tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672834250325632231.post5234810009523165017..comments2023-11-09T02:06:49.126-06:00Comments on Rancho Santa Clara: Cuba Fixr Upprs, Bch Vus, Rstricts Applyalcubanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12667546605871850986noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672834250325632231.post-6118018413601683292015-06-02T21:54:24.665-05:002015-06-02T21:54:24.665-05:00Well, if you get a place in Cuba and need a design...Well, if you get a place in Cuba and need a designer.........just sayin'. bartering for a room instead of getting paid has been part of my gig in the past.........just sayin'.<br />Someone just asked me yesterday where was the next place that I wanted to go and I answered immediately, "Cuba"!Babshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609157345912932083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672834250325632231.post-50357770405736644992015-06-02T15:37:47.063-05:002015-06-02T15:37:47.063-05:00My dad used to say the same thing about going back...My dad used to say the same thing about going back and "reclaiming our house" (reclamar la casa). Stew and I went to Cuba about three years ago and visited the former family home in Santa Clara. First, it was a sorry little house--no mansion suitable for a foreign embassy. Second there were two very poor and very old people living in it, whom I'm not about to evict. Instead we gave them money to fix the front windows and wished them a long and healthy life in our house. My dad also had printing show and stationery store and the building is still there but now the government uses it as a warehouse. Good luck getting the government to pay us for the building. <br /><br />I've never been to Merida. I've heard it's beautiful and hot and humid. Fair warning: Cuba is also really hot and humid also. <br /><br />Let's keep dreaming. Thanks for your comment. alcubanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12667546605871850986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672834250325632231.post-40530057828022979142015-06-02T14:56:57.706-05:002015-06-02T14:56:57.706-05:00Fred: Cuba has two currencies. One is the regular ...Fred: Cuba has two currencies. One is the regular peso which is how regular Cubans get paid, and which is worth nothing. Then there's CUC, the "convertible peso" I think, which is what foreigners and tourists have to use and whose value is set by the government, which usually calculates that the CUC is worth the same or even more than the dollar. It's crazy. alcubanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12667546605871850986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672834250325632231.post-81745195949681958822015-06-02T14:54:00.862-05:002015-06-02T14:54:00.862-05:00Al, was looking at your blog and did open the real...Al, was looking at your blog and did open the real estate link. The photos included, I suppose, the price in CUC. What is CUC…is that the currency and how much is it worth?<br />Thanks.<br />Fredalcubanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12667546605871850986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672834250325632231.post-42109053774415652572015-06-02T14:53:30.496-05:002015-06-02T14:53:30.496-05:00Yeah, we'd rent the guest quarters to defray t...Yeah, we'd rent the guest quarters to defray the cost the buying the house. Maybe $150-200 a month, depending on the time of the year. Want to sign up?alcubanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12667546605871850986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672834250325632231.post-79765977048291116452015-06-02T14:52:22.826-05:002015-06-02T14:52:22.826-05:00Excellent questions and suggestions! When we were ...Excellent questions and suggestions! When we were looking for places to retire we did some sniffing around in oceanfront places like Tampa, Sarasota and Puerto Vallarta. The problem was the infernal heat and humidity during the summer, which would be the same problem in Cuba. We were there end of May three years ago, and you'd walk outside after taking a shower and would be soaked in sweat. Unless, of course, we bought a winter-only place, which would be extravagant.<br />Neither one of us had even heard of Tlacotalpan, but Stew is on the case and he says the architecture of flora looks very Caribbean. We'll take a drive out there soon. Stew says it should take about 7-8 hours. <br />Thanks. <br /><br />Alalcubanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12667546605871850986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672834250325632231.post-7740480383542144972015-06-02T14:47:51.820-05:002015-06-02T14:47:51.820-05:00Now that Raul Castro is talking about returning th...Now that Raul Castro is talking about returning the Catholic Church (!), the Salvation Army might return to Cuba faster than you think. The Lord might move in strange ways indeed. alcubanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12667546605871850986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672834250325632231.post-89282936591679976192015-06-01T23:02:03.756-05:002015-06-01T23:02:03.756-05:00I agree with Steve, go for it....only make sure th...I agree with Steve, go for it....only make sure the house has really good guest quarters, ensuite bath, etc. etc. We could even be counted on for really good house warming stuff. Ron Stephenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09782249774494334197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672834250325632231.post-37331923650770352552015-06-01T19:44:52.443-05:002015-06-01T19:44:52.443-05:00Well, I understand the appeal of Cuba for you two....Well, I understand the appeal of Cuba for you two. But if Stew wants to live by the ocean, why are you so far away from it in Mexico? There are any number of possibilities, from the posh and expensive places in Baja or Puerto Vallarta, to something with a positively Cuban-like air like Tlacotalpan. (Admittedly not right on the ocean, but close and on a river.)<br /><br />Saludos,<br /><br />Kim G<br />Boston, MA<br /><i>Where we are close to the bay, but it's nothing like either Cuba or Mexico.</i><br /><br />P.S. It'd be *so* much more fun to get replies to all the comments. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672834250325632231.post-13635547588502931342015-06-01T10:28:26.046-05:002015-06-01T10:28:26.046-05:00My sister has been saying for years that we need t...My sister has been saying for years that we need to get the addresses of our grandparent's properties so we can claim them when Cuba opens up. I just laugh at her, and say so we will just evict the families that are living there now? <br />I would love to live in Cuba the weather is warm all year round but not as hot as Merida.<br />It's a nice dream.<br />regards,<br />TheresaTheresa in Mèridahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17217945138741786373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672834250325632231.post-4822735971900203402015-06-01T10:13:42.214-05:002015-06-01T10:13:42.214-05:00I say: Go for it! I still have not given up my dr...I say: Go for it! I still have not given up my dream of working with the Salvation Army in Cuba. I may see you there.Steve Cottonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00468378507171761868noreply@blogger.com