Trinidad and Tobago
Travel Blogs from Trinidad and Tobago
Barnicle Busting - Pirates - Scouse Captains
... swam around us eating the falling coral while the tiny crabs got scrapped off and drifted in the currents, sometimes down my Bordie's, ouch, or down into the deep blue sea. It was very cool. Off to Trinidad on Wednesday. Big Love Dan & Kat Cooper ...
Tobago ting
Rice an' peas and crab and dumplings staple diet of the tobago people. very friendly, speak english and drive on the left, just like home. Well, we are way more sunburnt here than you could ever get in UK. Not much to say as not much done, just unwinding ...
Back in the Empire !
... . When we were told the price was 300 "titis" caroline simply could not stifle her giggles .. sounds rude but means TT`s (Trinidad and Tobago dollars).We were surprised when locals on the plane warned us not to go to Maracas Bay because it is over 1 hour ...
Sun, sand, beach bars and a bunch of turtles!
... taxi took us over the hill, giving us our first real insight into the economic and social state of Trinidad and Tobago. There is obviously wealth here and many of the inhabitants seem to maintain a relaxed lifestyle that wants for little, however ...
Out and about - the Tobagonian wilds
... adventures. It's easiest to just mix them up together. Hope you like it! Once you leave Great Courland Bay and Tobago's second largest town - Plymouth - which overlooks it, you're quickly surrounded by a sprawling and sometimes oppressive ...
trini time!
well i finally left barbados and arrived to a hotter trinidad this afternoon.. it was 33cel. when i arrived and the sun was blazing, when i left barbados it was all moody and cloudy.. that night when i met donna she was well late. we arranged for 10pm and ...
time to move on
... the best highlight of the channel, this guy reads the news as normal then the last story is a bit different from the dangerous world of trinidad and then he pulls out a joke everyday at the end.. just before i got to the cafe here there was a story sbout ...
a tale of two cities
well the last update i was undecided whether to stay in trinidad and head to maracas bay or jump to tobago, so i did both.. first i headed to maracas bay, which is ment to be trinidads famous beach, in the guidebook it says "you'll be greeted with smells ...
leaving tobago
... the sandy beach and sea encircled by the bucoo reef.. on one end theres a pier which is apparently the most photographed in trinidad and tobago, the other end the reef comes close to shore and beyond that the sand turns craop, with debris all over it.. ...
Back in town
... and bustle of POS.. and got talking to a woman, i think her name was Omeleye, who's just relocated from london to trinidad and her friend Ron who is trini through and through.. i wasted an hours worth of internet credit time because we were blabbering ...
More cowbell!!
... of tar, a hindu temple built in the sea and spent christmas/birthday on a remote northern beach... if anyone wants to come to trinidad and wants to rent a car, i'd definatly try to grab a 4x4 jeep, the roads are crazily pot holed and have big ridges and ...
Last entry Trinidad!
... ;since christmas so the wasn't to much choice.. it's be good having a phone back, i've been able to locate friends in trinidad easier and chatted to pals back in london and oz.. For new years i managed to meet up with the cutest of the 3 ...
Leaving the ILLUSION. Entering Gringo country
... normal un-writen rules of the road apply. If their boat is bigger than yours, you have to get out of the way! Trinidad is also very close to Venezuela and this was pirate territory so the last leg of the journey was fun. However, we are here, safe, in ...
West Indies - Home Of Brian Lara.
... we count the road toll in Australia. Bear in mind the whole population of both the islands that make up the country, Trinidad and Tobago, is only 1.2 million. The newspaper has a front page headline section that says it is "DAY 90 of STATE of ...
Yes, I'm Limin tonight, you?
... from Guyana, there were no real other alternatives. Carnival in Trinidad looks amazing, I saw some clips on TV and Tobago looks even more beautiful than some parts of Trinidad. But, I can say I stayed in Port of Spain and I survived! ...
VENEZUELAN SMILES
Hey, guys. Wonderful news. You get to hear now about the friends I had in Trinidad. I did meet some wonderful friends in Trinidad. That's because, as impossible as it was to make friends with the Trinidadians, it was equally impossible not to ...
MARACAS BASEBALL
... "quejar" means to complain, and she knew many people in Venezuela always complaining. I asked if she knew anyone like that in Trinidad. "Yes--you!" Her cue-ball brown eyes had an ultra-serious look. She then laughed and showed her broad, brown-cheeked ...
MARACAS ON ME
... the "maxi-taxi" shuttle to Maracas was nearby. Tony said one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in Trinidad was only one street over, and a drug-dealer had been killed there the other night. This tells you something about trying to find transportation ...
MY LANDLADY WANTS ME DEAD
... In her defense, she hasn't seen me wearing my most-prized possession. That's because one of the shoes went missing and didn't make it on the plane to Trinidad with me. We can all only hope my friend, "Johnny" Anderson, has since found the lost shoe in a ...
FORGING MY PATH
"Public transportation in Trinidad is a disaster!" is how my Venezuelan roommate David put it, one recent failed beach attempt. I was un-deterred. Being a genius, I devised to make my own way to the ocean by battling two miles through a road-less ...
SAILING WEEK IN TOBAGO
... back in mid-May - I was invited by Dexter´s nice mom, Sandra, to spend a week with her family (minus Dexter) in Tobago. And being a free-loader, I of course accepted. We would be travelling to Tobago and staying aboard a 40-foot yacht named Xanté. ...
TRINIDAD, IT WAS NICE TO LEAVE YOU
... 1. HOW PEOPLE TREAT EACH OTHER - Being a person who respects himself, I look back on some of the ways people treated me while in Trinidad and can hardly believe it. If I were to make a list of the worst people I've met during my 22 years, the top ...
Sunset and Pan Yards
... . They provided some good entertainment through-out the evening. 3) We went to 3 pan yards after dinner: the Playboyz, Modern Aires, and then the absolutely amazing SILVER STARS. I believe they are a group of 120 members. Too wild. Check out the videos. ...
The Trip Thus Far...
... pepper sauce (ranging from a dash "slight" to much more), this delicacy is undoubtedly the most popular fast food in Trinidad and Tobago. It is usually eaten for breakfast, but can be a late night snack as well. Vendors are usually out late on ...
Hanuman Statue, Temple in the Sea, & Caroni Swamp
... King Ravana. An 85-foot (26 m) Karya Siddhi Hanuman murthi was installed at Carapichaima-Trinidad and Tobago, by Avadhoota Dattapeetham Pontiff Sri Ganapathi Sachchidananda. It is the tallest in the Western hemisphere and second ...
Tobago (February 18-21)
... with Trinidad into a British crown colony. In 1962 they became an independent Commonwealth nation of Trinidad and Tobago, in 1976 a republic.[4] Tobago is also a popular diving location, since it is the most southerly ...
TRINI HASH
1) Now that I have your attention, Elise and I joined the Trini Hash Harriers for a 6 mile run from the SAVANNAH proceeding through-out the city and I mean right IN the city, running through traffic and around pedestrians. There was 40 of us. It was ...
Back in Trini
... nbsp; We spent the past few days relaxing in Crown Point and had a couple of great experiences, having met a a great gentleman from Trinidad who took us to a place where a friend of his was playing Calypso music, which was great! We also enjoyed ...
Daddy know boats
... starts waving and yelling and you realize he wants some help. You head down, grab hold of the boat, wait for a wave and haul like hell. Sometimes this is repeated over and over again until the boat is far enough ashore for the guy to ...
The Day Everyone and their Dog Fell into the Ocean
... , expertly grabbing the bobbing paddles and water bottles that were floating nearby. To the rescue!! Whoop!! Yeeeeeehawwwww!!!! Within minutes, Peter and Lee were once again seated in their double kayak, and Richard was perched atop his single. Ready to ...

