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First I need to apologize for my delay in posting from my trip to Havana which was the end of July changed from May. I did hire Luis as a guide for most of the week. In fact I emailed him yesterday because I thought I would be going back to Havana in early December however that has changed to Mexico City. I stayed in a private apartment in Centro Havana. A one bedroom with a nice living room and balcony two blocks from the Malecon. It had a nice kitchen which was useless because there was very little food available in the supermarkets. Even in the agros selection was limited to a few fruits and vegetables. Went to Humbolt 3 nights and did go home with someone each night but the guys though very attractive were not as muscular as I like. Also having had sex with 5 different guys only one was over 7 inches. Luis told me yesterday that Humbolt is closed for a law violation. So the only hustler bar open is Las Vegas. But at Las Vegas the selection seemed limited .Though I did go home with a very attractive guy who came back for dinner the next night with my attempt to cook with ingredients form the market. It is the first time I had to buy onion powder form a case under look and key. The restaurants were good and there are so many opening I would check with Trip Advisor before I go to Havana, However, none of the Cuban favorites we have in Miami were available in Havana there was no Cuban bread, guava pastries or Cuban sandwiches. The 2 times I had black beans and rice it was watery. The rum is great and probably the best I have had in the Caribbean the honey is also amazing. You should bring some home. It is sold in the departure area of the airport. So as you can see I am not talking much about the sex. It was OK and prices were $30 to $50 per session. This was the cost for the cream of the crop for my taste which in Brazil is the model type. Remember however, you will take a 13% hit on your US Dollar currency conversion. I was lucky because the owners of the apartment gave me a 96% exchange rate. I would go back on business but would spend my money to go to Brazil. A charter flight is going to cost you $500 from Florida. The apartment rental was $35 per night and breakfast at a cafe will cost $5. In my opinion the selection of guys is not there plus the over an hour wait for your luggage at the airport. All of the people are very nice. There was never a feeling of being unsafe at anytime of day or night. One piece of advice if you do take a guy back to your apartment let him walk a few feet in front of you. If the police see him walking next to you he is going to be hassled. This was even true for Luis. On Luis and his tour service he is great, always on time but he does not get guys for you. He will help with the translation if there is someone you want to speak with. It is worth spending the money for a guide. I would rate the trip 3 stars out of 5 and that is because of the food more than the sex.

This year I'm flying back to my Utah home and spending Thanksgiving with my niece and her 2 boys. They are currently taking care of my house while I'm in San Diego. I love roast turkey and the leftovers for sandwhiches. But, none of them like roast turkey. However, a local meat market sells breaded turkey steaks that we all love. So, this year we'll be having our usual turkey steaks. I wish these turkey steaks were available in San Diego. It's one of my favorite meals. I am a little nervous about flying back to Utah. During my last flight to my Portland home on Halloween weekend, I developed blood clots in my lungs. Doctor says I'm good to go but I sure don't want that to happen again. Keeping my onefinger is crossed and hoping that the doctor is right.

Grandma LOVES balls, and if you love balls AND stuffing, sausage and cranberries, try this: a NEW twist on Stuffing that will surprise and delite your guests: Cranberry Stuffing Balls Recipe Ingredients 1 pound bulk pork sausage (you can substitute turkey sausage) 1/2 cup chopped celery 1/4 cup chopped onion 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley 1 package (7 ounces) herb-seasoned stuffing croutons (or packaged stuffing) 3/4 cup fresh cranberries, halved (can use whole berry cranberry sauce, well DRAINED) 2 eggs, well beaten 1 to 1-1/2 cups chicken broth Directions In a skillet, cook sausage, celery and onion until sausage is done and vegetables are tender. Drain excess fat. In a large bowl, combine the meat mixture with remaining ingredients and enough broth to hold mixture together. Shape into 8-10 balls. Place in a greased shallow baking dish. Bake at 325° for 30 minutes. Yield: 8-10 servings.

What an interesting and well organized account of your trip. Considering that you included a great amount of information relative to your trip, I am not clear why you added your excellent report as an addendum to an existing thread titled with a different person's name. Over time, your post being added to an already existing thread will make it difficult to locate the valuable information that you provided. I suggest that you copy your report then make it a new and separate thread with your own title. Your report covers a lot of information that is not readily available even from internet searches and not available in the existing thread. Therefore, your information deserves its own thread. If you decide to make a separate thread, you can ask OZ to delete the post you added to a thread that is titled with a different person's name and the other person's trip to Cuba. This is just my opinion and, of course, if you are happy with your report being at the tail end of another thread, so be it. Despite the above suggestion and comments, thanks for taking the time to prepare and post hard-to-find information about Cuba. I found the information useful. -

Different poster- same bitchy disrespect on your part though. The way social media works is that we each express our view and later readers decide for themselves which to believe and which to discard. A forum that consists of identical reviews ultimately has little value. And when new posters are discouraged, the site becomes a conversation between old friends who reinforce each other's opinions. This site has potential to be an open, honest informative exchange rather than a front porch knitting circle.

I also found his website and am using Luis on my upcoming trip to Havana May 30th. I looked at "airbnb" for a private apartment and found that the prices for most of the casa particulars on their site were $5 to $20 per night higher then the other rental sites and that was not including the fees charged by airbnb.