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| Get "Lost" in Your Own Island Paradise! Captain Chuck, with 10 Years Island Travel Experience, Shows You Caribbean Travel Pirate Playground Islands! |
Caribbean Travel Guides, 32
(OF 50 TC)
© PHOTOS BY CAPT. CHUCK
A popular Calypso band tinkles charmingly about one of
the smallest island nations in the Caribbean. It’s farthest
south in that string of island jewels, just off Venezuela. The
Band’s big hit: “Drinkin’ Rum and Coca-Cola”
For sure a far-away jaunt by sea, but only a few hours by
BWIA, the airline that claims to deliver more tourists to the
Carib than any other.
Island traditions are strong here, flaunting a happy-go-
lucky ambiance that makes you want to join in and sing,
too. Yet in spite of their many glorious beaches and
sparkling waters, this tiny Carib isle bills itself as the
“Cultural Capital of the Caribbean,” for good reason.
Here, big business flourishes too.
Calypso, the island music, originated here, as did the
steel drum bands that have now percolated their way all
across the Carib. Called “steelpans,” they are the national
instrument of T&T, which hosts world pan-music
championships every year.
T&T is also the home of Angostura Bitters, and perhaps
not everyone knows this is where the famous “Mardi
Gras” Carnival originated. Thousands of Trinidadians dress
in outlandish costumes and practice for months to be in the
parade festivals.
You must register at least a year in advance to be
included in one of these clubs; and work begins
immediately after the last parade to begin on costumes,
themes, materials and marchers for the next season. For
some, it's an all-encompassing occupation and as you can
see by the accompanying photos, the results are no less
than spectacular. They match anything Disney might
dream up for a multi-million dollar fantasy, with real people
in costume. You can be treated to some of the fanciful
costumes and dances, shown at any of the hotels all year
around.
But T&T is known also for its ambitious business
community, built on oil and asphalt, which has paved many
of the world’s cities, from its giant pitch lakes.
Tourism is a natural, as world-savvy tourists come to
view the incredible bird life – scarlet ibis, harlequin
toucans, jewel green hummingbirds, singing bullfrogs, bell-
toned anvil birds, and electric blue butterflies bigger than
your hand.
Most popular place to stay is the “Upside-down Hilton,”
built into the side of a small mountain , with the lobby at
the top, in Trinidad; and the classic Mt. Irvine Hotel on
Tobago, offering true island comfort with excellent
cottages, service and food.
Must-sees include Trinidad’s Caroni Swamp, where at
each sunset thousands of florid-red scarlet ibis flock to tiny
green islets, turning the peaceful cays into giant Xmas
poinsettia-bright rookeries. The Asa Wright Nature Center
high in the mountains has hummingbirds buzzing the manor
house veranda like emerald honey-bees; you can hand-feed
them. Golf at St. Andrews, or Chaguaramus; or hop over
to Tobago to swing at Mt. Irvine.
Tobago is the quiet island, where nature tumbles down
from craggy mountains in lush greenery, with riots of
scandalously pink bougainvillea, breadfruit, and shefflera
trees. Island flavor here is definitely laid back, no bustle,
but developers have lately begun to notice, and things
change.
Still, Mt Irvine Hotel manages gracefully with
professional, gentile service, all surrounded by lush
landscaping and its 18-hole golf course, just a few steps
from the turquoise ocean.
Scuba diving centers on day trips to reefs, dropoffs, and
wrecks. A favorite dive resort is Blue Waters Inn at
Tobago’s northwest tip, nestled in palms along a gorgeous
crescent of sand, in sight of craggy offshore keys. You
may sense a bit of deja vu about it: “Swiss Family
Robinson,” the movie, was filmed here.
Beaches on Trinidad and Tobago are not quite what you
usually expect for Caribbean islands; with "regular" sand
instead of the blinding white, or pink of may of the more
northern isles. Still, the broad, light tan sand is soft and
inviting, and the palm trees stand in bunches, like jungles
where all the brush plants have been removed. Local
residents bring their families for parties every Sunday, and
there's plenty of that wonderful, tinkling steel pan music.
Trinidad and Tobago has a lot to offer, with its many
different flavors -- of foods, people, businesses and
activities.
You’ll need a passport, as all Carib Isles now require.
T&T government is stable; a Commonwealth with
Senate/House, independent from Britain since 1962.
The language is English. The cordial people of Trinidad
& Tobago will be happy to welcome you.
####
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the smallest island nations in the Caribbean. It’s farthest
south in that string of island jewels, just off Venezuela. The
Band’s big hit: “Drinkin’ Rum and Coca-Cola”
For sure a far-away jaunt by sea, but only a few hours by
BWIA, the airline that claims to deliver more tourists to the
Carib than any other.
Island traditions are strong here, flaunting a happy-go-
lucky ambiance that makes you want to join in and sing,
too. Yet in spite of their many glorious beaches and
sparkling waters, this tiny Carib isle bills itself as the
“Cultural Capital of the Caribbean,” for good reason.
Here, big business flourishes too.
Calypso, the island music, originated here, as did the
steel drum bands that have now percolated their way all
across the Carib. Called “steelpans,” they are the national
instrument of T&T, which hosts world pan-music
championships every year.
T&T is also the home of Angostura Bitters, and perhaps
not everyone knows this is where the famous “Mardi
Gras” Carnival originated. Thousands of Trinidadians dress
in outlandish costumes and practice for months to be in the
parade festivals.
You must register at least a year in advance to be
included in one of these clubs; and work begins
immediately after the last parade to begin on costumes,
themes, materials and marchers for the next season. For
some, it's an all-encompassing occupation and as you can
see by the accompanying photos, the results are no less
than spectacular. They match anything Disney might
dream up for a multi-million dollar fantasy, with real people
in costume. You can be treated to some of the fanciful
costumes and dances, shown at any of the hotels all year
around.
But T&T is known also for its ambitious business
community, built on oil and asphalt, which has paved many
of the world’s cities, from its giant pitch lakes.
Tourism is a natural, as world-savvy tourists come to
view the incredible bird life – scarlet ibis, harlequin
toucans, jewel green hummingbirds, singing bullfrogs, bell-
toned anvil birds, and electric blue butterflies bigger than
your hand.
Most popular place to stay is the “Upside-down Hilton,”
built into the side of a small mountain , with the lobby at
the top, in Trinidad; and the classic Mt. Irvine Hotel on
Tobago, offering true island comfort with excellent
cottages, service and food.
Must-sees include Trinidad’s Caroni Swamp, where at
each sunset thousands of florid-red scarlet ibis flock to tiny
green islets, turning the peaceful cays into giant Xmas
poinsettia-bright rookeries. The Asa Wright Nature Center
high in the mountains has hummingbirds buzzing the manor
house veranda like emerald honey-bees; you can hand-feed
them. Golf at St. Andrews, or Chaguaramus; or hop over
to Tobago to swing at Mt. Irvine.
Tobago is the quiet island, where nature tumbles down
from craggy mountains in lush greenery, with riots of
scandalously pink bougainvillea, breadfruit, and shefflera
trees. Island flavor here is definitely laid back, no bustle,
but developers have lately begun to notice, and things
change.
Still, Mt Irvine Hotel manages gracefully with
professional, gentile service, all surrounded by lush
landscaping and its 18-hole golf course, just a few steps
from the turquoise ocean.
Scuba diving centers on day trips to reefs, dropoffs, and
wrecks. A favorite dive resort is Blue Waters Inn at
Tobago’s northwest tip, nestled in palms along a gorgeous
crescent of sand, in sight of craggy offshore keys. You
may sense a bit of deja vu about it: “Swiss Family
Robinson,” the movie, was filmed here.
Beaches on Trinidad and Tobago are not quite what you
usually expect for Caribbean islands; with "regular" sand
instead of the blinding white, or pink of may of the more
northern isles. Still, the broad, light tan sand is soft and
inviting, and the palm trees stand in bunches, like jungles
where all the brush plants have been removed. Local
residents bring their families for parties every Sunday, and
there's plenty of that wonderful, tinkling steel pan music.
Trinidad and Tobago has a lot to offer, with its many
different flavors -- of foods, people, businesses and
activities.
You’ll need a passport, as all Carib Isles now require.
T&T government is stable; a Commonwealth with
Senate/House, independent from Britain since 1962.
The language is English. The cordial people of Trinidad
& Tobago will be happy to welcome you.
####
http://www.visittnt.com
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