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> We are traveling from Montana to Santiago de Cuba, licensed to visit
> heretofore unknown immediate family. Our journey will take us north to
> Canada for a flight to Holguin (HOG), then by bus to Santiago de Cuba.
> There are two of us, neither speaks Spanish more than a few choice
> phrases. This is a first time to Cuba for both of us.
>
> We have a thousand questions from where does the bus stop in Holguin,
> to what is a good thing to take along as gifts and how much of that
> kind of thing are we allowed to bring into Cuba? Any suggestions short
> of "don't go" would be most welcome, we've already bought non-
> refundable tickets.
>
You'll need a taxi from Holguin airport to the Viazul bus stop.
($10) The bus is rarely full. You CAN get a taxi from the airport to
Santiago for $70-$80, about 2+ hours.
US credit cards will not be accepted there. Euros r ok.
Ive seen all kinds of currency conversions on the net, they all
seem to be way off. You can get CUC pesos at the airport.
The cash rate is 1GBP = 1.778CUC. (as of 4 weeks ago)
Customs don't like tourists taking some electrical equipment.
DVD's, laptops. Cellphone system in Santiago is GSM 900, so
Im not sure a US phone will work in Santiago ? Coverage is
good but there's no GPRS. Internet access in Santiago, slow
dial-up though, quite expensive too as the data flow is via
satellite.
Siboney,(10 miles), has a public beach, nice place. Watch your
trainers & shades though.
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