I like Cuba for many of the reasons everyone else enjoys it. The great beaches, colonial architecture, old cars, and, of course the Cuban people.  But every visit offers an opportunity to discover something new, like the tiny club in Santiago de Cuba that Beatle Paul McCartney wondered into one night. I’m  still working my way through all nine UNESCO World Heritage Sites (more than any other Caribbean island) and can’t get enough of Cuban music  - everything from Benny More to Los Van Van, or the street musicians in the public squares. Cuba me encanta!

Diane Slawych, Travel writer specializing in the Caribbean