{"id":16345,"date":"2015-01-16T23:58:20","date_gmt":"2015-01-16T23:58:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/picsart.com\/blog\/post\/5-amazing-places-you-never-heard-photo-stream"},"modified":"2022-09-27T08:48:41","modified_gmt":"2022-09-27T15:48:41","slug":"5-amazing-places-you-never-heard-photo-stream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/picsart.com\/blog\/5-amazing-places-you-never-heard-photo-stream\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Amazing Places You&#8217;ve Never Heard of That Will Rock Your Photo Stream"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">Photography, like travel itself, is about discovery, bringing us closer in touch with faraway worlds we could not otherwise see. But while tourist attractions and famous landmarks continue to flood our photo streams, ever notice how it\u2019s the lesser known, off-the-radar destinations make the hottest travel photos?<span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">So in this special 5 part-series, travel photographer Garin\u00e9 Tcholakian shares some of her favorite hidden gem destinations, hand-selected (and often, surprisingly, not too far from those very same hot spots) just for you! \u00a0Discover a new destination each week, and start seeing world travel \u00a0\u2013 and your photos \u00a0\u2013 in a whole new light!<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">CIENFUEGOS, Cuba<span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">There\u2019s so much more to Cuba than its Varadero resorts and Havana nightclubs. Far from the madding crowd, nestled in the southern underbelly of Cuba around the country&#8217;s most spectacular natural bay lies a haven for documentary travel photographers.<span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn21.picsart.com\/159110716000201.jpeg?r1024x1024\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Known to locals as Perla del Sur (the Pearl of the South), which singer Benny Mor\u00e9 famously said he loved best, Cienfuegos is another hidden gem, where time stands still, and life goes on.<span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn35.picsart.com\/159113155001201.jpeg?r1024x1024\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">With a captivating mix of French colonial elegance and Caribbean spirit against a powerful backdrop of neoclassical-style buildings lining up as a rainbow of faded greens, pinks and blues, the city has been inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.<span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">But meander just a little further past its Urban Historic Centre walls, and you\u2019ll find yourself along its once-burgeoning seaports where sobering scenes of urban poverty nestled within its decrepit building crevices fade into a scene of horse-drawn carriages rickshaws and two-person piled bicycles.<span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn21.picsart.com\/159113194001201.jpeg?r1024x1024\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">If you\u2019re looking to get real, skip the resort and head straight to Cienfuegos.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u2013 the perfect canvas for those looking to capture street life glam and gloom in a single frame.<span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn35.picsart.com\/159113302000201.jpeg?r640x640\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn25.picsart.com\/159113390000201.jpeg?r640x640\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn34.picsart.com\/159113446005201.jpeg?r640x640\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn21.picsart.com\/159113558000201.jpeg?r640x640\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span>Photography, like travel itself, is about discovery, bringing us closer in touch with faraway worlds we could not otherwise see.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":16354,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_title":"","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"","faq_show":false,"faq_enable_schema":false,"how_to_show":false,"how_to_show_on_single":false,"how_to_enable_schema":false,"how_to_is_upload":false,"faq_title":"","how_to_title":"","how_to_layout":"","how_to_cta_text":"","how_to_cta_url":"","how_to_image_alt":"","how_to_display_image":0,"faq_items":[],"how_to_steps":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[1669],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16345","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-inspiration","entry"],"acf":{"faq_show":false,"faq_title":"Frequently asked questions","faq_enable_schema":true,"faq_items":null,"how_to_show":false,"how_to_show_on_single":false,"how_to_title":"","how_to_layout":"default","how_to_steps":null,"how_to_enable_schema":true,"how_to_is_upload":true,"how_to_cta_text":"","how_to_cta_url":"https:\/\/picsart.com\/create\/editor","how_to_display_image":null,"how_to_image_alt":"","footer_banner_name":"Start your design in Picsart","footer_banner_link_":"\/","footer_banner_button_text_":"Get Started"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - 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