Trinidad and Tobago Travel Blogs

Back in the Empire !
Sep 23, 2005 (12 photos)

... . 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!
Jun 3, 2007 (37 photos)

... 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
Jun 10, 2007 (40 photos)

... 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 ' ...

Tobago ting
Oct 2, 2006

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 ...

Leaving the ILLUSION. Entering Gringo country
Oct 28, 2006 (1 photos)

... 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 one ...

Barnicle Busting - Pirates - Scouse Captains
Oct 8, 2006 (4 photos)

... the wildlife off the hull. For all you yachties it was three foot deep flat hull with a 10 foot keel. Hundreds of local fish swam around us eating the falling coral. Very cool. Off to Trinidad on wednesday. Big Love dan & Kat Cooper Out

VENEZUELAN SMILES
Jul 9, 2002 (2 photos)

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 be ...

MARACAS BASEBALL
Jul 20, 2002 (3 photos)

... " 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 smile ...

MARACAS ON ME
May 30, 2002 (1 photos)

... 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
May 13, 2002 (1 photos)

... 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
Jun 11, 2002 (4 photos)

"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
Jul 1, 2002 (2 photos)

... during the ten-hour trip to Tobago. I enjoyed exactly ten minutes of it; I joined Sandraīs family on the top deck and watched Trinidadīs foresty north coast over the rocking waves. And waves. And waves. I felt queasy and lied down in the cabin. I got ...

TRINIDAD, IT WAS NICE TO LEAVE YOU
Jul 21, 2002 (3 photos)

... 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 of ...

TOBAGO'S BEAUTY
Jul 6, 2002 (8 photos)

Tobago is to Trinidad what Shannon Durando was to Davin Durando in the high school I went to. There could be no better comparison. Davin Durando, to be exact, was an oily, greasy-haired troll who relaxed in his seat and spoke through his chins ...

FU THE IGUANA SMUGGLER
Jul 7, 2002

... : Lester Kelvin Joseph "Fu" "Octopus" "Johnny" "The Caped Avenger" "A Girl's Best Friend" "Ike" Chang Foung, from Trinidad. He had many names - and a HUGE octopus-like fold in his head. We also called him "Fu the Iguana Smuggler" because he used to tell ...

MORE SAILING WEEK FUN
Jul 7, 2002

... night, a taxi transported me and Dexter's family after a day-long "incredibly boringction" at the Tobago Hilton. I was delirously desperate to hear somebody - and it looked like it was going to have to be me - say something interesting. My mind ...

MT. IRVINE'S WONDER
Jul 7, 2002 (4 photos)

... cried. There's no shame in this, though. I'm twenty years older than Celine, and I was possibly going to clutch Tobago and cry before leaving. If only everywhere in the world was like Tobago. Hopefully, when I'm good old, blue angel-loving ...

Back in Trini
Mar 4, 2008 (5 photos)

... 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 being ...

Daddy know boats
Feb 20, 2008 (5 photos)

... 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 clean at ...

The Day Everyone and their Dog Fell into the Ocean
Jun 17, 2009 (7 photos)

... paddles and water bottles and sundries that I'd saved from floating off to Venezuela. Suddenly, like another episode of Baywatch, a sleek and stylish speedboat came cruising toward us out of nowhere. It was Baptiste and his army, swooping in to save the un ...

New Year and Elliotīs birthday in the Caribbean
Dec 30, 2007 (4 photos)

... back on the travelling circuit and head to Venezuela. We booked ourselves on the ferry to Guirua in Venezuela which leaves once a week from Trinidad and after getting loads of US dollars to change up we were ready to go! We arrived at the port to find a ...

Birds, Bats and Butterflies
Feb 23, 2008

... thus far (no luggage for several days, problems with the rental vehicle, the unreliability of the local public transportation, and accommodation that is not quite what we expected) we are making the most of our time here.  The real bummer has ...

Our gear is here!!!
Dec 7, 2007 (9 photos)

... isn't going to be letting up for the next 5 days and every day the weather forcast has been the same. Things I've learned about Trinidad: If your going anywhere just stand on the side of the road and wait for the Maxi-taxi to come along. They only cost ...

There's a reason they call it the RAIN forest
Feb 9, 2008

... was miracle. We have toured the leeward side of the isalnd and the beaches at Castara and Englishmen's Bay really are beautiful ...and would be even moreso if there was sun!  However, this notion that Englishmens' is one of the best in the ...

Fish and Funerals
Feb 13, 2008 (7 photos)

... curries were made and the tarp was up, that meant no sleep for us!  We have never heard so much chanting, singing, clapping and drumming in our lives...quite a send off for the old doll! We are settling in to life in the rural Caribbean and are ...

Drifting in the caribbean...
Jun 12, 2007 (12 photos)

Well we are on our fourth day in Trinidad & Tobago (T&T) and a little bit burnt. I'll run through our journey so far. Our flight from Dublin to London was delayed 2 hours which was great on the Dublin side because it meant more drinks with Emma, ...

Xmas 08 into Feb 09
Feb 12, 2009 (35 photos)

... making progress. I also acquired two pups who I now love dearly! Anyway...its coming down to one of the best times in Trinidad & Tobago...CARNIVAL!! I love love carnival! So much events going on. I managed a few so far. But, partying is getting so ...

One meandering road
Feb 8, 2008 (1 photos)

... ; Speyside lookout was breathtaking...a panorama of the bay's shifting torquoise seas, spray covered islets...you can see Goat Island and Little Tobago.  After Speyside the road cut inland and across the north coast to take us to our home for the ...

Firsts
Jun 9, 2009 (4 photos)

... enjoying one part Ouzo, one part black tea, and one part unidentifiable organic dirt herb mix. I sipped my Mauby and noticed that Trinidad had quite the night life at the airport, where large congregations of locals and families were simply loitering in ...

Christmas in Tobago
Dec 25, 2007 (20 photos)

... Sweet and Sour chinken and Won-Tons while watching "A Christmas Story" and the Yule Log thing on the TV. In Trinidad and Tobago they Celebrate Boxing day just like Canada and other countries. Christmas is a religious holiday and then all the gifts are " ...