According to popular traveler sources like BudgetYourTrip and Lonely Planet, a trip to Trinidad and Tobago will cost you quite a lot. The main expenses will be tickets and accommodation. However, a clever traveler can get anywhere on a shoestring budget, these two beautiful Caribbean islands included. This will require planning as well as “going local” because the tourist-oriented services are usually overpriced.
The concept of conservation and protecting Mother Nature is rather slow moving in some parts of the world. Sometimes though, there is someone that is so far ahead of their time, they don’t really even know that they are starting a movement. This holds true when you look at Asa Wright and her Asa Wright Nature Centre on the beautiful twin island nation of Trinidad and Tobago.
One of the most overlooked islands in the Caribbean, Tobago is the smaller of two islands that make up the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. The main industry on this 116 square mile island is tourism. With its gorgeous beaches, lush rainforest, and colorful coral reefs, its easy to see why this tiny island draws scores of people from all over the world. Visiting Tobago should be high on everyone’s list since it’s a true gem of the Caribbean
As a child, my parents took me to see the leatherback turtles on Matura beach in my homeland of Trinidad. It was an experience that has traveled with me through all my years. I would recant my adventures to my husband over and over again about the times when I was a wee little thing running along the beach with my older brother stopping to watch these majestic creatures come ashore to lay their eggs at night.
One of the hardest times for me to be an American is Christmas. My family still lives in Trinidad and it is very rare for me to be able to get home for the holidays. This is such a shame because there is nothing in the world like a Trini Christmas. I have tried to recreate it, but holidays island style are not authentic unless you are actually in the islands. Here is a little taste of what Christmas is like in Trinidad.
