Discover Trinidad & Tobago 2020 | Issue 31 | Travel & Destination Guide
Discover Trinidad & Tobago is the islands' longest-running and most trusted destination guide, with all the info you need to plan your holiday, vacation, or exploration of the islands. DTT has published 31 issues since 1991, and helps readers discover where to stay, dine, lime, party, and shop; and what to see (including the islands’ best sites) and experience (festivals, arts and culture, sports, and eco escapes), in both islands. There’s also a national calendar of events; info on getting here and getting around; tips for safe and sustainable travel; T&T history and society in a nutshell, maps; and more. For the fifth edition in the row, the magazine features a distinctive dual-cover design, with one cover for each island — a Phagwa or Holi celebrant in Trinidad (photo by Chris Anderson), and dancers at the Tobago Heritage Festival (photo by Alva Viarruel). For more: https://www.discovertnt.com
Discover Trinidad & Tobago is the islands' longest-running and most trusted destination guide, with all the info you need to plan your holiday, vacation, or exploration of the islands. DTT has published 31 issues since 1991, and helps readers discover where to stay, dine, lime, party, and shop; and what to see (including the islands’ best sites) and experience (festivals, arts and culture, sports, and eco escapes), in both islands. There’s also a national calendar of events; info on getting here and getting around; tips for safe and sustainable travel; T&T history and society in a nutshell, maps; and more. For the fifth edition in the row, the magazine features a distinctive dual-cover design, with one cover for each island — a Phagwa or Holi celebrant in Trinidad (photo by Chris Anderson), and dancers at the Tobago Heritage Festival (photo by Alva Viarruel). For more: https://www.discovertnt.com
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Festivals
Goat racing
over the streets of Scarborough
and Roxborough. If the legendary,
trailblazing daughter of the soil,
Calypso Rose, is giving a show at
home over the season, don’t make
the mistake of missing it!
Goat & Crab Racing Festival
April
Each Easter, Buccoo hosts the
Family Day and Goat & Crab
Races. The animals hurtle down
a special 110m (360ft) track to the
finish line, hustled on by barefoot
"jockeys" who sprint behind their
charges, holding the colourfully
attired goats on long ropes, and
the crabs on short strings. Beforehand,
the goats are given special
diets and training regimens
(including swimming) to build
stamina. The showdown happens
at Mt Pleasant and Buccoo (the
main location) Easter Monday and
Tuesday. There’s a repeat at the
Heritage Festival (July).
Tobago Jazz Experience
April
Each April jazz takes over with
events (some free) in Speyside,
Signal Hill, Scarborough, Castara,
and Pigeon Point. The event
showcases some of the best in local
and regional music alongside
international stars. John Legend,
Jill Scott, Jennifer Hudson, Kool
& the Gang, Angie Stone, Janelle
Monae, Chaka Khan, Elton John,
Sean Paul, Shakira, Stevie Wonder,
Tobago history
at a glance
c 15,000–1,000 BC: island part of
South America; settled by First
Peoples (Source: The Indigenous Peoples
of Trinidad and Tobago, by Arie Boomert)
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