Good beer creates all sorts of adventure when traveling around the world. It is a great elicitor of good times and can help bring shy travelers out of their shell. I don’t know how many times I have gone and had a few beers by myself and ended up meeting people from all over the [...]
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Time to get up and go to Carnival in Trinidad & Tobago
One photo I wish I would have taken was being in a Maxi Taxi with a bunch of Carnival revelers at 7 a.m in the morning in Trinidad & Tobago. Everyone was dressed in their best plumes and feathers drinking coffee as we made our way through the streets of Port of Spain. Once we [...]
Carnival in Trinidad & Tobago is a blast
Carnival in Trinidad & Tobago hosts one of the world’s best parties. The twin island Republic really lives it up for the two days of Carnival and everyone participates. Those that do not dress up, come and watch as the town of Port of Spain swells to twice its population during this annual celebration. Stay [...]
A walk in the park in Trinidad & Tobago
When in a different country, even the mundane everyday things are exciting. Normally in your own country a camera would be the last thing you would think to bring on a walk to the store through a park. Transplant yourselves overseas and when you are asked to take a walk to the convenience store the [...]
Twas the day before Carnival in Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
The day before Carnival in Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago brought beautiful clear blue skies and hot weather. The day would start with last minute Carnival errands and would end with Chocolate City and J’Ouvert and an all night march through the Port of Spain streets. Stay tuned, TT The goal of Traveling Ted [...]
The sun sets on Macqueripe Beach, Venezuela, and Trinidad
The Republic of Trinidad & Tobago is just a short jump across the Dragon’s Mouth from Venezuela. The Bocas del Dragón is the name of the series of straights between Trinidad & Tobago and the Paria Peninsula in Venezuela. Macqueripe Beach is in the Chaguaramas National Park, which is at the end of the peninsula [...]
Random Carnival photographs from Trinidad & Tobago
Each year during Carnival in Trinidad & Tobago, thousands of participants dress up in garish costumes with feathers, face paint, and other crazy accoutrements. I had a media pass, which allowed me access to the grandstand and to take photos of the tribes as they passed one of the judging points. This is where the [...]
Born to be wild and the freedom of adventure traveling
There is a great scene in the iconic 1960s counterculture classic movie Easy Rider where Peter Fonda takes off his watch before the epic cross-country motorcycle trip destined for New Orleans begins. He looks at his watch and with a look of contempt tosses it on the pavement as if it were a bug on [...]
How Carnival in Trinidad & Tobago works
Carnival is a celebration practiced all over the world including countries like Brazil, Trinidad & Tobago, Barbados, and even Italy and England. In New Orleans they celebrate Mardi Gras, which is similar, but also quite different. I am sure the format and style vary from country to country. I can only explain from what I [...]
J’Ouvert with Chocolate City opens Trinidad & Tobago’s Carnival
In Trinidad & Tobago, J’Ouvert (pronounced jouvay), opens Carnival festivities early Monday morning. The J’Ouvert celebrations start between 2am through 4am and continue until 9 am. It is one of the few parties you will ever have to set your alarm to wake up and drink for. If you are a true hardcore partier, you [...]
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