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So This is What Tourists Do in Havana Cuba

So This is What Tourists Do in Havana Cuba
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  • @Shichman
    @Shichman2 жыл бұрын

    I really like this style of video, just walking showing whats around, chatting a bit, great stuff!

  • @slyslife

    @slyslife

    2 жыл бұрын

    Glad to hear that 👍🏿

  • @justcallmebrian793
    @justcallmebrian7932 жыл бұрын

    Cuba definitely has alot of soul, by far!

  • @slyslife

    @slyslife

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes, indeed.

  • @AMCUSOLDIER

    @AMCUSOLDIER

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@slyslife But it needs to be Free! So they can work and live like you! Earn a decent living,have Freedom of speech,reunion, and freely vote for their representatives like the democracy that we, Cubans enjoyed before 1959! Be an American and do not spread false narrative! Cuban people need the world to know!

  • @drhistory3497
    @drhistory34972 жыл бұрын

    🇨🇺 🇩🇴 Maximo Gómez Báez (Baní, Dominican Republic, November 18, 1836 - Havana, Cuba, June 17, 1905) was a Dominican soldier of the Ten Years War and the general in chief of the Cuban revolutionary troops in the War of Cuban Independence. (Máximo Gómez Báez; Baní, Dominican Republic, 1836 - Havana, 1905) Military leader of the Cuban independence movement. Destined for an ecclesiastical career, Máximo Gómez changed the cassock for arms when the invasion of Santo Domingo by Haiti took place in 1855. In 1865 he went to Cuba and joined the nationalist movement against Spanish colonial domination. When the first war for Cuban independence broke out, the Ten Years' War (1868-78), Gómez fought alongside Carlos Manuel de Céspedes, rising through his military experience to command the forces of Oriente province. There he implemented an effective guerrilla tactic that gave him control of the region, but instead failed in his campaign to invade the western half of the island (1875). Driven by internal dissension, he left Cuba shortly before the Peace of Zanjón was signed (1878). Taking refuge in Honduras, where he was appointed Army General, Máximo Gómez supported a new insurrection attempt in Cuba, which also failed (the Little War of 1879-80). In 1892 he reached an agreement with José Martí and Antonio Maceo to organize a new insurrection, of which Gómez would be the military chief. José Martí died at the beginning of the War of Independence (1895-98), Gómez and Maceo led the rebel offensive from the east to the west of the island (1895-96); but they were defeated by the energetic policy with which the Spanish responded under the command of General Valeriano Weyler. The death of Antonio Maceo (1896) left Gómez alone at the head of the movement, again confined to the guerrilla struggle in the eastern mountains. Despite his weak military position, he refused any compromise with the Spanish, rejecting the autonomy plan offered by the Sagasta government (1898). The intervention of the United States expelled the Spanish from Cuba in 1898 by force of arms; and the new independent Republic had in Máximo Gómez its national hero, incarnation of the revolutionary struggle. However, Gómez came into conflict with the new political leaders and with the US intervention government, and resigned from command of the Army.

  • @mannyrodriguez5453

    @mannyrodriguez5453

    2 жыл бұрын

    I'm glad you as a Dominican placed this true data on Cuba's independence, and I pledge for you to educate most of the Dominicans that think that Gomes was the one to liberate Cuba, and that if it wasn't for him the Cubans could not have done it. As you well know Maximo Gomez was involved in trying to liberate Cuba from the Spaniards, eventually at the end he couldn't complete his agenda, of course he was not the only General involved, at the end it was the U.S. the one to remove the Spanish military ending a long struggle for independence. One las t but most important of all that you and your people should know is that Cuba was filled with Spaniards, sons and grand sons of Spaniards, most of the young where harassed by their own family in that they where not to be involved in the rebel army against their own people which where the Spaniards being that said, what ended up happening was that there where not enough men to fight off the Spaniards so therefore Cuba ( The Mambises/Rebels) had to depend on others from other countries for help. I am writing this because I am a fourth generation of Spaniards, and of real 100% Spanish blood both of my family father and mother side where all Spanish. My great grand father was a Coronel and one of the military guards who protected the Queen of Spain, he later stayed and retired in Cuba, my father made sure that I new what really happened in the war and why most of the son's of Spaniards did not fight and it was do to the harassment and betraying the Spanish, in other words you would then become a trader. I then again would like for you to spread the word to those who think one thing when it is another.

  • @drhistory3497

    @drhistory3497

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@mannyrodriguez5453 I agree with everything you said.

  • @RC94332
    @RC943322 жыл бұрын

    Wow Havana definitely looks rustic. I think it has some charm. I hope to visit one time. Glad you showing it.

  • @richardblais7445

    @richardblais7445

    2 жыл бұрын

    go in habana,you will never regret it,i went twice and its amazing.safest place in the world lol

  • @mv0697
    @mv0697 Жыл бұрын

    Went in sept for first time and had an absolutely fantastic time

  • @oscar-uz4dw
    @oscar-uz4dw2 жыл бұрын

    been to cuba so many of times over the years always go back iv been all over the island its a big island to explore i could not live there more than 6 months saying that great people and caltue very safe for tourist and there beaches are in the top 25 in the world, cuba has changed in the past 5 years its gotton very expensive to live in big cities for tourist, i would put on my go to list if you have not visted cuba

  • @globalgogetter4469

    @globalgogetter4469

    2 жыл бұрын

    Definitely on the list! how much would you say on average ( i know everyones different) what a solo man could expect to spendfor a 1 month stay?

  • @juancarloscastillo9996
    @juancarloscastillo99962 жыл бұрын

    Puerto Rico and Cuba have a lot history together.

  • @slyslife

    @slyslife

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, I've heard their history goes waaaay back

  • @drhistory3497

    @drhistory3497

    2 жыл бұрын

    Caribben history 101 🇩🇴 🇨🇺 Hatuey was a Taíno chief from the island of Hispaniola or Santo Domingo, who fled to Cuba during the Spanish conquest. According to Bartolomé de Las Casas, Hatuey placated the Taíno people of Caobana into joining him. He showed them a basket of gold and jewels, saying: Here is the God that the Spanish worship. For these they fight and kill; for these they persecute us and that is why we have to throw them into the sea. The Taíno caciques in Cuba did not respond to Hatuey's message, and few joined him to fight.

  • @NashBenzotv
    @NashBenzotv2 жыл бұрын

    I just dig how you interact with the people too brother you trying to say more to keep the convo going Gud stuff

  • @slyslife

    @slyslife

    2 жыл бұрын

    I try not to take too much of their time, but I hear what you're saying. Thanks 👍🏿

  • @Theofficaldannyalldunso
    @Theofficaldannyalldunso2 жыл бұрын

    There's really no way for a digital nomad or expat to live in Havana unless you are willing to pay above NYC or SF prices for food and everyday expenses. Housing can be found cheaply but not a the level of comfort or conveniences you are used to. I was going to stay longer and study Spanish at the University of Havana but changed my mind after a week here. The food situation is horrible and at nightclubs such as Mio y Tuyo the security guards actively will tell girls you are hanging out with to stay away from the foreigners. Not the case at LM nightclub luckily, which i highly recommend :). The main plus is that central Havana was super safe other than the occasion pickpocketing. An amazing experience but really not worth all the hassle and high cost of living. For a digital nomad or expat looking to stay a longer period of time in Latin America you can get the same experience and way cheaper albeit with alot more danger involved in Colombia. (Cartagena and Cali my favs)

  • @Logoned
    @Logoned2 жыл бұрын

    There's a saying about Cuba and Puerto Rico "Of one bird the two wings"

  • @tyronenoel8921
    @tyronenoel89212 жыл бұрын

    Hola Sly, just got back from Cuba, last Sunday 10th.......enjoying your video, reminiscing,,,,,,,,,,enjoy....

  • @dutchflash
    @dutchflash2 жыл бұрын

    Have been to Cuba many times..beginning in 2016 to 2019.. i know all these places. One big thing I have noticed. A lot of young people have left. My first visit, there were people everywhere... It now seems like only 1/2 have the population still remain in old Havana from when I first visited.

  • @markrush2319

    @markrush2319

    2 жыл бұрын

    This has more to do with the coronavirus and the Trump administration stopped Cruise Ships going to Cuba 🇨🇺 🙄.

  • @slyslife

    @slyslife

    2 жыл бұрын

    Interesting point🤔

  • @7sonero7

    @7sonero7

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@markrush2319 Yes it seems like a lot less tourist. That's a shame because the locals need the tourism dollars.

  • @dutchflash

    @dutchflash

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@slyslife I first went there in 2016 right after Obama signed to allow Americans to start traveling there... What happened, many people from all over Cuba started flocking to Havana because for the first time Americans were allowed to travel there.. So many people came to Havana to make extra money off U.S. tourist. There were so many people every where, Cubans. I went back almost every other month until 2019. I had so much fun, it was so lively and very different... Now, I can tell more than 1/2 of the city is dead, because most people went back to their small cities or left Cuba all together. The decline started with Trump making harder to travel there, and then Covid finished it off and now inflation.

  • @markrush2319

    @markrush2319

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@dutchflash please stop with this crap. You don't know a damn thing about Cuba. You can't travel from one part of Cuba unless you get special permission from the government of Cuba to travel within Cuba. This is the problem with the internet so much false information 🙄. The Cuban people can't just move from one place to another the Trump administration banned American cruise ships from entering Cuba, then the coronavirus pandemic started and Cuba shut down the whole country to foreign visitors and Cuba had one of the best records of fighting the coronavirus than anyother country in the world. And finally President Biden has kept most of the Trump policies towards Cuba in place to not offend the Cuban-Americans in Miami Florida. I was in Havana Cuba for 30 days in 2017 and I encounter many American tourists in Havana.

  • @drhistory3497
    @drhistory34972 жыл бұрын

    Minute 1:20 Santeria or Vudu.

  • @itsraheem
    @itsraheem2 жыл бұрын

    Brother you are living the life!

  • @slyslife

    @slyslife

    2 жыл бұрын

    I'm trying 🙏🏿

  • @globalgogetter4469

    @globalgogetter4469

    2 жыл бұрын

    REAL TALK!

  • @markrush2319
    @markrush23192 жыл бұрын

    Yes this is the Cuba you don't see in the travel brochures. I was in Havana Cuba for 30 days in 2017. You can walk all over Havana without any harassment whatsoever and if you are an African-American everyone will assume you are just another Cuban until you start to speak.

  • @slyslife

    @slyslife

    2 жыл бұрын

    Oh yeah, many people told me they thought I was Cuban before I spoke. I guess wearing jeans in 100 degree weather helped with that. Interestingly, people were shocked to hear that I was from the US. I will say, I don't recall meeting any other Americans (of any color) in Cuba.

  • @benajminpadilla6360

    @benajminpadilla6360

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@slyslife How did u do it with an American passport? That's most interesting to hear. I heard that Cuban authorities won't stamp it as a sort of favor. Is that true? Did you have to travel there through a 3rd country?

  • @markrush2319

    @markrush2319

    2 жыл бұрын

    I think the reason that you didn't see many Americans is because of the coronavirus pandemic. And remember Trump banned all American cruise ships from entering Cuba 🇨🇺. And President Biden doesn't want to offend the American-Cubans in Mami Florida so he has left Trump's policy towards Cuba mostly in place. I was in Cuba for 30 days in 2017 and I encounter many American tourists including many African-Americans.

  • @7sonero7

    @7sonero7

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@benajminpadilla6360 You can catch a flight from Miami. 1 hour flight 🍻

  • @MrSgtau

    @MrSgtau

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@benajminpadilla6360 They stamped my US passport on the way out. I don't think that it's a big deal nowadays, although technically you're supposed to keep receipts for any purchases made on the island for 5 years. If any US official asks me about it, I will ask why are there flights to Cuba from the US if we're not supposed to visit. I flew there from Mexico.

  • @Fabziy
    @Fabziy2 жыл бұрын

    I’m new to your channel love the videos

  • @wl5609
    @wl56092 жыл бұрын

    I've been going to Havana for 2 month stays every 2 years since 2009 and have witnessed first-hand the changes. Especially with the introduction of cell phones. The prices have also steadily gone up and since the scamdemic and the abolishment of the CUC in 2018, the prices of the casas particulares have really skyrocketed! In 2009, a casa particular we always stay in, in downtown centro would cost us $25 CUC (USD) per night, and in 2018 it was $40 CUC. But right now the same room goes for $64 USD! The government, since the Castro regime has really dropped the ball on economics. There are now food shortages and 2 hour line ups for staples like cooking oil. Who knows where this is all going to end for Cubanos but they're a resilient group of survivors for sure...❤

  • @richardblais7445

    @richardblais7445

    2 жыл бұрын

    love scamdemic lolol,i went to habana twice in 2015 and 16 ,28 days total and i loved it.it was cheap then but now its really expensive.its not worth it anymore,so sad.cuba is dying righ now.i have a friend in matanzas and santiago that i talk on whattsapp and one is 51 years old and she said its the worst she ever seen,its pure misery now and it will be worst soon.so so sad

  • @wl5609

    @wl5609

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@richardblais7445 Yes, it's very sad. Is the next path for Cuba just like Haiti? ¡Viva la Cuba! 🇨🇺

  • @richardblais7445

    @richardblais7445

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@wl5609 )-; hope not,it will continue like it always did...slavery and no money )-; ,but no crime at least...

  • @AMCUSOLDIER

    @AMCUSOLDIER

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes! Because Cubans are suffering and under a cruel dictatorship for more than 63 years! Tourists and Cubans were separated for more than 59 years with a triple currency. Cubans don't need tourist that support and promote the dictatorship. They need Freedom like it was before 1959 with the 1940 Constitution!

  • @wl5609

    @wl5609

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@AMCUSOLDIER There was more poverty, crime and violence under Batista's regime than Castro's. That "freedom" came at a hefty price for Cubans. There were no hospitals or schools in rural areas before 1959...

  • @drhistory3497
    @drhistory34972 жыл бұрын

    Cuba and DR history 🇨🇺🇩🇴 Hatuey was a Taíno chief from the island of Hispaniola or Santo Domingo, who fled to Cuba during the Spanish conquest. According to Bartolomé de Las Casas, Hatuey placated the Taíno people of Caobana into joining him. He showed them a basket of gold and jewels, saying: Here is the God that the Spanish worship. For these they fight and kill; for these they persecute us and that is why we have to throw them into the sea. The Taíno caciques in Cuba did not respond to Hatuey's message, and few joined him to fight.

  • @rons1566
    @rons15662 жыл бұрын

    This has been very interesting. Hard to believe how bleak life in Cuba is…

  • @bedoy34

    @bedoy34

    2 жыл бұрын

    you should see the homeless and poverty in the USA

  • @comrade916

    @comrade916

    2 жыл бұрын

    And, made more bleak by the U.S. having it's boot on the throat of the Cuban government!! The thing is, the U.S. wants socialism to fail!

  • @AMCUSOLDIER

    @AMCUSOLDIER

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@bedoy34 You have options in the USA. That includes BLM that lighted up and destroyed many cities. I honestly invited you to try that in Cuba and you will be crush in jail for 25 years but before the beating and suffering will be unsustainable. 10 millions of Cubans live worse that a homeless in the USA. When you don't have freedom you have nothing! And nobody can handle you over a sandwich or a dollar because living in Cuba is like the Nazis concentration camps. America needs to wake up!

  • @betito8587
    @betito85872 жыл бұрын

    Love the video, did you try la Fabrica de Arte? It s a great place for the night, music and cool people, regards from Montevideo Uruguay

  • @slyslife

    @slyslife

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks and I didn't go there this trip, but I've heard it's a cool spot.

  • @KarlaSpivey
    @KarlaSpivey2 ай бұрын

    The Callejon de Hamel was created to promote afro-cuban culture. The founder just passed recently. You should have gone inside of the art galeries. It is so dope, you did not stay long enough in there

  • @benajminpadilla6360
    @benajminpadilla63602 жыл бұрын

    Enjoyed it, Sly. Keep it up.

  • @Truthbetold-777
    @Truthbetold-7772 жыл бұрын

    First time seeing this much of Cuba. The camera is really good. What kind of camera you use?

  • @lewis2207

    @lewis2207

    2 жыл бұрын

    Would like to know as well

  • @slyslife

    @slyslife

    2 жыл бұрын

    It's called "Osmo Pocket 2." It's a really good camera

  • @lewis2207

    @lewis2207

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@slyslife what’s your opinion on doing these street vlogs with an iPhone? Recommended?

  • @slyslife

    @slyslife

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@lewis2207 If it has stable picture quality then for sure. Plus, you wouldn't have to buy extra cameras and accessories. Just make sure to have a second phone on hand.

  • @torrence65
    @torrence652 жыл бұрын

    Check out the art factory

  • @MVPBOXPICS
    @MVPBOXPICS2 жыл бұрын

    The Prado hotel rooftop has the most incredible views, great cocktails

  • @siadetx7552
    @siadetx75522 жыл бұрын

    Really cool video subscribed ! keep it up buddy

  • @jebwaldoharrilal
    @jebwaldoharrilal2 жыл бұрын

    Nice video bro. Love your work Sly.

  • @mindstate1011
    @mindstate10112 жыл бұрын

    Man I could walk those streets for hours just observing the architecture, scenery and people watch. Just walk the streets with a bottle of rum and enjoy the night.

  • @robertovalls
    @robertovalls Жыл бұрын

    Great video !

  • @KMO325
    @KMO3252 жыл бұрын

    I’ve seen a few videos of this place due to its connection with Afro-Cuban Rumba. Glad you got to spotlight it, Sly.

  • @slyslife

    @slyslife

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks. If you go just bring an extra face towel and a portable fan.

  • @KMO325

    @KMO325

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@slyslife Will do, will do. Man, every country you’ve been to for the last few months has been amazing.

  • @animus3328
    @animus33282 жыл бұрын

    I love these videos....muchas gracias I am 63...i wish i could live in Cuba for the rest of my life..........i live in CANADA and i am extremely afraid of our govvvvvvvvvvvvv

  • @tokyojapan6734
    @tokyojapan67342 жыл бұрын

    Sly maybe you should invest in a water proof pouch, so you can throw your equipment in so the weather doesn't slow you down. Maybe a military poncho.

  • @sthunda7132
    @sthunda71322 жыл бұрын

    *Thank you for this recent video of Cuba in 2022. I would like to make the trip, and it seems to vary on what is or not allowed in Cuba, quite confusing. As of 2022, what currency do the Cubans use...CUP or CUC? When bringing u.s. dollars, do I exchange for CUP/CUC or do you suggest I use usd and cuban? Where to exchange $...no shortage of exchange places, atms, etc? Since food is scarce in Cuba, where do tourists go to eat? What currency is needed to buy groceries or eat at restaurants for u.s. tourists? Please answer all. Thank you, I enjoyed the video.*

  • @MrSgtau
    @MrSgtau2 жыл бұрын

    That's a great view of Havana and the malecon from the moro!

  • @slyslife

    @slyslife

    2 жыл бұрын

    Oh yeah!

  • @CarlosCruz-ll5ez
    @CarlosCruz-ll5ez2 жыл бұрын

    Yes there was once a big bond among both Islands and in fact Puerto Rico’s flag was inspired by Cubas flag! 🇨🇺 🇵🇷

  • @slyslife

    @slyslife

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yup...I learned that when I was in PR

  • @7sonero7

    @7sonero7

    2 жыл бұрын

    There still is a bond between both islands . Plus many marriages and relationships between Cubans, Ricans and Dominicans

  • @JC-yf1tc

    @JC-yf1tc

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@7sonero7 relations between haitians & domis 🇭🇹🇩🇴

  • @drhistory3497

    @drhistory3497

    2 жыл бұрын

    The bond was because they both became independent from Spain in 1898, rather late compare to the rest of Latin America (DR gained independence from Spain in 1821). The Grito de Lares flag was the first Puerto Rica flag, inspired by the Dominican flag.

  • @drhistory3497

    @drhistory3497

    2 жыл бұрын

    @J C The relation between Cuba and PR is that both were colonized by Spain from the island of Santo Domingo or La Española, so basically DR is their mother land. 😅 The other bond is that Puerto Ricans copied the Cuban flag after they copied the Dominican flag, which they called the grito de lares flag. Spain and Christopher Columbus showed very little interest in both island during the first period of the colonization.

  • @jenniferw5735
    @jenniferw57352 жыл бұрын

    Traveling to Cuba in Sept. Thank you for these videos!

  • @slyslife

    @slyslife

    2 жыл бұрын

    Anytime 👌🏿

  • @MrSgtau

    @MrSgtau

    2 жыл бұрын

    Bring Euros. If you're coming from the US, you can forget about using ATMs and your credit card in Cuba. They won't work there, so cash is king for Americans in Cuba (don't know if it's your first time to Cuba)

  • @globalgogetter4469

    @globalgogetter4469

    2 жыл бұрын

    How much are your estimated expenses and for how long?

  • @Logoned
    @Logoned2 жыл бұрын

    In El Callejón de Hamil you will see the Afro-Cuban roots, the roots of most Cuban food except for Spain and the root of Cuban music. It is said that most Cubans including the whites have a little black in them/us. El Callejón also shows you the Cubans relation to the Yoruba people of Nigeria's culture and religion that came to Cuba during the slave trade. That gave rise to spiritualism and the still misunderstood Santeria in Cuba so a mix of Catholicism and the Yoruba religion. The use of honey is due to the shortage of sugar, not by choice, lol. Cuba doesn't produce it like it used to and still exports I guess more than it keeps.

  • @markbroadus8788
    @markbroadus87882 жыл бұрын

    Great stabilization

  • @saintseer9578
    @saintseer95782 жыл бұрын

    Bro you didn’t know Spain occupied Florida? Florida wasn’t in the 13 colonies. We all learn something new everyday though. Love your videos keep it up!

  • @slyslife

    @slyslife

    2 жыл бұрын

    Nope.. Learning as I go though😅. Thanks for the support 💪🏿

  • @drhistory3497

    @drhistory3497

    2 жыл бұрын

    The colonization of Florida By the early 1500s, Ponce de León was a top military official in the colonial government of 🇩🇴 Hispaniola, where he helped crush a rebellion of the native Taíno people. He became governor of the province of Higuey and had 3 children with a Taino women in the island of la Hispaniola or Santo Domingo He asked the Spanish Crown authorization to explore the neighboring island of Puerto Rico in 1508 and to take office as the first Governor of Puerto Rico by appointment of the Spanish crown in 1509. While Ponce de León grew quite wealthy from his plantations and mines, he faced an ongoing legal conflict with Diego Columbus, the late Christopher Columbus's son (in the Hispaniola or Santo Domingo, Alcazar de Colon, Colonial Zone) , over the right to govern Puerto Rico. After a long court battle, Columbus replaced Ponce de León as governor in 1511. Ponce de León decided to follow the advice of the sympathetic King Ferdinand and explore more of the Caribbean Sea. In 1513, Ponce de León led the first known European expedition to La Florida, which he named during his first voyage to the area. He landed somewhere along Florida's east coast, then charted the Atlantic coast down to the Florida Keys and north along the Gulf coast; historian John Reed Swanton believed that he sailed perhaps as far as Apalachee Bay on Florida's western coast.[7] Though in popular culture he was supposedly searching for the Fountain of Youth, there is no contemporary evidence to support the story, which all modern historians call a myth

  • @Skytop63
    @Skytop632 жыл бұрын

    sly u need to inform prices in cuba like that drink or tuk tuk ride. cheers from Toronto.

  • @J.D.Vision
    @J.D.Vision Жыл бұрын

    2:18 Drink is called "El Negron" Translated to English is "The Big Black Guy" But it's nothing racial. It kinda means "Big Bad Ass Black Man", like a Boss.

  • @tonymaldonado1659
    @tonymaldonado16592 жыл бұрын

    Can you put a list of where you went in this video I’m definitely gonna visit these places

  • @arturoromero4694
    @arturoromero46942 жыл бұрын

    How can you love it? The place is ruined

  • @lidiagarcia7311

    @lidiagarcia7311

    2 жыл бұрын

    There are some pretty girls

  • @restlessmind5770
    @restlessmind57702 жыл бұрын

    If you get robbed, you will never find the robber. Never..

  • @salihoutasawwuf665
    @salihoutasawwuf6652 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the video. One path led to infrastructure scarcely maintained. SMH

  • @nfalcon1225
    @nfalcon12252 жыл бұрын

    Does the electricity turn off at a certain time?

  • @wisetibetanmonkey1624
    @wisetibetanmonkey16242 жыл бұрын

    It depresses me more than Miami. Different dystopia. No people walking around Hialeah 🤣

  • @dicksonmunemo3176
    @dicksonmunemo31762 жыл бұрын

    hope you will have a cuban cigar your

  • @generald.c.2033
    @generald.c.20332 жыл бұрын

    I would love to visit Havana if it wasn't for all the red tape you have to go through as an American if you want to visit. Then there are the gringo prices to deal with. Correct me if I'm wrong.

  • @misterabroad123
    @misterabroad1232 жыл бұрын

    Welcome back to Colombia!

  • @slyslife

    @slyslife

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yo! 😂.. Glad to be back

  • @ethancook5705
    @ethancook57052 жыл бұрын

    Cuba has great potential if the right government gets into office

  • @slyslife

    @slyslife

    2 жыл бұрын

    So true

  • @a.d.5952

    @a.d.5952

    Жыл бұрын

    What does potential mean? What is government?

  • @AnalFungus

    @AnalFungus

    Жыл бұрын

    What is your idea of the right government

  • @mozzarellarick7537
    @mozzarellarick75372 жыл бұрын

    Spain once controlled the whole gulf coast

  • @slyslife

    @slyslife

    2 жыл бұрын

    You learn something new everyday

  • @lidiagarcia7311

    @lidiagarcia7311

    2 жыл бұрын

    Contrpl the entire Latin America, not just the gulf coast 😂

  • @mozzarellarick7537

    @mozzarellarick7537

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@lidiagarcia7311 yeah but he was talking about the United States, it’s obvious they dominated the Caribbean and central and South America. 🙂

  • @globalgogetter4469
    @globalgogetter44692 жыл бұрын

    I would have gotten a little more intel on the Congo from the sista.Hopefully you got her info, that could be a contact. Seemed like a nice lady.

  • @tonymaldonado1659
    @tonymaldonado16592 жыл бұрын

    What was name of that place you went to

  • @emilioaldazoro1791
    @emilioaldazoro17912 жыл бұрын

    Una ciudad estacionada en el tiempo.¡ Qué horrible!

  • @davidwilliamgay4821
    @davidwilliamgay48212 жыл бұрын

    Best way to travel Sly in that heat

  • @slyslife

    @slyslife

    2 жыл бұрын

    I second this statement

  • @davidwilliamgay4821

    @davidwilliamgay4821

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@slyslife where is your next port of call. Mexico maybe

  • @cameronmanning8606
    @cameronmanning86062 жыл бұрын

    I have to visit there

  • @slyslife

    @slyslife

    2 жыл бұрын

    It's eye-opening

  • @johnsonkarenann
    @johnsonkarenann2 жыл бұрын

    Please keep in mind that in each of these forts, the enslaved Africans built them and were also enslaved/held there. In all of these colonized and enslaved Spanish colonies (and that includes Cuba, PR, Mexico, Brazil, etc., the history of enslavement with regards to the forts are intentionally erased. The tour guides only tell you the stories of the pirates, but not the true stories that enslaved Africans built them and were held there. #Knowthyself

  • @slyslife

    @slyslife

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the added info 💪🏿

  • @benajminpadilla6360

    @benajminpadilla6360

    2 жыл бұрын

    Oh, please...Ma'm..Can't you simply enjoy the video? He puts a lot of work into this. Of course, slaves helped build it. Was it only slaves or were some indentured servants of all kinds? Do you have historical documented proof for your claims? This stance of everything being tied to slavery is a narrative in and of itself. It's not always fact. Plenty of people built those cities all over Latin America.

  • @drhistory3497

    @drhistory3497

    2 жыл бұрын

    Enslaved Africans sold by other Africans, that was a big business back them.

  • @lidiagarcia7311

    @lidiagarcia7311

    2 жыл бұрын

    The enslaved were in the field, the forts had military people to fight off invaders.

  • @Lady.MD67

    @Lady.MD67

    2 жыл бұрын

    So true but it's like that in a lot of countries where the slaves were sent. The world has a shameful 😔 past

  • @TheWisdomWitch
    @TheWisdomWitch2 жыл бұрын

    I've been trying to get there

  • @slyslife

    @slyslife

    2 жыл бұрын

    They Say December through March is the best time to visit weather-wise.

  • @efrain5687
    @efrain56872 жыл бұрын

    Cuba and Puerto Rico are still family. Son de un pajaro las dos alas.

  • @comrade916
    @comrade9162 жыл бұрын

    I have visited many countries during my life.. The memories of Cuba are still vivid... I love the people and culture.. A safe country too! Viva Cuba! Viva de la revolution!

  • @thisfloridagirl5280

    @thisfloridagirl5280

    2 жыл бұрын

    Eeeww

  • @yurix2372

    @yurix2372

    2 жыл бұрын

    Revolution no bueno; communist revolution= poverty PATRIA Y VIDA !

  • @comrade916

    @comrade916

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@yurix2372 Capitalism= Poverty for many. Have you been to the Philippines, Nicaragua, Dominican Republic, etc, etc?? I have and believe me, the poverty I saw there was abhorrent.. It is true that poverty also exists in Cuba, however it's made much worse by the U.S. boot on the throat of the Cuban nation!

  • @smokesym37
    @smokesym372 жыл бұрын

    Ayy did you get that number

  • @slyslife

    @slyslife

    2 жыл бұрын

    Lol I didn't get it

  • @bp9306
    @bp93062 жыл бұрын

    I see you my congolese sister ❤️

  • @TheWisdomWitch
    @TheWisdomWitch2 жыл бұрын

    Santeria

  • @slyslife

    @slyslife

    2 жыл бұрын

    Never heard of this place 🤔

  • @olgalugo7377

    @olgalugo7377

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@slyslife its not a place ..its some sort of religion a voodoo religion which most Cubans practice.

  • @CarlosCruz-ll5ez
    @CarlosCruz-ll5ez2 жыл бұрын

    Sly at first I thought the bartender was calling you big black guy! 😂

  • @slyslife

    @slyslife

    2 жыл бұрын

    😂😂... I knew someone would think that

  • @georgekuiper3223
    @georgekuiper32232 жыл бұрын

    CASA RIPOFF - DO not stay at Casa Antigua in Vedado Calle 28 # 258 (owned by Marta and Horacio ) - they ripped me off big time 20 years ago !

  • @Ricobaca
    @Ricobaca Жыл бұрын

    Are the police mean to Black American men?

  • @rogergongora2272
    @rogergongora2272 Жыл бұрын

    Cuban drivers drive like crazy .

  • @AMCUSOLDIER
    @AMCUSOLDIER2 жыл бұрын

    That's in Cayo Hueso Neighborhood, like Key West in Florida. But still you are sending the wrong message to the world. You need to speak out for the Cuban people! You are having a good time with a little money and showing that life I'm Cuba is perfect! This is like a fake movie! Show the true, be an American!

  • @simplecomentador5162
    @simplecomentador51622 жыл бұрын

    Q jodido se ve todo viejo ruinas las casas y los puertos dan pena😔

  • @FLORIDAHOODVLOGS
    @FLORIDAHOODVLOGS2 жыл бұрын

    Go to the real hoods like el cerro

  • @slyslife

    @slyslife

    2 жыл бұрын

    Wrong channel.. I don't do hoods..L7

  • @FLORIDAHOODVLOGS

    @FLORIDAHOODVLOGS

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@slyslife see the real cuba tho. That Havana isn’t what its really about. Its like a little sheltered area the government puts on display for tourists.

  • @slyslife

    @slyslife

    2 жыл бұрын

    I know. This is just my first trip to get my feet wet. Plus, I already left Cuba. I'll explore more next time.

  • @FLORIDAHOODVLOGS

    @FLORIDAHOODVLOGS

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@slyslife i am really glad you got To see Cuba. I have not been back since 2011 i miss it but the situation on the eastern part of the island is very bad to travel right now

  • @jamilarichards9790
    @jamilarichards97902 жыл бұрын

    Ladies, Sly can’t tell u this because he’s not looking but, those Cuban men are 🔥 🥵 lol especially the police/military ones, they look like ken dolls, straight out of a movie…For the men, the military ladies are 🔥 super pretty

  • @tokyojapan6734
    @tokyojapan67342 жыл бұрын

    Nah Sly you falling of man! You were going into the Hall of Fame as the most walking, and eating Shrimps KZreadr with great content lol!!😁 I don't know what happened?!

  • @7sonero7
    @7sonero72 жыл бұрын

    Bro I cannot believe you left the rumba. The party was just getting started. Plus that pretty girl was headed there 😉 . Thats one of the premiere spots in the world for afro cuban rhythms . I can tell your not really into music . But thanks for the try. Just for your info Spain and Portugal occupied most of the present day United States at one time.

  • @slyslife

    @slyslife

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the info. I'm learning about history as I travel. Also, more people would've meant more heat - I'll pass on that 😅

  • @7sonero7

    @7sonero7

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@slyslife It is very hot there for sure. That place does get crowded and people are very close. And you have to watch your stuff in there . That drink you got looked great... refreshing ! What was it called ?

  • @lidiagarcia7311

    @lidiagarcia7311

    2 жыл бұрын

    It was good that he skipped the Santeria or vudu ritual that was about to start. Nothing good can come out of that, just look at Haiti.

  • @corruptionisreal1090
    @corruptionisreal10902 жыл бұрын

    You do what you go yo do , to get around specially there hot

  • @slyslife

    @slyslife

    2 жыл бұрын

    For sure

  • @larissamakiese5131
    @larissamakiese51312 жыл бұрын

    Come visit Congo 🇨🇩♥️

  • @slyslife

    @slyslife

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yo! I'll try to make my way out there 👍🏿

  • @lueylee914
    @lueylee914 Жыл бұрын

    good video bro how do you do to go to cuba i live in miami what do i need to do i need any visa ?

  • @Cfcft
    @Cfcft2 жыл бұрын

    # Donttraveltocuba

  • @one-old4travel757
    @one-old4travel7572 жыл бұрын

    Congo will claim something.arawak is looking you. "Arawak para wak."

  • @slyslife

    @slyslife

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hmm ok

  • @smokeyson436
    @smokeyson436 Жыл бұрын

    Travels around the world, to lazy to walk up 5 sets of stairs Lul

  • @Enoch000
    @Enoch0002 жыл бұрын

    Sly gottah lil bit of fame goin on now hahaha

  • @slyslife

    @slyslife

    2 жыл бұрын

    Just a 👌🏿

  • @rcarioca
    @rcarioca2 жыл бұрын

    good luck finding fruit salad.

  • @mrbear3487
    @mrbear34872 жыл бұрын

    Dude u speak Spanish nice. Enjoy Latin America brother

  • @slyslife

    @slyslife

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks... Still practicing those "rr"

  • @lillydejesus9510
    @lillydejesus95102 жыл бұрын

    Looks a little like a Morro in Puerto Rico

  • @slyslife

    @slyslife

    2 жыл бұрын

    100%. I said that in the video, but cut it out.

  • @lillydejesus9510

    @lillydejesus9510

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@slyslife but since I'm Puerto Rican I favor P.R.

  • @lidiagarcia7311

    @lidiagarcia7311

    2 жыл бұрын

    Looks like all morros throughout the entire continent, starting from the first one built, Morro San Felipe, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.

  • @tyronenoel8921
    @tyronenoel89212 жыл бұрын

    but, yes, it was too hot......mucho color......

  • @tadeytravels
    @tadeytravels2 жыл бұрын

    Hey bro are you on Instagram?

  • @drhistory3497
    @drhistory34972 жыл бұрын

    🟦🟦 🟥🟥imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/8348/aoyYgK.jpg The first Puertorican flag is now used by the independent party, created by Ramon Emiterio Betances in 1858, it was similar to the Dominican flag, but with a start in the first blue square. The second Puerto Rican flag is a copy of the Cuban flag.The flag we know today was created in 1895 in #NewYork, by a group of #Puerto Ricans who, after the Grito de Lares event, continued their fight for the rights of Puerto Ricans residing on the Island, and who were victims of the abuses of the #Spanish Government, at that time. Before the Grito de Lares revolt occurred, in 1865, the Republican Society of Cuba and Puerto Rico had been formed in #NewYork. It was basically made up of #Puerto Ricans and Cubans in exile. The Puerto Ricans were led by Ramón Emeterio Betances and the Cubans by #JoséMartí. During a meeting in NY Puertorican revolutionaries met with some Cubans

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