Drugs in Cuba

Don’t do drugs in Cuba. Don’t buy drugs in Cuba, Don’t bring drugs to Cuba, Don’t use it, sell it or talk about it. Don’t even think about it. Cuban policy on drugs is very, very severe. Very… Punishment Punishment for drug offenders is severe if you are caught with drugs. You will spend a […]

Visa for Cuba

Yes, you do need a visa for Cuba. Unless you live in one of the very special visa-free countries of the world… You probably don’t. But in case of doubt: Visa requirements Cuba So how do you get a Cuban visa? If your visa is included in your ticket, you have no problem whatsoever. Move […]

Drinking water in Cuba

Drink water! You should be drinking water when in Cuba. It’s hot, and you probably are walking a lot more than usual. Water shortage Cuba has a planned economy and as that term already implies the supply chains don’t cope well with things that are not in the scheme. Those plans are five years old […]

Jineteros and Jineteras

How to handle Jineteros and Jineteras (street hustlers) Don’t avoid the Jineteros and Jineteras: they are fun, and you can’t avoid them anyway. Bad advice The whole Internet and all travel guides are full of warnings: Avoid the Jineteros and Jineteras because they are trouble! Beware! Warning! Run away! As you might have noticed, my […]

Local Havana Hero

Finally, I did it! I’m a HERO A local one, that’s true, but I am a Hero 🙂 (just a local one). What happened? TripUniq a website that specialises in unique trips (the name gives it away) is expanding to Havana, and they asked me to be one of their Local Heros… Their website is […]

Cuba Wi-Fi. The manual.

Last update 01/20 How to use Wi-Fi in Cuba In 2015 Cuba started rolling out Wi-Fi zones. They are still at it, and every city has at least one. Simple Wi-Fi access The principle is simple. You find yourself a Wi-Fi zone by looking at the people. If they are browsing or talking with their […]

Cuba safety and dangers

Cuba is known for her safety and lack of dangers Cuba is very, very safe. Incredible safety! We can be very short about that. If you don’t do idiotic things, you will be safe. In Cuba, the police are very respected and not always visible (a lot of undercover agents keeping you safe.) Nobody will […]

Missing in Cuba

Things you don’t see in Cuba Of the things you don’t see, half might be there but out of sight. A friend of mine told me that you should never believe what you hear in Cuba and only believe half of what you see. Whining kids Walking through town, you will see a lot of […]

Time in Cuba

What time is it in Cuba? Officially the time in Cuba is GMT – 5. But since Cuba also applies daylight saving and is not very good in synchronizing its systems nor at communicating, in March and November time is an, even more, fluid concept than normal. Automatic time setting in Cuba: I’m the proud […]

Cuba Peso

Two Peso in Cuba The currency in Cuba is called Peso. Both of them are called Peso. So if people say Peso, then they are talking about CUC or Moneda Nacional (MN). Up to you to figure it out. CUC Peso The CUC is the Cuban ‘hard currency’, pegged roughly 1-1, to the US dollar. […]