Comments on: Travel to Cuba – Episode 170 http://caribbean.amateurtraveler.com/2009/01/24/travel-to-cuba-episode-170/ The Amateur Traveler focuses on the best places to travel to. It covers everything from road trips to swimming with whales in Tonga. It includes both a weekly audio podcast, twice monthly video podcast and a blog. Mon, 21 May 2012 21:14:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Derek Blackadderhttp://caribbean.amateurtraveler.com/2009/01/24/travel-to-cuba-episode-170/comment-page-1/#comment-136206 Derek Blackadder Sun, 18 Apr 2010 15:21:31 +0000 http://AmateurTraveler.com/?p=2130#comment-136206 Sorry, things keep occurring to me: I dunno where Sam was eating, probably in the touristy bit of old Havana from the sound of things, but there are lots of small very good and really cheap restaurants all over Havana; state-owned, paladars and co-ops. An especially easy way to find good food is to eat at one of the restaurants in the various Spanish ethnic (Andalucian etc.) associations.The 'tax' Sam mentions only applies to US dollars. Take CAD or Euros and there's no 'tax'.I can only encourage US citizens to zip up here and jump on a plane, see for themselves... Sorry, things keep occurring to me: I dunno where Sam was eating, probably in the touristy bit of old Havana from the sound of things, but there are lots of small very good and really cheap restaurants all over Havana; state-owned, paladars and co-ops. An especially easy way to find good food is to eat at one of the restaurants in the various Spanish ethnic (Andalucian etc.) associations.

The ‘tax’ Sam mentions only applies to US dollars. Take CAD or Euros and there’s no ‘tax’.

I can only encourage US citizens to zip up here and jump on a plane, see for themselves…

]]> By: Derek Blackadderhttp://caribbean.amateurtraveler.com/2009/01/24/travel-to-cuba-episode-170/comment-page-1/#comment-136204 Derek Blackadder Sun, 18 Apr 2010 15:06:07 +0000 http://AmateurTraveler.com/?p=2130#comment-136204 Was interested to listen to this episode just now as I just discovered your podcast. After 50+ trips to Cuba I'd add a few things and have a much different take on a bunch of others, but it was fun to listen to a US traveller's impressions. Was interested to listen to this episode just now as I just discovered your podcast. After 50+ trips to Cuba I’d add a few things and have a much different take on a bunch of others, but it was fun to listen to a US traveller’s impressions.

]]> By: Travel News - Best Public Restroom, Plane Engine Fire, Travel to Cuba? Japan The Favorite, Fewer Airline Complaints | Amateur Traveler Travel Bloghttp://caribbean.amateurtraveler.com/2009/01/24/travel-to-cuba-episode-170/comment-page-1/#comment-99303 Travel News - Best Public Restroom, Plane Engine Fire, Travel to Cuba? Japan The Favorite, Fewer Airline Complaints | Amateur Traveler Travel Blog Sat, 14 Feb 2009 15:02:06 +0000 http://AmateurTraveler.com/?p=2130#comment-99303 [...] Remember I predicted this would happen on Travel to Cuba - Episode 170. [...] [...] Remember I predicted this would happen on Travel to Cuba – Episode 170. [...]

]]> By: Robert Moraleshttp://caribbean.amateurtraveler.com/2009/01/24/travel-to-cuba-episode-170/comment-page-1/#comment-98889 Robert Morales Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:23:51 +0000 http://AmateurTraveler.com/?p=2130#comment-98889 Hello Chris,I have been listening to your podcast for nearly a year now and I really enjoy it. I particularly liked your last episode about Cuba because I was born on the island and lived there until I was 16. I would have liked it more if your guest had mentioned the names of the restaurants and nightclubs in Havana, which are many, even if nowadays only tourists have acces to them. He also didn't mention that besided the CUC or convertible pesos there are also the Cuban pesos, which is the currency most Cubans get paid with, and is pretty much worthless except to buy the rationed goods at the state's shops. That's something tourists should know going to Cuba, as they can get scammed. Well, I could be writing about Cuba for an hour. I will have a few episodes on Cuba on my own podcast in about a month, covering my last two trips to the island in 2001 and 2004. My podcast is Traveling with Robertico www.wetravl.com. Thank you for your great work, and I look forward to your next episode.Robert Hello Chris,

I have been listening to your podcast for nearly a year now and I really enjoy it. I particularly liked your last episode about Cuba because I was born on the island and lived there until I was 16. I would have liked it more if your guest had mentioned the names of the restaurants and nightclubs in Havana, which are many, even if nowadays only tourists have acces to them. He also didn’t mention that besided the CUC or convertible pesos there are also the Cuban pesos, which is the currency most Cubans get paid with, and is pretty much worthless except to buy the rationed goods at the state’s shops. That’s something tourists should know going to Cuba, as they can get scammed. Well, I could be writing about Cuba for an hour. I will have a few episodes on Cuba on my own podcast in about a month, covering my last two trips to the island in 2001 and 2004. My podcast is Traveling with Robertico http://www.wetravl.com.
Thank you for your great work, and I look forward to your next episode.

Robert

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