[blue][Deleted by Admin][/blue] I recently spent a week in Havana for the first time in 20 years. As Rainman said, this is the modern era, so adapt to it and use apps before you go instead of walking around aimlessly trolling like a fishing boat. I had everything set up before I even left. I ran out of days with several hotties left in the bullpen that I will be seeing on the next visit (and yes, next time I'm hitting Holguin too). Also true, if you don't have WhatsApp you're dead in the water (It works with Google Voice so you don't have to give up your real # Not that Cubacell is worth a $#!T so be sure your Airbnb has good Wifi.
As for being poisoned, no $#!t, don't drink the tap water, buy bottled water as soon as you get off the plane (there's a store right across the street from Joe Marti with water, beer, and even a Cubacell store. The one in the airport sucks) and bring some hard cheese and crackers and salami with some ice packs in your carry on, and eat at the Parque Central Hotel and you'll be OK. Bottom line, if it is too hot to eat, it's probably too hot to poison you, basic pasteurization. Make sure any food you buy burns your mouth!
Be sure to get some pesos for the taxis, but almost everyone takes dollars. Probably worth getting a $100 on the official ATM card at the airport if you want some cigars, but I even bought cigars at a Habanos store with cash. The hotels are probably the biggest sticklers for ATM cards to stop employee theft. Dollars are king.
Everyone poo-pooing Cuba rn is full of it. I have extremely high standards, and I am already planning my next visit. By all means, stay home, and leave them desperate to see me! I'm just glad I live so far away or Cuba would become a major distraction in my life. My only regret is that I didn't study Spanish harder in high school.
