Originally Posted by
b747lh
Bravo! Very good report, thanks you much for sharing it ^
No problem, thank you.
Originally Posted by
Chadg
This is an awesome report and I love your pictures! Makes me want to take a trip to Cuba!
Thanks. You should go!
Originally Posted by
DanielW
Awesome photos of Havana,
ChiefNWA, I really want to visit Cuba too now
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Thanks, you have to go! Certainly a unique and fascinating place. Not to mention it bodes quite well with the camera
Originally Posted by
philipperv
As I am contemplating my own trip to Havana I am curious as to your choice to only spend CUC while there? Was that mandatory or could you have spent CUP if you wanted to? Also, how were the cigar prices?
I had read that using CUP is very difficult, as in the locals won't accept it if you don't look like a local. You might be able to get away with it in small markets or to buy fruit/vegetables, etc. Most things I read said that locals won't do business with you, for the most part, in CUP.
I'm certainly not a cigar aficionado, so I don't know if what I paid was even a good deal... I only bought a few as gifts for people that wanted "cigars from Cuba". I paid about $11 USD per Cohiba Ciglo IV.