By Kielon Hilaire. Ask a Trini what makes Christmas feel like Christmas and you would more likely get, “OMG, de food! De food! I jus’ cyah wait to eat de food!” But when you ask Marina Rivas you’ll get, “I love to cook! I love to bake! I love to make …
Read More »Crab collector Herman of Arima
By Kielon Hilaire. Life for Herman Preira of Arima is incredibly simple. Ask people what they do for a living and rarely the response is, “I’m a crab collector.” Preira has been catching crabs for over 15 years and says he will continue doing it for another millennium. Catching crab a …
Read More »Travel blogger loves Trinidad and Tobago
Heya, I’m Paulina, born and raised in Luxembourg but I consider myself a citizen of the world. I have been travelling since 2007 when I was 18 and have been known as a sailing enthusiast and travel blogger. For almost three years, I’ve shared my travel experiences on my blog PaulinaOnTheRoad.com. …
Read More »Let’s go to Mayaro where there’s no city vibes
By Kielon Hilaire. I was not in the mood for any city vibes or to work out the details of who, what, when and how it was going to happen. I phoned a family friend and messaged my sister about my idea. “Hey, we going beach tomorrow!” My friend said …
Read More »Arima drifting – smoke, speed and screech
By Marika Mohammed. Arima is famous for so many things, great customer services, horse racing and now drifting. If you’re thinking fast and the furious, then you’re absolutely right. These guys know how to tear up the road and their tyres. It is definitely what you would expect – smoke, speed …
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