I just returned from Cuba - AMA

[Anonymous]

How much was the total trip.

Which one of the 12 categories were you in?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How much was the total trip.

Which one of the 12 categories were you in?

I will get back to you with the cost as all expenses aren't in yet. Very reasonable.

We were "people to people"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Big deal. I'm Canadian. I have been six times.

Then why didn't you respond to my many questions about Cuba before I left?

I guess I didn't see them. It's been a few years now. I have moved on to better vacations, like Cayman. Cuba is for the budget traveller.

[Anonymous]

Why are you so proud, OP? You spent money in a country that oppresses its people. The locals will never see that money.

[Anonymous]

Can you just go? Or do you have to go with an organized your company?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Big deal. I'm Canadian. I have been six times.

Then why didn't you respond to my many questions about Cuba before I left?

I guess I didn't see them. It's been a few years now. I have moved on to better vacations, like Cayman. Cuba is for the budget traveller.

Are you always this much of an a$$hole, or just on Wednesdays?
Not OP

[Anonymous]

What does AMA mean?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What does AMA mean?

Ask Me Anything

[Anonymous]

Do you tip in the restaurants, cabs, etc., like we do here?

I speak no Spanish at all. My "hola" doesn't even sound right and that's the only word I know. Do Cubans speak English or will I be lost?

I am prissy and can't handle heat or bugs or rundown motel-like conditions. Would there be a hotel for me there?

[Anonymous]

I've heard that the Cuban real estate market is itching for American buyers and that many properties are being offered for peanuts. Did you notice anything along these lines? Are Americans being targeted for their relatively deep pockets in other ways?

[Anonymous]

We're thinking of going to Cuba this year - time in Havana and also time at an all inclusive in Varadero. We're Canadian and have never been, partly because we keep hearing how awful the food is. You found good food though? Can you suggest a guide book or website for research? (I'm using tripadvisor.)

The previous Canadian poster doesn't come across as very Canadian, lol. Sorry she's a jerk!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do you tip in the restaurants, cabs, etc., like we do here?

I speak no Spanish at all. My "hola" doesn't even sound right and that's the only word I know. Do Cubans speak English or will I be lost?

I am prissy and can't handle heat or bugs or rundown motel-like conditions. Would there be a hotel for me there?

they speak very little English

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I've heard that the Cuban real estate market is itching for American buyers and that many properties are being offered for peanuts. Did you notice anything along these lines? Are Americans being targeted for their relatively deep pockets in other ways?

You'd have to be crazy to invest. the government can take property as they please.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I've heard that the Cuban real estate market is itching for American buyers and that many properties are being offered for peanuts. Did you notice anything along these lines? Are Americans being targeted for their relatively deep pockets in other ways?

You heard wrong. Foreigners can't legally own real estate in Cuba. You would have to put the property in a Cuban citizen's name which is insane unless you've a close Cuban relative.

[Anonymous]

I am dying to go, OP. We could easily sail there as soon as it's allowed. We sail back and forth to the Bahamas from our Florida home at least once a year. It's an easy sail to Cuba. We can't go till my DH retires due to his job, but that's only a few years away. Watching this thread with interest!

Did you feel the food and water was safe?
Did you feel safe in general?