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Anonymous
i went there for 3Weeks, rented a car and visited almost every part of the country. Really beautifull, with "rich" and poor cities. expect beggars everywhere, every cuban that will speak to you expects money, every girl will prostitute herself, but watch out for the police (theyre everywhere). only drink bottled water. you can eat very cheaply in the streets, but expect to get diarrea. (don't forget your medicine) lonely planet guide can give you addresses of restaurants worth visiting. all the cigars bought outside the official shops are false. You can still ask to smoke one first and buy it if you like it. they tried selling me tea for weed, and i don't know what it was they were offering but it sure wasn't the promised "snow". Drugs are prohibited. You could take medicine with you to distribute there (give it in hospitals), also instead of giving people money for a favor they gave you, give them your used tshirt or other clothing, or any western quality stuff..
As long as you don't commit any serious crime, the police will treat you like a god. we saw a guy at the airport who got in a fight with a policeman, he got beaten/raped for a week and asked to leave the country.
the rum is cheap (havana club is the best quality, bucanero cheaper), the homemade rum the cubans are drinking themself is like 2pesos (Convertibles) for 1 or 2 liters.
(there are 2currencies in Cuba, one for the rich tourists, and one for the locals, they will always ask for the convertibles instead of the regular cuban pesos worth 1/26)
Varadero is a beach resort, nothing worth seeing.
if you have a US stamp in your passport, chances you'll be interrogated at the airport are high :)
maybe ill drop some pics later
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