AXIOM's Week in Havana, Cuba

[axiom2001]

A week from yesterday, {March 7, 2015}-- I returned to the United States after spending seven wonderful and ecstatic days in the "land of sun." We [my group of fourteen} had bright rays throughout our entire stay. This enhanced our educational and cultural experiences which we undertook; they were highly enriching and informative, but in reference to my audience here, my sexual encounters did not transpire as I'd envisioned and desired. I had two contacts or resource persons to make this happen: one being a contact from "the other site" with whom I did NOT connect once on Cuban soil: the other being my inability to communicate in Espanol. Also, the hotel {Hotel Presidente} did NOT allow visitors in the rooms of the guests; if one had a visitor, he would have the personnel ring the room of the guest and wait for guest in the lobby of the hotel.

{I think this system works in all hotels in this city.}

On the afternoon of my arrival, I rang the cell phone number of the gay guide who had indicated prior to my coming that he would definitely arrange this tour for me. Well, unlucky and unfortunate me did NOT take in this experience: the guide was out of Havana {supposedly} when I rang him, but he did arrange {at my agreement and request of his} one of his amigos, Fernando. The guy arrived and met me in the lobby of the hotel, but prior to his being at the hotel I had changed my mind, for I'd only wanted Yunior as my guide since he is the one who gives various tours in Havana as well as outside to towns, etc.

When Fernando arrived, I met him and shared that I have chosen NOT to take this tour with him because I was exhausted after my only having arrived in Havana a few hours earlier. Fernando seemed understanding; I gave him half the fee, which at this writing I have second and third thoughts and should have merely given him $10CUCs instead of $25 CUC. {Yunior's fee is $50CUCs per day}. I went back to my room and viewed television before "turning in" for the night. All of that gorgeous, "huge dick" of which I'd anticipated for many weeks had gone away.

The next day I rang Yoel, the cutie who advertises on www.gayromeo.com and sought out his services for Monday. He and I had difficulty in communicating, for he spoke very, very, very little English, and I the same with Espanol. When Monday arrived I rang him again; our communication was abysmal. After a bit a man chimed in and asked if I spoke Spanish: you know what my response was. A minute later he stated that Yoel would be at my hotel at 9:00P.

I began preparing for our meeting, but at 7:30P-- the desk clerk rang and stated that a Jhon was in the lobby for me; I replied that I did not know a Jhon and hung up. Shortly afterwards I was in the lobby only to view this 5'9 mulatto standing not too far from the counter but in a discreet area. I approached him and stated "Yoel," he immediately said Jhon. I told him that he was to have been there at 9P; his only response was "I am sorry." I asked him to wait until I went to take a shower to which he replied as "douche" to which I understood because that's the word that was used in France when I there.

After I completed the necessary moves, I joined Yoel in a taxi and off we went to "his {I presume} house. While in taxi I caressed his beautifully sculpted thighs encased in jeans. He showed me photos of self on his beautiful flat screen cell phone along with a very gorgeous black stud. I smiled. Both of us remained silent until we'd arrive at a fairly decent, neat and clean house in Veradado. When he knocked on the door, a woman greeted us. My heart slumped, for I thought who is she and.... Once we'd had our fun and I'd enjoyed his body, especially his 23 or 24cms--we cleaned ourselves and dressed. Yoel took me to another part of his abode where it looked as if a different woman sat. {Could have been the same one, for I was basking in the afterglow.} Yoel asked her to ask me if he could spend the next day with me. I politely declined for I was with a group; she asked about the next day; I lied and responded that the group was leaving on this day. Yoel and I said adios to each other, and that was my "first and last taste" of a Cubano.

I do intend to return to Cuba {Havana and some historical towns}; I do intend to have my gay tour via Yunior or the other man who has a google account; I do intend to engage in lots of scalding, sexual activities; I do intend to have my orgy, something that might have happened this trip if I'd honored Yoel's requests. He has a very hot stable of amigos. He'd emailed photos of many hotties after I'd shown interest in being with him. He also put me in contact with an older friend of his, Frank, who rents apartments and rooms. Frank and I communicated briefly.

I also do intend to do my "gay night tour" with a guide, and lastly will purchase an electronic translator, something that I'd thought about doing this time but did not.

In my looking back about my past trip to the largest of islands in the Caribbean, I'm viewing it favorably; I did have lots of good experiences minus the one to which I wrote about at length, but that will solve itself in the future; I'll definitely know what to do!!

Men, I have lots of good contact info. regarding tours, hotels, restaurants, etc. If you would like this, I'll post for all.

[Suckrates]

Well Axiom, glad your recap states that in the end you did have a good time in spite of the "missed opportunities", but it only gives you something to look forward to the next time around.

AND, you did have one Big cuban cock, so you got your obligatory "souvenir" .

Thanks for posting your "diary" for us. I for one was very anxious to hear how it went..

Welcum back.

[TotallyOz]

A great report. Thank you. I would love to be there for an extended stay. It sounds so beautiful and I know the boys are hot.

Can't wait for your next trip.

[MsAnn]

Well done Axiom. It sounds like this trip you kinda just got your feet wet and tested the lay of the land. I'm hoping that things get easier for travel in the next few years. All in all, it sounds like a good time was had by all.

[axiom2001]

Well Axiom, glad your recap states that in the end you did have a good time in spite of the "missed opportunities", but it only gives you something to look forward to the next time around.

AND, you did have one Big cuban cock, so you got your obligatory "souvenir" .

Thanks for posting your "diary" for us. I for one was very anxious to hear how it went..

Welcum back.

Well done Axiom. It sounds like this trip you kinda just got your feet wet and tested the lay of the land. I'm hoping that things get easier for travel in the next few years. All in all, it sounds like a good time was had by all.

Gracias! "...sounds like a good time was had by all." Si, Si!!

[Lenderson]

Hey Axiom, Thanks for the great report. You did better than I during my trip to Havana last fall. I too was with an organized tour that made it tough to break away and explore on my own. My Spanish is not great, but its enough to communicate the basics with a local guy. But in spite of that, it just didn't happen for me. I did meet a couple of stunning (absolutley stunning!) guys for sale hanging around Avenida 23 near the National Hotel, but my hotel would not let native Cubans visit my room either and I had been warned about going to a place chosen by someone on the street. I can't wait to return. Like you, I plan to do things a bit differently next time.

[msclelovr]

Thank you Axiom for the report.

You say that "I have lots of good contact info. regarding tours, hotels, restaurants, etc. If you would like this, I'll post for all" and I for one would welcome you publishing all that information here. It may well prove useful for some people now and perhaps for many more people in the future.

[CUTEBUNS88]

Yes, publishing all the info. would be useful and appreciated.

[Alaskabear]

Thanks axiom! Organized tours are difficult to negotiate free time. :/. I use Cuba junky website to book casa particulars. These are people renting our rooms for a fee of $30usd/cuc. Some advertise as gay as well, Also, planet romeo is used in Cuba as the main source of contact. Or it was a few years ago. Guys can be found at humbolt 52, on the malecon near humbolt, and in the park in old town Havana near the hotels. Also, micayito beach is full of available men. I've heard very mixed stories regarding yunior as a tour guide. I suggest going to humbolt 52 and making contacts there for tours and whatnot. As an American, I flew to Mexico city and bought a cash ticket with interjet and flew to Cuba that way. Take lots of euros or Canadian dollars if you are from the states.

I feel that getting in trouble with U.S. authorities is very minimal these days. I asked for no stamps on my passport when I arrived in Havana and they obliged.

Axiom, Cuba really is an island full of amazing men isn't it? Gorgeous faces and bodies everywhere. Such a warm friendly place. It's in my heart for sure. Thank you for your great post.

[mvan1]

Or it was a few years ago. Guys can be found at humbolt 52, on the malecon near humbolt, and in the park in old town Havana near the hotels. Also, micayito beach is full of available men. I've heard very mixed stories regarding yunior as a tour guide. I suggest going to humbolt 52 and making contacts there for tours and what not.

Is this the Humbolt 52 you mean? If so, as of last month, it is closed.

Humboldt 52

February 13 ·

Hello to all our fans, customers, friends and future friends .. It's a shame to announce that at this time our Humboldt52 is closed, Unica cause has been that in a routine inspection have found that our customers like to dance and that kind not allowed in a restaurant (licensed possess) because in our country there is even the possibility of license bar.

We are in the process of appeal to the office where they belong said inspectors and we are confident that our explanations will be heard and soon we will be open again .. This explanation I write primarily because you, our customers, our future customers, in short all those who visit us, friends deserve to know the truth because we are closed and secondly because I have received some of the comments that have been made in the street, drugs, dead, discussions etc and each version I hear really bothering far have made me laugh ... Thank you and will keep you informed .. Congratulations for Valentine's Day and best wishes. With love and the certainty of seeing you soon in Humboldt. Carlos Manuel

Go to this link to read more:

https://es-la.facebook.com/Humboldt52

UPDATE

As of March 8th the bar is reopened -

[axiom2001]

Yes, publishing all the info. would be useful and appreciated.

Below is the information that I promised to submit.

• The company that I used is based in Canada to provide People-to-People programs for Americans and others.

http://www.cubatravelforamericans.com,

• http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=gay+cuba&FORM=VQFRAF

• http://www.theculturetrip.com/caribbean/cuba/articles/the-cuban-experience-the-ten-best-havana-restaurants

• The source http://cubaguiagay.blogspot.com.es/is in my web bank. It works there for me, so type it into your

browser. Hope it works, for it gives some good, timely information and is a current source.

I used the following guide books: TIME OUT: Havana & the Best of Cuba, DK EYEWITNESS TRAVEL CUBA, THE ROUGH GUIDE TO CUBA, and LONELY PLANET CUBA. These books were 2014 or 2013 editions.

[msclelovr]

Thank you!

If I may add to your post, I found that the last link works if you input http://cubaguiagay.blogspot.co.uk/ If you don't understand Spanish, Google translates it into English more or less.

[axiom2001]

Thank you!

If I may add to your post, I found that the last link works if you input http://cubaguiagay.blogspot.co.uk/ If you don't understand Spanish, Google translates it into English more or less.

Thanks! It now works for others!

Is this the Humbolt 52 you mean? If so, as of last month, it is closed.

Humboldt 52

February 13 ·

Hello to all our fans, customers, friends and future friends .. It's a shame to announce that at this time our Humboldt52 is closed, Unica cause has been that in a routine inspection have found that our customers like to dance and that kind not allowed in a restaurant (licensed possess) because in our country there is even the possibility of license bar.

We are in the process of appeal to the office where they belong said inspectors and we are confident that our explanations will be heard and soon we will be open again .. This explanation I write primarily because you, our customers, our future customers, in short all those who visit us, friends deserve to know the truth because we are closed and secondly because I have received some of the comments that have been made in the street, drugs, dead, discussions etc and each version I hear really bothering far have made me laugh ... Thank you and will keep you informed .. Congratulations for Valentine's Day and best wishes. With love and the certainty of seeing you soon in Humboldt. Carlos Manuel

Go to this link to read more:

https://es-la.facebook.com/Humboldt52

UPDATE

As of March 8th the bar is reopened -

It's Tuesday, the 24 March 2015. On my FB page, 9 hours ago, Humoldt52 posted that it had reopened after takin' a short break.

Damn, I am definitely goin' there if I manage to return in December 2015. If not at that time, then later for sure!!!!

[tassojunior]

If no hotels allow visitors and there are no sex saunas where does sex happen? Has anyone tried AirBnb yet?

[axiom2001]

If no hotels allow visitors and there are no sex saunas where does sex happen? Has anyone tried AirBnb yet?

Note my postings of information. In it is Frank's email address; he can obtain apartments as well as room rentals, the latter by the hour, too. How do I know? He and I addressed it in our most recent emails to each other. Also, at one of my posted data, there's a website that lists lots of private houses for rent; some are gay friendly!

In terms of http://www.airbnb.com, I have not used their services for Cuba but did for Barcelona and Berlin. My experience was supreme all around from the initial bookings to my departure and return. Guests, if they choose, are asked to write reviews, and the property owners can do likewise on behalf of the occupants of their property. The owner of the property in Berlin wrote a stellar review in terms of how I treated his apartment, etc.

[axiom2001]

Below is the information that I promised to submit.

• The company that I used is based in Canada to provide People-to-People programs for Americans and others.

http://www.cubatravelforamericans.com,

• http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=gay+cuba&FORM=VQFRAF

• http://www.theculturetrip.com/caribbean/cuba/articles/the-cuban-experience-the-ten-best-havana-restaurants

• The source http://cubaguiagay.blogspot.com.es/is in my web bank. It works there for me, so type it into your

browser. Hope it works, for it gives some good, timely information and is a current source.

I used the following guide books: TIME OUT: Havana & the Best of Cuba, DK EYEWITNESS TRAVEL CUBA, THE ROUGH GUIDE TO CUBA, and LONELY PLANET CUBA. These books were 2014 or 2013 editions.

If you would like a reparable gay man as a tour guide, [...not a procurer of escorts, but he might have that on his site for self- protection!] contact Luis @ http://www.gaycubatourguide.com. A week ago I went to his site on FB after a man who'd used Luis's services had written on his own site about Luis. I sent the fellow a message and received the most pleasant and candidly assuring site as to Luis's trustworthiness and professional dealings. He also mentioned in his FB response to me that Yunior is not as he purports to be. He, too, has a website, and he's the one who did NOT get with me for a gay tour once I'd arrived and as promised many months in advance with a few updates along the way.

If I manage to return to Havana in December of this year, I'm definitely hoping Luis will be available for me!

[alwaysrio]

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.

[Alaskabear]

Luis is great! He was really informative,friendly and an all around great guy. I highly recommend him for first time arrivals in Cuba.

[axiom2001]

Thanks axiom! Organized tours are difficult to negotiate free time. :/. I use Cuba junky website to book casa particulars. These are people renting our rooms for a fee of $30usd/cuc. Some advertise as gay as well, Also, planet romeo is used in Cuba as the main source of contact. Or it was a few years ago. Guys can be found at humbolt 52, on the malecon near humbolt, and in the park in old town Havana near the hotels. Also, micayito beach is full of available men. I've heard very mixed stories regarding yunior as a tour guide. I suggest going to humbolt 52 and making contacts there for tours and whatnot. As an American, I flew to Mexico city and bought a cash ticket with interjet and flew to Cuba that way. Take lots of euros or Canadian dollars if you are from the states.

I feel that getting in trouble with U.S. authorities is very minimal these days. I asked for no stamps on my passport when I arrived in Havana and they obliged.

Axiom, Cuba really is an island full of amazing men isn't it? Gorgeous faces and bodies everywhere. Such a warm friendly place. It's in my heart for sure. Thank you for your great post.

Since returning to the States some four months back, I've begun to read and search the net for some valuable and useful information to use during my next trip to Cuba. One source is mentioned in this post: http://www.cuba-junky.com. I really like this site; it gives a list and description and reviews of the hotels, casa particulars, and other lodgings in Cuba. It lists the ones where English is spoken and the ones which are "gay friendly" as well. One of our fellow travelers wrote briefly about the one in which he stayed, or perhaps he wrote about it to me in a private. I plan to return in 2016 with or without a group. By that time I do hope the travel restrictions have been lifted for US citizens. If that has happened by the time of my trip, I'll stay in hotels as well as at casa particulars.

[endlessdream]

I'm not sure if it's appropriate to ask here. Is Yoel good? He definitely looks older than 21 yo, that makes me wonder what else could be 'fake' or 'enhanced' in his profile? And his personality? Actually he's been sending me a lot of emails and trying to convince me to take him as my 'guide' through my stay in Havana. I don't mind if he's really as advertised. He helped me to nail down a room from Frank, who seems to be very reliable. I speak some Spanish and so far we've been conversing without problem.

[axiom2001]

I'm not sure if it's appropriate to ask here. Is Yoel good? He definitely looks older than 21 yo, that makes me wonder what else could be 'fake' or 'enhanced' in his profile? And his personality? Actually he's been sending me a lot of emails and trying to convince me to take him as my 'guide' through my stay in Havana. I don't mind if he's really as advertised. He helped me to nail down a room from Frank, who seems to be very reliable. I speak some Spanish and so far we've been conversing without problem.

Since this would have been more appropriately sent as a private, I will answer you in a pvt. message. I am now immediately going to gayromeo to see if Yoel's ad is back up. It's been down for over 2 or 3 months, and when Frank and I corresponded via email, I mentioned it to Frank, and he wrote a few words addressing it!

[alwaysrio]

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.

[Badboy81]

Great feedback.....Cuba is still not on my list until it get a little more developed/touristy...If Brazil and Dominican Republic are both developing countries, I can imagine what Cuba is like...

I especially like your feedback about your difficulty finding the "Americanized" Cuban foods we enjoy in Miami....

[mvan1]

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 from the market. It is the first time I had to buy onion powder form a case under lock 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.

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.

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