Rent a Car in Cuba | Hitchhikers in Cuba

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Rent a Car in Cuba | Hitchhikers in Cuba

By carrentalcuba on Saturday, January 1st, 2011 | Comments Off

Rent a Car in Cuba | Hitchhikers in Cuba Hitchhikers in Cuba – The first cultural shock most drivers get when they begin driving in Cuba is the amount of hitchhikers there are all over the place. Traffic lights look more like bus stops, with people eagerly waiting for a ride to anywhere that´s forward… […]

Rent A Car in Cuba | Stray Animals

By carrentalcuba on Wednesday, December 8th, 2010 | Comments Off

Rent A Car in Cuba | Stray Animals Stray Animals – This one may sound like a joke but people have been killed driving both day and night due to animals straying onto main roads, especially the freeways. Unlike your home country, Cuba´s freeways have no fences nor central dividers nor are livestock (generally) kept […]

Car Rental in Cuba | Police and traffic violations

By carrentalcuba on Thursday, November 18th, 2010 | Comments Off

Car Rental in Cuba | 101 on Fines When driving a Car Rental in Cuba there are several important things you should know about how the local police operate and how, if you drive badly (and sometimes not), they will apply fines and the impending payment of these. Important note: The police in Cuba have […]

Rent a Car in Cuba | Paying traffic fines | How to Guide

By carrentalcuba on Thursday, November 11th, 2010 | Comments Off

Your Rent a Car in Cuba brought with it some traffic fines, now what? You tried ever so hard to drive carefully in Cuba but incredibly you ended up getting fined. There is no such thing as a “ticket” in Cuba. Not for tourists driving Rent a Car in Cuba there isn’t anyway. Any fines […]

Rent a car in Cuba | Heat & Tire inflation

By carrentalcuba on Friday, November 5th, 2010 | Comments Off

Rent a car in Cuba | Heat & Tire inflation Heat & Tire inflation – The heat in Cuba, especially on the roads, could fry an egg (no joke). We are talking about serious heat in the mid afternoon. Wrongly inflated tires can build up so much heat in these circumstances that the tread can […]

Rent a Car in Cuba | Car Washes | the impromptu car wash anywhere anytime!

By carrentalcuba on Tuesday, July 20th, 2010 | Comments Off

Rent a Car in Cuba | Car Washes… The first thing that will strike you when your car becomes very dirty is the total absence of car washes in Cuba so how do you clean your Rent a Car in Cuba? Essentially, they do not exist. Neither the mechanized roller type nor the pressure variety […]

Rent a car in Cuba | Drinking and Driving

By carrentalcuba on Monday, July 19th, 2010 | Comments Off

Rent A Car in Cuba – Drinking and Driving Drinking & Driving in Cuba – in 2011 strict new laws were introduced concerning drinking and driving in Cuba. These prohibit ANY amount of drink (not limits like elsewhere) and also prohibit the transport of alcohol. Of course, like many things in Cuba, these rules are […]

Rent A Car in Cuba | Rainy or Hurricane season in Cuba

By carrentalcuba on Tuesday, January 19th, 2010 | Comments Off

Rent A Car in Cuba – Rainy or Hurricane season Rainy or Hurricane season in Cuba – During hurricane season June to November and throughout the year between 4 and 7 pm you can expect rain you have never seen before unless you live in the tropics or India… Although, this rain would seem trivial […]

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