum). The place was cool, food was good, the drinks too and really cheap. The only regret was to order too much, and I ended up over-eating which is not advisable for mongering.
I stayed there until around 10.30 pm, then I did my first San Rafael walk. There was an attractive lady outside Hotel Inglaterra, but I kept walking. At the boulevard I was approached by another good looking (if annoying) short and young girl. I kept walking, and I arrived to V&S at 11 pm, which is too early, and I just confirmed it with the doorman; who told me "come back in 1 hour.
Since I haven't had sex in Cuba yet, and I didn't want to wait another couple hours, I just went back to San Rafael. Of the 2 alternatives I found interesting, I picked the short annoying girl. She asked for US $40 plus taxi. I checked her ID because she looked young, then went back to the casa for a short, uninspiring 1st shot.
Afterwards, and since I was in Vedado, I walked to bar EFE (dead) and then to King bar; I didn't enter King because the Cuban line looked very young.
It was now around 2 am, and I decided to check the box at V&S. Took another La Nave there.
The first thing you will notice, when arriving at V&S is the big 'crowd" of beggers, jineteros, husslers, at the door, offering all kind of stuff. I just ignored them and entered the club, I paid for my most expensive Cuban beer at 800 pesos and did a walk around. I found 3 to 4 attractive women, but none were traffic-stopping ladies PLUS I already had sex a couple hours ago, and I was not in the mood for more. Had a couple beers and left home.
Vini, vidi, vici: I went to old havana, I checked all the boxes -- this is the end-- no mas. So other than tourism, which I will definitively do there, I won't come back to Habana vieja, it is not my vibe. Friday and Saturday I will party in Miramar, Sunday I will hopefully have a date with someone.
One last note: While I was trying to sleep, at around 4 am the short and annoying girl started texting me, calling me. She wanted to sleep with me, she just didn't stop, I ended up turning off the phone, the next day I counted more than 20 messages and 4 phone calls. Crazy.
Day:
I spent most of the early day contacting 4 whatsapp contacts: one didn't reply, one said no thanks, one was in her period. The last one, Leah, dark skin spinner agreed.
She was supposed to come at 1 pm, but Cubans. She ended up at arriving at 2:15 pm; we had agreed on 10,000 plus taxis. She looked worst than her pictures, and I was not very attracted to her, but I had to recognize she had good BBJ skils, she went deep, balls and ass kissing included, something I didn't ask her specifically to do. Sex was relaxing, she was the one doing all the work in cowgirl position, then hand assisted release. I send her home immediately, and went back to the hotel for an amazing 4 hour long siesta.
It is now 7:40 pm, and I will get ready, the plan for tonight is Bleco bar and LM Club. Having nutted already will hopefully give me some mental clarity and I won't leave with the 1st woman that gives me a sexy look.Great report! Thank you very much, Bro!
Night:
The night started at Bleco bar. This is a "chic" bar in Vedado, in front of the Malecon, it has a nice view, and it is "International", not "Cuban", meaning that if you somehow teleport it to Miami or Montreal, it will not be out of place.
Good pizza, good cocktails, but nothing to report in terms of mongering, there were couples, tourists and groups, there were no single ladies obviously looking for a foreigner.
Check was 10,000 pesos (one pizza, 3 or 4 cocktails).
Then La Nave to LM bar; I arrived at 11.40 pm, then paid 30,000 pesos for bottle service (to get a table), and started drinking my vodka with red bull. The place was not packed, and I didn't see a lot of "single women", but still the night was very enjoyable, the Cubans are neither the world champions in electricity production nor in food self-sufficiency, but they know how to party. There were a few tourists, but the place, the music was for Cubans. I saw gorgeous women but not very accessible, during the show (the hottest time) there was this beautiful blonde with a gorgeous brunette, both partying in the VIP area (upstairs), these 2 probably the girlfriends of some Cuban personality or someone rich. I am surprised to see so many people partying and spending big $ (for a Cuban), maybe the grandsons and granddaughters of the Revolution leaders spending GAESA's money? Anyway, I drank the entire vodka bottle and left around 5. 30 am.
Day:
I barely survived the night, I am getting old. I woke up at 11 am, too late for breakfast, so no coffee. The hangover was not too bad, but the heartburn / gastritis IS bad. I went to the pool, I grabbed lunch at the hotel cafeteria, not a lot more done.
From the day before I was in contact with a Badoo girl. A brief parenthesis: I didn't put a lot of attention to this app before the trip, I was having issues communicating, the app asked me to pay a premium or buy badoo points, etc. The thing is, after I arrived to Cuba, suddenly all the blockers were gone, and also some of the girls I tried to contact replied. Maybe next time I should get a VPN to mask my location?
Back to the girl, after some back and forth messages, she sent me a video of her and her friend doing some erotic dancing.
They will both come to visit me in a couple hours.
Nice report; I'm looking forward to reading more about your trip. Yeah Habana Vieja isn't my cup of tea either. I understand the appeal because it's easy to grab one off the street but other than that, there isn't much to write home about other than some good restaurants.
Nice job on the 389 exchange rate, I assume you used Telegram. Can't go wrong there.
As for additional places to eat in your area, check out Habana Blues or El Biky. Great food at both of those spots and they should be pretty close to you.
KingSanto.Thanks I am glad you liked it, a lot of it is based on the tips you gave.
Yes: I used the telegram group, a guy came to my hotel and we did the exchange at the lobby sofas.
Once my alcohol induced gastritis dissipates, I will try more restaurant options.
Gents.
On my past trips in Havana, I enjoyed using the bicycle taxis to get around at times. Always fun to stop and chat with some cute street girls and pick up numbers if the bicycle taxi guy is cool with it.
Obviously negotiating the price of the trip ahead of time is critical. Any other advice you guys have? Will these guys accept dollars? Do they charge more for two people versus just one? Rates you are used to?
I also noticed on my past trips that the older guys doing the bicycle taxi job were a lot easier to work with then the younger dudes.
I'll never forget the one time a younger bike taxi guy was upset for a short ride when I gave him the equivalent of $2 and he said I should pay more than a car taxi because it's harder work. #cubanlogic.
Taco.
Gents.
On my past trips in Havana, I enjoyed using the bicycle taxis to get around at times. Always fun to stop and chat with some cute street girls and pick up numbers if the bicycle taxi guy is cool with it.
Obviously negotiating the price of the trip ahead of time is critical. Any other advice you guys have? Will these guys accept dollars? Do they charge more for two people versus just one? Rates you are used to?
I also noticed on my past trips that the older guys doing the bicycle taxi job were a lot easier to work with then the younger dudes.
I'll never forget the one time a younger bike taxi guy was upset for a short ride when I gave him the equivalent of $2 and he said I should pay more than a car taxi because it's harder work. #cubanlogic.
Taco.You will overpay if you pay in dollars, it is always more convenient to use pesos as pocket money. In any case bring a lot of $1 bills.
Jiniterinator
07-27-25, 17:09
Thanks I am glad you liked it, a lot of it is based on the tips you gave.
Yes: I used the telegram group, a guy came to my hotel and we did the exchange at the lobby sofas.
Once my alcohol induced gastritis dissipates, I will try more restaurant options.Ha ha, yeah I get the gastritis thing about 5 days into my trip, and I drink 3-4 Cristals per day max.
BTW, what is the name of the money exchange group?
Gents.
On my past trips in Havana, I enjoyed using the bicycle taxis to get around at times. Always fun to stop and chat with some cute street girls and pick up numbers if the bicycle taxi guy is cool with it.
Obviously negotiating the price of the trip ahead of time is critical. Any other advice you guys have? Will these guys accept dollars? Do they charge more for two people versus just one? Rates you are used to?
I also noticed on my past trips that the older guys doing the bicycle taxi job were a lot easier to work with then the younger dudes.I'm about fitness, so I walk everywhere. The only time I use a bici is if I want to move a girl around to somewhere close and the weather is nice. But last year I had some bicitaxista take me a few blocks, and we'd agreed in advance to $10, but when we got there he said I should pay him $40, and he was serious. I laughed and told him to fuck off. I had a good one though back in August 2023 and I gave him a cold beer as a tip. Haven't seen him since.
La Nave really is the best solution to getting around, so long as you can communicate with the driver over the phone.
I posted the link to it on March 6th. Post #8030. I would post it again but my account got dinged for it last time. Apparently posting helpful links is frown upon in this establishment!
Just a joke mods, don't ban me lol
KingSanto
BTW, what is the name of the money exchange group?
Ha ha, yeah I get the gastritis thing about 5 days into my trip, and I drink 3-4 Cristals per day max.
BTW, what is the name of the money exchange group?
I'm about fitness, so I walk everywhere. The only time I use a bici is if I want to move a girl around to somewhere close and the weather is nice. But last year I had some bicitaxista take me a few blocks, and we'd agreed in advance to $10, but when we got there he said I should pay him $40, and he was serious. I laughed and told him to fuck off. I had a good one though back in August 2023 and I gave him a cold beer as a tip. Haven't seen him since.
La Nave really is the best solution to getting around, so long as you can communicate with the driver over the phone.Look for CambiosUsdCa "Compra why Venta de USD".
I used La Nave for long trips and I used the yellow "Cocotaxi" (a motorbike with a small passenger compartment) for laziness. From hotel nacional to La Havana vieja, it costs around 1500 pesos at La Nave, but I also paid 2000 pesos for a cocotaxi from Nacional to Bleco bar, to avoid a sweaty walk. I also paid a few trips to Coppelia (not even 6 blocks) at that same expensive rate because I was not in the mood for walking in the hot and humid streets of Havana.
Other than the heavy use of old ladas, there is really nothing to complain about La Nave; it is really good. But something that makes me laugh every time I use it: the GPS they have (Russian maybe?) is all over the place inaccurate, you sometimes see the taxis going directly over parks or buildings.
Night:
I met Badoo contact Jennifer, she came in time at 6. 30 pm with her friend. Jennifer: white, brunette, thin and tall (around 5'8) the friend: light dark skin, voluptuous but not fat, 5'11, big booty, big tits, big lips. This is probably the best fuck of the trip (so far). I asked them to wear nylons (I am into that -- the room was cold / had AC so no issue). BBJ skills were ok, but a bit too short, we moved on to sex, a few positions with each girl, the thin one was really tight and I really enjoyed doggy with her. Both were good kissers, and they kissed each other, they didn't play with each other in any other way, though. I was still hurt from drinking a full bottle of wine the night before and I couldn't come during sex, I had to get some hand assistance.
My negotiation skills failed, I started too high because they looked super hot on the video they sent me. I definitively overpay at USD $40 each; I should had started at 10 K pesos. But I won't complain, as this was a nice session, the best of this trip. Then a few gifts, a thank you and they left. I didn't had any non-sexual connection with them, they had nothing interesting to say; the same can be said to all the girls I have met at this trip.
I was dead and still hangover, so went back to my hotel to sleep.
Day:
Woke up, went to the Havana vieja for tourism, but regrettably July 27th is a big holiday in Cuba and everything was closed, I missed a couple of museums I wanted to visit. So came back to my hotel and back to the pool. There is a gorgeous Badoo girl I am trying to invite to a date, but I think she just noticed my very short term intentions and ghosted me.
I will wait until the last minute to see if she is back, I don't have any other date planned, but I will definitively do something as this is my last night, maybe Fabrica de Arte Cubano + some meat market if I don't find anybody there.
Quick tip on LM for your future trips (and anyone else that decides to hit up LM). Take advantage of their specials on Instagram. Make a reservation with one of the numbers for a VIP table. Show up before 11:30 PM. They'll let you choose whether you want upstairs or downstairs. I always sit downstairs at that table closest to the stage.
Not sure which Vodka you got but I'm assuming it's the one with the Red Label on their flyers. That special is normally 13,000 pesos instead of 30,000. I know it's a vacation so for a lot of people it really doesn't matter but if you guys can't tell by now, I like to keep my prices down LOL.
Now don't get me wrong, between the special, the cover, an appetizer, the extra red bulls, an occasional tequila shot and tips to Security and waitress, my total for the night normally comes out to like 30,000 anyway, but more value for the money if you get what I mean.
Also, how did you like Velito's performance? I love that guy, his music is fire. I hope he keeps that Friday residency going for a while. My slim brown thang is tired of him. "Aren't you tired of Velito? There are other artists", "Fuck the other artists, Fridays are for Velito!
KingSanto.
Night:
Then La Nave to LM bar; I arrived at 11.40 pm, then paid 30,000 pesos for bottle service (to get a table), and started drinking my vodka with red bull. The place was not packed, and I didn't see a lot of "single women", but still the night was very enjoyable, the Cubans are neither the world champions in electricity production nor in food self-sufficiency, but they know how to party. There were a few tourists, but the place, the music was for Cubans. I saw gorgeous women but not very accessible, during the show (the hottest time) there was this beautiful blonde with a gorgeous brunette, both partying in the VIP area (upstairs), these 2 probably the girlfriends of some Cuban personality or someone rich. I am surprised to see so many people partying and spending big $ (for a Cuban), maybe the grandsons and granddaughters of the Revolution leaders spending GAESA's money? Anyway, I drank the entire vodka bottle and left around 5. 30 am.
Quick tip on LM for your future trips (and anyone else that decides to hit up LM). Take advantage of their specials on Instagram. Make a reservation with one of the numbers for a VIP table. Show up before 11:30 PM. They'll let you choose whether you want upstairs or downstairs. I always sit downstairs at that table closest to the stage.
Not sure which Vodka you got but I'm assuming it's the one with the Red Label on their flyers. That special is normally 13,000 pesos instead of 30,000. I know it's a vacation so for a lot of people it really doesn't matter but if you guys can't tell by now, I like to keep my prices down LOL.
Now don't get me wrong, between the special, the cover, an appetizer, the extra red bulls, an occasional tequila shot and tips to Security and waitress, my total for the night normally comes out to like 30,000 anyway, but more value for the money if you get what I mean.
Also, how did you like Velito's performance? I love that guy, his music is fire. I hope he keeps that Friday residency going for a while. My slim brown thang is tired of him. "Aren't you tired of Velito? There are other artists", "Fuck the other artists, Fridays are for Velito!
KingSanto.The show was awesome, and this is coming from someone that doesn't like reggaeton; I don't know the names of the people that played, but I guess I can imagine who he was, if he was the big show.
There was this young white brunette that was also great.
They charged me 30,000 for: a bottle of Stolichnaya vodka (25,000) + 3? Red bulls + 10% service charge.
The bar girls also got a lot of shots with me (2 or 3 rounds, this is not included in the 30,000.
I don't know if they just charged me the foreigner tax or if the vodka I chose was considered premium vs Johnny Walker's red label. But I can tell you with 100% certainty that I would had passed out with scotch. I am somehow more used to / I am more tolerant to vodka and I was able to handle the full bottle.
Not a big deal to spend that kind of money once in a while, think about the cost of "LE Parisien" or "Tropicana" and I definitely had more fun than going to those kinds of places. I was not planning to pick up any chick there anyway, as it is not wise to mix girls and heavy alcohol. I would had liked to get a number or two though.
Night:
Complete change of plans, the hot Badoo girl totally ghosted me and I was not feeling that "La Fabrica de Arte Cubano. Cuban art factory" I am not into very artsy shit and the place closes early on Sundays. I ended up going to Havana Blues restaurant at Vedado for dinner (as was recommended): The bartender: We don't have lobster, shrimp, pork chops or beef. Aaaarrgg I wanted lobster, but to be fair, their fish in bechamel sauce was good. Then I rested a bit at my casa, then afterwards I went to Iluxion at Vedado, the place was kind of too young crowd for me, I just stayed there for one beer. Since the night was still young (1. 30 am), I decided to go to that "wretched hive of scum and villainy" called V&S bar. I know I said I was not going to. Anyway, another La Nave and I arrived and I again saw 1 or 2 good looking girls, maybe another 2 fuckable. I could had taken one girl home, but I was not really feeling too horny and by now, the end of the trip, I don't have enough pesos to do the full deal, while I am starting to think about not expending more dollars.
Thus I left "La Fabrica de las Putas Cubanas", walked to the Deauville hotel to pick another La Nave; the 1st time I made the big mistake of calling La Nave directly at the door of V&S and then the mob of beggars, jineteros, hustlers, started pestering me with: cigarros?, chicas?, taxi?, give me money. During a long and stressful wait. Asking La Nave from Deauville I only had one hustler + one girl coming from malecon saying hola quiere compania?
Day:
Tomorrow I will leave back home, so not planning on doing anything, I need to give back the casa particular, I still have around 12 K pesos and I need to buy some souvenirs. I plan to keep maybe around 4 K pesos for potential future trips, I know inflation will eat it, but with flights coming at night (which is always the case for Canada), it helps to have some pocket money for that 1st night.
The End.
Quick tip on LM for your future trips (and anyone else that decides to hit up LM). Take advantage of their specials on Instagram. Make a reservation with one of the numbers for a VIP table. Show up before 11:30 PM. They'll let you choose whether you want upstairs or downstairs. I always sit downstairs at that table closest to the stage.
Not sure which Vodka you got but I'm assuming it's the one with the Red Label on their flyers. That special is normally 13,000 pesos instead of 30,000. I know it's a vacation so for a lot of people it really doesn't matter but if you guys can't tell by now, I like to keep my prices down LOL.
Now don't get me wrong, between the special, the cover, an appetizer, the extra red bulls, an occasional tequila shot and tips to Security and waitress, my total for the night normally comes out to like 30,000 anyway, but more value for the money if you get what I mean.
Also, how did you like Velito's performance? I love that guy, his music is fire. I hope he keeps that Friday residency going for a while. My slim brown thang is tired of him. "Aren't you tired of Velito? There are other artists", "Fuck the other artists, Fridays are for Velito!
KingSanto.Hey KS,
Thanks for all your tips. I can see now your M. O. As far as going the VIP route. Surely makes sense.
I was not aware much as far as Velito. Checked out some of his videos and it seems to me like is called REPARTO (short for repartero) which I was told is all the rage for the younger folks nowadays. The music / beat is very catchy.
I'm more of a Timba / Salsa cubana type.
I came to find out about reparto while checking out another reparto guy (Wampy) he did a cut with Van Van and like I said before, it's really catchy. I'll post a link below.
Saludos.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJrcpWiqXws
I came to find out about reparto while checking out another reparto guy (Wampy) he did a cut with Van Van and like I said before, it's really catchy. I'll post a link below.
Saludos.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJrcpWiqXwsCool track there! Nice beat and flow. Gracias.
Yeah, Velito does a great job. He was the main event so I'm sure you'd recognize him. For the purpose of this post I'll just refer to him as "the guy who was doing all the hip thrusting. He probably had a glass of wine in his hand for half the show too" LOL.
As for the Vodka, I was thinking of the Smirnoff vodka that they do for 13,000. Maybe Stolichnaya is more; I've never bought it so I couldn't tell you. As for gringo pricing, I'm not sure on that either because I've never gotten a non-special bottle. The RedBull charged and 10% service charge are correct though. What I will say is that they don't add random bullshit to your check. It's always been correct in my experience which is part of why I keep going back.
Full bottle of Vodka is crazy work; you sound like a fun guy lol. I normally get the Johnny Walker black and can only finish about 60% of the bottle on my own.
KingSanto.
The show was awesome, and this is coming from someone that doesn't like reggaeton; I don't know the names of the people that played, but I guess I can imagine who he was, if he was the big show.
They charged me 30,000 for: a bottle of Stolichnaya vodka (25,000) + 3? Red bulls + 10% service charge.
I don't know if they just charged me the foreigner tax or if the vodka I chose was considered premium vs Johnny Walker's red label. But I can tell you with 100% certainty that I would had passed out with scotch. I am somehow more used to / I am more tolerant to vodka and I was able to handle the full bottle.
Yeah the girls on Badoo can be super flaky when it comes to straight up mongering. You get a lot of girls initially but when it comes to the meetup for straight-up P4P it drops off big time. I don't know if I'm going to keep using it; I'm leaning towards just hunting them down in person now. My Spanish is pretty much fluent and it'll help me gather more Intel anyway.
Fuck Fabrica De Arte. I went once on my first trip and never went back. Don't get me wrong it's dirt cheap (super, duper cheap), but that's about it. Everything else was lame and it seemed to have more tourists than Cubanas willing to go home with you. Maybe a place to start the night with a Cristal and a cigar. Nothing more.
Sorry to hear Habana Blues was out of everything, that kind of stuff aggrivates me too; but whatever they DO have they cook it well.
Yeah I try to keep some pesos to go back home with just so that when I return I'm not so dependent on the money exchange guy to get anything done.
Tell me about Iluxion. Its on my list of places to visit. I know that you said it was a younger crowd (I'm young myself so that doesn't bother me) but how was the atmosphere? Electric or forgettable? Would you recommend it to a friend? Thanks in advance.
KingSanto.
Night:
Complete change of plans, the hot Badoo girl totally ghosted me and I was not feeling that "La Fabrica de Arte Cubano. Cuban art factory" I am not into very artsy shit and the place closes early on Sundays. I ended up going to Havana Blues restaurant at Vedado for dinner (as was recommended): The bartender: We don't have lobster, shrimp, pork chops or beef. Aaaarrgg I wanted lobster, but to be fair, their fish in bechamel sauce was good. Then I rested a bit at my casa, then afterwards I went to Iluxion at Vedado, the place was kind of too young crowd for me, I just stayed there for one beer.
I plan to keep maybe around 4 K pesos for potential future trips, I know inflation will eat it, but with flights coming at night (which is always the case for Canada), it helps to have some pocket money for that 1st night.
No problem and thanks for sharing that Wampi song - I saved it - he's pretty good. Velito's music is indeed Reparto. I'm not surprised that you haven't heard of him. He's been out a few years but the heavy momentum started about 4 months ago. Very catchy music.
Reparto is definitely for the younger crowd, no doubt about it. Reparto to them is what rap is to the USA or what Dembow is to the DR or Reggaeton to PR, etc.
I don't listen to Timba/Salsa too much while partying but I do enjoy it quite a bit for relaxing or smoking a cigar with some rum. If you enjoy Timba though, I suggest checking out "Silencio (Remix)" by Velito and Alexander Abreu. It's a nice Reparto/Timba mix. Incredible to see live too.
KingSanto.
Hey KS,
Thanks for all your tips. I can see now your M. O. As far as going the VIP route. Surely makes sense.
I was not aware much as far as Velito. Checked out some of his videos and it seems to me like is called REPARTO (short for repartero) which I was told is all the rage for the younger folks nowadays. The music / beat is very catchy.
I'm more of a Timba / Salsa cubana type.
I came to find out about reparto while checking out another reparto guy (Wampy) he did a cut with Van Van and like I said before, it's really catchy. I'll post a link below.
Saludos.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJrcpWiqXws
Yeah the girls on Badoo can be super flaky when it comes to straight up mongering. You get a lot of girls initially but when it comes to the meetup for straight-up P4P it drops off big time. I don't know if I'm going to keep using it; I'm leaning towards just hunting them down in person now. My Spanish is pretty much fluent and it'll help me gather more Intel anyway.
Fuck Fabrica De Arte. I went once on my first trip and never went back. Don't get me wrong it's dirt cheap (super, duper cheap), but that's about it. Everything else was lame and it seemed to have more tourists than Cubanas willing to go home with you. Maybe a place to start the night with a Cristal and a cigar. Nothing more.
Sorry to hear Habana Blues was out of everything, that kind of stuff aggrivates me too; but whatever they DO have they cook it well..Hello,
Havana Blues was a very good meal, I can't complain, and for what understand rationing happens everywhere now (maybe except in Raul Castro's fridge).
I went to Iluxion on a Sunday night, I arrived 30 min past midnight, the place look very modern but definitively smaller than LM. There are 2 floors (1st and 2nd) plus a patio. Only the first floor was in use. It was probably around 50 to 60% capacity, the people looked in their early 20's or late teens. If I had to guess there was a group of 6 young girls celebrating something, the rest of the patrons were either young boys and the odd couple.
I paid 500 pesos entry fee, bought a corona for an odd price like 1,010 pesos (I remember because I got a lot lower denomination change), the theme was jagermeister party and there was this cute tall girl (also too young) doing the shots.
It was forgettable for me, that said, of course I was there for less than 1 hour, on a Sunday. I think you should go take a look, if the cover is only 500 pesos, you can do as I did and move to somewhere else if it doesn't check the boxes. Also, I am 48 year old Maybe for you the crown is not that young.
Finally, the owner is apparently the grandson of Fidel Castro; thus you can expect it to be plentifully stocked, LOL.
So I looked into this and apparently there's a website floating around that's charging for the D'Viajeros form submission. There are others who have had the same experience that you did. One almost got charged 70 GBP which is around the same price they tried to charge you in dollars so I suspect it's the same site.
Everyone, make sure that you're filling out the D'Viajeros form on the proper (real) website for it. It should be free and you should be issued your Visa immediately after completion. Anything else popping up in the process is foo-foo! If you choose to do your Visa through NovelaCuba, the link that they send you for D'Viajeros with your email confirmation is the official, correct link.
Happy Hunting,
KingSanto.
*I first did dviajeros on my iphone but was asked for credit card number for additional charge of $59 which was weird. So I canceled that and did it on my iPad and was not asked for any additional money.
So I looked into this and apparently there's a website floating around that's charging for the D'Viajeros form submission. There are others who have had the same experience that you did. One almost got charged 70 GBP which is around the same price they tried to charge you in dollars so I suspect it's the same site.
Everyone, make sure that you're filling out the D'Viajeros form on the proper (real) website for it. It should be free and you should be issued your Visa immediately after completion. Anything else popping up in the process is foo-foo! If you choose to do your Visa through NovelaCuba, the link that they send you for D'Viajeros with your email confirmation is the official, correct link.
Happy Hunting,
KingSanto.Below you'll find the link for filling out the entry form b4 heading down to Cuba, no charge!
FYI, on the top right part of the app, where it says "idioma" click on the link and a bunch of languages appear. English included, in case you're not fluent in Español.
Mondo.
https://www.dviajeros.mitrans.gob.cu/inicio
Left my doorstep 5 am and landed in hav at noon. Because of the short trip I decided to Line up the cutest chica that I met so far so that I didn't have to waste time on the streets. She asked me to bring her a tattoo kit so she could start a business and a sexy pair of boots. Spent about $50 total on Amazon. Airbnb was absolutely beautiful recently renovated with ocean views, elevator, and 8 minutes walk to San raf. Host changes $200 at 375 rate. El toque says 390, but I'm ok with taking the loss for the convenience. I buy some water bottles, some sodas, and after searching a while but found some Cristal beer for 280 pesos each. 6 eggs, two single serving tabs of butter, a couple mangos and an avocado on the street. Even found a pharmacy next door and asked if they had any zpack. They say no but they will get some in tomorrow. Chica showed up right on time. They aren't kidding about chica punctuality in Cuba. And she brought her "sister". They take pictures and gawk at all the high end amenities in the apartment and the penthouse view of the city and ocean. They get naked, we all shower and get down to business sin condon, wasn't planning on spending money yet, but I also wasn't planning to hit 2 right off rip. So I ended up giving 10 k pesos to the friend and they demolish half my American snacks. They ask when do I leave and if they can come back. I say sure sure. Then send them back to the streets so I can take a well deserved afternoon nap. Woke up from my nap hungry and ready for the hunt. Went to my favorite restaurant sibarito and got the entire fried fish. Which was a massive amount of food but since I haven't eaten since early morning I finish it all and even got desert. By now it's late night time so I Walk San raf for a couple hours patiently waiting for the right talent to awaken my loins. Spot these two young negritas and they gladly follow me back to the casa. I was targeting the older chica, but I'm learning that in Cuba if you see girls walking together then more than likely they are dtf together. The tag along girl was very inexperienced but enthusiastic and the other girl that I was targeting seemed to be teaching her the ropes. I spend about an hour with them both. Gave them 10 k pesos each after they devoured the other half of my snacks. Just like that all my snack depleted, blew a 4-chica budget, all on day 1. Assess my remaining budget and see I only have like 30 k pesos left of the 75 k that I changed just a couple hours ago. I tell myself I'm done. Going to just relax Saturday till I leave on Sunday. Maybe explore some restaurants with the rest of my budget.
Day 2 I decide to just cook breakfast in my casa, 3 scrambled eggs, 1 mango, half of an avocado. A healthy breakfast even by American standards. I head next door to the pharmacy and they tell me they received the zpacks I requested yesterday. I fully expected to pay an arm and a leg. But each box of (6) was 2000 pesos ($5). I bought 5 boxes for my future travels and essentially emptied their stock. I do some laundry in my apartment then head to the'animas for lunch. Ordered the bacon burger with fries and guava smoothie which was pretty good. The fries were amazing, but being used to eating grass fed organic lean ground beef for so long I had a hard time recognizing if this was super fatty ground beef or mystery meat. Either way it was adequate (-2. 5 k pesos). Chicas blowing up my phone asking if they can come visit me, but I know I have to hide like a taliban or they will literally ride me down to my last dollar. I refuse to tap my reserve stash. I'm in charge here. I tell myself.
However it appears I was not in charge when I saw this busty young negrita and her friend outside v&s later that night. Her body was fucking right and I knew I couldn't pass on it. She had soft but perky natural see cups and hips and ass like an Amazon. The type of girl that would make an old man feel young again. She comes to my casa and I ask her to stay the night and she agrees for $60. But once we do the deed she starts telling me her grandmother sick and she has to go give her medication. So I tell her fine but I'm only giving you $30. Which she agrees. I get a couple more numbers from the whitest looking chicas I could find because next time I return to Havana in 3 weeks I'm just fucking the blanquitas. And maybe just 1 negrita.
Take away- don't rely on apps to find girls. Only like 20% of the girls have phones and you have to assume they got it from relationships with wealthy tourists. The girls with less exposure will likely not have access to apps or a cell phone. The key to Havana is to hit the streets and walk around! If you do have an all time favorite or friends in Cuba then hit them up and ask if they need anything from America. $25 spent on Amazon could get them life changing supplies. Also, if you plan to hit 4 chicas in 3 days just realize that having two chicas at once is actually more common than you think. So you will blow that 4 chica budget twice as fast as you anticipated. Hide your gifts / snacks from the chicas or they will clean you out at every opportunity. Lastly the common things the girls are asking for now is iPhones and perfumes. One girl had the audacity to ask me for iPhone pro max. I'm like slow down chica you don't need all that.
Excellent report, thanks for sharing.
Agree 100% on the chicas bringing their "prima", "amiga", "hermana", or other friend. On my last trip, which I still need to write a trip report on, a girl from my previous trip in early July brought her friend over because she was on her period. She promised me a gold medal if I could take her ass virginity, which I did, but still waiting on the gold medal. But she gave up after 10 minutes, so I ended up washing off and bringing her friend to the bed whereupon I ate the tastiest pussy I've had in quite a while, made her cream all over my face, then had a nice fuck session to top it off.
So yeah, 2 girls cost more than 1 girl, but it can definitely make up for unexpected interruptions due to first girl inconveniences.
And I 100% agree that while online girls can be good, and some are super punctual, many others are flaky as fuck and will not show up, show up 2 hours late, etc. , etc. Better to wander the streets, pretty much anywhere in Habana Vieja, down Prado, west toward Vedado a few blocks (mostly stopping at Galliano or the next street over) then circling back. Literally 100's of chicas out past 9 PM, if you can't find something you like, you have much higher tastes than I do!!
Nomars777.
Left my doorstep 5 am and landed in hav at noon. Because of the short trip I decided to Line up the cutest chica that I met so far so that I didn't have to waste time on the streets. She asked me to bring her a tattoo kit so she could start a business and a sexy pair of boots. Spent about $50 total on Amazon. Airbnb was absolutely beautiful recently renovated with ocean views, elevator, and 8 minutes walk to San raf. Host changes $200 at 375 rate. El toque says 390, but I'm ok with taking the loss for the convenience. I buy some water bottles, some sodas, and after searching a while but found some Cristal beer for 280 pesos each. 6 eggs, two single serving tabs of butter, a couple mangos and an avocado on the street. Even found a pharmacy next door and asked if they had any zpack. They say no but they will get some in tomorrow. Chica showed up right on time. They aren't kidding about chica punctuality in Cuba. And she brought her "sister". They take pictures and gawk at all the high end amenities in the apartment and the penthouse view of the city and ocean. They get naked, we all shower and get down to business sin condon, wasn't planning on spending money yet, but I also wasn't planning to hit 2 right off rip. So I ended up giving 10 k pesos to the friend and they demolish half my American snacks. They ask when do I leave and if they can come back. I say sure sure. Then send them back to the streets so I can take a well deserved afternoon nap. Woke up from my nap hungry and ready for the hunt. Went to my favorite restaurant sibarito and got the entire fried fish. Which was a massive amount of food but since I haven't eaten since early morning I finish it all and even got desert. By now it's late night time so I Walk San raf for a couple hours patiently waiting for the right talent to awaken my loins. Spot these two young negritas and they gladly follow me back to the casa. I was targeting the older chica, but I'm learning that in Cuba if you see girls walking together then more than likely they are dtf together. The tag along girl was very inexperienced but enthusiastic and the other girl that I was targeting seemed to be teaching her the ropes. I spend about an hour with them both. Gave them 10 k pesos each after they devoured the other half of my snacks. Just like that all my snack depleted, blew a 4-chica budget, all on day 1. Assess my remaining budget and see I only have like 30 k pesos left of the 75 k that I changed just a couple hours ago. I tell myself I'm done. Going to just relax Saturday till I leave on Sunday. Maybe explore some restaurants with the rest of my budget.
Day 2 I decide to just cook breakfast in my casa, 3 scrambled eggs, 1 mango, half of an avocado. A healthy breakfast even by American standards. I head next door to the pharmacy and they tell me they received the zpacks I requested yesterday. I fully expected to pay an arm and a leg. But each box of (6) was 2000 pesos ($5). I bought 5 boxes for my future travels and essentially emptied their stock. I do some laundry in my apartment then head to the'animas for lunch. Ordered the bacon burger with fries and guava smoothie which was pretty good. The fries were amazing, but being used to eating grass fed organic lean ground beef for so long I had a hard time recognizing if this was super fatty ground beef or mystery meat. Either way it was adequate (-2. 5 k pesos). Chicas blowing up my phone asking if they can come visit me, but I know I have to hide like a taliban or they will literally ride me down to my last dollar. I refuse to tap my reserve stash. I'm in charge here. I tell myself.
However it appears I was not in charge when I saw this busty young negrita and her friend outside v&s later that night. Her body was fucking right and I knew I couldn't pass on it. She had soft but perky natural see cups and hips and ass like an Amazon. The type of girl that would make an old man feel young again. She comes to my casa and I ask her to stay the night and she agrees for $60. But once we do the deed she starts telling me her grandmother sick and she has to go give her medication. So I tell her fine but I'm only giving you $30. Which she agrees. I get a couple more numbers from the whitest looking chicas I could find because next time I return to Havana in 3 weeks I'm just fucking the blanquitas. And maybe just 1 negrita.
Take away- don't rely on apps to find girls. Only like 20% of the girls have phones and you have to assume they got it from relationships with wealthy tourists. The girls with less exposure will likely not have access to apps or a cell phone. The key to Havana is to hit the streets and walk around! If you do have an all time favorite or friends in Cuba then hit them up and ask if they need anything from America. $25 spent on Amazon could get them life changing supplies. Also, if you plan to hit 4 chicas in 3 days just realize that having two chicas at once is actually more common than you think. So you will blow that 4 chica budget twice as fast as you anticipated. Hide your gifts / snacks from the chicas or they will clean you out at every opportunity. Lastly the common things the girls are asking for now is iPhones and perfumes. One girl had the audacity to ask me for iPhone pro max. I'm like slow down chica you don't need all that.
Below you'll find the link for filling out the entry form b4 heading down to Cuba, no charge!
FYI, on the top right part of the app, where it says "idioma" click on the link and a bunch of languages appear. English included, in case you're not fluent in Espaol.
Mondo.
https://www.dviajeros.mitrans.gob.cu/inicioYea just FYI all these third party websites are just there to help people who are unfamiliar with the e-visa process or who find themselves in a pinch last minute. A Cuban e-visa only costs $50 total on the official website evisacuba. See you. So I send a money order for $300 to the Cuban embassy in DC and they email me 6 e-visas that don't expire for a year. From the moment I send the money order via snail mail to the moment I receive the e-visa is less than a week. Each time I fill out the entry form on dviajeros. Mitrans it just pulls one of my active e-visas.
Jiniterinator
08-01-25, 21:35
Yea just FYI all these third party websites are just there to help people who are unfamiliar with the e-visa process or who find themselves in a pinch last minute. A Cuban e-visa only costs $50 total on the official website evisacuba. See you. So I send a money order for $300 to the Cuban embassy in DC and they email me 6 e-visas that don't expire for a year. From the moment I send the money order via snail mail to the moment I receive the e-visa is less than a week. Each time I fill out the entry form on dviajeros. Mitrans it just pulls one of my active e-visas.OK then how is the Novela Cuba site only $25?
NovelaCuba is actually geared towards Europeans (hence all of their prices being in Euros). Visas for Europeans cost 22-30 Euros depending on where they get it. The $50-100 charge (depending on where they get it) is only for Americans; go figure. The key is that NovelaCuba still allows Americans to use their services.
I assume this is because E-Visa numbers aren't actually attached to any countries or zones. Any valid number will work regardless of your nationality. Let's hope this loophole never gets patched lol.
KingSanto.
OK then how is the Novela Cuba site only $25?
Skinny Gallo
08-04-25, 02:54
Yea just FYI all these third party websites are just there to help people who are unfamiliar with the e-visa process or who find themselves in a pinch last minute. A Cuban e-visa only costs $50 total on the official website evisacuba. See you. So I send a money order for $300 to the Cuban embassy in DC and they email me 6 e-visas that don't expire for a year. From the moment I send the money order via snail mail to the moment I receive the e-visa is less than a week. Each time I fill out the entry form on dviajeros. Mitrans it just pulls one of my active e-visas.Did you send six $50 money orders or just one for $300? I would like to do it because I have already planned 3 visits for this year, and I know I will be there next year.
Thanks.
KingStannis2
08-04-25, 04:42
To summarize, it seems Havana is a difficult mongering scene compared to many popular destinations. It doesn't have a prolific scene of brothels, escort agencies / ad boards, or massage parlors like other countries. TheTallMan, you asked how much the scene in Havana has changed from your trip in 2015. I've been RTFF for countless pages and honestly it doesn't sound like overall the methods of P4 P have changed much since then. I'm noticing that like your past report in 2015, nearly all recent reports are a lot of meetups that involve "converting non-pros" as Kalifornication put it back then. This means usually girls from Badoo or picking up girls during the day (Jiniterinator, CiscoMech, KingSanto, Nomars777, KstanB). So sounds like being decent to good looking, speaking good Spanish, and / or having "daygame" are crucial here. I have none of those attributes so sounds like I'd be shit out of luck haha. LM Bar supposedly can have tons of pros (also maybe V&S?) and SWs do exist in the Havana streets, but based on a lot of recent intel it seems to get the best bang for your buck in Havana using Badoo is the way to go even with all the flakey girls there. Despite how challenging it can be to monger here I still am tempted to travel to Havana. Since my 20's I always wanted to visit the country due to its architecture, rich history, and old cars. Also based on videos and photos I've seen of Havana girls, I think they might have the best looking mulatta and black girls, in my opinion, so seems like that alone is enough for me to visit. Just throwing that all out there since I foresee certain members saying I'm being too negative in my summary.
My fellow explorers, where the hell has the past 10 years gone!
I spent 10 days in Havana almost 10 years ago (in August 2015) and if you read my trip report above (found on page #259, written September 2015 on my return from Cuba) I ask the question "So would I recommend Cuba? Will I return?
So my question is how is the P4 P scene in Havana now?
Trip report 10 days in Havana August 2015.
The best advice I can give others is to learn some Spanish and if not you, like myself, will be a distant last place when it comes to the P4 P scene and your enjoyment factor. Fortunately my partner Americano573 speaks great Spanish and he took concern for me for the best possible enjoyment that I had with the girls.
In my stay I enjoyed the company of about 5 girls a with a few hand picked by my friend. These were from other areas of Cuba so they were low volume provincial girls. I would argue that the vast majority of girls from Havana are spoiled and ruined because of the way some guys throw money at them. So yes IMHO you must get out of Havana to have any real enjoyment other than just a quick short term experience.
So would I recommend Cuba? Will I return? I could only recommend outside Havana and only if you speak some Spanish and are clever and have some "game" to you. This is not a Tijuana experience where you walk into Hong Kong bar and see a hundred very willing and doable Latin girls for $60-$80 no you have to work at your Cuban experience. I would only return if I would spend my time outside of Havana and if I spoke Spanish or had a great wingman as I did.
I am planning on going on a quick trip to Havana. Besides going through Canada, is there another country that can be used to facilitate travel to Cuba for an American? I prefer the Dominican Republic if possible or Mexico.
To Slayer94:
It depends on where are you and your citizenship.
- Direct flights to Havana: either the US (with restrictions) or Panama or Dominican Republic or Mexico.
- Flights to Varadero + USD $100 Taxi to Havana: big Canadian cities (Montreal, Toronto).
If you are a US citizen, read carefully as you have some additional restrictions, you can't go as a tourist.
To KingStannis2:
For pure prostitution, a San Rafael walk between Hotel Inglaterra and V&S Club, at night, will always, 100% guarantee, get you exposed to Cuban jineteras. You need very little spanish to close the deal and just a taxi to your place. You can expect a "quicky" for a relatively low price.
Badoo and other, more upscale clubs are more to find the elusive "non-pro" or "less pro" girl to keep for longer.
Why wouldn't you just fly directly from the U.S.?
I am planning on going on a quick trip to Havana. Besides going through Canada, is there another country that can be used to facilitate travel to Cuba for an American? I prefer the Dominican Republic if possible or Mexico.
To summarize, it seems Havana is a difficult mongering scene compared to many popular destinations. It doesn't have a prolific scene of brothels, escort agencies / ad boards, or massage parlors like other countries. TheTallMan, you asked how much the scene in Havana has changed from your trip in 2015. I've been RTFF for countless pages and honestly it doesn't sound like overall the methods of P4 P have changed much since then. I'm noticing that like your past report in 2015, nearly all recent reports are a lot of meetups that involve "converting non-pros" as Kalifornication put it back then. This means usually girls from Badoo or picking up girls during the day (Jiniterinator, CiscoMech, KingSanto, Nomars777, KstanB). So sounds like being decent to good looking, speaking good Spanish, and / or having "daygame" are crucial here. I have none of those attributes so sounds like I'd be shit out of luck haha. LM Bar supposedly can have tons of pros (also maybe V&S?) and SWs do exist in the Havana streets, but based on a lot of recent intel it seems to get the best bang for your buck in Havana using Badoo is the way to go even with all the flakey girls there. Despite how challenging it can be to monger here I still am tempted to travel to Havana. Since my 20's I always wanted to visit the country due to its architecture, rich history, and old cars. Also based on videos and photos I've seen of Havana girls, I think they might have the best looking mulatta and black girls, in my opinion, so seems like that alone is enough for me to visit. Just throwing that all out there since I foresee certain members saying I'm being too negative in my summary.My dude, as a fellow introvert I understand how the thought of having to interact and spit game to these girls may seem troublesome. However let me attempt to put your mind at ease as this isn't like talking to girls in other places. In Cuba it is more you being hunted as the gringo than you doing the hunting. It doesn't matter if you are ugly, fat, old or young, just have confidence in yourself and consider a game plan. If you are an introvert then my recommended game plan is to make yourself easy prey for the chicas and believe me they will make it easy for you: Get yourself the most obnoxious tourist costume (Hawaiian shirt, sunglasses, tourist hat, shorts) maybe even walk around looking at the buildings and taking pictures. During the day time I think you can get a success rate of 50%-65% just by targeting chicas going about their day, but the later in the night it gets the bolder the chicas get under the cover of darkness and your success rate should go up 75-95%. It's all about just putting yourself in the game. You miss 100% of the chances you don't take. But in Cuba, in the right environment, you can hit 95% of the ones you do.
Did you send six $50 money orders or just one for $300? I would like to do it because I have already planned 3 visits for this year, and I know I will be there next year.
Thanks.You can do either way. I've done both ways. It would cost more to get multiple money orders so I recommend just getting the one for the total amount. Be sure to take a picture of it all filled out before you mail it, that way you can fill out the evisa application and attach the picture as proof of payment. They will then email you a list of e-visa codes with links so that you can click on the one you want to use. Or when you go to fill out the d'viajeros 7 days before travel it will see that you still have visas on file and just pull a random one.
Why wouldn't you just fly directly from the U.S.?Dude it's still amazing to me how many Americans don't realize they can easily fly to Cuba. That's cool though. The less American competition I have the better. Keep these prices low LOL.
Also, back to what kingstannis was saying about Havana being difficult is far from the truth. The reason there are no scene brothels, escort agencies / ad boards, or massage parlors is because the government would likely shut it down to maintain their image. They do however turn a blind eye to the fact that the entire country is basically a brothel. I saw someone say it that Cuba is like a prison island full of slaves. Sad, but you have to travel a few time to really know how to move. But believe me when I say you are completely wrong. I honestly prefer Cuba to any other destination outside of Southeast Asia. Especially now that destinations like DR and Columbia are going down the toilet for mongers.
I am planning on going on a quick trip to Havana. Besides going through Canada, is there another country that can be used to facilitate travel to Cuba for an American? I prefer the Dominican Republic if possible or Mexico.You can fly directly from the USA. Yes, AA has flights to Cuba from Miami daily. Look on their website and you'll find out all the info.
Mondo.
Sample itinerary
https://www.aa.com/booking/choose-flights/1?sid=7d608721-cf03-4bfe-b773-919cc1c4fdcd
Reggie1980
08-05-25, 04:08
There are different methods to the madness. What works for one may not work for the other. I've been to Havana twice and I'm going back in October. It's not in my top 3 mongering spots but it serves a purpose. You don't have to be decent looking, speak good Spanish or have daygame to be successful. Just have dinero, some street smarts and some stamina (to walk). For me, the bar / clubs provided nothing. Badoo was also a fail but I know what I did wrong and I will try again for my next trip. All of my action came from walking the streets. I've either met the chicas directly or I've met a trustworthy contact who provided the chicas to me. Find the method that works best for you, be direct, firm and you should enjoy your time.
To summarize, it seems Havana is a difficult mongering scene compared to many popular destinations. It doesn't have a prolific scene of brothels, escort agencies / ad boards, or massage parlors like other countries. TheTallMan, you asked how much the scene in Havana has changed from your trip in 2015. I've been RTFF for countless pages and honestly it doesn't sound like overall the methods of P4 P have changed much since then. I'm noticing that like your past report in 2015, nearly all recent reports are a lot of meetups that involve "converting non-pros" as Kalifornication put it back then. This means usually girls from Badoo or picking up girls during the day (Jiniterinator, CiscoMech, KingSanto, Nomars777, KstanB). So sounds like being decent to good looking, speaking good Spanish, and / or having "daygame" are crucial here. I have none of those attributes so sounds like I'd be shit out of luck haha. LM Bar supposedly can have tons of pros (also maybe V&S?) and SWs do exist in the Havana streets, but based on a lot of recent intel it seems to get the best bang for your buck in Havana using Badoo is the way to go even with all the flakey girls there. .
8/3-8/4.
OK. Let me see if I can write up some notes here before my Airbnb WiFi dumps again.
My buddy from Canada and I arrived around 1:30 pm on Sunday. Immigration line took forever. But not because there was a lot of people. We joked around that the agent was restarting his AOL dial up computer over and over.
For those traveling from non-US airports, they did not ask for proof of health insurance. And my buddy simply doctored up an exit itinerary and Copa barely looked at it when we checked into our flight in Santo Domingo.
OK. First note it's effing hot here in August. Just miserable. First night had a three hour power outage until 2 am, but I'm told that power doesn't go out necessarily throughout the entire city. So maybe you'll be lucky depending on where you stay. We are in Havana Centro, right by the main part of San Rafael. The second night had another power outage, but I don't believe it was more than an hour. I was on the street when it went out and you could just hear the frustration in all the Cuban's voices. The Cuban people are actually very friendly. My bit of advice is don't talk to people that approach you, but instead open up conversations with random people. And you'll see the magic of this place.
My boy started drinking at 7:30 in the morning at our layover in Panama City. And he was pretty tuned up for the first day. Bringing chicks over and having a party. $30 is the going rate and there's no reason to pay more or give a tip or anything else. I moved a little bit slower on the first day and a bit more cautiously. San Raf is an interesting drag. I noticed that some of the girls do a little scam where you give them the money and they quickly hide some of it saying you didn't pay them properly. I would suggest showing them the money and then walking them outside and giving it to them out there. That way it's clear and you don't have any in-house drama.
On day two I met Mya on San Raf. 20 years old, 1 kid. Her body was somewhat hidden, but I had a vibe that it was going to be really nice. She wasn't dressed slutty at all. Face was a good seven. Good eye contact and seemed very honest. We ended up back at my place on what I've now called the casting couch. And then we decided to shower. She has a smoke show body with sport boobs and hardly any tattoos. Breath was a little rough because she smoked. But we had a nice soapy shower together and then got down to work. She was hesitant on the bareback but eventually relented. I've always said the best blowjobs on this planet can be found in Cuba and she did not disappoint. Straight porn star with her tongue looking for a propina in my butt hole. She earned her tip along with a small gift for her kid.
A few notes I will add. I'm very happy. I brought a small flashlight that converts into a lantern style light source. It's going to be needed. I'm also happy that I brought my travel size rechargeable fan.
When exchanging money, get the big bills. Don't mess with the small ones as you're not going to want to count huge bricks of money. I definitely wouldn't trust the guys on the street. Use the telegram group.
One bar that I went to last night was called Ley Seca. It's a speakeasy style bar. Super modern. Unbelievable location in Havana vieja. I was told it gets filled with the higher end crowd on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
If you need your phone apps to function, be sure you have a European company VPN.
That's all for now. More to come.
Taco.
8/3-8/4.
A few notes I will add. I'm very happy. I brought a small flashlight that converts into a lantern style light source. It's going to be needed. I'm also happy that I brought my travel size rechargeable fan.
When exchanging money, get the big bills. Don't mess with the small ones as you're not going to want to count huge bricks of money. I definitely wouldn't trust the guys on the street. Use the telegram group.
One bar that I went to last night was called Ley Seca. It's a speakeasy style bar. Super modern. Unbelievable location in Havana vieja. I was told it gets filled with the higher end crowd on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
If you need your phone apps to function, be sure you have a European company VPN.
Taco.Hey Taco,
Great suggestions! One question about the VPN. I have Nord VPN and it works fine, so, that being the case don't understand the part it needs to be European? Please explain.
Yep, been to Ley Seca on my last trip and it's was just as you described.
On the flashlight, for sure, it's a necessary thing to take with you, specially when the apagones take place and you are out. I have one that recharges and is high lumen, so at night is very bright and its size allow you to use it as a weapon in case you need to.
Sorry for the heat, that's Cuba in the summer. I choose to visit between January & March to skip the heat for the most part. Mind you it's not that much the heat but the HUMIDITY, that's the killer.
Enjoy the rest of your trip.
Mondo.
The VPN company needs to be non-American in order for it to work in Cuba; an American company won't allow you to connect in from Cuba. NordVPN is based in the Netherlands and operates out of Panama so it's fine.
KingSanto.
Great suggestions! One question about the VPN. I have Nord VPN and it works fine, so, that being the case don't understand the part it needs to be European? Please explain.
Day 5 & 6 in Cuba. Day 1 in Havana.
Got a good deal on a taxi from Camaguey to Havana. Or thought I did. Until he went on a 2 hour search for motor oil. A 6 hour cab ride turned into 9 hours. Arrived dead tired. A girl I knew from a previous trip named Mindy messaged me to tell me she was available now and had the perfect girl for me. I told her no, I was too tired, wait until tomorrow. She kept asking and I kept saying no. Well, she proceeded to send me photos of the girl with her shaved box. That was all it took. 30 minutes later this new girl, Betty, was sucking my cock. She took off her dress to reveal no panties. Another turn on. What she lacked in experience she made up for in effort. So tight and willing. I asked her if I could cum in her mouth and she said yes. As I rounded the clubhouse turn, the other girl popped her head in the bedroom to ask if she could have another beer. In reality, she was bored, sitting outside waiting for her friend to finish with me. It was an added turn on to have this first girl watch her friend suck me. She stood there watching us for a while. I told her to come in and suck me herself as I was about to cum. She said OK, had me unzip her dress and in a few seconds was naked. The other girl had resumed sucking and had her mouth poised to receive my few teaspoons of leche. I told Mindy to watch me cum in her friends mouth. She watched and I shot my load down Betty's mouth. She drank it all up. Now Mindy was naked, expecting to play. But I had no more juice for her. Then the power went out. The three of us sat around on my bed waiting, talking, rubbing each other. Mindy found my vibrator and began to pleasure herself. Betty masturbated. I watched as moonlight came through the bedroom window to illuminate the beautiful pair. After a while Betty said she was hungry. It was after midnight, and with no power in the barrio I knew it was a lost cause. But it would get them out of my apartment, so I told them we will go look for pizza. We found cigarettes but no pizza. I sent them on their way with a promise to hook up again later in the week. 15 K to the new friend. 5 K to Mindy for finding her for me.
Last night I considered a quiet night in. But I knew that the memory of a lost night in Havana would piss me off when I was back to my hometown with nothing to entertain me but my own lonely Johnson. So I went out. Girls a plenty up and down San Rafael, but also cops. Saw two sets of three. They looked ominous. There were no tourists around but me, so I stood out for sure. It was a bit of a cat and mouse game as I tried to identify a certain body type that I favor while staying clear of the cops. I got one phone number and her smile told me she would come when beckoned. She just couldn't go out that night because mother was waiting. I walked down to El Prado. A few girls. Not exactly what I wanted. I was heading back when two spinners caught my eye. One was a perfect 10. We negotiated. I offered 8 K. She wanted 12 K. I said 10 K. She stuck to 12. I asked if she would suck with no condom. "Of course" was her answer. That sealed it. Back in the room she told me her name was Jenny and we chatted a bit. She was legal but looked younger. Her ID confirmed her age. I said I had some perfect clothes for her. I showed her some shorts and a top. She said she did not like shorts, they were too short. I pointed out that the skirt she was wearing was plenty short. She said, This is a skirt, not shorts. Ok. I stand corrected. Pulling out other items, I showed her a dress and a top and some lipstick. I asked if she liked them. She said Yes, but she really wanted money. I was confused. She was thinking that I was trying to pay her off with clothes. The clothing is a gift, I said. Her eyes grew wide. Really? A present? Of course. I have your 12 K right here. She beamed. I gave her some perfume and once again I was a king. About 6 dollars in clothing and she became my girlfriend from that moment on. The BBBJ was thorough and with no rush. She could have gone on for hours. She then turned to the condom for sex. I tried to get her to go bareback. She considered for a moment. I offered more money. In the end she declined. I said it was OK. She had such a perfect pair of peach sized tits I knew I would have no trouble coming. She climbed on top and went to work. As we progressed she became more relaxed. We switched to mish and she began to giggle. It must feel absurd being fucked by a man 40 years older than you with a body like Wilfred Brimley. I loved that she could smile like that. As funny as it was to her, it was a huge turn on for me. I casually asked if I could cum in her mouth. In my experience, I would say that in 90% of the cases a girl will say no. The other 9. 9% will only do so for a tip. This girl simply said Yes. No problem. Just the idea that she was comfortable with this sent me over the edge. "Just don't get it on my face!" Agreed. I shot a long rope right in her mouth, another on her tongue and watched it dribble down her chin. Such elegance. She let me finish then jumped up and ran to the bathroom to spit and wash. We exchanged numbers and I will try to repeat. Skinny girls with good sized breasts are proof of the existence of God. The usual parting kiss on the cheek was not enough for her. She kissed me deep on the mouth and then was off. This girl was quite unique. She projected a "whatever" kind of spacey personality, but deep down she was really fun and into sex. I am convinced that some girls enter the life because they really enjoy fucking. She was one of them. In spite of all its challenges and shortcomings, Havana, my friends, is still the best city on the planet. Practice your Spanish.
I was going to say the same as Reggie here.
There's no right or wrong way to do Havana. The people there are desperate for foreign currency and / or the equivalent in black market rate pesos. They really prefer the dollars or euros though. So take a lot of USD or EUR or CAD and have fun.
One thing to remember, and I recall telling a friend this before, is that nearly EVERYONE is available, should you so desire. If you see a vendor that you think is cute, someone selling cigarettes or souvenirs or whatever, ask for her WhatsApp. They will gladly give it to you and if they're down, you'll know right away. They almost always will message you showing themselves in a cute dress, lingerie or whatever and bam, you know you're in. Offer $30 for a couple of hours of "diversion en la cama" and off you go.
Also, V&S / 212 bars have a lot of girls, and most all are seasoned. Meaning they've been around and dealt with enough foreigners to know that you will be using translate apps. No worries, get it!
Badoo / Bumble have been very good, but it does take time ahead of your trip. Change location, start swiping right and then review the ones who send you likes. I've gotten quite a few super hot girls off Bumble and Badoo, but they are more flaky and may show up, or may not, because things always seem to come up with these girls.
All this to say, do work ahead of time online, see if you find anything you like, make appointments but be flexible because you may have to reschedule or work in someone else for one who cancels on you. Go to the bars, but don't be disappointed if the day you go the pickings are slim. First time I went to V&S it was terrible. Very next night had 3 x as many chicas and most were cute. So it's a hit / miss situation.
But absolutely walk the streets, make eye contact and smile and this alone will get you more than you can handle. If you connect and they're not interested in bed fun, no worries, you're out nothing but a few minutes.
Habana, for me anyway, is one of my favorite places because truly anyone and everyone is up for fun and you only have to make the effort to connect.
Nomars777.
There are different methods to the madness. What works for one may not work for the other. I've been to Havana twice and I'm going back in October. It's not in my top 3 mongering spots but it serves a purpose. You don't have to be decent looking, speak good Spanish or have daygame to be successful. Just have dinero, some street smarts and some stamina (to walk). For me, the bar / clubs provided nothing. Badoo was also a fail but I know what I did wrong and I will try again for my next trip. All of my action came from walking the streets. I've either met the chicas directly or I've met a trustworthy contact who provided the chicas to me. Find the method that works best for you, be direct, firm and you should enjoy your time.
Jiniterinator
08-06-25, 23:44
Hola from Havana. Having a good time. As always, my problem is I tend to drink too much and it isn't sustainable. Power went out the first night until 2 AM so I played dominoes and drank beers with my psuedo-novia and really regretted it the next day (the Cristals not the dominos). So I was sub-optimal for one of my faves the next night. Anyway, got to pace myself. One of my regular spinners is coming tonight. 88 lbs (there is a scale in my Airbnb). My comments continue below.
Dude it's still amazing to me how many Americans don't realize they can easily fly to Cuba. That's cool though. The less American competition I have the better. Keep these prices low LOL.The only problem with less American flyers is United canceled service to Cuba for business reasons (my previous trip my flight into Havana was almost empty). Now I'm going to have to go the long way around the barn!
One thing to remember, and I recall telling a friend this before, is that nearly EVERYONE is available, should you so desire.This. My first visit was in like 2003 or 4. And I came away with what made Cuba special: Every girl is in play and this will be the closest you get to being a rock star. And is is still that way. Although the street scene was better then. Hotties just walking the Malecon.
Obviously there are some exceptions, you won't land every girl. Some have serious boyfriends (although I have been with several who do). But it's the closest thing to being every girl is available for a price anywhere in the world, IMO.
I am convinced that some girls enter the life because they really enjoy fucking. She was one of them. In spite of all its challenges and shortcomings, Havana, my friends, is still the best city on the planet. Practice your Spanish.True on all counts. What sets a girl apart from just fucking a hot chick is when she is really into it. The last three nights have been like that for me.
An early evening stroll down San Rafael with the intention of finding a girl I spoke to that afternoon. Upon entering the street I was startled to see a girl I had met two years ago. I remember her well because I frequently watch the videos we made together. Now here she was, more fit and beautiful than ever. Not sure what to do since I had my mind set on strolling the boulevard. I knew what to expect behind curtain number one. But I still wanted to see what was inside the box next to Carol Merril. So I told her I needed to meet someone; wait here and I would be back. There was no meeting, of course, but I had an idea I would find something new and different. Well, two blocks later I had a second shock. Another girl who I thought I had lost forever was helping her brother set up a pork sandwich cart. She did not notice me at first. I walked around to confirm it was her. She saw me and lit up. Yes, it was Jenny (another Jenny). Still beautiful. I showed her my phone with her picture as the background. She introduced me to her brother. I got her new phone number, we made plans to meet later in the week. Jenny 2 is another girl who had no problem performing for the camera. I was excited to reconnect with her. I continued down the street but saw nothing new or better. It was only 6:00 so the real talent would not appear until dark. I returned to the first girl. We took a bici down to lower Havana Vieja and had drinks. She was as chatty and opinionated as ever. Barely an adult, this girl knew how the world worked. I asked about her life since our last meeting. She had an operation on her kidney and now could not drink alcohol. She had her tubes tied because she didn't want or need a second child. She still lived with her mother. Her son was 4 years old and everything was good. We went to eat and she downed a huge plate of Lomo and rice at an overpriced Plaza Vieja restaurant. Walked back to my place and got settled. She was dying to pee. I followed her in and, sort of as a joke, told her I was going to pee on her while she was peeing. She didn't stop me. We showered. I gave her a razor and she shaved, which added flavor to my dessert. All kinds of positions and toys. I had the video going. Handed it to her so she could film, too. I wanted to CIM but she said no. "You remember I don't do that. " Of course I didn't, but whatever. After all the shenanigans, I was happy to unload on her tits. 10 K and no haggling. Gave her some clothes and make up. She was happy. We will meet again later this week. The sound of the cannon told me it was only 9:00. Tried to find ice cream but the one place I knew had gone bust. Sad but typical. At 9:00 the town was only beginning to come to life. For me, I was happy to have an early night in with the memory of a favorite Cubana to lull me to sleep.
KittenMittons
08-07-25, 02:30
Hey fellas!
I've been reading through the thread and lots of folks seem to say no issues going from the US. Any special preparations or documentation to avoid issues?
Can you get cash out of ATMs with a US ATM card there, or need to bring cash?
Also. Any strip clubs, brothels, or regular clubs that are top tier?
Cheers!
KittenMittons.
Jiniterinator
08-07-25, 03:55
Weird, I did my first ever nighttime stroll down San Rafael at 10 PM, and it was dead, nothing like the videos. No better than the daytime. What did I do wrong? Was it my cologne? I farted too much, didn't I? Anyway maybe better on a weekend night?
An early evening stroll down San Rafael with the intention of finding a girl I spoke to that afternoon. Upon entering the street I was startled to see a girl I had met two years ago. I remember her well because I frequently watch the videos we made together. Now here she was, more fit and beautiful than ever. Not sure what to do since I had my mind set on strolling the boulevard. I knew what to expect behind curtain number one. But I still wanted to see what was inside the box next to Carol Merril. So I told her I needed to meet someone; wait here and I would be back. There was no meeting, of course, but I had an idea I would find something new and different. Well, two blocks later I had a second shock. Another girl who I thought I had lost forever was helping her brother set up a pork sandwich cart. She did not notice me at first. I walked around to confirm it was her. She saw me and lit up. Yes, it was Jenny (another Jenny). Still beautiful. I showed her my phone with her picture as the background. She introduced me to her brother. I got her new phone number, we made plans to meet later in the week. Jenny 2 is another girl who had no problem performing for the camera. I was excited to reconnect with her. I continued down the street but saw nothing new or better. It was only 6:00 so the real talent would not appear until dark. I returned to the first girl. We took a bici down to lower Havana Vieja and had drinks. She was as chatty and opinionated as ever. Barely an adult, this girl knew how the world worked. I asked about her life since our last meeting. She had an operation on her kidney and now could not drink alcohol. She had her tubes tied because she didn't want or need a second child. She still lived with her mother. Her son was 4 years old and everything was good. We went to eat and she downed a huge plate of Lomo and rice at an overpriced Plaza Vieja restaurant. Walked back to my place and got settled. She was dying to pee. I followed her in and, sort of as a joke, told her I was going to pee on her while she was peeing. She didn't stop me. We showered. I gave her a razor and she shaved, which added flavor to my dessert. All kinds of positions and toys. I had the video going. Handed it to her so she could film, too. I wanted to CIM but she said no. "You remember I don't do that. " Of course I didn't, but whatever. After all the shenanigans, I was happy to unload on her tits. 10 K and no haggling. Gave her some clothes and make up. She was happy. We will meet again later this week. The sound of the cannon told me it was only 9:00. Tried to find ice cream but the one place I knew had gone bust. Sad but typical. At 9:00 the town was only beginning to come to life. For me, I was happy to have an early night in with the memory of a favorite Cubana to lull me to sleep.
Hey fellas!
I've been reading through the thread and lots of folks seem to say no issues going from the US. Any special preparations or documentation to avoid issues?
Can you get cash out of ATMs with a US ATM card there, or need to bring cash?
Also. Any strip clubs, brothels, or regular clubs that are top tier?
Cheers!
KittenMittons.Bring zero cash with you your USA credit card will work everywhere with zero issues! Good luck, oh and by the way what tread have you been reading trough??
United Airlines has apparently stopped flying to Havana, so your 2 options now are aa.com and delta.com or use their apps.
Personally, when I know what dates I have available, I use Google Flights to get a quick breakdown of the flights available, sorted by duration as I don't want any 18-24 hour flight times with 2-3 layovers. I keep the duration to 6 hours total from my home airport to HAV.
aa.com
delta.com
Book your flight, get your confirmation code.
Then get your e-Visa from the site that King Santos recommended, NovelaCuba.
https://novelacuba.com/en/visa
With both of those things, you can now to go d'viajeros site and register your trip with them, but this has to be within 2-3 days of your trip, I forget exactly.
https://www.dviajeros.mitrans.gob.cu/datosPersonales
No strip clubs that I'm aware of, there probably are brothels but I don't know for sure.
I've been getting all the girls by just walking the streets, using Badoo or Bumble. There are recent posts on this, but get those apps, change your location to Havana, and start swiping about 2-3 weeks before your trip. Many will flake on you, just stop communicating and / or lose power for so long they don't come back online. I've had girls "ghost" me for 2-3 weeks then magically reappear and keep the conversation going. Usually in that time I've already been to Habana and left.
Walk the streets, make eye contact, smile, and start getting WhatsApp numbers. You will have more than you can handle.
Enjoy!
Hey fellas!
I've been reading through the thread and lots of folks seem to say no issues going from the US. Any special preparations or documentation to avoid issues?
Can you get cash out of ATMs with a US ATM card there, or need to bring cash?
Also. Any strip clubs, brothels, or regular clubs that are top tier?.
Bring zero cash with you your USA credit card will work everywhere with zero issues! Good luck, oh and by the way what tread have you been reading trough??Mr Kitten Mittons. You need to read more threads before accepting the advice above.
Mr Kitten Mittons. You need to read more threads before accepting the advice above.If basic questions such as being asked I doubt there has been any reading going on! Any one with a pinch of common sense knows the deal in Cuba about using us credit card.
Weird, I did my first ever nighttime stroll down San Rafael at 10 PM, and it was dead, nothing like the videos. No better than the daytime. What did I do wrong? Was it my cologne? I farted too much, didn't I? Anyway maybe better on a weekend night?Maybe try 90 min later; with less tourism, you might want to try at later hours of the night; Cubans are nocturnal creatures.
Also, by any chance you saw a lot of police? Jineteras will sense police and flee.
I'm in Havana enjoying myself right now so my reports won't come until a little later - but I had to check in just to say that this is absolutely fucking hilarious.
I'm literally in LM Bar laughing my ass off to this right now. Hysterical LOL. For the love of all things holy man RTFF guys!
RacShack, thank you for this laugh, I needed it hahahaha
KingSanto
Bring zero cash with you your USA credit card will work everywhere with zero issues! Good luck, oh and by the way what tread have you been reading trough??
I'm in Havana enjoying myself right now so my reports won't come until a little later - but I had to check in just to say that this is absolutely fucking hilarious.
I'm literally in LM Bar laughing my ass off to this right now. Hysterical LOL. For the love of all things holy man RTFF guys!
RacShack, thank you for this laugh, I needed it hahahaha
KingSantoI'm glad someone got the humor, hope you're having a blast! 💥 enjoy yourself bud! Some of the questions really really irk me and I can't control myself! I enjoy myself helping people more, but come on man! LOL.
Hey Guys,
I agree that Havana is special because it still adds the thrill of the hunt and levels it down to easy mode. When I've been there, there have been nights where I go to bed alone. Whether it's because I didn't find anything I liked enough or because I struck out (girls from families with money or in a committed relationship). But that uncertainty (as low percentage as it is) is what gives my visits a bit of a thrill. So even though it's like shooting fish in a barrel, you can still feel like you're Brad Pitt (at least I can easily convince myself of that delusion as long as I don't look into a mirror).
With that said, for the gents that have mongered around the world, is there any place like Havana? And by that, I mean, is there any place that puts almost every girl in play, but not in a paying by the hour way? Is there anywhere else that you can make a play with a fairly good success rate for almost any waitress or shop girl and not pay a flat rate for an hour? When I'm in Cuba, I like to get a girl back to my place, put some tunes on, have a drink and laugh and hang out for a bit before getting down to business. It makes the entire thing feel a million times less transactional when no one is watching the clock. I feel like if I were to go to DR or Panama, you're basically paying for an hour or "one shot" and that's it. I feel like I can just do that with hookers at home. The reason to go to Havana is to feel like a big shot and to live the fantasy that you picked up a girl and got to know her a bit, made her laugh and after that, get your rocks off. Is there anywhere else where you can get the same "vibe"?
Jiniterinator
08-11-25, 15:42
Hey Guys,
I agree that Havana is special because it still adds the thrill of the hunt and levels it down to easy mode. When I've been there, there have been nights where I go to bed alone. Whether it's because I didn't find anything I liked enough or because I struck out (girls from families with money or in a committed relationship). But that uncertainty (as low percentage as it is) is what gives my visits a bit of a thrill. So even though it's like shooting fish in a barrel, you can still feel like you're Brad Pitt (at least I can easily convince myself of that delusion as long as I don't look into a mirror).
With that said, for the gents that have mongered around the world, is there any place like Havana? And by that, I mean, is there any place that puts almost every girl in play, but not in a paying by the hour way? Is there anywhere else that you can make a play with a fairly good success rate for almost any waitress or shop girl and not pay a flat rate for an hour? When I'm in Cuba, I like to get a girl back to my place, put some tunes on, have a drink and laugh and hang out for a bit before getting down to business. It makes the entire thing feel a million times less transactional when no one is watching the clock. I feel like if I were to go to DR or Panama, you're basically paying for an hour or "one shot" and that's it. I feel like I can just do that with hookers at home. The reason to go to Havana is to feel like a big shot and to live the fantasy that you picked up a girl and got to know her a bit, made her laugh and after that, get your rocks off. Is there anywhere else where you can get the same "vibe"?Yeah, after my first visit over 20 years ago, I came away thinking that this is the closest I will feel to being a rockstar. It was better then because Cuba is an economic basket case now and so many Cubans have fled. Also, with the Internet there is less need to be on the street, and streetwalking does carry a negative stigma among the Cubanas - "I'm not some streetwalker!" But Cuba is still unique, and what you say about chilling and enjoying some Cristales and reggaton before getting sweaty is indeed a different vibe. In fact, it's the line I use at first: "Want to come to my place for some Cristales?" When they say yes you know you're in, because no Cubana is coming over for just to have a beer with a total stranger. It's understood. Some will want to know the details of their parting gifts, some to the point of annoyance (the best case is they don't ask and you work it out in person). Things have changed here (I am in Havana as I write this) somewhat, but mongers will always improvise, adapt, and overcome.
One thing that is great is the diversity, in that no matter what your preferences, you can find it here. But you have to put in the work. Read the damn thread and learn. In many cases the people who have disappointing trips here don't follow the advice here and try to wing it their own way.
I will add that meeting some members of this forum here has been a highlight. Always cool to make new friends and wingmen, and it makes you realize that you aren't crazy, there are people like you, and some are way more hardcore than you are jjjjjjjjj.
Big thanks to King Santo, that site worked a gem, got my e-visa for only $25 something, converted from 22 euros and he's right, the link from their page to dviajeros carries over the e-visa number and you just fill in the rest of the details!
Big savings from the "preferred" site of American Airlines, which was $100 in person at MIA, and / or $85 via their website. $60 dollars saved, which will go to one of my favorite jineteras and / or a new one, when I get there this Thursday!
Super looking forward to this long weekend, Thursday through next Monday. If anyone's around, hit me up and I'll buy you a Cristal or 5!
Nomars777.
Went to the Philippines in early 2024 for my brother's wedding. Stayed 1 night in MNL on the way there and 1 night on the way back. First night was great, bar fined a beautiful girl from a club, we went and played pool, danced in 2-3 night clubs, had great food at a giant nightclub in Bonifacio Global City, then took her back to the hotel and we fucked for a good 2-3 hours off an on. In all, a great night, pure GFE. At the end, as I put her on her motorbike taxi, she kissed me deeply and said, "I was so happy you chose me because you're very guapo". They use guapo in the Philippines, a legacy of Spanish colonization, along with a big sprinkling of other Spanish words. In short, a great night. The second overnight, I wanted to go out like a rockstar, so I went to a club, rented 4 girls and a room for $300, which came with a huge bottle of Don Julio, mixers, and a box of 20 condoms, all of which got used. Absolutely insane night.
In short, Philippines can definitely be like Havana, where the girls really make you feel special, like their boyfriend. Very common. Downside is nearly all girls are a solid 5. 5-6. The rest are 2's or 10's. The 10's are generally already locked down with an old German or other European man! Lucky bastards. The Filipinas are just SOOO plain looking, hard to deal.
The other place that also made me feel special was Montego Bay Jamaica, especially as a white guy. Go to any club, especially on Friday night at Pier (forget the name) and / or club 2727 on Saturday and wow, if you like black girls who look like track stars, just pure athletic beauty, you'll be in heaven. It's truly unreal. Had so many girls offer to go home with me, I absolutely felt like a celebrity. If you don't like dark chocolate though, you will have a bad time, as that's all there is, unless you try to pick up other tourists, which is always an option as many of them want to get freaky. Personally, I love the dark girls, especially the athletic ones, so it was a fantastic trip.
But Habana is my favorite, because the girls are dark-ish, truly beautiful to my eyes, and nearly every girl is available to you if you put in the effort, whether they have a boyfriend or husband or not, if you make an effort, you will reap the reward. I've only had 2 in 5 visits straight up turn me down for relationship reasons. So yeah. This is why when I land in HAV, standing in line for immigration, I already find myself getting hard. The city of permanent hard on, Habana. Fucking love it there!!
Hey Guys,
I agree that Havana is special because it still adds the thrill of the hunt and levels it down to easy mode. When I've been there, there have been nights where I go to bed alone. Whether it's because I didn't find anything I liked enough or because I struck out (girls from families with money or in a committed relationship). But that uncertainty (as low percentage as it is) is what gives my visits a bit of a thrill. So even though it's like shooting fish in a barrel, you can still feel like you're Brad Pitt (at least I can easily convince myself of that delusion as long as I don't look into a mirror).
Cuba just broke a new record: 400 pesos = 1 dollar.
Interesting that one year ago, I exchange at 340 and last month I exchange at 389.
I guess people are going to be more desperate now.
As my time in Habana progresses, a pattern emerges. I walk down San Rafael or El Paseo del Prado and stop here and there to have a drink or chat with someone I might meet. I'll extend this stroll to El Malecon and La Rampa. I love wandering through Havana Vieja looking for new bars to try and people to meet. Found a couple good ones this time. At any point I might start chatting up a girl on the "Bulivar" if the cops are not around. Or establish eye contact then lure her to a side street to discuss terms. Or joke with a shop girl or bartender. Depending on the vibe I get, we might find a place to have a drink. Or get a pizza. Or just get a phone number for later. One girl a day is about all I can handle. All are running around 10 K, with a tip if they agree to bareback. Or are outstanding. Which most are. Nothing like it anywhere else.
However, now a problem has emerged. Probably because I'm such a "catch" . Or maybe because my "Yuma" features stand out. Or I have convinced the girls that I am a nice guy. Here it is: I now am running into former "girlfriends" in the street. They want to know why I have not called or ask if they can go with me now. In general, I am not looking to repeat, so I need to invent some plausible excuse because I don't want to lose the contact. I may find nothing better and don't want to burn any bridges. Over time, I can see this as being a big problem. It's a fine line to walk. I am not leading the girls on. No promises made. Some are pros and don't expect a "relationship". However, quite a few become attached. I am after the girlfriend experience where we have fun, joke around and become close as people, before and after sex. But there is a cost here. After a session, the question is always asked, "When will you call me?" One time I said, I'll call the day after tomorrow. She looks hurt. "Why so long? Will you be out with your other girlfriend?" I don't have another girlfriend, I say. But she knows I am on the prowl, looking for the next best thing or a different flavor. This one girl left sort of angry, but at least there is no miscommunication. Better to have her think I am an asshole than thinking I'm her long term lover. And she still calls, wanting to meet up, so all is forgiven. The ones who get closest to me want me to meet their mothers. Argh! It's happened three times on this trip. When the bonds get this strong I find myself doing a lot of tap-dancing. Time to pivot.
The stable of girls is growing, which is good. Some are ones who gave me their number and who I am planning to fuck. Some are those with whom I would like to repeat because they proved to be as perverted as me. But I am afraid that at some point our circuits will cross. Like walking hand-in-hand with one girl when you walk by another girl who was sucking you off two days ago. Awkward. It labels me as a certain kind of Yuma. Which I am. But I have to think, if I stay here too long my constant prowling will get me in trouble. It requires extra care and planning. Varying the time I take my strolls down the Boulevard has helped. The darkness of El Prado is also a good cover. But I can see how this is already catching up to me. I was leaving one girl's apartment when I literally bumped into a girl who was reaming me out three days ago. She gave me a look like, "You scum. " I caught up with her later and things are cool now. She's actually a pro and can handle it. She even set me up with a young friend of hers who was perhaps the best of my trip. Fucking by cell phone light when the power went out. What a gem. But again, that one moment of discomfort was something I created by hooking up with a different girl every night. A ten day stay in Havana is perhaps the maximum. Best to do Havana in small doses.
My final summary is that I can feel confident on finding a new girl in the center of the city pretty much any time I like. Or I can call up one who I was with earlier in the week and she will come around to entertain me. Havana is a playground for the horny. The Cubans also know this. And I've never used apps here. Just my eyes and attitude, a certain amount of patience, along with a facility with Cuban Spanish. It's all here, boys. Book those flights. And support the Cuban people.
As my time in Habana progresses, a pattern emerges. I walk down San Rafael or El Paseo del Prado and stop here and there to have a drink or chat with someone I might meet. I'll extend this stroll to El Malecon and La Rampa. I love wandering through Havana Vieja looking for new bars to try and people to meet. Found a couple good ones this time. At any point I might start chatting up a girl on the "Bulivar" if the cops are not around. Or establish eye contact then lure her to a side street to discuss terms. Or joke with a shop girl or bartender. Depending on the vibe I get, we might find a place to have a drink. Or get a pizza. Or just get a phone number for later. One girl a day is about all I can handle. All are running around 10 K, with a tip if they agree to bareback. Or are outstanding. Which most are. Nothing like it anywhere else.
However, now a problem has emerged. Probably because I'm such a "catch" . Or maybe because my "Yuma" features stand out. Or I have convinced the girls that I am a nice guy. Here it is: I now am running into former "girlfriends" in the street. They want to know why I have not called or ask if they can go with me now. In general, I am not looking to repeat, so I need to invent some plausible excuse because I don't want to lose the contact. I may find nothing better and don't want to burn any bridges. Over time, I can see this as being a big problem. It's a fine line to walk. I am not leading the girls on. No promises made. Some are pros and don't expect a "relationship". However, quite a few become attached. I am after the girlfriend experience where we have fun, joke around and become close as people, before and after sex. But there is a cost here. After a session, the question is always asked, "When will you call me?" One time I said, I'll call the day after tomorrow. She looks hurt. "Why so long? Will you be out with your other girlfriend?" I don't have another girlfriend, I say. But she knows I am on the prowl, looking for the next best thing or a different flavor. This one girl left sort of angry, but at least there is no miscommunication. Better to have her think I am an asshole than thinking I'm her long term lover. And she still calls, wanting to meet up, so all is forgiven. The ones who get closest to me want me to meet their mothers. Argh! It's happened three times on this trip. When the bonds get this strong I find myself doing a lot of tap-dancing. Time to pivot..I am ready for my trip this weekend. Can't wait. Havana is definitely the playground that I find myself going back to. I kinda want us to keep it a secret so the pookies and ray rays and stupid Americans in general don't destroy it for us. Right now most of them don't even know they can travel there which helps with our celebrity / rockstar effect. I don't really care that certain airlines stop flying due to whatever reason. As long as Miami has a huge Cuban American population we will always see flights out of Miami to HAV.
I used to tell myself that I would never repeat the same girl. But I am also finding myself starting to assemble a stable of all time favs that I want to keep in contact with. At least to lineup for when I initially arrive so that I don't have to waste time hitting the streets right away (or so I tell myself). But truth is it's hard not to develop attachments to some of these girls that are absolutely perfect physical specimen, especially the "non-pros" with that pure vulnerable submissive feminine energy.
Don't worry about the girls casting judgement on you. My thought is that if you see them walking the same strip that you picked them up from then they are doing the same thing you are doing. Which is looking for their next likely hook up. So their fake judgment is just a power play. At least that's how I see it.
Jiniterinator
08-14-25, 18:39
Hola aceres,
I got back late last night from 10 days in Habana, good to sleep in my own bed again. About 2/3 regulars, but I also recruited some good new talent. Keep in mind I'm pretty specialized, and my type is hard to find in any country (lighter skinned spinners). They are there, but fatness is a contagion that has hit every country, even one as poor as Cuba (no offense intended to my libertine brothers who like the more voluptuous girls. Different strokes for different folks!
I met with a couple forum members while there, very cool, good times. A little humbling, as some of these guys are master pimps, and they do this all over the world, all year. Way beyond my experiences and intensity level. In other words, bad influences jjj because they have me wanting to go full retirement mode and escalate to a full timer. They were the kids your mom didn't want you hanging out with jjj because they would corrupt you. They also have me wanting to expand to Colombia and Brazil, et al. Innocence lost.
Yes things are getting progressively worse in Havana. Fortunately I didn't have any power issues except the first night as mentioned below, which in August is very important because the low is often 80 F at night. Power outages would be less of an issue in January through April. But the power situation is inevitably spiraling, as Cuba's rep for not paying its bills grows by the day. On my first day, I saw this giant Turkish floating power plant being repossessed out of Havana Harbor. It said on the side, "The Power of Friendship" in English which seemed weird and ironic, as the repo man hauled it away. Maybe they should change its slogan to, "Never Loan Money to Friends. "
Going in cooler months changes everything for me, as exploration, even at night, is hindered by the heat. When I was walking at 10 PM down through San Rafael I got home with my shirt soaked, and I am not a big sweater. Of course during the day in August, daytime exploration is limited. One area I want to explore more in Old Havana is San Lazaro street, which runs from the Malecon and Prado all and dead ends at the University of Havana, which I suspect could be an interesting place to explore around lunchtime ("Disculpe, puede decirme thende est la biblioteca? And then make a right on Calle L, which leads to the Havana Libre hotel (formerly the Havana Hilton until Fidel stole it). Always a ton of foot traffic on Calle L around that area. Seems like prime hunting grounds.
WRT the 400 pesos / dollar rate, I haven't seen much inflation. Cristales are still 300 pesos at most stores. I did notice even my favorite tienda didn't have much in the way of foreign made snacks. One key is, if you want some snacks or drinks in your apartment (and since Americans can't use hotels, I don't know how you cannot want some things in your fridge), you should check every tiny tienda as you explore. They all have something different, and some of the nicer ones look like shit from the outside, which of course describes all of Cuba.
Edward Q brings up a good point. I always try to be kind to the Cuban ladies. And yes, some you will have a connection with and maybe throw some feelings along the way (YMMV). This is more of an issue for those who favor in person hunting, but the jealousy thing will pop up for those constantly hunting variety (or "infinite diversity in infinite combinations" as Spock would say). IMO it's best to make girls think that your schedule is in flux, and you don't really don't know your plans very far in advance. I always tell cubanas that I am in country with friends and we are traveling around and exploring new places and it's a group thing so I don't dictate our plans. "Estoy en Vardadero with mis amigos" is always a great excuse. Make up a friend that lives in Miramar whom you are staying with tonight, and he lives with his aunts so you can't bring girls over, sorry. But yeah, as Cisco suggests, unless you know a girl very well, odds are they aren't pining away at home saving themselves for you on a Saturday night when you are with some other chica. Assume they are all hoes and you won't be disappointed. If I run into a girl on the street I know, I always have canned excuses, "I am headed for sleep now" or "I am meeting friends at XX Bar / Club. " Have a made up fake plan in your head. And as always, work on your Spanish.
All in all, a good trip, other than the August heat. Next Havana trip will be in November.
Funny anecdote time (with regards to bumping into girls you have seen before). I was out walking around Old Havana (way back in 2012) and some guy dragged me into a bar. I didn't mind since it was hot and I wanted a drink anyways, so I didn't mind the $1 to buy him a beer too. Lo and behold, he tells me to hold on so he can introduce me to his "cousin". He runs out and comes back 60 seconds later with 2 "cousins". Both were pretty damned hot. Anyways, I ended up grabbing their numbers for later. A few days later, I end up getting through to one of them (home phone lines since this was before cell phones were a thing in Cuba) and invite her over for a drink and we spend a very fun and spirited evening together.
Jump to 2013, and I end up going back to Havana with a buddy of mine. We're sitting at a bar, when someone calls my name. I turn around and it's her. I can't believe that she recognized me from one night after a full year. My buddy says he'll make himself scarce, and I make plans for her to come over that evening. We have a fantastic few hours together.
No idea how she recognized me, but I'm sure glad she did cause she was a great time. So, maybe sometimes being recognized isn't an absolutely horrible thing. 😁.
SamWebster
08-15-25, 03:17
Hey guys, I need a little help if anyone has any insight. I am an 8 year veteran of Sosua but with all that's going on right now I decided to give Cuba a try.
I arrived yesterday afternoon got all set up and took a stroll down San Rafael. I parked up at one of the restaurants with outdoor seating. I met a cutey and later in the night we went back to my apartment and everything was good.
I was walking around early afternoon and there she is again. So we walked around together, went to the cafe and had some coffee, went and had some ice cream together, walked around some more and then ended up sitting on a bench in the shade in the park where the walking portion of san Rafael kind of starts.
We sat there for a couple hours talking, smoking cigs, and buying different things to try from the food vendors walking by. We were a bit cuddly because of course we have amor verdad. At one point one of her friends came over and sat on the bench with us.
She starts getting ancy and says she wants to leave because of the police or something. So the 3 of us head down San Rafael to look for some dinner. But she is acting nervous. We got separated for a few minutes and when I went back to her she be-lined down a side street and a man directed me over to 3 other men who were standing together. All these men were in plain clothes. One asked where I was from and I told him united states. They all just were looking at me not saying anything. After a couple minutes another guy came and pulled me aside. He said he was from immigration. My Spanish is limited and in that situation I really couldn't understand anything other than he kept saying that girl is a prostitute and how we were in the park for over 2 hours. He let me go and now I am in my apartment scared and not knowing what to do.
Has anyone ever experienced anything like this?
Was their beef with her and they were just warning me or was it an issue that we were together in the park for so long? I feel like I'm definitely marked now and I am pretty nervous.
Fellow mongers please advise.
Hey guys, I need a little help if anyone has any insight. I am an 8 year veteran of Sosua but with all that's going on right now I decided to give Cuba a try.
I arrived yesterday afternoon got all set up and took a stroll down San Rafael. I parked up at one of the restaurants with outdoor seating. I met a cutey and later in the night we went back to my apartment and everything was good.
I was walking around early afternoon and there she is again. So we walked around together, went to the cafe and had some coffee, went and had some ice cream together, walked around some more and then ended up sitting on a bench in the shade in the park where the walking portion of san Rafael kind of starts.
We sat there for a couple hours talking, smoking cigs, and buying different things to try from the food vendors walking by. We were a bit cuddly because of course we have amor verdad. At one point one of her friends came over and sat on the bench with us.
She starts getting ancy and says she wants to leave because of the police or something. So the 3 of us head down San Rafael to look for some dinner. But she is acting nervous. We got separated for a few minutes and when I went back to her she be-lined down a side street and a man directed me over to 3 other men who were standing together. All these men were in plain clothes. One asked where I was from and I told him united states. They all just were looking at me not saying anything. After a couple minutes another guy came and pulled me aside. He said he was from immigration. My Spanish is limited and in that situation I really couldn't understand anything other than he kept saying that girl is a prostitute and how we were in the park for over 2 hours. He let me go and now I am in my apartment scared and not knowing what to do.
Has anyone ever experienced anything like this?
Was their beef with her and they were just warning me or was it an issue that we were together in the park for so long? I feel like I'm definitely marked now and I am pretty nervous.
Fellow mongers please advise.Just go out, nothing happens to tourists, just the jineteras. They will shame you, scare you a bit. I have had girls hide, stop our taxi to run, run out of a club. They can be fined and 3rd strike is jail.
Cuba ISG notes.
Vedado streets were super quiet compared to my 2014-2017 trips. And while I do love Vedado for the food options and stores, it made me pretty happy that I chose to stay right off San Raf.
Number of chicas that smoke and taste like it are much higher than I remember. Yuck.
120 pesos /1 is the rate if you are paying for anything in dollars at any of the Gov run hotels. Be mindful.
WhatsApp shut down twice on my new Cuban phone number. It was odd. Anyone else have that? They unblocked me, both times, in less than 24 hours. Just weird.
Cuba still wins the award for the Best BJs on the planet, if you ask me. And a lot more girls were down with tongue in my ass play. Bonus!
Plan to have 3-4 money exchange contacts as many won't be there consistently or will only have small notes.
Cheapest sex offered was 3000 pesos ($7. 50) and cheapest BJ (2000 pesos ($5). And from not bad looking San Rafael girls after 2 am. Young single mom mulatas.
Very hard to find WiFi around town. Bohemia cafe in plaza vieja was decent. Pedrosbar on San Rafael was another option but was very very slow. All the fancy pants hotels were a no unless you were staying there.
When you bring US bills to Cuba, be sure they are all in great condition. Not a single tear or piece of tape.
Not much car traffic here! So nice.
Prado is great for early evening strolling but pitch black at night and dead. The San Rafael stroll should also include a right turn down to V&S (Italia street). Plenty of girls walking around there as well. And you'll find more walking around Havana Vieja.
When taking a San Raf chica, don't hesitate to ask if they are on their period. I had two drop that little surprise once they were back in my apartment. They both offered up their ass, but I declined and sent them out the door.
Don't envision the girls on San Rafael as old and weathered. Yes, a lot of them have kids but many are young and cool to talk to. Not jaded and bitter like many "el centro" cities out there.
Spanish is key in Havana. It really opens up doors.
I would have been lost without my SIM card that I had. Its a MUST.
I paid all of my chicas in US dollars and they didn't care at all.
I repeated with 2 chicas I met and both were sub standard performers the second go round. Figures!
A local chica I met for lunch said it's well known in the city that centro and vieja have more internet issues than Vedado. My airbnb was a mess with that. But I still recommend it and if any of you are looking for a fully private place right in the heart of the action. PM me.
Oh, and reading over the recent posts, had to share the note about San Lazaro street close to the Malecon. Its the gay part of town. Learned that by accident. Ha.
Cheers.
Taco.
Just go out, nothing happens to tourists, just the jineteras. They will shame you, scare you a bit. I have had girls hide, stop our taxi to run, run out of a club. They can be fined and 3rd strike is jail.
For Monger SamWebster: Hilfinger is correct. In general, the Cuban police want no part of tourists. They are focused on the girls. Unless they are underage, you should have no problem. Ask for ID. If they don't have it then you know they are trouble. But sitting out in the open for 2 hours in a public place like that park at the end of San Rafael is pretty dumb. You may not have understood this from jokers like me who boast about the good times I have had without mentioning the challenges. I thought it was pretty widely known that there is an "Art" to seduction in Cuba. Because it can be problematic for the girls if they get stopped. And we don't want the girls to have trouble with the cops. We want our girls to be safe and free to roam the streets like angels on the wing. Also, as regards your situation, the girl should have known that she is being watched and should have dragged you somewhere else. The agreed-upon system is to make eye contact. Lead her off to a side street or to a darkened doorway. One or two sentences. Then move off to an absolute private spot where no one has eyes on you. That's where you make the deal. If you are going to hang out and chit-chat, go find a bar in Havana Vieja. Or have a Bici-taxista pedal you both to some bar with an upstair balcony. In a restaurant at a table, no one is going to bug you. Basically, if you are with a girl on a public street, be moving. Be actively doing something like buying a beer or pork sandwich. Don't linger too long. My first night on San Rafael. There were cops everywhere at 10:00 PM. I saw none my second and third nights. But that's not to say they were not there. Have some situational awareness. Prostitution is not legal and the girls should be afraid of being approached by the cops.
Same goes for El Prado. I have no problem walking up and down there in the dark. Very safe to me. And I like the breeze and the Malecon at the end. Just say No Gracias to anyone who you don't feel like talking to. Along El Prado, girls sitting in the shadows know when the cops are out and know when to expect the next pair of them to pass. The girls will protect you. But again, don't be hanging out for extended periods in a place where the cops are known to be walking. A quick word then move down to one of the side streets in El Centro and buy her a beer. You can arrange your honeymoon once you are off on your own.
So go back out and walk with purpose. If you catch someone's eye, move off to a quiet place and be discrete. Bici taxis are all along the side streets. Or gesture for her to follow you. Take her to your favorite bar and woo your new girlfriend there. You can handle this, mate.
SamWebster
08-15-25, 23:22
Thanks for the wise words guys. I really put this whole trip together with only a couple of days of research. I have only mongered internationally in the DR. I was totally in my Sosua mind hitting the street here. I checked her ID the night before so I'm safe with the age thing. In retrospect I actually caused the problem. She was asking for us to leave. I kept telling her later because I was enjoying the time just taking everything in. She has no phone so she was probably torn between sitting with me and getting jammed up with the police and leaving me and walking away and risking her sure thing with me for money.
I talked to someone here too and she explained the whole thing the same as you guys did. I have definitely learned my lesson though and probably have my guard up way too much LOL. I feel like I'm being watched now. That feeling will keep me in line though.
Due to my current situation I ended up inviting a girl from badoo over in the morning. She stayed for like 5 hours and we had lots of fun and somehow having 2 leches seemed to take some of my worries away.
Overall the girls here are just amazing. I've only had 2 so far but other than almost getting thrown in a Cuban jail they have not given me any trouble and have been excellent performers. The exchange rate is ridiculous but other than girls there isn't too much that is good to spend money on here. Those 400 peso pork sandwiches are a great value though.
The Tall Man
08-16-25, 21:20
Does Starlink mini / mobile internet work in Cuba, specially Havana? Has anyone tried, is it legal?
Curios minds want to know.
The Tall Man.
Jiniterinator
08-17-25, 07:32
Does Starlink mini / mobile internet work in Cuba, specially Havana? Has anyone tried, is it legal?
Curios minds want to know.
The Tall Man.Well you'd be competing with government-owned Etecsa, and the commies don't like that. I suggested bringing one to my AirBNB host, but he thought they'd confiscate it from your luggage.
Overall the girls here are just amazing. I've only had 2 so far but other than almost getting thrown in a Cuban jail they have not given me any trouble and have been excellent performers. The exchange rate is ridiculous but other than girls there isn't too much that is good to spend money on here. Those 400 peso pork sandwiches are a great value though.Where can one buy these pork sandwiches? I'm looking for some safe food options in Habana.
Jiniterinator
08-17-25, 17:01
Where can one buy these pork sandwiches? I'm looking for some safe food options in Habana.They sell them at little carts on San Rafael. I wouldn't characterize them as being safe, other than they are served pretty hot. I've never passed one and thought, "I want to stick that in my mouth. " And I say this as someone who smokes pulled pork. The way I look at Cuba visits is, I'm already risking one part of my anatomy, so I'm not going to compound it by risking my GI tract.
Where can one buy these pork sandwiches? I'm looking for some safe food options in Habana.On san Rafael.
They are called "pan con lechon".
Stressed on the 'o'.
ISG messes up the spanish accents.
Pan = bread.
LechOn = suckling pig.
Leche means milk, and you know what else.
Woodenlivers
08-18-25, 09:37
Does Starlink mini / mobile internet work in Cuba, specially Havana? Has anyone tried, is it legal?
Curios minds want to know.
The Tall Man.Yes, it does. ONLY if you activate the service before you get to Cuba. Take the equipment out of the box and mix it in with the rest of your luggage / laptop / electronics and be discreet about it.
They sell them at little carts on San Rafael. I wouldn't characterize them as being safe, other than they are served pretty hot. I've never passed one and thought, "I want to stick that in my mouth. " And I say this as someone who smokes pulled pork. The way I look at Cuba visits is, I'm already risking one part of my anatomy, so I'm not going to compound it by risking my GI tract.Totally right bro. Like who the fuck in their right mind sees pork sitting out all day swarmed with flies. No sink or sanitation station for the cooks to wash their hands and think hmmm that's a safe food option? Darwin coming for your ass with a gang of tape worms. But hey maybe you can roll the dice and nothing happens. 50/50 lmao. Plenty of restaurants to pick from instead of eating off the literal street. Pan lechon is food for busy hungry poor Cubans. It's Not a tourist attraction.
Quick weekend trip recap. Landed in HAV Friday afternoon, checked in with my Airbnb host and exchanged my customary $200 usd. Hit the streets and bought a six pack of Cristal and gallon jug of water to stock my refrigerator. Divided up my regalos (perfume, snacks / candy, 10 k pesos) into 4 qt size ziplock bags. Texted my top 3 HAV favorites to let them know I'm in town. I tell the prettiest one to come see me ASAP so I can get this first pop out the way. Lo and behold she shows up with her mom and her little sister. Mom proceeds to tell me all about how this is her daughter and she loves her very much and wants me to take care of her. Yadda yadda. Mom drinks half my cervezas and asks me if I have a gift for her daughters. I tell her whatever gift I have is for my girl and I'll give it to her. Mom wouldn't stfu. But I finally push the mom and sister out the door and tell them come back in 45 minutes. I finally can get down to business and immediately pull the girl in the shower with me so we can get to work. She is the whole package, young, clean, beautiful face and body. She's going above and beyond to try to show me that she is wifey material. Kissing all over my body and sucking me like my dick was made out of candy. She's riding me and I grab her tight ass and her hips. Being with a girl like this that has never had kids. You can feel the difference in how firm her ass is and how smooth and tight her skin is. I'm in heaven. I last about 20 minutes till I pop inside her. Good thing too cause she her mom is back banging on my door 5 minutes later. Don't think I'll be seeing this girl again. As good as the sex was I can see mom becoming a nuisance. I give her a bag and kick them all out telling them I have to go to dinner. Meanwhile all the girls that I told that I was in hav been hitting me up non-stop all weekend. I give them all bullshit updates and tell them I have no connection while on the streets. It's around 6 pm now and I walk to my fav restaurant Sibarita for dinner. Croquetas appetizer, lamb stew entre and chocolate cake desert and a cocktail. Meal was delicious and I walk my usual route looking for talent. I want a pure white girl or as close as I can get. I see this skinny girl with long blond hair sitting by herself and in the darkness she looks like she could pass for white. I get her WhatsApp and head back to my casa. My eyes are heavy because I didn't sleep the night before my flight due to all the anticipation. So I give the girl directions to come see me. She says she is on her way and will be there in 10 minutes. It's 9:00 pm and decide to blink my eye shut for one second. I reopen my eyes and it's 4:00 am and I have a million missed calls and texts. Girl showed up true to her word and was downstairs waiting for me while I was tko. Tells me I made her walk all this way for nothing. I tell her walking is healthy for the body and I'll make it up to her later. In the meantime my second favorite hav dick eater has been non stop asking to come see me. Her skin is black as coal and beautiful as ever. Not a scratch on her and young beatific face. She says she does judo, which explains her toned, athletic body. I tell her she wants to see me she better get here before 8 because I'm going out to breakfast. This girl is downstairs in 5 minutes as if she was waiting for me all night. Or working the strip. She tells me her mom is here with her and I'm not going through that again. So I tell her that mom can stay downstairs and wait. I bring her to the room and my rested and relaxed body has no problems performing. I pop inside her easily, give her a bag and send her back to the streets telling her I have plans to go to breakfast. She asks if her and her mom can come with me and I tell her that I prefer to dine alone. I'm sure there are guys one here that would wine and dine the shit out these girls, but not I said the fly- wrong gringo (I don't particularly like listening to how hard Cuba life for the thousandth time, or making small talk). I head to el Cafe for breakfast and their sourdough bread was pretty good and their bacon was crispy (shoutout to the member that recommended them). They are open early at 8 am and I will repeat here for breakfast. After breakfast I enjoy my third favorite hobby in HAV after fucking and eating. Walking the Calle. I pick up some fresh local mangos and I walk passed la maravilla and see that the have rabo del toro special today (oxtail) and I decide to come back here later after my walk. There were too many flies around so I order it to go and take it back to my air conditioned casa. The food is actually pretty good in Havana once you figure out how to find the good spots. Ince you find a good spot then I recommend sticking to the lamb, pork, or fish. The chicken is so so here. The servers try getting me to buy the expensive imported steak because I'm a tourist. But I didn't leave home to pay for the same shit I could eat at home. I'm here for the exotic pussy and the exotic food. After lunch I tell the white girl that I flaked on last night to come through. She shows up 10 minutes later eager and willing. However, now that I can clearly see her I realize she doesn't look white at all. More Hispanic than white. The blow job was decent but the sex was kinda weak. Felt like I was having pity sex just for blowing her off the night before and she wasn't scratching my blanquita itch. But I give her a bag anyway and send her on her way never to repeat again. I tell myself tonight I am finding something new to throw my old roster out the window. It's 6 pm and I decide on heading back to ivan chef gusto for dinner to try their whole roasted pig head before hitting the circuit. Walked 14 minutes just to find that the restaurant was closed on a Saturday evening. Last time I was there I had the lamb stew and it was delicious, but I was the only customer. I wondered how these restaurants off the beaten path stay open in this competitive tourist market. I head to Sibarita for my backup plan. This time around I'm finding it hard to pick something on the menu because I've done tried everything twice. All the deserts and appetizers. I ask the chef if they do a special or have anything off menu, he says no but he's a new chef and is looking to add stuff. I find the lack of anything new or exotic underwhelming and I tell myself I probably won't come back. Much more underrated restaurants in Havana to explore. I hit the circuit after my disappointing meal and I take a seat in the park. Some old timer with pretty good English sits next to me and talks my ear off. I don't like talking much and I'm always guarded when the men in Havana try to talk to me. Their motives are almost always financial or they're undercover. Guy seemed cool enough and was telling me how the building behind us. Right on San Rafael- collapsed killing 2 diners in the restaurant below (Which explained why all the furniture was sitting in the park). I was already aware of the issues with buildings falling down due to lack of maintenance (cycles or rain and sun lead to dryrot) but this was a sobering reminder that this could happen to anyone of us during our travels. I find this spinner cutie with the best looking face that I've seen so far. I grab her number along with another girl who easily knock my top 2 off my roster. I have a hard time deciding which one to hit tonight so I text pictures to my homey back home and let him cast and impartial selection. My girl shows up to my casa and she brings her friend who happens to be a midget. I thought Christmas came early this year because I been looking for a midget. Unfortunately this one wasn't doing it for me in the face or body department. So I tell her to wait in the kitchen while in deal with the my target girl. They finish the rest of my cervesas and I take my girl to shower and to bed. She has the prettiest pussy I have ever seen. She tells me she's never don't this before. When I taste and feel her tight pussy I start to believe her. That is until she climbs on top of me and rides and sucks me like she knows wtf she's doing. This girl is so beautiful I would have no problem getting hard even if I was dead. She is my new number 1 roster. Give her my last bag and I call it a night. I realize I cannot top this last girl and with my leche tank depleted I am satisfied with this trip. I still have like 20 mil pesos left even after all the money I spent. I start giving out 500 pesos notes to some like 15 hungry kids to go buy themselves a meal. I do it fast and stealthy so as to not make too much of a scene and then I quickly skidaddle around the block before I create a scene.
Take away- watch out for the girls that bring their "parent" to meet you. It's just another version of the game to figure out how to separate the gringo from his dinero. Even know my WhatsApp is blowing up with requests for money / food / iphone 12 pro max. I'm convinced there's a stupid gringo out there with more money than sense making us all look like easy simps.
There are underrated dining spots. Be adventurous and walk around off the beaten path. Yelp is no-go, but you can use google maps for good locations.
Be careful walking into some of these buildings and never stay longer than you need to. Use your best judgment and observation.
When giving away stuff in public in Cuba you have to be quick and inconspicuous. Because crowds form quick when there is free stuff and people get mad when you don't have enough for everyone. Sometimes even with good intentions you can cause more harm than good and worse put yourself in an unsafe situation.
Jiniterinator
08-18-25, 21:14
Totally right bro. Like who the fuck in their right mind sees pork sitting out all day swarmed with flies. No sink or sanitation station for the cooks to wash their hands and think hmmm that's a safe food option? Darwin coming for your ass with a gang of tape worms. But hey maybe you can roll the dice and nothing happens. 50/50 lmao. Plenty of restaurants to pick from instead of eating off the literal street. Pan lechon is food for busy hungry poor Cubans. It's Not a tourist attraction.I see you like the croquetas, and I can understand why, they are tasty. But the one time I got the runs in Havana was from them at Manzana Kampenski's rooftop bar (fortunately only lasted a day). Supposedly friend foods are a risk because they don't take internal temps and just kind of eyeball it. So make sure when you bite into them they are hot AF in the center! Perhaps some of you have seen the recent "viral" (no pun intended) story of the woman who had such bad diarrhea on a flight they had to cancel it. Don't want to be that guy!
A friend of mine who is half Cuban (mom is from Cuba) and who has been going forever went last year and had the runs for like a full week, even on the plane and at his home in the US. No thanks! At least with drippy dick that's an easy Z-pack or Doxy course. But food poisoning? Worst days of my life.
Interesting about the mom thing. I've had chicas want to bring friends, but never the whole fam! How weird.
And yeah I give away stuff to kids, but yes, you have to be discreet or every kid in Havana will materialize. Last trip I brought a bag of smarties and gave them away to kids. I also found some of those 55 peso smart pops that they sell in Havana. Good gifts.
Final thought, about your raw dawgin'. Are you giving them plan be? Amazon sells them for about 6 bucks a pop (again no pun intended). I always bring at least one for each day. Last thing I need is un hijo cubano!
Glad I could help you out. I hope your trip is a fruitful one. Cheers.
KingSanto.
Big thanks to King Santo, that site worked a gem, got my e-visa for only $25 something, converted from 22 euros and he's right, the link from their page to dviajeros carries over the e-visa number and you just fill in the rest of the details!
Big savings from the "preferred" site of American Airlines, which was $100 in person at MIA, and / or $85 via their website. $60 dollars saved, which will go to one of my favorite jineteras and / or a new one, when I get there this Thursday!
Super looking forward to this long weekend, Thursday through next Monday. If anyone's around, hit me up and I'll buy you a Cristal or 5!
Nomars777.
Now that's a wild story. I know it's hard to believe but seriously don't worry about it. If they wanted any smoked, I can assure you that they would've given it to you right there on the spot.
KingSanto.
Hey guys, I need a little help if anyone has any insight. I am an 8 year veteran of Sosua but with all that's going on right now I decided to give Cuba a try.
Has anyone ever experienced anything like this?
Was their beef with her and they were just warning me or was it an issue that we were together in the park for so long? I feel like I'm definitely marked now and I am pretty nervous.
Fellow mongers please advise.
Does it work? Yes. Should you bring it? No. Networking equipment isn't allowed into Cuba. Now if this was a small travel router or something like that, I'd give the green light as they'd be unlikely to find it; but Cuban customs has been DIALED IN lately when it comes to Starlink. They really, really don't want it in their country and regularly post on the news whenever they find one.
You'd be surprised the lengths that Cubans go to in order to get Starlink equipment in. I've seen them put it in televisions and that didn't stop customs from ripping the television apart to find it.
KingSanto.
Does Starlink mini / mobile internet work in Cuba, specially Havana? Has anyone tried, is it legal?
Curios minds want to know.
The Tall Man.
So I touched down, trip to Havana was smooth. I'll give you the quick rundown of my preparation:
- $200 on my LaNave Account.
- $20 on the SIM Card for my Cuban Router (I bought one a few trips back so that I don't use My data when I'm home. That $20 gives me 10 GB and it stays valid for 3 months).
- 360 Pesos on my permanant SIM card line (the max).
- $25 for my E-Visa through Novela Cuba.
Get to the airport and get a taxi to my Vedado AirBnB for $25. Set my bags down and 5 minutes later the money exchange guy pills up (Tacoma101 found him in the telegram group and confirmed he was good so I hit him up the night before my trip so that he was prepared). Exchanged 500 at 398 (which was the rate at the time).
Immediately head to Imperial Barbershop for a quick haircut from my guy Daniel (2000 pesos). Get back to the AirBnB and I'm ready. Call over a girl from Badoo who came all the way from Santiago (12+ hours) to see me. She drops her location, I send the LaNave and she's at my place in 10 minutes. Amazing performance. We go to Gusto Italiano to eat some lunch because frankly I'm starving at this point. A little expensive by Cuban standards but good (I have it rated at 3. 5 on my list). I recommend it. We head back to the AirBnB and I hit again. Sex was just as good as the first time. Definitely on the roster. 10K pesos and send her home in the LaNave.
I'm still feeling frisky and I'm sure you know the drill by now. One more Badoo girl for the nightcap. She drops her location, I send the LaNave. 10 K pesos out the door. Meh performance but it was her first time and once we got started she got into it.
But wait, there's more! Running on fumes now but I hit up one more Badoo girl that I passed on for my last trip. I was going to head to sleep but the meh performance from the last girl had me gearing up for one more horahh. She drops the location, I send the LaNave and she's there in 15 minutes. Awesome performance to end the night, 10 K pesos.
Head to sleep (don't worry, I wasn't shitface drunk this time) and when I wake up around 9, I hit up the Santiago girl. ANOTHER steller performance to start my day. I give her 15 K pesos this time because she came so far just to see me and put on 3 incredible performances.
First day and half was incredibly successful. I needed a second to recharge because even I was stunned. More soon.
King Santo.
So I touched down, trip to Havana was smooth. I'll give you the quick rundown of my preparation:
King Santo.Hey King Santo.
You still the man, jjjj.
BTW, wanted to ask you about the 2nd point you make in your post:
"$20 on the SIM Card for my Cuban Router (I bought one a few trips back so that I don't use My data when I'm home. That $20 gives me 10 GB and it stays valid for 3 months).
Can you expand a bit on the above, not sure how does the router thing works. You bought it in Cuba or brought it from abroad? Guess you're staying at a place that has Wi-Fi, right?
Didn't know a router needed a sim card, please explain.
Keep enjoying your trip.
Mondo.
I see you like the croquetas, and I can understand why, they are tasty. But the one time I got the runs in Havana was from them at Manzana Kampenski's rooftop bar (fortunately only lasted a day). Supposedly friend foods are a risk because they don't take internal temps and just kind of eyeball it. So make sure when you bite into them they are hot AF in the center! Perhaps some of you have seen the recent "viral" (no pun intended) story of the woman who had such bad diarrhea on a flight they had to cancel it. Don't want to be that guy!
A friend of mine who is half Cuban (mom is from Cuba) and who has been going forever went last year and had the runs for like a full week, even on the plane and at his home in the US. No thanks! At least with drippy dick that's an easy Z-pack or Doxy course. But food poisoning? Worst days of my life.
Interesting about the mom thing. I've had chicas want to bring friends, but never the whole fam! How weird.
And yeah I give away stuff to kids, but yes, you have to be discreet or every kid in Havana will materialize. Last trip I brought a bag of smarties and gave them away to kids. I also found some of those 55 peso smart pops that they sell in Havana. Good gifts.
Final thought, about your raw dawgin'. Are you giving them plan be? Amazon sells them for about 6 bucks a pop (again no pun intended). I always bring at least one for each day. Last thing I need is un hijo cubano!Raw dawgin all day long, brother. I come all this way for the full immersion experience! But also best decision I ever made was getting a vasectomy after my second kid was born. Told myself I would never be one of those old men having to raise a kid from a slip up with a smoking hot young Latina telling me Leche papi. I know myself and I love pussy too much to think that won't ever happen to me. These girls in HAV are literally winning the lottery by getting pregnant by a gringo. If you think about the alternative for them getting pregnant by a local guy doesn't bode well for their future prospects.
Sticking to the hot food is definitely a great tip for HAV and international travel in general. I found a tiny bug in my salad once and said never again to salads.
Hey Mondo,
Sure, so this is a "cellular" router; meaning it has the same functions as a normal router, but it gets it's internet from a cellular connection (hence the SIM card), not ethernet like we're used to back home.
My reception inside most AirBnB's is terrible so I set the router by a window (it comes with an antenna) and bam. Internet in the house. I took it a step further and brought a small GLi Slate travel router with me a few trips back and put my VPN on it. Connected that to the Cuban router with and ethernet cable and I connect to the Slate now for WiFi, not the Cuban router.
The Slate WiFi (on 2.4 GHz, 5GHz doesn't work well in Cuba because the walls are so thick so I turned that band off) has immensely longer range and will cover the entirety of most AirBnB's and it has the VPN on it so if I'm connected to the WiFi, I'm connected to VPN. This was a necessity for me because I travel with a Roku stick and I can't put a VPN on that like I can with my phone. So now I can watch Netflix, HBO and everything else on it when I'm in the crib just like I do when I'm in the States.
I got it from SuenaCuba and picked it up in Cuba, similar to process for a SIM card. If you go on their site and click on the "ETECSA Modem" tab, you'll see it. It uses a special type of SIM so that every time you add data, it's valid for 3 months. The SIM itself is similar to a permanant line and stays active for a year after every recharge.
Now I'll admit, $100 was quite the investment for this thing, but the router itself is good quality and it automatically comes with 100 GB of data valid for 3 months. So for me, it was a great deal. Plus now I have reception at all times which I think is invaluable.
KingSanto.
Hey King Santo.
You still the man, jjjj.
BTW, wanted to ask you about the 2nd point you make in your post:
Can you expand a bit on the above, not sure how does the router thing works. You bought it in Cuba or brought it from abroad? Guess you're staying at a place that has Wi-Fi, right?
Didn't know a router needed a sim card, please explain.
Mondo.
I like croquetas. I usually opt for ceviche for my appetizer but if they don't have it then I'll go croquetas. I'm pretty picky about where I eat and judge each restaurant by an extensive rating system for my notes so thankfully, I've never gotten the runs or anything like that in Cuba (knock on wood).
Much like you, I don't eat street food in Cuba (unless it's churros of course LOL). Just not worth the risk.
As for Plan B, you know I'm KingSanto so I still have about 30-40 Evitals (Dominican Plan B) from my DR days. I pass them out like Oprah.
You get an Evital! You get an Evital! You all get Evitals!
KingSanto.
I see you like the croquetas, and I can understand why, they are tasty. But the one time I got the runs in Havana was from them at Manzana Kampenski's rooftop bar (fortunately only lasted a day). Supposedly friend foods are a risk because they don't take internal temps and just kind of eyeball it.
Final thought, about your raw dawgin'. Are you giving them plan be? Amazon sells them for about 6 bucks a pop (again no pun intended). I always bring at least one for each day. Last thing I need is un hijo cubano!
So after I sent the Santiago girl home earlier in the morning, I hit up my slim brown thang and brought her over in a LaNave. Per usual, I received a king's welcome. I'm sure I don't have to go into details about what that means!
After that, LaNave to PazilloFresh for groceries. Best place for common/basic groceries in Vedado in my opinion. Cristals, RedBulls, Water, Pepsi, Snacks, etc.
Then we headed to La Maravilla for lunch. Of course they were out of bacon (damnit) so I got the ham sandwich instead of the bacon one. Surprisingly that was a winner! Man even when they disappoint, La Maravilla never disappoints!! (rated at 4.7 in my notes).
After that I headed over to Cohiba Atmosphere and picked up 8 or 9 singles to add to my collection. On my way out I stopped by the Churro Cart that's always across the street from Hotel Manzana (where Cohiba Atmosphere is located) and got some churros.
Back to the crib for another bible study session with slim brown thang (she's never put up a disappointing performance - ever). Shower, chill and rest up for a bit.
8:30 PM we have a reservation for La Guarida and man - let me tell you - this is a nice restaurant. Great covered rooftop with soft music and an amazing view of Havana (albeit you need to walk up 5-6 flights of stairs to get there). Smoked a Montecristo Petit Corona and vibed. Food was delicious and service was top notch. I highly recommend it (though it was crazy expensive by Cuban standards - $90 - I'd say it was relatively worth it just for the experience. Everyone who likes legitimately good food and vibes should do it at least once. Plus it'll be much cheaper for one person if you prefer to eat alone). I have it rated at 4.6 in my notes.
Was going to hit Pazillo Bar (it's Thursday so you know that's the move) but the heavy meal and long day did me in. Headed home with slim brown thang and knocked out.
Chill day and I got my rocks off; I can't complain. I haven't gotten shitfaced in true KingSanto fashion yet but hey - it's only Thursday. Let's see what the weekend has in store.
KingSanto.
So after I sent the Santiago girl home earlier in the morning, I hit up my slim brown thang and brought her over in a LaNave. Per usual, I received a king's welcome. I'm sure I don't have to go into details about what that means!
After that, LaNave to PazilloFresh for groceries. Best place for common/basic groceries in Vedado in my opinion. Cristals, RedBulls, Water, Pepsi, Snacks, etc.
Then we headed to La Maravilla for lunch. Of course they were out of bacon (damnit) so I got the ham sandwich instead of the bacon one. Surprisingly that was a winner! Man even when they disappoint, La Maravilla never disappoints!! (rated at 4.7 in my notes).
After that I headed over to Cohiba Atmosphere and picked up 8 or 9 singles to add to my collection. On my way out I stopped by the Churro Cart that's always across the street from Hotel Manzana (where Cohiba Atmosphere is located) and got some churros.
Back to the crib for another bible study session with slim brown thang (she's never put up a disappointing performance - ever). Shower, chill and rest up for a bit.
8:30 PM we have a reservation for La Guarida and man - let me tell you - this is a nice restaurant. Great covered rooftop with soft music and an amazing view of Havana (albeit you need to walk up 5-6 flights of stairs to get there). Smoked a Montecristo Petit Corona and vibed. Food was delicious and service was top notch. I highly recommend it (though it was crazy expensive by Cuban standards - $90 - I'd say it was relatively worth it just for the experience. Everyone who likes legitimately good food and vibes should do it at least once. Plus it'll be much cheaper for one person if you prefer to eat alone). I have it rated at 4.6 in my notes.
Was going to hit Pazillo Bar (it's Thursday so you know that's the move) but the heavy meal and long day did me in. Headed home with slim brown thang and knocked out.
Chill day and I got my rocks off; I can't complain. I haven't gotten shitfaced in true KingSanto fashion yet but hey - it's only Thursday. Let's see what the weekend has in store.
KingSanto.King santo.
On googlemaps and maps. Me the only pazillo fresh that shows up is in playa, avenida tercera.
I always stay in vedado, if there's another one in vedado, I'd be interested.
On Google Maps, it's named "paZillo Fresh - Tienda" (Yes, with that crazy capitalization). If that still doesn't bring it up, it's located at the intersection of Calle 3 and Calle 4.
King santo.
On googlemaps and maps. Me the only pazillo fresh that shows up is in playa, avenida tercera.
I always stay in vedado, if there's another one in vedado, I'd be interested.
Sen Palpatine
08-20-25, 23:30
I'm intrigued by reading some recent posts. My preference is to meet Black women and have been looking at either DR or Cuba for a late fall trip.
I have a couple questions: firstly, considering recent intel about infrastructure, how confident can I be that I'll have air conditioning and other comforts if I stay in an Airbnb in Havana? I'm not trying to sweat my ass off when its night time.
Second, are there some thick Black women available? At least I'm looking for curvy ladies even if trending to the skinnier side.
Finally, reading here that women are good with giving great blowjobs. Are women generally good with bbbjs and swallowing loads? I would prefer that sort of GFE if I go to Havana.
So after I sent the Santiago girl home earlier in the morning, I hit up my slim brown thang and brought her over in a LaNave. Per usual, I received a king's welcome. I'm sure I don't have to go into details about what that means!
After that, LaNave to PazilloFresh for groceries. Best place for common/basic groceries in Vedado in my opinion. Cristals, RedBulls, Water, Pepsi, Snacks, etc.
Then we headed to La Maravilla for lunch. Of course they were out of bacon (damnit) so I got the ham sandwich instead of the bacon one. Surprisingly that was a winner! Man even when they disappoint, La Maravilla never disappoints!! (rated at 4.7 in my notes)..
So, a tale of caution, of being too comfortable in a place after too many great visits.
Last week, arrived in Havana Thursday noon and, por pura suerte, I arrived in immigration area with a handful of other folks. 1st in line at the QR scanning ladies, 1 person in front of me at the immigration line. Literally the luckiest I've ever been in terms of that.
Driver was the manager of the Airbnb I stayed at in July and he picked me up to take me to the same place, but told me that because of a water main break right in front of the house, they had to move me down by Lamparilla and San Ignacio. I actually REALLY liked that apartment. Quiet area, doesn't smell like piss outside the door like nearly every other place you go, it was great. Stayed there 2 nights, had it reserved for 3 before I moved over to O'Reilly about 2 blocks off Parque Central. Nice apartment there inside, but GODDAMN the piss smell outside the front door was horrible.
Anyway Thursday great, Friday great, repeats plus a couple of new ones, with one of my favorites walking over from her house to spend the night with me at 2 AM, just fantastic. Starting Saturday met my bartender friend German from La Maravilla and we had coffee at Cafe O'Reilly, then went for beers at Bar Bilbao, then went for more beers somewhere else, his acquaintance of his came by who he had shown my picture to and she wanted to see me. Pounded her at my apartment, then a couple of hours later went to meet a realtor lady I'd met on Badoo. An actual non-working girl from everything I can tell, has a real job, just sold a house and collected $2 k USD as a commission. Big money there. Had about the best sex I've had in several years over 2 years with her, truly incredible GFE +++ experience. Body of a 20 year old on a 35 year old, outstanding.
About 2 hours later, had one of my favorites from last trip come by and pounded her too. Up to 3 on the day, felt pretty damn good. We left to share a bicitaxi up to the far side of Parque Central where she took a car to her house and this was the first ominous sign. Giant downpour out of norwhere just as we went to leave. Waited, took the bici, it was wet out, kissed her goodbye and she said, "Oye, just remember this is carnival week here and people get FUCKING crazy. Lots of fights, lots of stabbings, robberies, etc. Just BE CAREFUL and let me know when you get home so I don't worry. " Well, it was wet and I didn't want my sneakers getting soaked, so I headed to Bar Pedros on San Rafael where the outside area was closed down, but they let me go inside as I was one person. A family there with their daughter dancing with the dad or big brother, a few small groups, 2 obvious working girls with older Spanish tourists, and a few couples. Nice vibe, had a chelada, then decided to head to 212 because I'd had one of the WILDEST nights of my life there in last month early July for my birthday weekend. Planned to take it easy.
Started with a chelada, bought the security guy a Red Bull knockoff, then bought myself another chelada, then another, and him another energy drink. I'm jammed back up against the bar, with the table at the left of the bar to my right. Nobody could get too close, so I was WhatsApping with a friend of mine from home, giving him the rundown of how it was. All good. Had another 2 cheladas and this group of 3 chicas, 2 sisters and their cousin, who had been eyefucking me all night, we started dancing. The cousin is a short little thing built like a brick shithouse. Big DS on a seriously 5 foot flat girl. Curvy figure with a nice ass in Levi's jeans shorts. She's tongue kissing me, I'm stroking her tits through her shirt, life is great.
At this point, I realized I haven't pissed yet and she says, "the line at the bathroom looks low, let's go, but take your beer so no one fucks with it". I thought that was odd, but whatever. Jesus, so many people we get knocked around like crazy on the way to the bathroom. I get to the stall, reach into my pock and iPhone 15 Pro. You guessed it, GONE!
Yeah, gonzo. Did she take it? Did she set me up with the ruse of carrying the beer with me to the bathroom? Was it her cousins who lifted it? Did it get lifted by anyone in the jam packed crowd in 212 at that time, no idea? Anyway, I was fucking pissed, yelled at her for being an estafadora (scammer), yelled at the security guy, yelled the the sisters, just was pissed. Not that you could've heard shit over the loud music. Then I realized I might be able to see the phone on my watch. Yeah, it was last seen at the corner of the Hotel Parque Central, right by the corner with Prado. Seriously whoever took it RAN.
Anyway, at that point, a series of unfortunate decision and events had taken their course, but all came down to 1 thing. My comfort level. I'd had 5 consecutive smashing great trips to Havana where NOTHING happened. Walked around at 4 AM bottom of Prado, zip, near San Rafael where it always feels a little unsafe, nothing, deep in the bowels of Havana Vieja at 3 AM, zero. My super high comfort level was my downfall. What the fuck did I need my phone for in 212 anyway? Who was I going to message that couldn't wait till 9 AM or whatever when I woke up? No one. Major fuck up on my part. I didn't need it, but my overconfidence and desire to get 212 combined with my not wanting to walk 4-6 blocks on wet pavement and get my shoes soaked led me to make bad decisions.
That said, Havana did "feel" more unsettled this time around. I had noticed that the situation had worsened, lots of people in July and August digging through the trash piles and eating what they could find. That I had never seen before. The panhandlers much more aggressive the last 2 months, just not taking no for an answer. Lots of folks in extreme situations, like the guy crying on the corner from hunger, turning down a 100 peso note because he wanted bread from the bakery at the corner, which German got for him.
In the end a combination of comfort in Havana and over cockiness that nothing could possibly ever happen to me, along with a very high level of people in extreme desperation was always going to be a recipe for disaster. As all the Cubans told me, never trust ANYONE, period. Always "andar en la calle con alguien tu conoces why con precaucion".
But the truth is, I believe still most people are good most of the time, even the poor, hungry, desperate. That you can't just look at everyone and think they all want to take advantage of you or harm you. I want to believe that and I will continue to believe that.
However, I will buy an over the shoulder sling bag, much as a fucking hate those things and I will NOT go out again drinking and take the phone. I don't need it. I can give my WhatsApp numbers to chicas and they can call me the next day. I'm not going to fuck them at 4 AM in an alley anyway. Or am I. Hmmmm. Story for another time.
Bottom line, don't let overconfidence get the better of you. Keep your shit locked up in a bag or better yet, just don't take it with you. Carry only the cash you spend on blowing, don't get drunk alone and all will be well.
P.S.: Go to La Maravilla and buy as much drinks and food from German the tall black bartender as you can. Tip that guy BIG. That kid is a fucking hero in my book. After my shitty Saturday night and my personal philosophical conundrum of letting my confidence in humanity get the better of me and being downbeat while walking the better part of 5 miles up and down Prado and nearby areas, he said, "We're going to have a great Sunday night, nothing you can do about it. Called 2 of his girlfriends, they took me to Casa de La Musica, he BOUGHT ME BEERS and 2 plates of picados (stellar), and we danced like crazy for the better part of 3 hours, then went to V&S and went for 2 more till they closed down with the crowd singing their lungs out to "No Creo" by Bebeshito, better known by its hook, "Tu no vas, tu no vas", great song. Took a bici home, rocking out to regaetton the whole way, had more beers at the house and then called it a night. Kid is a fucking rockstar in my book. Made my whole downbeat day after the shitty day about as great as I could've asked for.
Plus, King Santo is spot on, food is better at La Maravilla is great. In my book it's better than El Cafe, but El Cafe has more renown. Croquetas of seafood are spectacular and the breakfast of fried eggs with bacon and toast is just stupidly good. Go to La Maravilla, get drinks from German at the bar, he can whip up all kinds of good shit, great mojitos, special sangria spin offs, whatever you want, he can make it. And great pina coladas too.
The Tall Man
08-21-25, 04:55
Does it work? Yes. Should you bring it? No. Networking equipment isn't allowed into Cuba. Now if this was a small travel router or something like that, I'd give the green light as they'd be unlikely to find it; but Cuban customs has been DIALED IN lately when it comes to Starlink. They really, really don't want it in their country and regularly post on the news whenever they find one.
You'd be surprised the lengths that Cubans go to in order to get Starlink equipment in. I've seen them put it in televisions and that didn't stop customs from ripping the television apart to find it.
KingSanto.Thanks for the info, that sucks as it would be perfect, thanks for your feedback.
TTM.
The Tall Man
08-21-25, 05:22
Get to the airport and get a taxi to my Vedado AirBnB for $25. Set my bags down and 5 minutes later the money exchange guy pills up (Tacoma101 found him in the telegram group and confirmed he was good so I hit him up the night before my trip so that he was prepared). Exchanged 500 at 398 (which was the rate at the time).
I'm still feeling frisky and I'm sure you know the drill by now. One more Badoo girl for the nightcap. She drops her location, I send the LaNave. 10 K pesos out the door.
King Santo.You are the King Santo, love your reports, a big help.
I'm planning October for 10 days, questions from your report:
1. Do you find all your girls on Badoo? Just your thing or you ever pick up at either the malecon or San Rafael?
2. My one and only 2 week stay to Cuba was literally 10 years ago this week, I stayed in a private casa in Vedado, I recall near Calle L and Calle 21, worked out good BUT thinking about finding an Airbnb in center perhaps even on San Rafael, plus or minuses?
3. And in Vedado are you experiencing any blackouts? Any more or less chance of blackouts at an Airbnb near / on San Rafael?
4. And we don't want to upset the apple cart so I see that you give your girls 10 k or about $25. USD, any advantage or disadvantage by paying in either pesos or dollars?
Thanks again and BTW I have 15 years in Colombia, everywhere and so if you need any help hit me up.
The Tall Man.
On Google Maps, it's named "paZillo Fresh - Tienda" (Yes, with that crazy capitalization). If that still doesn't bring it up, it's located at the intersection of Calle 3 and Calle 4.That's the one I found on the map.
The area is playa / miramar, not vedado.
Too far from where I always stay, near the hotel havana libre.
I've been there a total of 10 nights the last 2 months and I had a single Thursday afternoon from about 4 PM - 11 PM without power in the area around Parque Cristo in Habana vieja.
So, only my experience, but about a 1/10 chance of losing power. Every other day, I would come back, click on the A / see and have zero problems. The rumor is that the zone with the least problems is the one nearest to plaza vieja, plaza catedral, down by the Embassy of Spain, up Prado and near the bigger, nicer hotels. True, I don't know, but that's the rumor. I've stayed in places all over Habana Vieja and have only lost power that one time during my trips. That said, get yourself a decent, powerful, rechargeable personal fan from Amazon for $15 or $20 and have that as a backup for sleeping if the power goes out overnight. If you end up not using it, any of your chicas will love it as a gift.
There are lots of thick black women around. There's the entire range of black / mulatta women, from thin to thick and I even saw this past Sunday night what I could call an outright fat / obese black woman on San Rafael. So yes, if you like black in general, or just chocolate, you're all good. So many pretty black girls there and plenty of curvy ones, even if they're thinner. In fact, I would say this is the top "body type" available in Havana.
What took me to Cuba were the reports of pretty black girls, what brought me back and back 5 more times in the last year was the fact that not only are they pretty, they are the most passionate I've been with. Of all the chicas I've been with, easy 70% have been straight GFE out of the gate. Lots of tongue kissing, lots of kissing in general, fantastic blowjobs, just super into sex and show it. This past trip I had a young mulatta who just had the absolute best sex moan ever, with groans and moans that were some of the most authentic I could remember, made leche time super fun.
So yes, Havana has what you're looking for. Go, enjoy, report back.
I'm intrigued by reading some recent posts. My preference is to meet Black women and have been looking at either DR or Cuba for a late fall trip.
I have a couple questions: firstly, considering recent intel about infrastructure, how confident can I be that I'll have air conditioning and other comforts if I stay in an Airbnb in Havana? I'm not trying to sweat my ass off when its night time.
Second, are there some thick Black women available? At least I'm looking for curvy ladies even if trending to the skinnier side.
Finally, reading here that women are good with giving great blowjobs. Are women generally good with bbbjs and swallowing loads? I would prefer that sort of GFE if I go to Havana.
MaddTraveler
08-21-25, 13:22
At this point, I realized I haven't pissed yet and she says, "the line at the bathroom looks low, let's go, but take your beer so no one fucks with it". I thought that was odd, but whatever. Jesus, so many people we get knocked around like crazy on the way to the bathroom. I get to the stall, reach into my pock and iPhone 15 Pro. You guessed it, GONE!
Yeah, gonzo. Did she take it? Did she set me up with the ruse of carrying the beer with me to the bathroom? Was it her cousins who lifted it? Did it get lifted by anyone in the jam packed crowd in 212 at that time, no idea? Anyway, I was fucking pissed, yelled at her for being an estafadora (scammer), yelled at the security guy, yelled the the sisters, just was pissed. Not that you could've heard shit over the loud music. Then I realized I might be able to see the phone on my watch. Yeah, it was last seen at the corner of the Hotel Parque Central, right by the corner with Prado. Seriously whoever took it RAN.
Anyway, at that point, a series of unfortunate decision and events had taken their course, but all came down to 1 thing. My comfort level. I'd had 5 consecutive smashing great trips to Havana where NOTHING happened. Walked around at 4 AM bottom of Prado, zip, near San Rafael where it always feels a little unsafe, nothing, deep in the bowels of Havana Vieja at 3 AM, zero. My super high comfort level was my downfall. What the fuck did I need my phone for in 212 anyway? Who was I going to message that couldn't wait till 9 AM or whatever when I woke up? No one. Major fuck up on my part. I didn't need it, but my overconfidence and desire to get 212 combined with my not wanting to walk 4-6 blocks on wet pavement and get my shoes soaked led me to make bad decisions.Sorry about your phone bud.
Reading some reports lately since planning a trip to Havana soon, been over a decade although I'm pretty close in South FL. I carry a second "travel" phone on my trips and it's the best decision I ever made. Keep your main Phone in a safe, locked luggage, in your hotel or apt and never go in the street with it. Buy a decent unlocked phone before you travel, and get local sim cards in each country you arrive, and throw away the sim when you leave. Since your whatsapp is on your main phone, you can transfer the whatsapp to the travel phone, and transfer back when you leave. Or get a second whatsapp with your travel prepaid phone. No way I'm going to walk around with an Iphone 15 or latest Galaxy that just costs me 1 k 1.5 k USD. That's a year rent and food in Cuba.
Anyway I enjoyed your report, in 10 years lots have changed so I'm looking forward to get there in few weeks.
Jiniterinator
08-21-25, 18:21
At this point, I realized I haven't pissed yet and she says, "the line at the bathroom looks low, let's go, but take your beer so no one fucks with it". I thought that was odd, but whatever. Jesus, so many people we get knocked around like crazy on the way to the bathroom. I get to the stall, reach into my pock and iPhone 15 Pro. You guessed it, GONE!
Yeah, gonzo. Did she take it? Did she set me up with the ruse of carrying the beer with me to the bathroom? Was it her cousins who lifted it? Did it get lifted by anyone in the jam packed crowd in 212 at that time, no idea? Anyway, I was fucking pissed, yelled at her for being an estafadora (scammer), yelled at the security guy, yelled the the sisters, just was pissed. Not that you could've heard shit over the loud music. Then I realized I might be able to see the phone on my watch. Yeah, it was last seen at the corner of the Hotel Parque Central, right by the corner with Prado. Seriously whoever took it RAN.
Anyway, at that point, a series of unfortunate decision and events had taken their course, but all came down to 1 thing. My comfort level..Ugh, that sucks my brother. After seeing the purse snatching in June, I always keep my phone in my front pocket (instead of my rear), so much harder to steal there. I know, cheap travel phone is a thing, but since I scored Japanese version of iPhone 16 specifically for its removable SIM so I could use it in Cuba, I have to use it. Slide two buttons in settings and I go from T-mobile to Cubacel.
But this should be a cautionary tale for all Cuba travelers. Yes, there are desperate people. And yes, they are generally good people (especially when you hear about the shit happening in Colombia). Just practice good situational awareness, and as Nomars says, don't get too drunk (unless you have a trusted Cubana friend like King Santo has watching your back).
So after I sent the Santiago girl home earlier in the morning, I hit up my slim brown thang and brought her over in a LaNave. Per usual, I received a king's welcome. I'm sure I don't have to go into details about what that means!
After that, LaNave to PazilloFresh for groceries. Best place for common/basic groceries in Vedado in my opinion. Cristals, RedBulls, Water, Pepsi, Snacks, etc.
Then we headed to La Maravilla for lunch. Of course they were out of bacon (damnit) so I got the ham sandwich instead of the bacon one. Surprisingly that was a winner! Man even when they disappoint, La Maravilla never disappoints!! (rated at 4.7 in my notes).
After that I headed over to Cohiba Atmosphere and picked up 8 or 9 singles to add to my collection. On my way out I stopped by the Churro Cart that's always across the street from Hotel Manzana (where Cohiba Atmosphere is located) and got some churros.
Back to the crib for another bible study session with slim brown thang (she's never put up a disappointing performance - ever). Shower, chill and rest up for a bit..Might I just add a spoiler to King Santo's blog: meeting up with him and Tacoma were real highlights of my last trip. It's just different when you can meet fellow travelers and compare notes. Great guys, and extreme godlike monger levels. If you could reprogram terminators to hunt chicas on the streets, it would be these guys. I'll be back!
That's the one I found on the map.
The area is playa / miramar, not vedado.
Too far from where I always stay, near the hotel havana libre.Hey Griego,
Below is the link to this joint. Like King said it's in the Vedado area.
BTW, It's prolly around 1-1/2 miles from the Habana Libre, common man you can do it, or take La Nave over. Jjjj.
Mondo.
https://www.google.com/maps/place/paZillo+Fresh+-+Tienda/@23.1383151,-82.3998659,15.71z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x88cd77048454bbc7:0x873eb656e85edc04!8m2!3d23.1381925!4d-82.4034866!16s%2Fg%2F11kb17ymf1?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDgxOS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D
ps, Griego here's another option closer to the Libre. I stay about a block away from this joint, they have a good selection. Don't know if prices are the same or higher that Pazillo. The thing about this joint is that they also exchange USD to CUP here.
It usually works when you go later in the day. They take a cut from the street rate, about 5 to 10 CUP, ask them about their rate and also get large bills. Name of the place: Mercado Xalxa
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Mercado+Xalxa/@23.1432939,-82.3869381,19.71z/data=!4m14!1m7!3m6!1s0x88cd77048454bbc7:0x873eb656e85edc04!2spaZillo+Fresh+-+Tienda!8m2!3d23.1381925!4d-82.4034866!16s%2Fg%2F11kb17ymf1!3m5!1s0x88cd79007325a77b:0xfba1194e6582226b!8m2!3d23.1432746!4d-82.3867908!16s%2Fg%2F11wts3qd12?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDgxOS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D
Incrociatore
08-22-25, 02:15
So, a tale of caution, of being too comfortable in a place after too many great visits.I tell you a story. On my second and last trip to Cuba, I met two jineteras in a club and I brought them home. The apartment had a iron gate, which I locked behind me, so it was impossible to leave the apartment without using the keys to open. When I was having sex with one girl, the other started roaming around the room. I told her to stay put, that she was making me nervous, but she did not. At some point I saw her putting her hands in my luggage, and stealing. I told her: "I saw you stealing my money, drop the content of your bag on the bed now, or I am going to call the police, and you will both get arrested. You can't exit, the gate is locked, and I have the keys". So she did as I asked, and there was all my money. Then I told her to stay put when I was fucking her friend.
In Uganda instead I had dinner with a girl, and then she left me there, and I was horny. So I went for a walk, and I passed by a place where a prostitute touched my dick and asked 5 USD for a quick. I was horny and I made the mistake to get into this local brothel. I never go to brothels, and I usually fuck for free, but that time I made the mistake to accept the offer. Unfortunately I had some cash with me. We went into this small room with a bed, and I was struggling to find the money, I mean, to find the amount she wanted. In doing so, she realised I had money. When I paid her, she went out to get the change. It took her a while. She came back, she gave me the change, and then she asked me to take off my pants off, which I did not. I just had my pants open and my cock outside, when she proceeded with an awful blowjob. She was not even trying, and she was telling me to remove my jeans and fuck her. Suddenly, like in a horror movie, a man appears from under the bed, and another man and women open the door, and they all try to take my shit. So with one hand I was keeping my phone, meanwhile with the other I was trying to keep my money safe, and my pants on. In the end one woman was able to grab my money and run away. I was able to keep my phone. Then, they all disappeared, included the woman who was "managing" the place, who had a baby on her legs. I found the police 5 minutes later and together we raided the place, but no one was there. I lost.
FlagRunner77
08-22-25, 04:17
Hi all.
After a couple of aborted attempts in the last couple of years, I'm headed to Havana in November. I'm working my way through the last 18 months of posts (currently on page 30 and counting down). I'm keeping a note of useful information, places, bars etc, and I'll share this once I get up to date.
In the meantime, I have a question about the requirement for a Cuban sim. Most, if not all, people say that I need a Cuban sim with a Cuban number for La Nave. Some have mentioned that you need this for Whatsapp. I wonder if this is because most people have US numbers? For example, I have a Canadian number and I was able to download and setup La Nave, receiving the confirmation email to my Canadian number. Also, my Canadian plan gives me free texts and calls and data when in various countries, including Cuba.
Assuming that I can freely use my Canadian number, receive SMS and calls, and use data using my home provider, do I still need a Cuban sim for anything? If I can tick this off as one less thing to arrange, it would be a win.
Thanks.
Wild times, my friend, wild times!! It doesn't surprise me that they try stuff, but the horror movie scene in Uganda was especially crazy. I can't imagine how you felt in that situation!
I tell you a story. On my second and last trip to Cuba, I met two jineteras in a club and I brought them home. The apartment had a iron gate, which I locked behind me, so it was impossible to leave the apartment without using the keys to open. When I was having sex with one girl, the other started roaming around the room. I told her to stay put, that she was making me nervous, but she did not. At some point I saw her putting her hands in my luggage, and stealing. I told her: "I saw you stealing my money, drop the content of your bag on the bed now, or I am going to call the police, and you will both get arrested. You can't exit, the gate is locked, and I have the keys". So she did as I asked, and there was all my money. Then I told her to stay put when I was fucking her friend.
In Uganda instead I had dinner with a girl, and then she left me there, and I was horny. So I went for a walk, and I passed by a place where a prostitute touched my dick and asked 5 USD for a quick. I was horny and I made the mistake to get into this local brothel. I never go to brothels, and I usually fuck for free, but that time I made the mistake to accept the offer. Unfortunately I had some cash with me.
You'll have air conditioning if your AirBnB has an air conditioner. As for whether your AirBnB will have power 24/7 in order to power those air conditioners - well, that's a different story. Stay in Habana Vieja or Vedado to increase your odds.
I'd say the majority of the women in Havana would be considered some form of "black" in the States so yeah they have them. The majority of the women are slim or "slim thick" but curvy is also available. Relatively easy to find but not as plentiful as the flacas.
Lastly, the women of Cuba are indeed blowjob experts. In my experience, BBJ has always been standard; swallow is hit or miss. Depends on the girl and as usual, your milage may vary.
KingSanto.
I'm intrigued by reading some recent posts. My preference is to meet Black women and have been looking at either DR or Cuba for a late fall trip.
I have a couple questions: firstly, considering recent intel about infrastructure, how confident can I be that I'll have air conditioning and other comforts if I stay in an Airbnb in Havana? I'm not trying to sweat my ass off when its night time.
Second, are there some thick Black women available? At least I'm looking for curvy ladies even if trending to the skinnier side.
Finally, reading here that women are good with giving great blowjobs. Are women generally good with bbbjs and swallowing loads? I would prefer that sort of GFE if I go to Havana.
Damn bro, sorry to hear that. This one is a wake up call for me because I've never had any safety issues in Havana and regularly let my guard down. Might be time for me to tighten up. I don't party too much in Havana Vieja but that kind of thing can honestly happen anywhere. Get a fanny pack and wear it crossbody so that you don't look like a dweeb with it on; that's what I do (though I still keep my money in my pocket. Fanny pack just has money, ID and keys).
Agreed that La Maravilla is awesome. I'll look for German when I'm there this coming week. I think I know who you're talking about.
I don't understand how people like El Cafe. When I went there, there were so many flies it was ridiculous - even by Cuban standards. Eggs were forgettable. The only edible thing that I got was the bread (which was good) and the fresh lemonade. That's it. I'd go as far as to say that it was the worst meal I've ever had Cuba.It was so bad that I didn't even rate it or put it in my notes - but I digress.
KingSanto
So, a tale of caution, of being too comfortable in a place after too many great visits.
At this point, I realized I haven't pissed yet and she says, "the line at the bathroom looks low, let's go, but take your beer so no one fucks with it". I thought that was odd, but whatever. Jesus, so many people we get knocked around like crazy on the way to the bathroom. I get to the stall, reach into my pock and iPhone 15 Pro. You guessed it, GONE!
Plus, King Santo is spot on, food is better at La Maravilla is great. In my book it's better than El Cafe, but El Cafe has more renown. Croquetas of seafood are spectacular and the breakfast of fried eggs with bacon and toast is just stupidly good. Go to La Maravilla, get drinks from German at the bar, he can whip up all kinds of good shit, great mojitos, special sangria spin offs, whatever you want, he can make it. And great pina coladas too.
No sir, that's Vedado. Playa starts at Rio Almendares (where Club Johnny is). You have to cross a bridge to get there. That is also where Miramar starts (though Playa encompasses a lot more than just Miramar).
KingSanto.
That's the one I found on the map.
The area is playa / miramar, not vedado.
Too far from where I always stay, near the hotel havana libre.
Likewise Jiniterinator! It was a good time. Though I feel like I learned a lot more from you than you did from me; you must be talking about Tacoma101 with that high praise!
Also, I agree completely regarding situational awareness and getting drunk. My advice to the forum would be to do as I say and not as I do. The only reason that I party or drink the way I do is because I have a Cubana with me that I trust implicitly to watch my back (who coincidentally doesn't drink herself). When I'm out alone, I do 1-2 drinks max.
KingSanto.
Just practice good situational awareness, and as Nomars says, don't get too drunk (unless you have a trusted Cubana friend like King Santo has watching your back).
Might I just add a spoiler to King Santo's blog: meeting up with him and Tacoma were real highlights of my last trip. It's just different when you can meet fellow travelers and compare notes. Great guys, and extreme godlike monger levels. If you could reprogram terminators to hunt chicas on the streets, it would be these guys. I'll be back!
I know this advice was for ElGriego but I'm going to check it out as well. I love finding new places in Havana. That way, I know all available options and my information is accurate. If there's a better market, I want to know about it.
Plus it'll be easy to check it out because it's essentially across the street from Imperial Barbershop (a mandatory stop for me on my first day in Cuba). The building looks bigger on the map than PazilloFresh so they very well could be better. Let's see!
Also Mondo, as I just mentioned, the building does look pretty big and it appears to have multiple stores or shops in it? Can you be more specific about where I would go to ask about exchanging money? Or is Google Maps just tripping and it's all one store / market? Let me know.
KingSanto.
ps, Griego here's another option closer to the Libre. I stay about a block away from this joint, they have a good selection. Don't know if prices are the same or higher that Pazillo. The thing about this joint is that they also exchange USD to CUP here.
It usually works when you go later in the day. They take a cut from the street rate, about 5 to 10 CUP, ask them about their rate and also get large bills. Name of the place: Mercado Xalxa
So this day was a Friday and I had it in my plans to meet up with Jiniterinator and Tacoma101 to chop it up. I wanted to stop by La Maravilla for breakfast but woke up too late for that and wasn't really hungry. I opened up my humidor and picked out a Partagas Serie D #4 and a Cohiba Robusto (I wasn't sure which one I wanted to smoke at this meetup so I took both in a mini portable humidor).
La Nave over to Parque Central Hotel and I meet Jiniterinator and Tacoma101 - now these two were very, very cool guys; can't stress that enough. The smoking lounge there wasn't open yet so we went over to Hotel Manzana and used theirs - which admittedly is really nice. Shit the whole hotel is nice (it was my first time actually inside the hotel. I'm normally downstairs in Cohiba Atmosphere or raiding the churro cart outside lol).
Chopped it up with the two forum members. Great conversation over cigars (I chose the Partagas #4) as we discussed our various mongering techniques but similar love of Cuba; man I learned a lot. Easily a major highlight of this trip.
After that, LaNave back to the crib where my slim brown thang was waiting for me with food. (I told her to order some Mimosa for delivery while I was gone so that it was ready upon my return). Mimosa makes incredible pasta by the way, I have the place rated at 4.4 in my notes and their delivery is fast. Anyway I eat that and then I hop into a passionate bible study session with slim brown thang!
As I said earlier, it was a Friday, so you know what comes next. I hit up my contact at LM for a VIP table. When you reserve VIP in LM, they try to put you upstairs but when I arrive I tell them I want downstairs, table closest to the stage. I got a bottle of Arraigo tequila (pretty good) and vibed until 3 AM when Velito came on to perform. He did great as usual (but he's my favorite Cuban artist so obviously I'm biased).
Killed 70% of that tequila bottle and by the time me and slim brown thang left holy shit I could barely see straight. Absolutely SHITFACED in true KingSanto fashion. When I'm ready to leave the club, I always order my LaNave before I walk outside so that it's waiting for us. LaNave pulls up, we walk outside and get in, back to the crib and I pass out. Another excellent day in Cuba.
P.S. LM Bar bill came out to $68.35. That's for the best table in the house, bottle of tequila, croquetas for my slim brown thang and a few redbulls. The talent there in pros was good but not great. Some cuties for sure but I wouldn't say it was packed with smoke shows. The quantity was definitely there though if you're into that sorry of thing.
KingSanto.
Thanks for the kind words.
1. About 75% of them. I like girls that are outside of Habana Vieja that haven't really dealt with tourists; it's a better experience in my opinion - just my two cents. If I do go hunting though, I tend to do it in Vedado during the day.
2. Pros - you're around a lot of restaurants and a lot of pros. Hunting is easy. Most things that Havana has available are in that area. Electricity should be relatively stable. Cons - Tourist heavy, most women there are seasoned when it comes to gringos, slightly higher prices in some places. A lot of people wouldn't consider any of these cons though it depends on the mongerer - this list was personal to my preferences.
3. I experience blackouts in Vedado but not enough for me to worry about them. Maybe once a day for a couple hours? Almost never at night. I'd say the chances of a blackout in both areas are about the same with maybe a slight (and I do mean slight) edge to Habana Vieja.
4. I've only ever paid in pesos. I've never had a Cubana ask me for dollars instead or complain about it. Some guys in here swear by paying in dollars. I personally think most will take either one and not really care.
Hope this helps.
KingSanto.
You are the King Santo, love your reports, a big help.
I'm planning October for 10 days, questions from your report:
1. Do you find all your girls on Badoo? Just your thing or you ever pick up at either the malecon or San Rafael?
2. My one and only 2 week stay to Cuba was literally 10 years ago this week, I stayed in a private casa in Vedado, I recall near Calle L and Calle 21, worked out good BUT thinking about finding an Airbnb in center perhaps even on San Rafael, plus or minuses?
3. And in Vedado are you experiencing any blackouts? Any more or less chance of blackouts at an Airbnb near / on San Rafael?
4. And we don't want to upset the apple cart so I see that you give your girls 10 k or about $25. USD, any advantage or disadvantage by paying in either pesos or dollars?
Thanks again and BTW I have 15 years in Colombia, everywhere and so if you need any help hit me up.
The Tall Man.
First of all, at Nomars777 , I'm sorry about your phone. That totally sucks. If that were me, I don't know if I would have been able to salvage the rest of my trip. I would be so pissed, that I think the rest of the trip would have been ruined. Good on you to be able to rally.
Not to rub it in, but for anyone else who's thinking of taking their phones, I always keep my old phone when I get a new one. I take an old S20 FE to roll around with and leave my Pixel 8 in the safe.
I'm glad La Maravilla is still there and you guys are liking it. I had breakfast there but I also had lunch there once and the Ropa Vieja was delicious.
When I was there last year, we also had breakfast at another restaurant on the other side of the square on the south-west corner of Lamparilla and Bernaza. The bacon there was incredible. Can anyone confirm if that restaurant is still there? I don't remember seeing any signs, so I have no idea of the name, but it was right on that corner.
Thanks to everyone putting up their reports. My trip got kiboshed this year due to family and work issues, but I'm hoping to be there in March for a week, so all these stories are definitely scratching my itch and making me really look forward to when I can get back there. I'm so jealous of guys that can go whenever they want. Thanks guys for letting me live vicariously through you and I hope to keep hearing everyone's reports and stories!!
Jiniterinator
08-23-25, 17:58
Hi all.
After a couple of aborted attempts in the last couple of years, I'm headed to Havana in November. I'm working my way through the last 18 months of posts (currently on page 30 and counting down). I'm keeping a note of useful information, places, bars etc, and I'll share this once I get up to date.
In the meantime, I have a question about the requirement for a Cuban sim. Most, if not all, people say that I need a Cuban sim with a Cuban number for La Nave. Some have mentioned that you need this for Whatsapp. I wonder if this is because most people have US numbers? For example, I have a Canadian number and I was able to download and setup La Nave, receiving the confirmation email to my Canadian number. Also, my Canadian plan gives me free texts and calls and data when in various countries, including Cuba.
Assuming that I can freely use my Canadian number, receive SMS and calls, and use data using my home provider, do I still need a Cuban sim for anything? If I can tick this off as one less thing to arrange, it would be a win..This is interesting because I could not set up La Nave from the US. Maybe another vestige of the embargo. What I will say is, as an American with a pre-existing account on La Nave, the only reason I really need a Cuban number is when I am outside of my AirBNB (which ain't much in August) which has great WiFi. Honestly Wifi should be ranked third in required AirBNB amenities only to AC and guest-friendliness. I think 4th is an elevator. I'm not sure if / how La Nave works with WIfI (maybe someone else can comment on this), but WhatApp sure does. So long story short, the main reason for a Cuban SIM should be that you want communication outside of your casa (others feel free to chime in). If you are interested in buying a SIM, always best to buy it in advance from somewhere like SuenaCuba and then pick it up once in Cuba. I should add that while sitting in a restaurant and waiting through the inevitably slow service (they have to catch and murder the pigs and chickens before even starting their cooking), it's nice to have a cellular connection to entertain yourself. I'll admit to looking through Badoo even while with a chica in Havana jjj. I'm ADD like that.
So this day was a Friday and I had it in my plans to meet up with Jiniterinator and Tacoma101 to chop it up. I wanted to stop by La Maravilla for breakfast but woke up too late for that and wasn't really hungry. I opened up my humidor and picked out a Partagas Serie D #4 and a Cohiba Robusto (I wasn't sure which one I wanted to smoke at this meetup so I took both in a mini portable humidor).
La Nave over to Parque Central Hotel and I meet Jiniterinator and Tacoma101 - now these two were very, very cool guys; can't stress that enough. The smoking lounge there wasn't open yet so we went over to Hotel Manzana and used theirs - which admittedly is really nice. Shit the whole hotel is nice (it was my first time actually inside the hotel. I'm normally downstairs in Cohiba Atmosphere or raiding the churro cart outside lol).
Chopped it up with the two forum members. Great conversation over cigars (I chose the Partagas #4) as we discussed our various mongering techniques but similar love of Cuba; man I learned a lot. Easily a major highlight of this trip.
After that, LaNave back to the crib where my slim brown thang was waiting for me with food. (I told her to order some Mimosa for delivery while I was gone so that it was ready upon my return). Mimosa makes incredible pasta by the way, I have the place rated at 4.4 in my notes and their delivery is fast. Anyway I eat that and then I hop into a passionate bible study session with slim brown thang!It was truly great meeting you guys, but this post explains better than I can how Santo will be your best friend during the day, but you might want think twice about hanging with him at night, lest you wake up dead from a hangover the next day. I shuddered when he sent us a PM at 3 AM with a pic of him holding a mostly empty bottle of tequila. Good lord, I couldn't handle that at 18! And this guy does not need sleep. It's superhuman, like a terminator or a vampire. Can terminators be vampires? Anyway I am rarely envious of others, but Santo's constitution is something to behold.
BTW, the Partagas Serie the that Santo references will always have a special place in my heart. It's the first Cuban I smoked in Havana over 20 years ago. Bought it right out of the old Partagas factory for $5. Now they are $20. Back then you could go onto the factory floor, and see old master roller supervisors who made cigars pre-1959. They basically just sat up front facing the workers, and smoking cigars all day, a sign of respect to the old school master rollers. Even Fidel knew their value, so don't mess with them.
Jiniterinator
08-23-25, 19:10
BTW there is currently a promo (ends 8/26) with Cubacel where you get 5 X main balance and unlimited Internet (12-7 AM). They must be desperate for US dollars but this is a killer deal for those who will go more than once or have friends or family living in Cuba. Go to the Etecsa site and they have links to the recharge sites that take US credit cards and PayPal. Recargasacuba works, just tried it. Interestingly my usual Sueancuba site does not list the promo.
Basically you get a balance in pesos that can be applied to data later. While data expires, the CUP balance does not. So one can tap into it as needed like a bank account. So Cubans without friends or fam abroad are sadly SOL because they really screw them on peso-purchased plans. This convoluted process, only available online with US credit cards, is to get yummy $USDs instead of those dirty pesos.
I know this advice was for ElGriego but I'm going to check it out as well. I love finding new places in Havana. That way, I know all available options and my information is accurate. If there's a better market, I want to know about it.
Plus it'll be easy to check it out because it's essentially across the street from Imperial Barbershop (a mandatory stop for me on my first day in Cuba). The building looks bigger on the map than PazilloFresh so they very well could be better. Let's see!
Also Mondo, as I just mentioned, the building does look pretty big and it appears to have multiple stores or shops in it? Can you be more specific about where I would go to ask about exchanging money? Or is Google Maps just tripping and it's all one store / market? Let me know.
KingSanto.Hey King,
This place is located on the corner of Calle Linea and Calle L. The entrance in on Calle L a bit before Linea.
To exchange money, just ask the cashier and he/she would help you out. Like I mentioned, it's a good idea to go later in the day b4 closing, that way they have plenty of CUP.
Saludos.
Mondo.
https://www.instagram.com/xalxa_mercado/?locale=ru&hl=am-et
Fur Jacket
08-24-25, 15:50
Hey guys, my trip is coming up soon! Quick question — is it easy to exchange Canadian currency in Cuba, and does anyone know the current rate? Or would it be better to convert CAD to USD first, then to CUP?
Also, I was able to set up my La Nave app account and can transfer money to it. I noticed there's an option to update the phone number, so I'm hoping that once I get my Cuban number, I can just switch it over.
Fellow Canadian here. I always exchange money to USD. I think it's easier to use USD there. I feel like CDN would be fine in a resort, but if you're floating around Havana, take USD.
As for the daily street exchange rate, take a look at https://eltoque.com/tasas-de-cambio-de-moneda-en-cuba-hoy.
Hey guys, my trip is coming up soon! Quick question is it easy to exchange Canadian currency in Cuba, and does anyone know the current rate? Or would it be better to convert CAD to USD first, then to CUP?
Also, I was able to set up my La Nave app account and can transfer money to it. I noticed there's an option to update the phone number, so I'm hoping that once I get my Cuban number, I can just switch it over.
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