reports on Cuba, Jan 2018 (Havana, Santiago, Holguin)

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I have been to Cuba for a couple of times and most recently I stayed for 3 weeks in January 2018. Here is the brief report:

Weather is very nice in January. it is neither cold nor very hot, much better than the hot and humid weather in July. 

La habana:  malecon (avenida 23 & calle hospital),  cafe Toki (calle 25 & Infanta), parque central are the top spots to cruise.  Parque central in the day time, just sitting and watching young men passing by;  Malecon & Cafe Toki at night (and after midnight), typically 30+ people gathering in groups, with locals and tourists.  typical price 25-30 CUCs (dollars); there are plenty of short time casa particulars nearby, 10 CUCs for one hour.  It is also easy to find a private apartment with private entrance via Airbnb.

Santiago de Cuba: unlike La habana, there are no visible cruising spots.  I managed to find a men through Romeo, but the profiles on Romeo were very limited.  I saw a couple of gays/trans in the plaza de dolores after midnight but I didn't talk to them. there is a love motel (casa particular) on street calvario No 551, just next to Plaza de dolores, where my Romeo friend and I had half an hour good time. I paid the friend 30 CUCs and the room 10 CUCs.

Santiago is a very poor city.  One day when I was strolling down the malecon at sunset, I saw two very handsome young men with great bodies. Both are 19 years old and are about 1.85 meters.  It turned out that they were from the local lucha sport team and they had to train every day for local competitions.  I invited them for beers and we became friends.  In the next 2 weeks, I gradually learned about their lives, visited their homes, talked to their families,  helped with their (money) problems, and got to know more of their friends.  we went to beaches and discos. In the end, I managed to jack off and suck six young straight cocks from the same street neighborhood, all are 19-21 years old. The boys were willing to play as long as it was kept secret. One needs to get inside the communities to enjoy Santiago. But it requires patience, language skills and most important, luck. 

Holguin: very peaceful city.  I found a 19 year boy via Romeo. there were a couple of trans in the corner of parque centro after midnight. I only spent 3 days in Holguin but I guess, just like Santiago, there were always opportunities. 

Trinidad: I spent 2 days but I didn't find any.  I think Antigua of Guatemala is a more beautiful colonial town.

Cienfuego:  I stayed one night in Cienfuego and met a 20 years old men in Malecon ( we mad eye contacts when he passed by me). We had a good time in a nearby motel casa particular.

Cuba is a very safe country. Almost every night I walked alone in the central area and never felt unsafe, often after midnight.  I also found weeds were  popular in Santiago, but possession could lead to 10 years prison in cuba, though there were far less policemen in Santiago than La habana.

In conclusion, I have had great time in Cuba.  But offline cruising can be very consuming so I am looking forward to the time when Cuba is opening up and getting richer and when wifi is widely available to local people.  I probably will not visit Cuba for the next couple of years.