Marika surprised with a cake from Kenny and Patricia at the resort

Marika's 10th birthday Tobagan-style

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March 14th 2013
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 can’t imagine it as a tourist destination. For good reason. As opposed to the rest of the Caribbean which is largely tourism based, Trinidad is oil-economy based. No big surp ... read more

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The islands came under British control in the 19th century; independence was granted in 1962. The country is one of the most prosperous in the Caribbean thanks largely to petroleum and natural gas production and processing. Tourism, mostly in Tobago,... ... read more