WINE DINE & TRAVEL MAGAZINE SUMMER 2017
Wine Dine & Travel Magazine is loaded with summer fun. 198 pages of travel stories with destinations around the world. In this issue you'll find the first of our Discovery Series -- Discovering Slovenia explores the beautiful country from the Alps to the Adriatic Sea.
Wine Dine & Travel Magazine is loaded with summer fun. 198 pages of travel stories with destinations around the world. In this issue you'll find the first of our Discovery Series -- Discovering Slovenia explores the beautiful country from the Alps to the Adriatic Sea.
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Natural Exuberance<br />
Butterflies and birds abound in the islands’ undeveloped rainforests,<br />
marshes, coastlines and mountains, and my favorite<br />
excursions included lots of natural exposure. Port of Spain,<br />
Trinidad’s main city, quickly gives way to a green-on-green<br />
landscape broken by small towns with all the requisite businesses,<br />
from KFC to roti take outs to fruit and candy stands<br />
(don’t miss<br />
the pickled green<br />
mango called<br />
chow). According<br />
to my guide,<br />
the omnipresent<br />
rum shops<br />
are essential in<br />
even the<br />
tiniest outposts.<br />
“Rum is an<br />
integral part of<br />
our culture,”<br />
he said. “Rum<br />
shops are<br />
the first business<br />
to open and<br />
the last to close.”<br />
The tour<br />
included stops, of<br />
course.<br />
We also lingered at Richard’s in Maracas Beach for bake<br />
and shark, an island classic with seasoned shark inside fried<br />
bread. There were easily a dozen sauces for further flavor,<br />
including yummy garlic, tamarind and cilantro versions and<br />
lip-searing pepper and chile potions best avoided. The long,<br />
popular beach is lined with similar casual stands. In the past,<br />
the shark came straight from nearby waters, but the creatures<br />
are disappearing due to overfishing, and some stands<br />
offer dorado, calamari and even vegetarian options. The sand<br />
looked tempting, but we were soon off to the lush mountains<br />
for staggering views of the coast.<br />
I devoted several hours to a similar country tour on Tobago,<br />
spotting jewel-covered hummingbirds and posing for photos<br />
of the sculptured roots of a 350-year-old silk cotton tree.<br />
Healthy-looking goats grazed beside simple wooden houses<br />
in small villages and the countryside. Turns out Tobago’s goat<br />
races are legendary. Racers train by swimming in the ocean<br />
(we didn’t spot any paddling goats, unfortunately) and are<br />
“ Turns out Tobago’s go<br />
Racers train by swimm<br />
Left to Right: Ladies prepare Bake and<br />
Shark at Richard’s.; Sunset at Caroni<br />
Swamp; Shops and stands in small towns<br />
sell all necessary supplies.<br />
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