Just back from a one week trip in Cuba. I visited four cities - Havana, Vinales, Cienfuegos and Trinidad.
For those of you who’s interested in going to Cuba for a
visit, here’re some tips. Cuba is not cheap to visit, please prepare AT LEAST
500 euros cash per week for dining, transportation and random shopping. (Hotels
and flights are not included👋). It’s possible to
find cheap and nice food and drink places that local people go and you’ll find
it’s 10-20 times cheaper. Wifi cards are 1 dollar per hour at some
hotels but you’ll find places selling at 2 - 4 dollars... Trinidad is a must
visit town. It’s so so so pretty and it preserves really well. It’s 5-6 hours
by car from Havana and the transportation by car can range from 25 - to 40
dollars one way per person. I had a random talk with my driver, he complained
about how expensive to live even for locals. He told me a vintage car like his
costs 30000 dollars. There’re a lot Chinese cars on the street and he said a
Chinese car can cost 70000 dollars!!!!! A normal person makes 10 - 40 dollars
per month doing government jobs. It can be hard to afford a lot of things so
many of them take a second job making money from foreign tourists. And last but
not least, it’s very safe in Cuba. The people is good.
