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Adventures In Tobago Tobago's pace of life is unhurried. One can bask in the sunshine on a deserted beach or make one's way through the small hilly town of Scarborough - Tobago's capital. Tranquil days turn into balmy nights with spectacular displays from the sun as it sets. The island of Tobago and the tiny satellite islands dotted around it are a nature-lover's dream.
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About Tobago Introducing Tobago highlighting island facts, history and points of interest.
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Tobago Scuba Diving Hmmm, Tobago Diving...You'll LOVE it. It's tranquil, quiet, very laid back and friendly. Tobago's got to be the least known little island that ever comes to mind when it comes to diving. It's a little secret in the Caribbean. Mantas?
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What's New at Tobago's Coco Reef Resort and Spa For the past four days, we'd been experiencing Trinidad's Carnival, a pulsating heartbeat of humanity that winds through the streets of Port of Spain. We'd chipped, we'd shuffled, we had lost ourselves in the pounding rhythm of the Caribbean's largest annual celebration that for many serves as an annual rebirth.
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The Language of Tobago Birding - Caribbean Travel and Life Magazine September 1997 The secretive but noisy cocrico is one of 400 bird species that inhabit the island's forests, wetlands and coastal areas.
Trinidad and Tobago: Two Islands, One Nation - TravelLady March 12, 1999 Trinidad and Tobago are two islands yet one nation. And, like two children raised by the same parents, they are opposites. One is outgoing; the other, rather shy.
What's Doing in Trinidad - New York Times October 4, 1998 Of all the cities of the Caribbean, Port of Spain may well be the most cosmopolitan. Stroll its neatly gridded streets with their trim Victorian houses and you collide with influences from Africa and India (both Hindu and Muslim) that are marks of Trinidad and Tobago's two dominant racial groups.
Trinidad Rain Forest is a Birder's Paradise - Associated Press November 25, 1999 The Asa Wright Nature Center, deep in the northern Trinidad rain forest, is not only one of the most spectacular places to observe exotic birds -- it is one of the most civilized.
Tantalizing Tobago - Boston Globe March 29, 1998 If Trinidad is a whale of an island, neighboring Tobago is a parrotfish. Sited at the southern tail of the Caribbean archipelago and overshadowed by its far larger, political partner, lush Tobago was still the first Caribbean island to be known as much for its colorful fish and birds as for its beaches.
In Tobago, It's All Good - Outside Magazine February 2000 After snaking through bamboo and head-butting banana leaves, we were under the canopy of Tobago's Main Ridge rainforest, in sun-freckled, flower-scented shade. I'd never been so immersed in deafening biodiversity, and yet we'd hardly hiked a hundred feet uphill from a deserted beach on the island's wild northeast coast.
Tobago -- Local Guide - Caribbean Travel and Life Magazine Travel information and tips for travel in Trinidad and Tobago.
Tobago: A Caribbean Classic - Rodale's Scuba Diving For the uninitiated, it's pronounced toe-BAY-go and it's that tiny little island sticking out of the Eastern Caribbean between Trinidad and Grenada. It's got everything from waist-deep snorkeling reefs, to ripping currents in open ocean; tiny tropical reef fish to pelagic manta rays; luxury resorts to beachside cottages.
A Tale of Two Tobago Inns: Blue Waters Inn and Manta Lodge - Skin Diver Magazine November 1997 Tobago's people are warm and friendly as well, with a penchant for enjoying good times made apparent by the number of carnivals and music festivals that take place each year. Although richly accented and spoken with a gentle air, English is the official language. Interestingly, for an island of its size, encompassing 116 square miles, the diving around Tobago is largely untapped, even unexplored.
Trinidad and Tobago - (Brief Article) - Travel Agent Magazine October 02, 2000 In the dual-island nation of Trinidad and Tobago you'll find more than swaying palms and beautiful beaches. You'll find the cultures of a dozen nations wrapped up in one.
Land of the Giants - Skin Diver Magazine A bolt of lightning splits the thick air above the Venezuelan rain forest. Monkeys scream and exotic birds take shelter as they await a familiar event. Through the thick canopy of trees the rain begins to fall, a few drops at first, and then a torrential downpour...
Soak in Tobago's Scenic and Cultural Charms - Denver Post The differences between Trinidad and Tobago, which are actually one country, are pointed. Trinidad, known for its elaborate Carnival celebration, which rivals that in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro and Tobago, known for its laid back island atmosphere.
Bird Watching in Tobago - Savvy Traveler While bird watchers have long visited Trinidad, a few are beginning to flock to Tobago, where more than 200 species of birds nest. There are no fancy package tours and few well-schooled guides. It's simply man and nature living together. Nancy Greenleese sent us this report.
Festive Islands: Trinidad and Tobago - TravelLady June 28, 2000 Few opportunities present travelers the chance to take part in the "real Caribbean" like a local festival -- and few places on earth offer as many types of festivals as do Trinidad and Tobago. With a diverse population that traces its roots back to India, Africa, China, and the Middle East, these islands present a myriad of opportunities to celebrate.
Affordable Tobago: Worth Going the Extra Mile - Caribbean Travel and Life Magazine August 21, 2000 Most Americans overlook Tobago, largely because it can take some doing to get there. But this sleepy island is worth the extra effort - particularly for divers and nature buffs - and boasts a nice array of moderately priced accommodations and restaurants.
Destination Caribbean: Trinidad - San Francisco Examiner February 16, 1997 Moonlight glinted off the turtle's slick shell. Like a phantom rising from the sea, she had appeared in the shallows just after nightfall. Her flippers, like great wings broader than a person's arms, dug into the sand, drawing her hulking half-ton body up onto the beach.
Tobago's Drift Dives: EXPERIENCE THE DRAMA - Skin Diver Magazine Of the many assorted jewels in the Caribbean, the tiny island of Tobago is a true diamond in the rough. Free of large scale industrialization (unlike its larger sister Trinidad), Tobago lolls in an intrinsic grace and beauty. The sedate physical beauty typical topside gives way to a raw, almost untamed quality underwater.
Trinidad Harbors Beat of the Caribbean - Denver Post Calypso music is as endemic to the Caribbean landscape as the region's palm-fringed beaches and crystalline waters. Nowhere do its undulating rhythms fire up with more color and intensity than in Trinidad, where calypso was born.
Tobago Diving is Something Special - Suite 101 December 29, 2000 Although all the common stony corals found in the Caribbean are present, brain corals have developed particularly strong in Tobago. The world’s second largest and the Caribbean’s largest brain coral is found here at the Coral Gardens dive site.
Go with the Flow in Tobago - Skin Diver Magazine We were drifting with the current less than a stone's throw from the rocky shoreline of Little Tobago Island. As we moved steadily along at about one-half knot, the vibrant reef with its luxuriant concentrations of huge soft corals and sponges was striking.
Nature Sets the Beat in Caribbean Hideaways - GreatestEscapes.com Trinidad and Tobago may be at the bottom of the Caribbean archipelago, but they're at the top of the class when it comes to eco- vacations.
Half Moon Blue Hotel: Scarborough
Half Moon Blue Hotel is situated at Bacolet Bay on the south-eastern tip of Tobago lying obliquely below a 17th Century lighthouse named Fort George. The two apartment units consisting of ten rooms ...
Rex Turtle Beach - Tobago: Scarborough
Rex Resorts Caribbean beach front resort hotel on Tobago. An all-inlcusive or traditional meal basis. Escape to a paradise of enchantment and beauty, to a caribbean beach vacation resort, an island ...
Ocean Point Hotel - Tobago: Tobago
Located on the southern end of Tobago this friendly, off beach, hotel is complete with all sparkly white kitchenettes, pine fittings and terra cotta floors, big showers in the bathroom and a Welcome ...
Plantation Beach Villas: Black Rock
Surrounded by the tranquil ambience of natural lush tropical scenery, enjoy relaxing in one of six Colonial styled three bedroom villas each with a 40' teak verandah looking out to the cool Caribbean ...
Safe Shower When entering a hotel room for the first time, run the shower for a few minutes, without you being in the room. This will get rid of any build-up of spores that cause Legionaries disease.
Clothes Packing To help prevent creasing of clothing, roll up a small towel and place on the inside of where the garments will fold. Or roll your suites up instead of folding.
Driving Visitors in possession of valid licenses issued in U.S., Canada, France, U.K., Germany and the Bahamas may drive for up to three months. International licenses are also accepted.
Drive on the Left: Thanks to our British heritage, we are supposed to drive on the left. Most of us observe this rule, but there are a few local drivers who prefer the middle of the road approach, even on blind ... more
History The first people who lived on the islands were mostly from the Carib and Arawak tribes of native peoples. After Columbus landed on Trinidad in 1498, the island was ruled by Spain for 300 years. During that time not many Spanish people moved there, but many French people came to Trinidad to get away from the revolution in their country. Later the British took over the island and some British ... more
Birdwatching Birdwatching throughout Tobago is first-rate. There are formally-designated sanctuaries like Little Tobago Island, off the coast of Speyside, where the where you can see the White-Tailed Tropicbird soaring and gliding off the windswept cliffs; in March and April, it is possible to get close to the nests and observe the baby birds. Giles Islands, off the north tip of Tobago, is a protected ... more
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