Havana

[CiscoMech]

Mexico. The big cities. But the water there is also undrinkable if you're a gringo. But the food is first rate and safe in the nice restaurants in big cities. Of course you'll pay like 4 x what Cuba is but it's still cheap by American standards.

For better or worse, Cuba is just stuck firmly in the third world. Mexico is by many accounts a first world country.

Been to tijuana Zona Norte a few times as well and the food is definitely first world quality. Which makes sense since we import so much of our food from there. Just buy bottled water for cheap anywhere you travel. I never been to Europe because I can't stand a long plane ride. My 3 favorite destinations for proximity and ease of mongering would be Mexico, DR, Cuba. I would add Medellin, but only as honorable mention due to distance and danger factor. I prefer to travel to places that have that X factor as well. In my experience so far:

DR has the best beaches / seafood (when you want to actually walk from your casa to the beach).

Cuba has the best sex (the girls fuck raw and primal and will do there best to give you the best fuck of your life. If you see an attractive woman on the street all you have to talk to her).

Mexico has the best food culture (tacos, fast food, anything you want. Your favorite American restaurant probably has Mexican cooks working in the back).

[John Clayton]

...Mexico is by many accounts a first world country.

Let's say 1. 8 or 2. 1. If Switzerland, Germany, Denmark, etc are 1st world. (US is 1. 3).

[Nomars777]

I can only 3rd the comments by the prior 2 posters to say that no one fucks like the Cuban girls. At least not in my experience.

The Medellin girls, and the Venezolanas in Colombia, do an amazing job as well, but for pure sexual passion and performance, Cubanas reign supreme for me!

For real I can 100% say this. So far this year I been to Rio, Sosua, Havana, and Medellin. I can tell you Cuba was the only place that I still get flashbacks from. That girl rode me like she was tryna knock the Mario coins out my ass. I don't even give af about Brazil or Columbia anymore. They not even worth the long plane ride.

[AmericanPi]

Hmm okay. Any advice on other locations then, where my stomach is at a lower risk? I'm in good shape otherwise, don't mind discomfort in other manners, but nothing ruins a vacation like having to sit on the toilet all day. Issue is I'd like to stay within a relatively short flight of the east coast USA, so I don't really want to go to Asia or anything. And I don't want it to be too expensive, since then I don't really see the point of going on vacation when I can just pay the same rates and go to somewhere in the USA without the hassle.

Perhaps the answer is there is no place like this? But hopefully someone here has some ideas. For example I was thinking maybe PR, but I hear there's no hobby scene over there at all, and the everything costs almost as much as mainland USA anyways.

Mexico. The big cities. But the water there is also undrinkable if you're a gringo. But the food is first rate and safe in the nice restaurants in big cities. Of course you'll pay like 4 x what Cuba is but it's still cheap by American standards.

For better or worse, Cuba is just stuck firmly in the third world. Mexico is by many accounts a first world country.

[MongerHunger]

You know you are soft when you are struggling to survive for a couple days in a place where children-elderly folks are relatively thriving everyday. Here is some free advice for the men out there. Learn how to cook. It always seems crazy to me that so many men out there don't have basic cooking skills, which directly equates to your survival skills. Don't get me wrong I can understand the argument that you are on vacation and don't want to cook. But what I definitely don't understand is telling yourself that you are forced to eat trash because you are not resourceful. If your treat Cuba like a camping trip and let go off your expectations then you will have fun. If you are a foodie like me and expect to find good food in Cuba then you will be sorely disappointed. If you are only going for a couple of days then put together a grocery list of stuff to bring with you and get a spot with an kitchen. You can bring frozen meat, minute rice packets, travel size container olive oil, pre-cooked bacon, bread, chocolate bars, etc. Then when you arrive at your casa you can buy local eggs and produce. After that you can afford to be selective in what you choose to eat from the locals as long as you feel comfortable with the sanitation.

Many of us are fortunate enough to live in countries where you can find virtually any food that you need for your dietary / storage needs. Cuba is an amazing opportunity as long as you are not going for the food.

This is great advice and I always brings some of my favs with me and also let the chicas cook and let them take extras home. Sadly many of the men won't get this as they come from places where masculinity is looked down upon and the agenda is to feminize men and make it normal for them to change their gender. Some of these guys don't even know how to boil water let alone try to cook something.

[CiscoMech]

Out of all the sex I had. The woman with the craziest sex drive I had was in Havana. I need to return.

For real I can 100% say this. So far this year I been to Rio, Sosua, Havana, and Medellin. I can tell you Cuba was the only place that I still get flashbacks from. That girl rode me like she was tryna knock the Mario coins out my ass. I don't even give af about Brazil or Columbia anymore. They not even worth the long plane ride.

[RubberDuckyBos]

If you're that fragile, it's better you don't go. It's not for the delicate and I'm being serious. You need to be comfortable with discomfort.

Hmm okay. Any advice on other locations then, where my stomach is at a lower risk? I'm in good shape otherwise, don't mind discomfort in other manners, but nothing ruins a vacation like having to sit on the toilet all day. Issue is I'd like to stay within a relatively short flight of the east coast USA, so I don't really want to go to Asia or anything. And I don't want it to be too expensive, since then I don't really see the point of going on vacation when I can just pay the same rates and go to somewhere in the USA without the hassle.

Perhaps the answer is there is no place like this? But hopefully someone here has some ideas. For example I was thinking maybe PR, but I hear there's no hobby scene over there at all, and the everything costs almost as much as mainland USA anyways.

[Big Zozo Intl]

Out of all the sex I had. The woman with the craziest sex drive I had was in Havana. I need to return.

[CiscoMech]

Oh shoot, I meant to say of the 20 times, 10 of them I've gotten sick. So 50% batting rate. I'd love to find a way to lower that percentage since then that makes vacationing there actually a terrible gamble, but again, not sure this probiotic stuff actually works or if its just BS. Or maybe if I keep going and getting sick, it will train my stomach to be stronger haha.

You know you are soft when you are struggling to survive for a couple days in a place where children-elderly folks are relatively thriving everyday. Here is some free advice for the men out there. Learn how to cook. It always seems crazy to me that so many men out there don't have basic cooking skills, which directly equates to your survival skills. Don't get me wrong I can understand the argument that you are on vacation and don't want to cook. But what I definitely don't understand is telling yourself that you are forced to eat trash because you are not resourceful. If your treat Cuba like a camping trip and let go off your expectations then you will have fun. If you are a foodie like me and expect to find good food in Cuba then you will be sorely disappointed. If you are only going for a couple of days then put together a grocery list of stuff to bring with you and get a spot with an kitchen. You can bring frozen meat, minute rice packets, travel size container olive oil, pre-cooked bacon, bread, chocolate bars, etc. Then when you arrive at your casa you can buy local eggs and produce. After that you can afford to be selective in what you choose to eat from the locals as long as you feel comfortable with the sanitation.

Many of us are fortunate enough to live in countries where you can find virtually any food that you need for your dietary / storage needs. Cuba is an amazing opportunity as long as you are not going for the food.

[Mondo707]

I came back last week just before the whole electrical system went down, lucky me, jjjj.

Here's what the blackouts means.

I stayed by the Malecon on the Vedado section in la Habana.

Everyday they have programmed blackouts, in my area it's for 2 hours. Usually around 2 pm till around 5 pm. Sometimes in the mornings around 10 or 11 am, again for 2+ hours.

For those of you not familiar with the going on nowadays, if you have USD or Euros you're good to go and most everything is available.

As someone here mentioned, Badoo works but you need to do this a week before heading down. I downloaded it in la Habana and didn't have enough time to hook up as most chicas are slow to respond or sometimes are not online enough.

Most of the action (other than the clubs) nowadays is the Old Habana near the prado, hotel Inglaterra area and San Rafael street. So walking a few blocks from the Inglaterra hotel on San Rafael should bring results.

Also, as I've mentioned before the joints by the beach near 70th street and 1st ave in Miramar should also bring about plenty of rewards. This is for night mongering as there's no action in the daytime.

There are about 5 or 6 joints (2 stories high) close to each other and playing loud music (bring your earplugs).

As far as paladares, highly recommend Casa Mia Paladar, located at Calle 1 ra, #103, e / C and D, Vedado. You can google it for directions.
One of the must have is off line maps, I downloaded it b4 leaving here and it works great (Google maps) download wherever you'll be and no need for internet!

1st time there lights went out (around 8 pm) they have a generator so it took less than 2 minutes to get the lights back on. Excellent food, cost $$ to $$$.

Prolly forgetting something, hope this helps some of you with the going on now in la Habana.

Mondo.

ps, for the guy below with the weak stomach, take Pepto Bismol tablets. I usually get loose stools the 1st day and last for a day, gone by the 2nd day.

[HumbleHal]

I've been considering going for a long time, but I've always held back because of all the stories about Cuba being so run down, with food scarcity issues, poor internet / electricity, and such. Also of the 20 or so times I've visited central america and the caribbean, I've ended up getting sick from eating / drinking something accidentally. I have a very weak stomach that gets upset pretty easily.

If you would like worse, go to Haiti. I have been there and got the heck out of there as soon as I could.

[RubberDuckyBos]

Honestly, if I had the same fear as you do I would just stay home and not worry about it. Your anxiety must be through the roof. Wow!

Oh shoot, I meant to say of the 20 times, 10 of them I've gotten sick. So 50% batting rate. I'd love to find a way to lower that percentage since then that makes vacationing there actually a terrible gamble, but again, not sure this probiotic stuff actually works or if its just BS. Or maybe if I keep going and getting sick, it will train my stomach to be stronger haha.

[AmericanPi]

I've been considering going for a long time, but I've always held back because of all the stories about Cuba being so run down, with food scarcity issues, poor internet / electricity, and such. Also of the 20 or so times I've visited central america and the caribbean, I've ended up getting sick from eating / drinking something accidentally. I have a very weak stomach that gets upset pretty easily.

I read online that you can preload with probiotics before the trip to help with this. Is this true or just a load of BS?

If you're that fragile, it's better you don't go. It's not for the delicate and I'm being serious. You need to be comfortable with discomfort.

[MongerHunger]

I've been considering going for a long time, but I've always held back because of all the stories about Cuba being so run down, with food scarcity issues, poor internet / electricity, and such. Also of the 20 or so times I've visited central america and the caribbean, I've ended up getting sick from eating / drinking something accidentally. I have a very weak stomach that gets upset pretty easily.

I read online that you can preload with probiotics before the trip to help with this. Is this true or just a load of BS?

Honestly, if I had the same fear as you do I would just stay home and not worry about it. Your anxiety must be through the roof. Wow!

[RubberDuckyBos]

I've been considering going for a long time, but I've always held back because of all the stories about Cuba being so run down, with food scarcity issues, poor internet / electricity, and such. Also of the 20 or so times I've visited central america and the caribbean, I've ended up getting sick from eating / drinking something accidentally. I have a very weak stomach that gets upset pretty easily.

I read online that you can preload with probiotics before the trip to help with this. Is this true or just a load of BS?