Bananaquits

Charlotteville: A Little Bit of Paradise

May 19th 2017
Charlotteville, Tobago, March 2001 This is my third visit to Charlotteville in as many years. I am renting an apartment up on the hill overlooking the bay. The view from my balcony is superb. In the foreground is a floriferous garden brimming with insect- and bird-life. Bananaquits dart from bush to bush; hummingbirds scintillate among the flowers. In the middle distance is the village cen ... 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

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Kevin Mulqueen

I've been teaching English for 48 years - in England, Egypt, Tanzania, Argentina, Venezuela, Ghana and now Vietnam. At 71, I'm still going strong and have no wish to retire. I enjoy my job, which gives me plenty of time to relax and travel. In toto, I've visited 66 countries. I'm married to a Vietnamese woman and have been living in Ho Chi Minh City since 2001. Outside of work I am a chess fanatic (Tanzanian National Champion in 1991), devotee of blues and jazz music, imbiber of fine malt whiskies (especially from Islay), bibliophile (Shakespeare, Thomas Hardy, Brian Moore, Philip Larkin, Di... full info

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