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  1. greslogo avatar

    RE: Shill Alert !!!! jejeje

    by greslogo 26 May 2012

    Her house, it will be just us. We'll send her sister off to her mother's....lol At her mother's...well.... it will be just us, one sister…

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    RE: Cuban travel and land line phones and Internet

    by greslogo 25 May 2012

    And my wife's house in Havana can't get a phone. I should get her sister to go again to ETECSA and see if anything can be done about that.…

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    RE: Renting a car in havana city and dropping it off at the airport?

    by greslogo 15 May 2012

    Ya, a car and driver back then were cheap. Still can be. I prefer being more independent and always rented my own car staying between…

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    Re: A Cuban rumba with a classical introduction

    by cubanito407 12 May 2012

    Glad you liked it. I have head before of the Muñequitos de Matanzas and they are as great as their reputation. Finding Frank Fernandez,…

  5. maryracarla avatar

    recommending houses in Viñales and Varadero

    by maryracarla 26 April 2012

    Hi Viñales Villa Aracelys and Papo Very nice home with a lot of cleaning and comfort Aracelys was a kind and amazing cook name: Vill…

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    Re: Cuba by bicycle - somewhere to stay west of Havana

    by ofoab 25 April 2012

    Check out crazyguyonabike.com re Cuban journals .Cuba es muy sympatico para bicis. I just explored Bay of Pigs and Matanzas, your in for…

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    Trip Report - From New York through Toronto to Cuba

    by maciek_ny 09 April 2012

    Hello, I made it to Cuba and back. The welcome back by the U.S. immigration folks at the border crossing in Niagara Falls made me feel…

  8. PaulaG2010 avatar

    A goog apartment in private home, Havana

    by PaulaG2010 06 April 2012

    I traveled to Havana last year and it was one of the best trips of my life. For anyone interested in going there, I stayed at The Casa…

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    RE: Villa Lila in Matanzas- Email

    by johnabbotsford 04 April 2012

    Pity. Sorry!

  10. Wickyhan avatar

    Re: Villa Lila in Matanzas- Email

    by Wickyhan 04 April 2012

    ...the link mentioned in #2 is the Email -address I already had, unfortunately Cheers, Wicky

  11. johnabbotsford avatar

    RE: Villa Lila in Matanzas- Email

    by johnabbotsford 03 April 2012

    Did you try also sending via the email link in #2?

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    Re: Villa Lila in Matanzas- Email

    by Wickyhan 03 April 2012

    Thanks to you all! No other Emailaddress known? So I will be patient and wait some weeks and if I got no answer I try to phone (from…

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    RE: Villa Lila in Matanzas- Email

    by rob01 03 April 2012

    ditto post 1. My friends in Havana consider `regular` email access as checking about one a month. A week in Cuba, is nothing. Telephone…

  14. johnabbotsford avatar

    RE: Villa Lila in Matanzas- Email

    by johnabbotsford 02 April 2012

    http://www.cubacasas.net/cities/matanzas/Villa_Lila/

  15. bobmichaels avatar

    RE: Villa Lila in Matanzas- Email

    by bobmichaels 02 April 2012

    We tend to think that e-mail as a reliable communication tool. Not so in Cuba. Almost everyone has to go to an internet cafe to retrieve…

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    Villa Lila in Matanzas- Email

    by Wickyhan 02 April 2012

    Hi, I am trying to send a booking mail to Villa Lila in Matanzas (Casa particular) but got no answer (since one week). Now I read that…

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    RE: Nicest beach between la Havanna and Matanzas?

    by ddcuba37 30 March 2012

    Definitely Santa Maria Del Mar

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    RE: Nicest beach between la Havanna and Matanzas?

    by Jorgeguide58 29 March 2012

    Santa Maria beach – area across the street from Tropicoco hotel- plenty of live music all day long. You may have to pay for it though…

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    RE: Nicest beach between la Havanna and Matanzas?

    by vballf 26 March 2012

    Also by checking the search forum.

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    RE: Nicest beach between la Havanna and Matanzas?

    by ttjpdo 25 March 2012

    In addition to recommendations from other posters (all of whom have more expertise in this area than I do), a fair bit of info on what's…

  21. 1alessandro avatar

    RE: Nicest beach between la Havanna and Matanzas?

    by 1alessandro 25 March 2012

    Thanks again! Btw, which are the cool music, bar, club places in Havanna?

  22. ttjpdo avatar

    RE: Nicest beach between la Havanna and Matanzas?

    by ttjpdo 25 March 2012

    The playas are mostly for beaching, not music. Exception: the Rotilla hip-hop festival held at the west endof Playa Jibacoa during the…

  23. 1alessandro avatar

    RE: Nicest beach between la Havanna and Matanzas?

    by 1alessandro 25 March 2012

    Thanks so much for your answer! Re. Playas del este, which area would you say is the most lively with local people, atmosphere, music......…

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    RE: Nicest beach between la Havanna and Matanzas?

    by ttjpdo 25 March 2012

    Playa Jibacoa, which is about an hour's drive (or a little less) from either Havana or Matanzas. At the eastern end of 8-km-long Playa…

  25. 1alessandro avatar

    Nicest beach between la Havanna and Matanzas?

    by 1alessandro 25 March 2012

    Any suggestions? Thanks

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