7 Things No One Told Me About Havana Cuba

7 Things No One Told Me Before Visiting Cuba

Beginner ebook city guides:

AIRBNB – Never used Airbnb? Apply through this link and you get a $40 credit towards a home-booking and I get a commission so we both win.

SUPPORT - You can donate through Paypal:

I appreciate it.

[mrst]

I’m British, and my daughter is out in Cuba atm. She has taken Euros with her which was easy to exchange. She was told not to take US dollars.
She said there’s a shortage in toilet roll.
She and her friend have hired a lovely air bnb for a few months and it’s lovely, they also have a maid who cleans and can cook for them .
The internet is absolutely fine, her flat has great Wi-Fi.
She’s also bought a local SIM card with data.
She was told beforehand that she won’t get Wi-Fi or proper food, but this has been proven wrong. The locals are friendly and helpful.

[Official_inkdoll]

One important thing for anyone planning to go to cuba is that’s you need to bring with you everything you think you might need from the pharmacy or Beautyhouse, there’s no medicines and the pharmacy/ hospital lack of supplies, there’s two pharmacies in Havana one international and one “local “ but both are empty.

[raulpendas]

You should take with you the small shampoo, small soap, and toothpaste like the one used in a hotel. Use them as tips for taxis, or give them to someone that does you a favor.

[mikesands]

Enjoying the Cuba series. Guess I was lucky to have an airbnb host that kept my fridge stocked with drinks and snacks :)

[Muschg]

Cool vid. I was in Cuba a couple of months ago and I would say that most information is still accurate. There is a very bad economic crisis hitting this country and you can't blame people if they hustle you to make a living. Still met a lot of sweet and lovely people out there. Magical place...

[Auf_dem_Sonnendeck]

Unfortunately, I've also had the experience that everyone in Havana tries to get money out of you. The taxi drivers were the worst. Outside Havana, in the small towns, it was different. The people there were very friendly. Cuba is still a big, great adventure.

[markbroadus]

One thing worth mentioning is the frequent power outages for hours imposed by the government due to the rising of fuel costs.

[PhillyDom]

Champ 🏆 keep the videos Watching from El Salvador

[gregrodriguez]

Sly, on my last trip to Cuba I met some US citizens traveling to Cuba from the west coast, on the plane I could tell they had no idea what they were in for... I just told them that Cuba was like visiting another planet, instead of visiting another country. They looked at me like "weird"..! Two weeks later on the return flight, they were like... Now I see what you mean..!

[ScreamingReelsTV]

8:03 In my 20 years of Cuban travel I can tell you this one thing, Everyone is on the Hustle. If any Cuban approaches you, outside of an official capacity, there's an ask coming at some point.

[g.c.s]

Hi Sly, I'm in Cuba right now and I feel that it's our responsibility to inform everyone that comes to Cuba about the MONEY situation. DO NOT CHANGE YOUR FOREIGN CURRENCY FOR CUBAN Things will cost you 3 to 4 times more in Cuban pesos than Euros, USD or Canadian. If something is 100 USD it should be 2500 Cuban pesos but the Cubans will charge you 9000 Cuban pesos. In addition, you cannot get no foreign currency from any Cuban bank. So please keep your

[micky]

I enjoy your vidéo, i visited Cuba for 2 weeks.Its unbelivable!!

[John-evrm]

Very eye opening, thank you, now I'm sure I'll never go to Cuba where I would have found these things out the hard way.

[jaymeez]

Cuba is So High on my bucket list. Can’t wait to go! 👍🏽

[markrush]

Man a great video with a lot of useful information. I lived in Buenos Aires Argentina for nearly 10 years. And I was in Cuba for 30 days in 2017. I rented a stand alone apartment in a Cuban's family home. In the neighborhood that I stayed in I had no problems buying everything that I needed in Cuban pesos. But you are right when I was in Cuba they had two different currencies but there were also stores that took only American dollars and you could purchase all kinds of imported goods except from the United States. Again great video. What is your next stop? Man you are running out of places to go to keep traveling and stay safe and healthy out there.

[LucianoCorvelo]

Nice video. Very informative. Thank you.

[Tony-ucwq]

Hey Sly, I still have family in Cuba. You couldn’t pay with cash at those grocery stores because they only accept MLC (Moneda Libremente Convertible). So Euros, Dollars, etc. Cubans on the island have a special credit card of sort that they load these currencies onto, usually they get these currencies from family members who live abroad and send them remittances through western union. They never actually see that money in cash they are not allowed, it’s just placed on those cards. Those stores are drastically different from others that a Cuban with no family abroad goes too, it’s a privilege to buy in those stores as no one in Cuba gets paid in foreign currencies. If you noticed those MLC stores are much more stocked than stores that only accept Cuban pesos. That is the reality of that situation, there are others who are more privileged even though its a “communist” country.

[Dayanaist]

I’m born and raised in Cuba I was very lucky to get out when I was 15 years old and I’m not planning on going back untill the situation with the government change, the situation in Cuba is very sad
There’s no food
There’s no clothing there’s nothing for
The locals
Prostitution it’s very high
Stealing it’s very high
If you don’t have family In Cuba I would be very careful going

[Zenitram]

That’s what I needed to know. Thanks bro

[rich]

I was in Cuba in May and had a good time. I stayed in a hostel and the hostess made breakfast for me every morning. She was able to exchange my American dollars for Cuban pesos. It's definitely recommended you exchange it on the black market than the bank because you'll get more money on the black market. EVERYONE in Cuba is trying to hustle you and they want American money more than anything. The internet sucks down there.