Hi there, we use cookies to improve your experience on our website. You can update your settings by clicking the Privacy policy link at the bottom of the page. Had a return ticket for April Not that easy to get a long term ticket - had to get a family visa in advance from the Cuban embassy - very cooperative and fast.
Many days of visiting friends, biking, joking, beer, etc. Other long-term Candians were regulars at the usual beer stops. That caught a lot of people in a trap as they had longer term plans.
The regs were also being applied differently to different people. No public Internet access for 2 months - nobody sure why - it was around the time of the Cuban elections.
That caused problems for some people with banking, etc. I decided to change my visa to a tourist visa so I could stay till April. To do that I had to leave the country. If in Santiago, check this out - only 4 blocks from Parque Cespedes.
Trip to Dominican Republic a breeze, returned on same plane - only time for bathroom, a smoke, and 1 beer. Had talked to immigration at Santiago airport before leaving about which address to put on my visa - my 1 night in Santiago, of my address in Holguin - very casually they said the 1 night.
