Travel

Full of life Okay, so here are the long overdue pics of sweet Trinidad, the other half of Trinidad and Tobago.  This is just a small sample of what Trinidad has to offer. Got questions? Feel free to ask them in the comments section. You can also share your Trini pics as well. The Botanical Gardens: A beautiful place to picnic and relax among the interesting vegetation. Lopinot: Located in the foothills of the Northern Range, this is a peaceful, historic area. Lopinot: Located in the foothills of the Northern Range, this is a peaceful, historic area. Devil's Woodyard  Wildfowl Trust  Chaguaramas ziplining  Emperor Valley zoo

Keeping safe Today I learnt a valuable lesson.  There are many persons out there who get close to you just to steal from you whether it be your ideas or physical property.  This lesson has shown me the importance of protecting my property, including my ideas.  This should serve as a reminder that there are dishonest people waiting for you to get your guard down. Back to the relevance of this blog, always, always keep an eye on your luggage.  Never trust a stranger, or anyone for that matter, with it no matter how nice they appear to be.  The sad thing is, the best thieves don’t always look like a thief.

Anguilla Have you ever been to Anguilla? Anguilla is a tiny island with the most beautiful clean beaches you have ever seen. It is just pure relaxation.  Anguilla is just about a 30mins boat ride (from the Dutch side) of Sint Maarten. The cost to Anguilla from French Saint Maarten is much cheaper than from the Dutch side. However, overall it is cheaper and more scenic to travel by boat from whatever side than by air. For boat schedules check out the following sites http://www.gbferries.com/services.html# http://link.ai/ http://www.calypsochartersanguilla.com/ I used the calypso charter and the crew was very nice.  I simply turned up on the day of travel and purchased my tickets.  Now I see that you can make reservation online. The boat operated for the entire day so you can leave in the morning and return to St Maarten in the evening or you can just stay over in Anguilla.  There is a tax to be paid on leaving St Maarten to enter Anguill...