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In touristic places you will be asked very often if you want to eat You can search at the ''Marina Hemingway'' (Tel: 204 5088 from La Habana) in a paladarJamanitas, which is [[La Habana]].You can get there by taking the P1 Bus to Playa and change there to a private restaurant in a private residenceBus to Santa Fe (420). These places are mostly better and cheaper The round trip should cost not more then in an official restaurant0. But always choose the restaurant on your own, and don't go with anyone who asks you, because you may be forced to pay for their bill80 Moneda Nacional.
A typical meal There are boats leaving to [[Florida]], [[Mexico]] and other [[Caribbean|Caribbean Islands]].High Season is rice with beans and from December to March/April but there are always some meatboats. For most Europeans it Ask around at the Port office, these people know who is not very tasty. Keep some salt in the marina and pepper with youwho is planing to leave.
Markets donNote: The Emigration requires you to go with your captain 72 hours before departure to the Imigration office to enrol you on the list of passengers. If you can't have make it 72 hours before departure a good choice of products. A good idea is to buy fresh fruits from little tip might do the streettrick as well.
Don't drink tap water in Cuba.== Wild Camping ==
== Sleep ==When travelling through Cuba in late 2015, [[User:Bernhard|Bernhard]] thinks that wild camping is no problem at all. Many times all over the internet you will find that camping in the fields can't be done but don't mind those sites. Just like in any other country jump into the bushes when no one is looking. There are a few things to consider though:- It can be quiet tricky since there are often plenty of people walking and cycling along the road, so watch out who is seeing you.- Often the best hiding spots are fenced off with barb wire. If you climb over a fence make sure it is no military area! There are usually handwritten signs if it is.- Watch out for this spiky plant which seems to grow all over Cuba. The spikes are massive and you will badly hurt yourself when not being careful. (For example putting a tent over a small branch which then penetrates tent floor, mattress, sleeping bag, skin. Ouch!)- Do bring anti-mosquito spray. You're welcome.- There are a lot of cowboys on horses out there browsing through the fields. So make sure your spot is cowboy-free (for example that there are no horse droppings around)- Also people with machetes seem to wander around and cutting wood.
Pitching a tent or sleeping in a sleeping bag on the beach is strictly forbidden in Cuba. But if If you don't have a sleeping bag or tent (it is warm), you can still get away with it. There are a lot of mosquitos. If bring common sense you choose to use a tent or sleeping bag, should be very discreet as there are many police in Cuba. It is best is to pitch our tent when it is already dark and leave early in the morningfine.
Casa == Illegal casa particulares are like bed and breakfast and cost 20-30 CUC per night. They have a blue anchor on the housedoor. It is usually very simple but clean.==
All inclusive hotels can be Illegal casa particulares are all over Cuba. But what is it, and how to find it? Basically there are two types of casas. The one with the blue anchor logo and the orange one. The blue one holds a luxurious experience for hitchhikers if you really need something license to eat (have foreigners which pay in CUC. Their houses are typically much nicer and well maintained. Often there is a sign outside with the name of the casa and drink)a "Rent room" writing in English. You can smuggle yourself book them in easily if you carry coloured straps with you: check out what colours the tourist wear on their arms do the sameadvance. Enter And then there is the hotel via the beachother casa which can (officially) only have Cubans, check some room numbers which will pay in CUP. Their sign will only say "Hospedaje". Sometimes it includes "24h" and you pay by length in hours of your stay. (if you are asked You can imagine what this is good for a room number) and eat Usually between 5 to 10 CUC. These rooms sometimes aren't as much nice as the official casas though but still alright. Often there is a restaurant attached where you canget food for CUP and there is even lobster on the menu (which is generally only allowed for foreigners and available only in hotels). Some hotels They may refuse you but often they don't even have straps for the guestscare. Especially if there is no official casa in town. If I doubt you try to do this, try to look like a Canadian package tourist and not a low-budget traveller, otherwise you might get caughtcan book them in advance since they have no contact details online.
== Cities ==* Another type is the home of someone. Ask around in the streets ([[Havana]]* [[Santa ClaraUser:Bernhard|Bernhard]]did that usually at those little corner shops where they sell juice and pizza) if they know a casa particular or any other hospedaje available for the night. Sometimes you need to ask a few people but sooner or later there will someone approaching you and tell you to follow them. They bring you to some house where either someone else is living or the person himself. Prices are at around 20 CUC including food. It is save to do since they bring themselves in danger when this comes out since they have no license to offer a room. So if they steal stuff you would go to the police and this would mean the home owner is in bad trouble and could loose his house. Or at least this is what i kept telling myself when following people into small side streets. Do keep your voice down though and don't talk to anybody where you are staying. Speaking Spanish is almost a must and maybe get yourself a Cuban haircut.
== Hitchhiking a [[hitchhiking a boat|boat]] out of Cuba ==
You can search at == Jineteros ==Those are the ''Marina Hemingway'' (Tel: 204 5088 from La Habana) guys in Jamanitasparks called who can sell you anything, [[La Habana]]organize you anything and do whatever they need to do to rip you off.You However, those are also the guys who can make the most impossible happen. They know the city and where to get there by taking whatsoever. This might be useful for the P1 Bus to Playa and change there one or the other. [[User:Bernhard|Bernhard]] used one to organise him a Bus bicycle in order to Santa Fe (420)cycle around the country. The round trip should cost not more then 0.80 Moneda NacionalThis was surprisingly difficult to find and the knowledge of a jinatero was well appreciated.
There are boats leaving to [[Florida]], [[Mexico]] and other [[Caribbean|Caribbean Islands]].High Season is from December to March/April Be aware though that the Jineteros main goal isn't your wellbeing but there are always some boats.Ask around at the Port office, these people know who is in the marina and who is planing to leaverather that you pay him.
Note: The Emigration requires you to go with your captain 72 hours before departure to the Imigration office to enrol you on the list of passengers. If you can't make it 72 hours before departure a little tip might do the trick as well.
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[[File:Amarillo.jpg|thumb|right|300px|[[User:fabzgy|Fabzgy]] took this pictures while hitchhiking in [[Cuba]], the two guys dressed in yellow pants and shirts are the "amarillos"]]
== Weather Cities ==Cuba has a tropical climate with a dry season from october to april and a humid season between may and september. In summer it will be between 30 °C and 37 °C at daytime but with very high humidity which really makes you sweat. During summer the sun is strong so do something to protect yourself (woman sometimes take an umbrella, on the road people often wait under bridges or in small bus stop houses). Also heavy tropical rainfalls with local flooding can occur at any time, be prepared. Also carry enough water with you.* [[Havana]]* [[Santa Clara]]
== Eat and Drink Hitchhiking a [[hitchhiking a boat|boat]] out of Cuba ==
== External links ==
[[File:Katja and Augustas in Cuba.JPG|thumb|left|250px|Hitchhikers [[Katja and Augustas]] on the road in Cuba]]
* [http://www.utne.com/webwatch/2006_264/news/12261-1.html Hitchhiking My Way Around Cuba]: Cubans are required to pick up hitchhikers, August 31, 2006
* [httphttps://web.archive.org/web/20090123172523/https://blogs.hitchwiki.org/fabzgy/2008/08/27/merida-mexico/ Hitch a Boat from Cuba to Mexico]: [[User:Fabzgy|Fabzgy]]'s experience in 2008.
* Waiting On A Deserted Road For Whatever Comes Next [http://glimpse.org/stories/view/waiting-on-a-deserted-road-for-whatever-comes-next/]
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