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I just spent 3 weeks in Cuba.

Top Cat said:
Wow. Just Wow. The people are amazing. And the beaches. Spectacular. And cheap.
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I do want to go, I can get there for free and use my other passport. Sounds great!
 
SDET said:
If you're an American, it's illegal to visit Cuba as a tourist. You can however visit "in support of the Cuban people". I bring $100 cell phones as gifts to support the Cuban people. It's amazing how many nights of gratitude a Cubana shows when you give her a cell phone. I prefer places in Cuba away from the beaches where few tourists go. I have several "special" friends in Santa Clara.
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Why do you feel the need to come to this thread, and for the hundredth brag about your skeezy sexual exploits?
 
Grand Mal said:
It's a great place. We met a few Americans there who had come through Mexico and had perfectly accurate attitudes to ridiculously outdated politics. You travel around the country and you meet people from all over because of how the tourist facilities are advertised. In Santa Clara the hotel we stayed in had a great rooftop bar and everyone we met was from Denmark and Germany because that's where they advertised. In Trinidad we stayed in a casa particulaire but in the town and on the beach most other tourists were Canadians or Brits because that's where the hotels advertsed.
I recommend Cuba and recommend you spend a couple days in Havana or Santiago and then rent a car and hit the road. A really good holiday.
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There's a certain Bed and Breakfast (Casa Particular) in Santa Clara that knows me and what makes me tick almost as well as I know myself. It's almost scary. They somehow wash away any trace of sadness or stress that I came in the door with. I almost don't need to say what I want, they can tell by looking at me. I get catered to socially, psychologically, intimately, intellectually, and food-wise as well. Words can't describe it.
 
beefheart said:
Why do you feel the need to come to this thread, and for the hundredth brag about your skeezy sexual exploits?
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I guess you could call it my hobby. It's how I enjoy Latin America. Besides that, these exploits as you call them teach more than you realize. You get to know your partner in so many ways. It's amazing how accepted this kind of thing is in Cuba. Someone can openly present herself as my mistress and no one gives it a second though, even her family.
 
SkyChief said:
These are excellent questions.

I'll wait patiently for a reply.

Would love to visit Cuba, but kinda scared.

No JOKES! . . . .Thanks.
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Just don't say anything that would piss off the Communists and you're golden. It's that easy. If you're afraid of Uncle Sam, just bring some practical gifts and state the purpose of your trip as "support for the Cuban people".
 
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SDET said:
I guess you could call it my hobby. It's how I enjoy Latin America. Besides that, these exploits as you call them teach more than you realize. You get to know your partner in so many ways. It's amazing how accepted this kind of thing is in Cuba. Someone can openly present herself as my mistress and no one gives it a second though, even her family.
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Treating women like throwaway objects isn't a hobby, its a sickness.
 
ecofarm said:
:lamo

You know the regime invents stats and disappears people.




Political imprisonment is a thing.
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I openly counted cash while walking down the sidewalk and no body bothers me in Cuba. Also, I keep my cell phone in my front shirt pocket without incident. However, I did watch an anti-regime video on Youtube and a cop walked up to me and gave me a stern warning. There's a trade off.
 
SDET said:
"If there's a cure for this, I don't want it."
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If you want to endlessly blather about your sexual exploits, open yet another thread about it.

This thread is about a great travel experience, its not "letters to Penthouse Magazine"
 
SDET said:
Just don't say anything that would piss off the Communists and you're golden. It's that easy. If you're afraid of Uncle Sam, just bring some practical gifts and state the purpose of your trip as "support for the Cuban people".
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A case of a popular brand of body-wash fell into my lap, purely by chance (long story - you don't want to hear it).

The carton is too big for carry-on luggage.

Will I run into snafus bringing this "gift" into Cuba?
 
Casper said:
How many cars you buy while there, please don't tell me you missed the golden opportunity....
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What golden opportunity would that be?
There's a lot you might not understand about the beloved "Yank Tanks" of Cuba.

Since the newest Yank Tank down there is sixty years old and the Cuban air is very very salty, you should be aware of the fact that a good many American classic cars down there have had a lot of their body panels replaced, with HAND MADE copies created out of scrap metal.
So the fenders, trunk, hood and doors may have once been old washing machines or refrigerators.
They form the metal with hand tools and wooden jigs.

Gas is scarce, and very expensive, so the majority of them have swapped out the old American V8's for a variety of replacements.
Brazilian four cylinder diesel tractor engines are a favorite.
Even brake fluid is hard to come by so the resourceful Cubans have created a substitute out of shampoo, molasses, alcohol and glycerin.

Max speed limit on freeways is 100 kph (60 mph) and appx 30-40 mph on all other roads but most of the old American cars are probably good for about 50 tops. You don't want to depend on shampoo to stop your car if you're going faster than 50.
 
Top Cat said:
Wow. Just Wow. The people are amazing. And the beaches. Spectacular. And cheap.
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I bet it was cheap. The average Cubin income is $25 a day while the Castro family are Billionaires. But income inequality is only a problem in countries where Leftist don't control everything.
 
SDET said:
If you're an American, it's illegal to visit Cuba as a tourist. You can however visit "in support of the Cuban people". I bring $100 cell phones as gifts to support the Cuban people. It's amazing how many nights of gratitude a Cubana shows when you give her a cell phone. I prefer places in Cuba away from the beaches where few tourists go. I have several "special" friends in Santa Clara.
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It was easy peasy. Not so much as a single question.
 
Winston said:
Is Cuban approval for their government higher than U.S. Congressional approval?
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How would anyone know? Do you imagine the gov allows independent polling?
 
Top Cat said:
Wow. Just Wow. The people are amazing. And the beaches. Spectacular. And cheap.
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Did you get your communist party card yet, comrade? :2razz:
 
Winston said:
Is Cuban approval for their government higher than U.S. Congressional approval?
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No idea. But for certain, at least at this point, their freedom under it is far less than US citizens experience under the US Congress.
 
SDET said:
I openly counted cash while walking down the sidewalk and no body bothers me in Cuba. Also, I keep my cell phone in my front shirt pocket without incident. However, I did watch an anti-regime video on Youtube and a cop walked up to me and gave me a stern warning. There's a trade off.
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You're treated as a tourist. A money bag just waiting to spend. Killing the Golden Goose would be bad form.

It's hilarious when tourists think they're anthropologists.

Cuba is a ****hole. Don't let the regime lie to you.
 
Xelor said:
Glad you had a good time.

Those are the reasons to travel to all sorts of places other than Western Europe/Eurozone countries. Many places in the Caribbean Central America, and South American are similarly amazing. A few are pricey, but most aren't.

Curious:
  • Do you speak Spanish?
  • Did you find you needed to speak Spanish?
  • Was the majority of your visit spent in/doing touristy, ex-pat or central-city area "stuff" or spent interacting with locals in venues hardly visited by non-Cubans?
  • Did you see any obvious signs of extensive and abundant remaining damage from last year's hurricanes?
  • What kinds of cars did you ride in/drive?
  • What thoughts have you to share on the endogenous and exogenous juxtaposition of modernity and the 20th century Cuba presents?

SkyChief said:
These are excellent questions.

I'll wait patiently for a reply.

Would love to visit Cuba, but kinda scared.

No JOKES! . . . .Thanks.
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Red:
I too; however, I suspect the OP-er's reticence to a "kill" the curiosity I expressed will outlast my patience....


Blue:
No problem there...It's really easy for me to not joke for it's not clear to me what there is to joke about regarding your reply, my questions and their answers, or the OP-er's trip and experiences on it and thoughts arising from it.
 
ecofarm said:
You're treated as a tourist. A money bag just waiting to spend. Killing the Golden Goose would be bad form.

It's hilarious when tourists think they're anthropologists.

Cuba is a ****hole. Don't let the regime lie to you.
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$800 for a solid 168 hour week of having my every whim catered to is well worth it. That includes on-demand sex. Or a chess game when I feel like it, or an 18-19 year old cutie sitting on my lap most of the time. Or a massage, or breakfast in bed, or being shown how people adjust to their hardship or an all day horse and buggy ride for five bucks or having personal live singers. I know good and well how hard people live in Cuba. $25 per month salary, get arrested for even being SUSPECTED of unauthorized speech, the constant risk of them getting their door kicked in by the cops any time day or night.
 
SkyChief said:
A case of a popular brand of body-wash fell into my lap, purely by chance (long story - you don't want to hear it).

The carton is too big for carry-on luggage.

Will I run into snafus bringing this "gift" into Cuba?
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Give one or two to the customs lady. Tell them that it's for charitable purposes.
 
Top Cat said:
Wow. Just Wow. The people are amazing. And the beaches. Spectacular. And cheap.
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President Obama had made some headway with Cuba by opening it up to travel for Americans and ended more than 50 years of diplomatic isolation with its Cold War foe. The historic move re-established embassies in Havana and Washington, made it easier for Americans to visit the long-isolated island and was punctuated by a personal visit to Havana where President Barack Obama met several times with Cuban President Raúl Castro. It was a win-win situation for both Cuba and the US. Then the Commerce, Treasury and State departments announced regulatory changes that will closed many doors opened by Obama nearly three years ago. It was just one more thing that Trump wanted to undo because it was accomplished by President Obama.
 
AlphaOmega said:
Sounds breathtaking. I wonder why their citizens risk their lives trying to float here.
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"I want money; lots and lots of money." That's why they float here now. The Cuban authorities are LOTS less anal than they were since my first trip in 2007.

 
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