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11-13-2018, 02:32 PM
Anyone in Havana now? I'll be heading there this week.
Has anyone solved the registration problem? Is the solution just to find an illegal casa particular to bring girls back to? How possible is it to bring girls back to an Airbnb en secreto?
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12-08-2018, 04:46 AM
So, I did Havana. It's a crazy place.
If you do Airbnb, most of them the owners will not be around. You want to go to one where they are renting a stand-alone apartment. If they own many apartments together, you probably will not be allowed to bring girls back.
Havana is an interesting place to check out, and I think it's well worth a visit. Stores there have almost nothing in them! Internet is slow and expensive. The cars are old. There isn't much traffic, as most people are too poor to own a car, or even a bicycle. There are lines for everything. There is one great nightlife bar/restaurant/club/art gallery called the Cuban Art Factory. Its absolutely perfect for pickup, and may be one of my favorite clubs worldwide when it's on. It's about 20% foreigners as well, seemingly most of them women. What always happened to me there given my bad spanish is that I would gravitate to hitting on tourists from all over. Trouble was pulling girls back when they are in a foreign country and for that reason perhaps risk averse. The beaches near Havana were better than expected, and also had great ratios. After I was there a few days, prostitutes would just come and hang out on my doorway, lol. Shame that isn't my thing. Some propositioned me for as low as $40, which means they probably would have done for less. Western restaurants aren't that cheap, but if you find nice restaurants aimed at locals (La Caridad is one, if memory serves), you can eat a big lunch for $1.50. My breakfast spot (which was for foreigners) cost $4/5 for a coffee, breakfast, and juice. One night I went to a Salsa club one night as the Cuban Art Factory was closed (i think it was monday), and it was not my scene. The foreign girls there got super excited about the prospect of dancing with big black dudes.
After I was there a few days, I had an issue come up where I needed to do work. It was tough with the super slow internet. After that, I couldn't get out of that country quickly enough, even though i did have my fun. Likely would have been advisable to do 2-3 days in Havana and then see other parts of the country. Will be more fun for dudes with better Spanish.
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02-06-2019, 11:56 AM
Bumping this, as heading out for 28 days as of next week.
Staying in Havana, found a basic but decent looking studio on ABNB for a reasonable fee (around 300 bucks). Plan is to chill, train some boxing and meet some locals. Slightly confused about the situation there with girls and the grey area around paying. From what i've read it's the done thing if you sleep with them to give them something the next day, even if you've effectively dated them, or met them at a bar or dance. Seems kinda weird that. The blurred line between normal sexual interractions and prostitution. Would seem a little awkward to me having had a nice evening, at the end the girl getting ready to go the next day, and saying 'hey heres x amount'. If this is the case i'd have no idea what to pay. It's not like you'd negotiate first (i'm assuming).
Are there a lot of other solo travellers there? Be cool to hook up with a few others. My plan is to do a few excursions that are available from Cubans there, history tours, visiting farms, tobacco plantations etc. Seems there's a lot of natural history and stuff to get into besides the bars and nightlife.
Be interested to hear any updated news or opinions.