http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Trinidad-and-Tobago/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Central America Caribbean , Trinidad & Tobago en-us Tue, 21 May 2013 11:57:23 +0000 Tue, 21 May 2013 11:57:23 +0000 One of the most popular and soughtafter destinations in the world The Caribbean attracts thousands of tourists from all over the world every year with over 300000 alone being British. Golden beaches luscious rainforests and exotic wildlife all play their own part in creating a unique and and wonderful holiday destination the islands depict scenes of paradise inviting everyone to experience http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Trinidad-and-Tobago/Tobago/Englishman/blog-781182.html We met a guy who knew a guyIn Castaras Coffee Shop I asked a guy about taking us out in a boat. His name was Hilly. He arranged for a guy named Jed to take us out in his boat.Small boat rough seas and an exciting trip along the rocky coast to picturesque Englishmans Bay. On the way Marika and Will fished but no bites. We put on our masks snorkels and flippers and flipped out of the boa http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Trinidad-and-Tobago/Tobago/blog-776473.html Sun... Sand... Sea... Saltwater... Surf... Swimming... Sandals... Snorkeling... Sandcastles ... Shells... Stars... SteelpanBand... Superb... http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Trinidad-and-Tobago/Tobago/blog-776281.html Tobago sports the oldest protected rainforest in the western hemisphere dating way back to the mid1700s when the forest was protected as the watershed for plantations. Almost all Tobagos fresh water comes from this rainforest. Newton George was the lead in protecting the rainforest for decades. Now he is known not only in Trinidad and Tobago but internationally as the islands preeminent http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Trinidad-and-Tobago/Tobago/blog-776167.html By the time the plane cleared Trinidad and was over the ocean we were already starting our descent to Tobago. While Port of Spain was a convenient launching site for our mountain rainforest and mangrove swamp adventures I cant imagine it as a tourist destination. For good reason. As opposed to the rest of the Caribbean which is largely tourism based Trinidad is oileconomy based. No big surp http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Trinidad-and-Tobago/Tobago/blog-775996.html We all want to thank all of you who have posted comments. Each of us enjoys all of them and we always get excited to see who has commented and what they have had to say. Also always scroll down the page for more pics.If you could only do 1000 things before you die the New York Times bestseller by that name thinks eating at Veni Mange is one of them. Good call. Chock full of art and personality http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Trinidad-and-Tobago/Trinidad//blog-775767.html Harry picked us up at 700 and whisked us centimeter by centimeter through Port of Spains morning traffic jam. Then up through the mountains. The rainforest gets lots of well rain. This causes frequent landslides as mud and rock wash out the roads. This in turn causes lots of the guard rails to be missing in action. All this to say that the roads were so narrow full of potholes bumpy twi http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Trinidad-and-Tobago/Trinidad//blog-775604.html Who knew a flight attendant could be funny Our Irish Westjet host punctuated our crossoceanic fitful snoozing with cracks like And if your lifevest fails WestJet will let you keep it as a complimentary gift. He was fun and helpful trying to figure out which islands we were flying over through the dark.Harry met us at the airport at dawn with a sign with our name at it and we drove to the http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Trinidad-and-Tobago/Trinidad//blog-775315.html Today we finally brought our Travel blogs to a close by visitng San Fernando hills as a theme. We both utilised the same social media to get us to the location Google maps and Wikipedia and also similar social media sites to promote our journey afterwards. I would have to say this was the perfect end to a wonderful fifteen weeks. We ended it on a peaceful note with the serene surroundings of San http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Trinidad-and-Tobago/blog-759485.html Today I found myself taking that two hour drive to Galera Point just north east of Toco. First of all I must say the scenery was incredible. There were so many coconut vendors cucumber stalls and different shops along the way. One particular site that really made me stop in my tracks was this house that had these interesting and beautiful pieces of wooden art hanging in front it. I stopped and en http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Trinidad-and-Tobago/Trinidad/blog-759002.html ltem stylefontfamily Georgia 39Times New Roman39 serifgtEveryday as a little girl my parents would take the same route to drop me to school over the Lady Young road around the Savannah and down Victoria Avenue. Just before we would hit Frederick street I would see a great big park on my left with towering trees and freshly cut green grass and wonder to myself Why couldn39t http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Trinidad-and-Tobago/Trinidad/Piarco/blog-751305.html Whoever said that you should not mix business with pleasure never visited Maracas Bay on an assignment like mine. Today was like a long awaited mini vacation even though I went to work.Maracas Bay is one of the unique beaches located on the Northern coast of Trinidad and Tobago. Though the weather was not that of the typical beach day it was good enough for me to enjoy the time with my family http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Trinidad-and-Tobago/Trinidad/Piarco/blog-751304.html I have lived D39abadie for the past twenty years and never once have I looked at the Arima Borough as a place of beauty and significance in Trinidad and Tobago. Arima is literally a five minute drive away from my home in D39Abadie so hence the term my backyard.I have always attended the Borough day celebrations and Carnival in Arima but never have I given it a second thought as a place of http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Trinidad-and-Tobago/Trinidad/Piarco/blog-751302.html Although I realize that the term mashup is used mostly to refer to blended songs I feel that it also perfectly fits the strange but wonderful mix of experiences that made up my week in Trinidad and Tobago. Just put a bit of steel pan or reggae music on in the background... After probably the best layover ever 6 hours spent on the beach on Margarita Island we arrived in Port of Spain Trini http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Trinidad-and-Tobago/blog-749610.html As Tobago was celebrating 50 years of independence we were celebrating our second wedding anniversary visiting the Caribbean for the first time.We were not greeted by the predicted 39severe thunderstorms39 when we exited the plane. Just dazzling sunshine and THAT humidity that knocks the sense out of the body as we shed our heavy clothing. 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