Cuba private accomodations: Other than hotel/hostel/Casa Particular?
Cuba is incredibly cheap to live. Everything except the ripoff prices of the Casa Particular places controlled by the government. I'm curious if anyone has been able to rent a room from a private person (without getting them in trouble) anywhere in the country? $25 per night for the Casa Particular is about as much as a doctor makes there in about 2 weeks. Its ridiculous. So many penniless people there. Surely someone wants some money?
Now I don't want them to risk losing their homes or a massive fine.
If its impossible to give them money could one tutor their kids or them I wonder? Teach them something? Bring down a laptop and teach them something computer related? Then no money is being exchanged. I wonder what people do when they come to visit friends and stay for a few months. Do they get a permit from the government? Could one suddenly become a friend of someone and could they do that?
There's got to be a better way than spending the equivalent of about $5000 a night in Canadian currency by their salary standards for a simple room. Actually doctors here probably clear a lot more than $10000 a month now.
If one could solve the accommodation problems in Cuba it would probably be the cheapest place to stay or retire in this hemisphere. 1 month there would equal about 12 in Canada. Ever seen food market prices there? Do a Google Image search for Cuba markets and look at the prices. Lots of fruit was like 2 cents each. Big papayas were about 25 cents as I remember. Insane. And lots of it is organic as they can't afford the pesticides. How sweet. Stunning beaches, incredible diving, great music and dancing scene, friendly people, low crime....what's not to love? Oh yeah....that government.
Now I don't want them to risk losing their homes or a massive fine.
If its impossible to give them money could one tutor their kids or them I wonder? Teach them something? Bring down a laptop and teach them something computer related? Then no money is being exchanged. I wonder what people do when they come to visit friends and stay for a few months. Do they get a permit from the government? Could one suddenly become a friend of someone and could they do that?
There's got to be a better way than spending the equivalent of about $5000 a night in Canadian currency by their salary standards for a simple room. Actually doctors here probably clear a lot more than $10000 a month now.
If one could solve the accommodation problems in Cuba it would probably be the cheapest place to stay or retire in this hemisphere. 1 month there would equal about 12 in Canada. Ever seen food market prices there? Do a Google Image search for Cuba markets and look at the prices. Lots of fruit was like 2 cents each. Big papayas were about 25 cents as I remember. Insane. And lots of it is organic as they can't afford the pesticides. How sweet. Stunning beaches, incredible diving, great music and dancing scene, friendly people, low crime....what's not to love? Oh yeah....that government.