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I stayed at Casa Arian which is in Central Havana (La Reina and Angeles). It was very clean. Plenty of hot water. Each room at a safe which is indispensable. It was 30CUC a night (=$30USD). The advantage is that the owner is gay and will give you advice the gay night life and the boys. Breakfast is 5CUC. It was about 10 CUC taxi ride to the bars. Like most buildings in Havana it was run down. If you want a first world hotel try the Hotel Parque Central. A standard room runs about $200USD a night and is very modern. It includes breakfast. There is live entertainment in the evenings. It's about $10CUC on way the gay bars (where the boys are). I am not sure if the security will allow you to bring boys back to your hotel room.

I just want to give you guys a head's up about the scene in Havana. I got there on February 13. I had dinner with a young Cuban guy I met on Bearwww.com. He wasn't a rent boy. He turned out to be more feminine in person. He was very pretty, but not my type. Also it was difficult getting to know him because he had no English and I have very little knowledge of Spanish. I felt sorry about letting him down as he was very sweet, but I felt no chemistry there. Saturday night I went to Humboldt 52 with the owner of Casa Arian. It was fantastic. Great entertainment and cheap booze. There were plenty of boys/men to be had. Some were obviously gay, others were young macho guys. The majority were available for sex. I was forewarned to tuck my money away and to bring only enough for the evening. There I met the most gorgeous young twink ever. Sorry I have no contact information; he lives with his family. The prices range to 25CUC ($1.00CUC=$1.00USD) to 45CUC. I also gave him toothbrushes, hair products, and small bottles of cologne. Bring some extra toiletries along because they are hard to get in Cuba and very appreciated. The boys are very nice and not at all dangerous, but are not averse to lifting a few items when you're back is turned, so put all your valuables in the safe. Another caveat, do not buy food on the street. I bought a fruit juice from a street vendor and had 24-hour bug. So bring Immodium and any other over the counter meds you need. I drank the tap water and had no ill affects. However, there are no convenience stores there, so you have to buy bottles of water in restaurants. I ate several times at the Hotel Park Centrale which is very modern and has reasonable prices. The owner of Casa Arian also suggested some good Cuban restaurants. I met some guys from Amsterdam and after recuperating from my stomach ailment I went with one to Cabaret Las Vegas. There were about 50-75 rentboys there. The majority were black or mulatto and between 20-30 years old. I didn't see any twinks that night. The Dutchman and I proceeded to get inebriated and we left the bar with two guys. My guy was a black dude around 23 with a big pinga. Most of the boys are "activo" only. My last night I went back to Humboldt and once again the show was fabulous. One of the dancers was extremely handsome. I was mesmerized. As I had an early flight back to Toronto I left early with a tall handsome mulatto guy in tow. When I got to the airport I was still tipsy, but got a few winks in the waiting area. Some overall comments. It was my first time in a third world country and it took a bit to get used to the sadly run down buildings. However, I didn't see any panhandlers and the people were healthy and well-dressed. There were many many handsome Cuba men on the streets and sidewalks. Make sure to bring a Spanish phrase book because almost no one speaks English or any other European language. Beware to taxi drivers overcharging you. Negotiate your price before getting in the taxi because they are unregulated. I liked using the bicycle taxis for short rides. My ankle was still healing after a break in December. For souvenir shopping go to old Havana. I was told that the Malecon was dead because of the cold winds there at night so I didn't bother going there. The weather in February in Havana is not very hot and some nights I wore a jacket when I went out. The hottest day I was there it was about 29 Celsius and almost no humidity. Many of the Cuban guys want you to fall in love with them. I believe it's because they are desperate to get to a first world country. But there are some sincerely nice guys who are very romantic. I'm definitely going back, but I'm going to learn more Spanish before I do so. Being able to communicate with the locals really adds to the enjoyment of the holiday. I think the next time I go it will in March because the cool sea winds precluded going to the beach. My rating is 3 1/2 stars out of 5!

I read on TripAdvisor that 50% of Cuba's tourists are Canadian. Everyone I know straight and gay from Canada can't say enough of about how fantastico it is there. Castro's niece is a wonderful supporter of LGBT rights and the gay scene has blossomed. I'm so looking forward to it. I've promised myself not to fall in love while I'm there. Ya right! Hehe!

Sounds like government corruption is behind all the problems there. The 1976 Montreal Summer Olympics was one of the worst examples of corruption in Canada. The construction industry in Quebec has very close ties to organized crime. Finally this corruption is being investigated. The Charbonneau Commission, officially the Commission of Inquiry on the Awarding and Management of Public Contracts in the Construction Industry, is a public inquiry in Quebec, Canada into potential corruption in the management of public construction contracts.

Here we are nearly 150 years later and the Supreme Court of India just made homosexuality illegal again. "Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose" Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr.

(Homosexual Rule #1205) No matter how stupid your costume is, you can pull it if you have a hot body!

I think old Fidel has to die before the US government will forgive and forget.

By the way I know I got the year wrong. I meant 2015 not 2014.

My plane ticket is bought and my casa particular is booked. I'm going to Havana in the middle of February 2015. It's been an early start to winter here in Northwestern Ontario. So I am looking forward to the warmth, the Mojitos and the men. Any tips or recommendations about Havana's gay scene. Thanks!

She wore blue velvet .... wo wo wo !!

The wonderful Maggie Smith played that scene to perfection. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OE1v7BW6UKk

Nod and smile at the boy or motion him over; he'll zip right over. If you like him, ask him about biznes. Ask him what he does, i.e. fucks, gets fucked, gives oral, kisses, price per hour.

Europebound. I met them around 7:30 pm on a Friday.

No Tomas is not on Gayromeo.

Didn't take any pictures of the rentboys which I thought would be rude. Tomas is around 21/22. About 5'10", slim (of course), brown hair styled like Justin Bieber. His English is not bad. Intelligent. Cute boy and well-dressed. He hangs around with a blond rentboy named Martin.

I moved on to Zurich last week to visit a friend. Back in Canada. My encounter with Tomas (from Temple) was hot. Two big explosions in less than 1/2 an hour was very impressive! Ahem! lol

I cabbed it. It was very hot and humid. It's about an half hour on foot from Blu Acron. I walk fairly slow. lol Club Temple is fairly large. Again mostly escorts and a few customers. Little Temple. upstairs and around the corner, is small, but the boys also stand outside and smoke and drink. Little Temple is open to the street.

Next week is Pride in Prague. But there are plenty to go around.

Club isn't open only 10 p.m. Little Temple is fairly busy in the afternoon.

I arrived at Little Temple in the afternoon and there were quite a few guys there already. I had my pick because I was practically the only customer. So the boys are quite shy and wait for you to nod at them. So are more aggressive and latch onto you.

I found Escape kind of boring but I arrived late both nights. Apparently the boys are starved for customers and as a result can be persistent. Also the variety of boys was lacking. It was pretty much all twinky. I guess I am used to the Montreal dancers who tend to be older and more athletic. Actually there were more variety of boys at Club Temple. They appear more street hustler types, but none appeared obviously stoned.

You have to pay to take a boy from Club Temple, but nto Escape.

I saw 2 guys who are my type, bubble butts and some meat on their bones, but they left shortly after I arrived. The majority were skinny, twinky boys. Some were cute. No Bel Ami types. I think the lack of customers is scaring away the more beautiful of the boys. I haven't used Gayromeo.

I went to Club Temple last night. Two rent boys attached themselves to me, Martin and Tomas. Both were very cute. I was buying drinks for them which I didn't mind. I also bought them cigarettes which are cheap. But they expected 5000 Koruna each which I thought was outrageous. Plus I didn't want both of them. I did do biznis with Tomas but at a lower rate. However, the constant negotiation really was annoying. One boy, Martin, was relentless but finally I got rid of him. My advice is that these boys can be quite aggressive, so "caveat emptor". State your price and stick to it.

No. This is no longer the case. I asked.