Category: Trinidad
Trinidad sightseeing day trips
This guide makes no claim to offer a comprehensive listing of things to do in Trinidad. Instead, here is a brief suggestion of some things to do, in each quadrant of the country. Each section is a selection of sights (and sites) that can be visited in a day
Made in Trinidad: unique gifts, souvenirs & shopping
No, a ceramic coconut made in China is probably not how you want to remember your trip to Trinidad. Fair enough. But there are exceptionally talented local craftsmen in Trinidad working in leather, clay, fabric, copper and other raw materials like seeds, shells and gourds. And you can find just about anything mainstream, from clothes, houseware and aromatherapy candles to fancy local foods, fashion and jewellery
Trinidad for thrill-seekers and adrenalin junkies
Very different ways to get your blood pumping in Trinidad — from hiking to martial arts, and a range of eco adventures by land and sea
Keeshan Ramkissoon talks hiking in Trinidad
Keeshan Ramkissoon was awarded the President’s Medal in 2012, in recognition of his contribution to scouting, and studied civil engineering at the University of the West Indies. He is an avid hiker with the instincts of a natural outdoorsman. When you say someone “cuts a new path” it’s usually a cliché but in Keeshan’s case, he actually wants to do the finding, clearing and cutting new trails
Trinidad accommodation options: a quick intro
If you are already here from overseas, it is to be hoped you already know where you are staying. If not, you need not be driven to hoboism, but read quickly. Be your requirements immediate, or the more leisurely contemplation of a future visit to these shores, or planning for a staycation, there are many options for accommodation in Trinidad
Lasana Liburd on Trinidad & Tobago Sport
An Interview with Lasana Liburd of Wired868 Closing in on 20 years as a writer, Lasana Liburd was a sport and features writer for the Trinidad Express. His work has also appeared in World Soccer, Play The Game, and the UK Guardian. He is now the managing director of Wired868.com, a website that blends sport …
Callaloo recipe
Want to make Trinidad & Tobago callaloo? Here’s an easy recipe
A Trinidad eco & adventure guide: bird-watching, hiking & more
Trinidad is known to wildlife experts and enthusiasts for the sheer mind-boggling number of animal species and habitats crowded together on one small island just 50 miles long by 37 miles wide. Having once been part of South America, Trinidad has evolved both continental and island life forms: 108 native mammals (57 of which are bats), 460 birds, 55 reptiles, 25 amphibians, and 620 butterflies, as well as over 2,500 species of flowering plants (700 of which are orchids), 370 species of tree and 300 types of ferns. Nowhere else in the West Indies can match this level of diversity – and few areas of comparable size anywhere in the tropical Americas