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RE: Taxi from HAV to Pinar del Río
by ttjpdo 25 March 2012
Littleosk, chances are slim to none that any casa in Vinales would make the 368-km round trip drive from Vinales to the Jose Marti airport…
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Re: Taxi from HAV to Pinar del Río
by Littleosk 25 March 2012
I'm also planning on doing this in a few weeks and getting a taxi to Vinales from the airport. We land at about 16.00 so a little earlier,…
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Re: Hidden gems Cuba??
by mdwainwright 12 March 2012
Hi Ross. Start in Havana, this is much nicer than the touristy city of Varadero full of AI resorts.. From here I'd strongly recommend…
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RE: Taxi from HAV to Pinar del Río
by chefhagan 12 February 2012
Rickie, Alas, if they only sold youth in the market. I'm thinking about becoming a Vampire.
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RE: Taxi from HAV to Pinar del Río
by ttjpdo 11 February 2012
Rsmalling, bottom line, more or less the consensus of all previous posters, is that arriving after dark you are in no position to bargain,…
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RE: Taxi from HAV to Pinar del Río
by rickierickie 11 February 2012
Chef –- I know what you are saying. Wouldn’t it be great if we could be 20ish again and know what we know now and have the money we…
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RE: Taxi from HAV to Pinar del Río
by chefhagan 11 February 2012
Rickie, agreed. I drive or fly but I'm old and have too much money.
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RE: Taxi from HAV to Pinar del Río
by rickierickie 11 February 2012
Chef –- the taxis hanging out at the bus stations are the best kept secret every Tom, Dick and Harry have known for the last 10 years.…
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RE: Taxi from HAV to Pinar del Río
by chefhagan 11 February 2012
OP, my guess would be twice that much but my question is why? It is a pretty drive. Bo, my gf uses those types of taxis also and even…
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Re: Taxi from HAV to Pinar del Río
by rickierickie 10 February 2012
+To what price could we bargain a taxi to take us to Pinar del Río (or Viñales) from the airport?+ --------------- Rob01 --the OP want…
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RE: Taxi from HAV to Pinar del Río
by rob01 10 February 2012
I will mention this more for the benefit of Cuban old hands, because if your not experienced with travel in Cuba specifically, speak very…
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RE: Taxi from HAV to Pinar del Río
by rickierickie 10 February 2012
It’s 189 km from the airport to Pinar del Rio or 184 km to Viñales and I just returned from Cuba a few days ago and from the airport outs…
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RE: Taxi from HAV to Pinar del Río
by ttjpdo 10 February 2012
I made exactly this trip in a rental car last year, after arriving, as you expect to, in early evening. The drive from airport to Vinales…
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Taxi from HAV to Pinar del Río
by rsmalling 10 February 2012
My wife and I arrive in Havana on a 6pm Cubana flight next month from Cancún with no checked baggage. We would like to visit Viñales,…
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RE: A father-daughter return trip to Cuba
by BeardoUK 07 February 2012
The main +autopista+ to Pinar del Rio is similar to the one heading towards Villa Clara - though probably with less traffic. However the…
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RE: Small permaculture project in Cuba - Pinar del Río
by peloblanco 30 January 2012
+I would suggest that a decent golf course (not Varadero) would sustain and feed a lot more Cubans than a hundred 4x8 box of potted vegetabl…
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RE: Small permaculture project in Cuba - Pinar del Río
by quilombo 30 January 2012
You need to leave Havana my man, you drive for hours and hours and pass hundreds of thousands of empty acres. You also need to open your…
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RE: Small permaculture project in Cuba - Pinar del Río
by peloblanco 30 January 2012
I forgot to mention these people. http://www.paquetescuba.com/index.asp They are at quite a distance from my location but have recei…
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RE: Small permaculture project in Cuba - Pinar del Río
by ttjpdo 30 January 2012
I totally agree with Poster #1, and only wish I were headed to Cuba in the near future and could take the items you mention to Marilyn.…
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RE: Small permaculture project in Cuba - Pinar del Río
by peloblanco 30 January 2012
100 boxes at 4X8 ft represent 3200 sqft. A golf course is about 120 acres or over 5 million sqft. Even a remotely appropriate analogy…
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RE: Small permaculture project in Cuba - Pinar del Río
by quilombo 30 January 2012
I would suggest that a decent golf course (not Varadero) would sustain and feed a lot more Cubans than a hundred 4x8 box of potted vegetable…
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RE: Small permaculture project in Cuba - Pinar del Río
by johnabbotsford 29 January 2012
I do hope you get some positive responses to your request estibalita.
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RE: Small permaculture project in Cuba - Pinar del Río
by peloblanco 29 January 2012
You have to be impressed with the work that Marilyn, and many others like her, are doing all over Cuba in the area of sustainable agricultur…
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Small permaculture project in Cuba - Pinar del Río
by estibalita 29 January 2012
Hi, I was recently in Cuba and met Marilin, a wonderful woman who is starting a beautiful permaculture project near Pinar del Río. I made…
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First timer to Cuba - thoughts?
by Forestcooch 07 January 2012
1st time visitor to Cuba from the UK, and I'd appreciate any thoughts. I'm planning a trip late March - Mid April. Due to workload I…
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