Heh ..
.. yep, it's a cosmic law of some kind I guess .. tourists *will* be overcharged on the initial cab ride from the airport. I guess the best thing to do is to accept it and learn.

Also, there are all the little scams that people will pull during the first few days, until you build up you harness of distrust. Me? Fell for the old "my sick child needs powdered milk, will you please buy me a bit at the store?"-trick in Havana. Where "a bit" amounts to a bag priced at five dollars, which is returned to the store once stupid tourist leaves the scene :-)

Not that I blame them. I would have done the same if I were in their shoes, I guess ..
(spinoza, Fri 1 Oct 2010, 9:06, Reply)