Cuba - Havana, Vinales, Cienfuegos and Trinidad

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.