Blogs from Tobago, Trinidad & Tobago, Central America Caribbean
June 19th 2011
Accommodation on the beach; again. A little more rustic but management great; very accommodating with their computors/internet etc. managed to arrive on another public holiday like Antigua and very busy for first day. Weather still holding; there are tropical showers but these are a bessing to cool things down. Discovered Pigeon Point (right next door) the last day of our stay - just as well as we may not have ventured further. Pigeon Point is another picture perfect beach place; part of the Bucco marine park. Next day (travelling day) engulfed by wet weather and thought we might not make our short flight to Trinidad. ... read more
November 27th 2010
We were in Tobago from October 22 -October 29, 2010. Tobago is a beautiful island a short 20 min flight from Trinadad. It is probably the least commercialized island we have visited thus far. It is very laid back and if they say it opens at 9am , they mean 9:30 or 10. You do not find places open at 6 or 7 for breakfast. There are many wonderful spots to travel around the island and the beaches are beautiful for those who like the beach. Driving is on the left hand side of the road and can be quite treacherous. The roads are narrow and only accomodate two cars. Parking can be found almost everywhere which complicates the driving. Despite this, I would return in a heartbeat. We chose to allow those living on the ... read more
The Flutter of Beauty
Published: November 7th 2009Central America Caribbean » Trinidad & Tobago » Tobago
November 7th 2009
the flutter of beauty When the first rays of the sun hardly start to struggle through the dark clouds hanging over the sea, the nature seems magically quiet. Everything around comes to a standstill - only light noise of waves, accompanied by rustle of palm leaves, can slightly disturb this silence. All around plays in magic colours and one can't help but take notice of these magnificent views. I enjoy enormously finding myself on this isolated sandy sea shore, surrounded by disorderly coco trees, lines of beach beds and few empty bars. It's really marvellous to stay alone here, feeling the charm and luxury of the solitude that nature offers. Overcrowded in the day and like deserted now, the beach is truly captivating. Time flies here. I have been walking for two hours already and now ... read more
August 11th 2009
We arrived in Tobago during the evening and we were met by Cecilia’s dad’s cousin and his wife. Courteous and kind, they invited us to stay with them for our duration in Tobago. We spent our first day looking around Golden Lane village and seeing the land that Cecilia’s family owned. The village was situated on a hilltop, which gave good views of the surrounding countryside. We also visited the village’s beach down below. It was small and mainly used by fishermen. The village is set in tropical forest, complete with an ancient tree where tails of local legend are as common as the plant life growing from this giant. We spent the rest of the afternoon visiting the scenic St George fort perched on a cliff edge in the island’s capital Scarborough and finding a ... read more
A "Roti" and 4 "Doubles" please (Trinidad & Tobago)
Published: March 24th 2009Central America Caribbean » Trinidad & Tobago » Tobago
March 23rd 2009
So now that I am back in school (MBA) I get a "Spring Break", so this year for spring break Haley and I took a trip down to Trinidad and Tobago (T&T). T&T are a set of Caribbean islands just off the coast of Venezuela. Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the main islands; Tobago is much smaller, comprising about 6% of the total area and 4% of the population. I was very interested to check out this somewhat off-the-beaten-track tropical island. It was a little more difficult to gather information and plan this trip because T&T is not a typical tourist destination…which excited Haley and me even more! We were also looking forward to finding a little culture down there, T & T’s demographics lean heavily towards "Indo-Trinidadians" followed closely by "Afro-Trinidadians". I ... read more
February 8th 2009
Today was the island of Tobago, back to the tiny island feel with only 55,000 inhabitants. The island seemed to be pretty wealthy, I guess they have oil there so that's probably why. There was a great culture on the island, we got to hear some vodu stories, I know how to make a love pie now, and I also know the 2 antidotes. One you can swalow some silver, or 2 you can poor a guiness into your left shoe and drink it. We took another tour this mourning and went to the Argyle Waterfall. It is a beautiful three-tier waterfall that has a pool at the bottom I actually got to take a refreshing dip in! :-) I was the only one in the group to brave the muddy colored water but once I ... read more
July 18th 2008
We caught 5 tuna, a Dorado and a swordfish on our trip to Tobago. We saw a 400 pound Leatherback Turtle lay her eggs on the beach. The turtle crawled up on the beach, dug a hole in the sand, layed her eggs, disguised the egg location and then swam out to sea. ... read more
Trinidad & Tobago
Published: December 10th 2007Central America Caribbean » Trinidad & Tobago » Tobago
June 14th 2007
We woke up and had our last breakfast. It really really rained a LOT! Virgin does check in, chill out so the rep, the Virgin Atlantic people and the airport security turned up at the hotel. It was fairly straight forward and quick. It meant we got rid of our bags nice and early so didn’t have to worry about them all day. We then had our final swim in the sea and showered before checking out of our room. We watch the fishermen hauling in some fish (I snoozed a bit) and had some strawberry smoothies. We then went and read books after lunch whilst waiting for our pick up. The bus came on time and we headed to the airport. As we had already checked in we went straight through to the lounge. ... read more
June 13th 2007
url='/Videos/3996.html' onclick='dialog("/Videos/3996.html?popped=1","tbvideo",600,600);return false;' Turtle Nesting Our last full day we had booked an organised tour to Speyside (having been twice we were looking forward to the commentary etc). The bus picked us up and we drove up the coast. It lashed it down with rain, the roads looked like rivers, we were glad it was someone else driving. The guide was brilliant and told us lots of interesting things about the island. Our first stop for a drink at a view point and as we got off the bus the rain stopped, perfect timing. As we got back on the rain came again. Our second stop, the Argyle Falls, and the rain stopped again. We walked through the rain forest for twenty minutes and came to the falls, it was beautiful. I changed into my swim ... read more
