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Carnival is taking place within site of the new multi-story cranes who
appear to be a big part of this City's 21st century.
Yet this
City is very hospitable to the visitor both culturally and getting
around. The metro area is only 350,000 residents and it easy to
orient yourself among the major landmarks. References in the links to Port of Spain suburbs should be considered neighborhoods and they are all walkable or just a few minutes away by maxi taxi. Their commercial/residential character is giving way to Port of Spain's new metro look featuring higher density buildings. Just to the west of the downtown is.
DiscoverTrinidad.com
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The public/private mini bus system of transit in Port of Spain is fast, frequent and cheap and it's worth investing the time to know the set routes. These are also called maxi taxis while route taxis look like private cars except for the H number plate. Taxi drivers should quote you the rate for your destination before you agree to get in their car, they are relatively expensive.Transportation by wikipedia.org
Taxi
Taxis
Routes by tntisland.com
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| Places to Eat |
Trinidad
offers not only its own cuisine but also Chinese, Indian, Creole, French, Italian and the
latest in Continental dishes. There is a growing number of restaurants with table service
but to experience Trinidad cuisine in all its glory you will want to adopt an adventurous
attitude. Their Callaloo soup, pastelles, roti, and jerk chicken are now popular in
Caribbean restaurants throughout the world.
Eating Out: Trinidad and
Tobago Style visitTNT.com
What to expect for Breakfast, Main Meals, Deserts and
drinks
Restaurants Trinidad (last updated in 2003) by islandersfantasy.com
Spreadsheet List with special
dishes
Restaurants
Trinidad (26 as of 2006) & Tobago
(22 as of 2006)
by
visitTNT.com
Spreadsheet list of dining establishments
Eating Out by Discover Trinidad & Tobago
A survey of cuisines and restaurants around Port of Spain
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Representative dishes must begin with
callaloo,
considered a national dish. It is a creamy and spicy
side dish made of
dasheen
leaves, ochro or
okra,
crab, thyme,
coconut milk and
shado beni (from "chardon bénit," French thistle or Fitweed)
or bhandhanya or culantro.
Pelau,
a rice-based dish is also a much loved local Cuisine. Popular street foods include most importantly doubles, pholourie, geera pork, souse, corn soup, Maracas shark & bake, and black pudding. The Cuisine of Trinidad and Tobago is indicative of the blends of Amerindian, European, African, Creole, Chinese, Indian and Lebanese gastronomic influences. |
Popular standard like the national soup, Callaloo, and the pea, rice and chicken dish known as Pelau. TnTers love their peppers, and the street food called Roti which is similar to a burrito and is a flatbread of Indian origin often served with of curried potatoes, channa (chick peas) and meat. Dhalpuri is a type of roti which has a middle layer of ground dhal, or split peas. Other local dishes include aloo choka, coconut bake, stewed (caramelised) chicken, sancoche, macaroni pie and breadfruit oil down
A representative main dish from Trinidad and Tobago is is also a standard dish in Trinidad and Tobago. Another popular food is roti-- this is .
Caribbean
Cookbooks (10) at amazon.com
"Small takeout
places offer good deals and let you get in touch with how the islanders
eat. Don't be afraid of them"
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Food & Drink
Caribe Beer Links More recipes
Recipes
From the internet experience you've been waiting for
Favorite
Recipes (12) || by Food
Etcetera catering
The Drink of Trinidad &
Tobago
Angostura.com
Enliven your Manhattan, Old
Fashioned or Rob Roy with a dash of Angostura Bitters.
TrinidadRum.com
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caribbeer.com TnT's #1 beer and a popular export. Check for the carib girls next event on their busy schedule |
| Night Life |
Calypso tents and mas camps. Year round you can enjoy all the usual
options like
Entertainment by mepPublishers.com
Find hotspots for Port of Spain plus listings for 8 other cities
including
in Chaguaramas.
Drinking,
Nightlife And Entertainment
Trinidadians seem to live to party, so it's no
surprise that Port of Spain boasts excellent nightclubs , though
fetes - large outdoor parties advertised by posters - are a better
option if you want to immerse yourself in the local lifestyle.
Casinos
by tntisland.com
Trinidad souvenirs
discovertrinidad.com
Pepper sauces & preserves; Angostura bitters; T-Shirt art;
Tie-dyed or batik fabrics. "Music be it pan, contemporary
or ol’ time calypso, fresh soca, or chutney" as long as
its home grown.
Shopping caribbeansupersite.com
"Bargains can be found in fabrics, carvings, leather & ceramics.
Most shops take US dollars at a reasonable exchange rate. The main Port
of Spain shopping areas are Frederick St, Queen St, Henry St and Charlotte
St (fruit and vegetables"
City
Sights
"The heart of the city is the downtown area, with the Queen’s Park Savannah at the northern edge and the Brian Lara Promenade to the south, linked by Frederick Street"
Savannah
The
Savannah
Map of the
Royal Botanic Gardens, Port of Spain trinidad.net
Kids & Family
Emperor Valley Zoo Trinidad is trinizoo.com
Books
for Children and Youth (7)
Books to enchant all generations. Is TnT a state of mind?
Storyteller Sonja Dumas, captures the rhythm of Caribbean
storytelling using universal themes.
| Day Trips & Beaches |
Head high to the hills
above Port of Spain for eye-catching views of the city, sea, and
Venezuela.
Go up Lady Young Rd, about two miles from Savannah, to a lookout 563ft above
sea level. If you are more daring you can also take Lady Chancellor Rd to a
look-out 600ft above sea level through the tougher Laventille Hills. Try to
catch the view from the tower of the shrine of Our Lady of Laventille.....
"http://www.fortunecity.com/village/foster/727/"
Fort George, a former signal station at 1,100ft, can be reached by
taking the St James route taxi from Woodford Square and getting off at Fort
George Rd. From there you need to walk uphill through some fairly tough
residential territory for about one hour. You can continue further to
the broadcast towers too.
The Bocas at Charuaramas
boatersenterprise.com/|| Taxi, Bus, Ferry Fares
Chagdev.com is Chaguaramas || Tours
Where
Caribbean and Continent Converge A short 20-minute drive from Port of Spain the
former US military base now hosts large community of international yachts, hotel rooms,
restaurants and so so beaches.
Gasparee Caves - 634-4364 - A short boat ride from Cahuaramas, to
the nearest of Trinidad's offshore islands - Gaspar Grande (Gasparee) - an
accessible complex of caves awaits. Also picnic facilities and the ruins
of a colonial fortification. Call to negotiate tour access (bodies &
flexibility help) Also you might call Fantasy Island on
Gasparee Island
Phone (868) 622 6285
to find your one way to the main island.
Chaguaramas by mepPublishers.com
The Cove calls itself Trinidad's
only seaside resort
Water
Sports: Boating Scuba Fishing Surf
Starring the 5 Boat Directories based in Charuaramas
Touring Trinidad by mepPublishers.com
Trinidad's many beaches are mostly found on the island's north and northeast coasts from Las Cuevas to Balandra Bay.
Trinidad beaches meppublishers.com || Beach Breaks by mepPublishers.com
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BEACHES
OF TRINIDAD Rupa's home page
MARACAS, LAS CUEVAS , MAYARO, VESSIGNY
Beaches-Trinidad
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Including Chagville
(15 mins from Port of Spain (P.O.S.) plus 21 other beaches in T&T.
Beach
Map by islandersfantasy.com
Pretty & topographic
Beaches-
Tobago || Map
Pigeon Point, Mount Irvine,
Store Bay, Speyside Beach and
six more
The eight top beaches w/ an update on new facilities by netcarib
MARACAS is the main beach for Port
of Spain. To get there requires a stunning 40-minute ( 20 km) drive along
beautiful but windy mountain roads. An inexpensive maxi taxi ride is your
best bet. You will be impressed by the long sandy beach and infrastructure
(inc.lifeguards & handicapped access ) waiting
for hotels when you get there.
Trinidad's
Best Beach
"make sure your children don't go out too far as the waves can sometimes
overwhelm people
The
Beach of Love
"the most pleasant atmosphere ever imagined
A little further south is the
popular hiking spot; Maracas WATERFALL, a
90-foot (27-meter) cascade. LAS
CUEVAS 3 kilometres from Maracas Beach is another popular
beach and targeted for two major hotels as well.
The
Blanchisseuse Experience by visittnt.com
The drive on the North-coast road ends at Blanchisseuse, the last of a
chain of bays accessible by car.
Trini
Explore by discovertrinidad.com
30 Trinidad attractions by carib-link
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Trinidad SHOPPING |
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Eco Trinidad
Birds of Trinidad & Tobago
Asa Wright Nature Centre
Map of
Eco-Tourism sites by islandersFantasy.com Hiking and Bird-watching visittnt.com/
Water Sports A guide looking for a few more links.
Scuba Diving in Tobago
Run Port of Spain Hash House harriers
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Trinbago.com/
Trinidad
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| Calendar of Events |
Homeviewtnt.com
|| holidayfestival.com || Festivals
by islandconnoisseur ||
Trini Social Calendar by
trini.com
Using wall calendar format.
An enigmatic place of mystery. Tobago by discovertrinidad.com ||Tobago beaches by meppublishers.com || Touring Tobago || Exploring Tobago || Eco Tobago || Restaurants || Tobago flavour || Dining & Liming || Tobago after dark || Beaches || Diving || Sports || Shopping || Tobago traditions || TobagoGuide.com
TOBAGO by
Chris & Berthlyn by visittnt.com
12 miles and 800 feet from Port of Spain is Arima, the cultural center of the original island settlers
Carnival cultures of the
New World. The ancient polytheistic West-African Yoruba deities might even have served as
models for similar Egyptian and Greek gods and goddesses. These psychic energy models are
not jealous gods and thus often allow an individual to renew a discarded or wounded
relation with the spiritual with little initial personal risk. |
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Taxi,
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