Electric kettle & use in Casas
Replies: 18 - Last Post: Nov 4, 2012 11:03 PM Last Post By: johnabbotsford
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Electric kettle & use in Casas
Apologies for asking this again, but the infomation I've found is conflicting and confusing. Are we or are we not allowed to take a small electric travel kettle to Cuba, and would there be any problem using it while staying in casas - I wouldn't like to upset anyone. However, travelling with an Englishman without constant access to cups of tea is no fun... Thank you for any info.1
How about taking tea and a teapot instead? Believe it or not, you will be able to access boiling water in a casa. All you will have to do is ask. You can buy teabags in Cuba but they are dire.3
http://www.aduana.co.cu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10&Itemid=186&lang=enI'm not sure that you are meant to bring in kettles though.
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My husband was English. If he wasn't drinking tea, he was boiling water and warming the pot, or washing up after tea - at least once every two hours or so. And then of course there is that cuppa in bed in the morning, which OF COURSE, is up to the woman to make -- or you will have a cranky hubby all day!Been there, done that!
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BTW, just returned from a couple of months in the UK and was shocked by how much tea is now made by dunking the bag into the cup. I guess that's what you'll be doing in Cuba though unless you also plan to pack a teapot.14
Be sure to let the casa owner know what you are doing! That extra electricity to heat your water could very well blow a fuse, depending on what else is going on in the house. I see you have also posted for Mexico. You are probably okay in small hotels there, but if ever in a private home, I'd advise the owner.
