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Varadero, Varadero

 5 Reviews  One night I stopped one of the "old taxis" said I wanted to go to Cardenas, 10 kms away. The Lady driver looked at me and said "OK". I got in and she turned around and started to drive me back towards... 

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My Baby Needs Milk

by Canguy

I was sitting in a cafe having my coffee and cigarette when a man approached me and told me in flawless English that he wasn't begging for money; all he wanted was some milk for his 2 babies. He took me to a nearby grocery store and I bought him a bag of milk powder for US$12.00. Not a large amount, and I thought I was doing something nice.The following evening, siting on a park bench, a woman approached and told me the same "baby" story.Within the next 3o minutes, another woman told me the same story.Finally I caught on.There was no baby.I bought the milk...she returns it to the store for a full refund.What they got out of me was certainly more than if they had just asked me for a dollar.The moral ..... beware of Cuban babies !!! Just be pleasant about the whole episode.Do not get upset ... that's the last thing you want to do. Just politely say NO.If they hustle you, walk away....or...

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I don't know whether this...

by mannymiami

I don't know whether this falls under TouristTrap or Warning and Danger but while in Havana and in some parts of Cuba i notice alot of prostitution. Its ashame that once again the blockade and the lack of freedom that Castro has towards the Cuban People there is more prostitution then before the revolution. Cuba's AIDS crisis is growing rapidly.

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La Bodeguita del Medio is one...

by mannymiami

La Bodeguita del Medio is one of Havana or rather Cuba's biggest tourist trap. I went there once with my girl cousin and the bill for 2 people came to almost $60. I was shocked!!! The quality of the food sucked and over priced. In Miami for what I had consumed at any Cuban restaurant my bill would had been about $15 to $20. Your better off going to a Paladar even though the quality of food is just as bad its still much cheaper...

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Do not change money at the!!!

by mannymiami

Do not change money at the airport. At the airport they claim that the US$ is equal to 1 CUB peso , but in reality you can not buy or purchase nothing in Cuba with Cuban Pesos cause everything is payed for in US$ . Dont make the mistake of exchanging your currency for Cuban Pesos cause the Peso has no value...

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Tropicana

by snoopycat

All the tourista do it.....and it is a fun evening out.A tourist trap? Maybe....but something you must do while in Havana. They actually do sing "BaBaLoooo". Enjoy the complimentary beverages. Admission price includes a glass of champagne and a whole lot of rum!!

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VIÑALES : MURAL DE LA PREHISTORIA

by swesn

This is a painting done on the side of Mogote Dos Hermanas by Leovigildo Gonzalez Morillo. There are pictures of dinosaurs, stick-men, sea monsters. By right, they are supposed to symbolize the theory of evolution.Well, the mural is just HORRIBLE.They can be found walking south-west from Viñales, then following the road heading west. There is a turn-off on the right. This is about 4 kms away.There are great views of the mogotes and villages along the way. Just keep an open mind and come here to be amused by the mural. You can see the mural from afar, there is no need to pay entrance.

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THE JINETEROS ...

by Darkwind

THE JINETEROS AND HOW DO THEY OPERATE IN HAVANA AND OTHER PLACES IN THE COUNTRY!!HOW DO THEY MANAGE TO TRAP u WITH THEIR EASY TALK AND FRIENDLY ACCTITUD!Check the trablelogue Jineteros in Havan page!!!! If I think U can handel it let them talk to U ,but must of the time the will find the way to take the control of the situation so U better sya away. Don't even talk to them and if they talk to U ignor them.It is sad to say but if U have to be agresive at any time be it.

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Cuban Cigars

by Darkwind

One of the more common traps the tourist gets into is Cuban Cigars.Your attention please!!Most of the cigars the hustlers offer on the streets are fakes. Never buy boxes of cigars if they are constructed with glass. These kind of boxes are fake. You cannot use glass to package cigars because the greenhouse effect will ruin the cigars.If the cigars are covered with green leaves then they are also fake, or if the leaves have any kind of vines. The cigars should be brown or light brown and clean, with no holes in them. Learn to detect the faked ones!! well try to finde the good conection or someone U trust.

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The Camel

by Darkwind

I know it's kind of romantic coming to Cuba and gettin in A CAMEL when you are in Havana.One day I was in one of them, the M1, and saw a thief taking a tourist's wallet from his pocket. I called this to the attention of the tourist so that he could recover his wallet in time. If you don't HAVE TO take the CAMEL, don't get on it!!For us it's only a nightmere, and we frequently have no choice, but you can hire a cab!! don't ever bring your bagpac or alot of money grab a cab in Dollars ,or a cuban cab.Or the buss but be carefule!!

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Guide Books

by googoosh

For many years I've been disapointed with Lonely Planet guide books - How many people are doing the same trip as the writer? How many restaurants are packed, simply because their name is in the LP book? And have you tasted the food in those places? Those LP books work if you want a map, but anything more and it just doesn't seem to deliver the goods. In Cuba I found a guide book produced by DK books and suddenly I found I had useful, and more importantly, organised and easy to find information at my fingertips. Not only that, there were pictures of just about everything I needed to use/look at. If I hadn't had this guide book, I would've missed a lot of things in Cuba. Use the Lonely Planet for maps (they stop you needing to buy fold out maps in each town) but for the real in-depth information on what's happening give the DK Eyewitness Travel Guides - Cuba book pride of place. DK...

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Q:  We're hoping to do Eastern Cuba in December, we've already done the west. I'm trying to book flights, ideally from Manchester. I... 

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A: flights domestically it is, aerocaribbean do it, as you are in Manchester check the Cuban tourist office http://www.travel2cuba.co.uk/ hope it helps cheers 

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