Martin's TravelAwesome Photo Series #12 - Cuba: ¡Patria o Muerte, Venceremos! Part Dos.

What I like about Cuba is that it has many sides. The good, the bad and the ugly. The good? Combine low-cost living, perfect winter weather and more than 300 beautiful beaches surrounded by turquoise seas and you know why people would like to live there (and at least visit the place!) The bad? For individual US tourists it may be hard to visit the place once again... Also, although violent crime is very uncommon, petty crime is quite common and at times harder to avoid. The ugly? Talk China Town. Perhaps the only China Town in the world without China-linked inhabitants. Today part two of Cuba's photo series!

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For me, highlights of Cuba includes the Spanish colonial towns of Havana (art deco architecture and vintage American cars are still here, yes!) and Trinidad, as well as the beautiful landscapes of the Viñales Valley. Crime is relatively low compared to countries of similar development:

“There is almost no gun crime, violent robbery, organised gang culture, teenage delin­quency, drugs or dangerous no-go zones.” If a local comes at you holding a machete, he’s probably about to split open a coconut for you." - Lonely Planet.

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Aaaaah those beaches! Cuba features everything from vast stretches of golden sand to hidden tropical bays. Go find out yourself!

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nice pix i like it. wasome world.

Cuba looks like that time wheel stopped in 1958 year

Awesome photos indeed and full of life.
I love your photography very much.
Keep it up

Cuba's an awesome place to travel to, looks like the beaches are nice to check out! My american friend wasn't able to go there for years, and heck even the import of Cuban cigars still is illegal there. But now more and more tourists will be piling on, the economy will grow in no time. Good post! #upvoted

Nice shots!....:)...

If you like it so much why don't you stay in the "communist paradise"? Renounce your capitalist dollars, traveling passport and stay forever like a regular cuban...

It's too easy to go there for a week, look at the caged zombies from an air conditioned bus on the way to the hotel or a closed resort, cherry pick photos of the few places not destroyed by the communist regime and then say how wonderful it was. That's not Cuba, you visited a Potemkim Village.

Actual Cuban writing here

I haven't thought about visiting Cuba, but with these pictures, I'd love to visit this great country.

Love the colourful cars!

Nice photos. I wish I could take good photos like that. I once posted a travel post under photography and someone criticized me for my poor photos. I never dared to post anything under photography ever again. lol.

Upvote and resteem. Not because your photos are worth it, but to demonstrate the exponential and manipulative lobby power of Steemit.