PLACES

By Chantelle Wilson. I have always heard about the famous Gasparee Caves Down the Islands and for a long time I really wanted to go. Earlier this year, I went by my hairdresser and one of her clients was talking about how she and her church group recently had a lime …

By Marissa Armoogam. Trinidad has long been known for its tempo and exhilarating life movements, but for those of us who sometimes like to take it a bit slower, Trinidad has just what we need. Hidden among the ample mountains and hills of the northern range is the scenic and ever …

Visit the western side of Trinidad and view the breathtaking scenes from the shoreline or join in the fun. Plenty of action is taking place at William’s Bay in Chaguaramas which has always been a favourite by young and old alike. It has now come to be known as the …

By Nadia Ali. Peaceful, serene and green, that’s how a tour on the Caroni Swamp Bird Sanctuary boat ride felt like as we took to the water to see the Scarlet Ibis, the national bird of sweet T&T nest return to roost in mangroves of the Caroni Swamp. It is located …

By Felesha Parboo. Tyrico Beach provides a calm and serene experience because the beach is more rural than urban. It is known by many as Tyrico Bay. It is in the vicinity of Port of Spain and a few miles east of Maracas Bay. There is a small access road that …

By Nerissa Hosein. As a child growing up one of my best memories is going around the Queen’s Park Savannah with my parents and my grandparents. Almost every Saturday evening after my grandfather came home from work he would take us all for boiled corn and pholourie on the Greens. Sometimes …

By Kielon Hilaire. There are scores of people in the water at Shark River and that famous “Jaws” music starts playing in the background. You already know that a shark is about to rise from beneath and someone’s leg will soon be gnawed upon by teeth. But, imagine, what if that creature turns …

By Omilla Mungroo. “I sit and wait, deserted with all my jewels. I lie alone at nights like one drifted apart from incongruous main lands, not sure to which I really belong, but claimed by one; the smaller yet more precious in my sight, from my jetty, where I see lights …

By Kielon Hilaire. Every once in a while something happens that surprises you in a way that you never thought was possible. This year I experienced surprises and changes when I decided to do something I never did before. I visited beautiful Tobago during the Carnival season even after people warned …