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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Shopping
Cocoa & chocolate
Indulge that sweet (or bitter!)
tooth with some of the awardwinning
cocoa and chocolate
the islands produce. Trinitario,
the variety of cocoa developed
in Trinidad, is used by French
luxury chocolate manufacturer
Valrhona, and many others. Try
products from Brasso Seco, Biche,
Cacique, Cocobel, Cush Machel
Montano, Gran Couva, Ortinola
Great House, Sun Eaters, and the
Trinidad & Tobago Fine Cocoa
Company.
Fashion
Check out the work of The Cloth,
Bene Caribe, Christian Boucaud,
CLD, Ecliff Elie, Adrian Foster,
House of Jaipur, Heather Jones,
K2K, Lisa Faye, Loud by Afiya,
the Lush Kingdom, Meiling,
Millhouse, Claudia Pegus, Rebel,
Shop Shari, Tropix, and the
Wadada Movement.
Foodie favourites
If you’ve fallen in love with our
food, then pastelles, roti skins,
seasonings, spices, pepper sauces,
and chutneys are things that you
might want to load up on. For the
brave, try the Trinidad Moruga
Scorpion Pepper (once ranked
as the world’s hottest pepper by
the Guinness Book of Records). And
for pepper and pimento sauces,
Bertie’s is considered among
the best. Also look out for Twigs
Natural teas; CGA flavoured
coconut oils; and Karibbean
Flavours’ many offerings.
pieces from Chris Anderson,
Gillian Bishop, Cocoa Vintage,
Janice Derrick, Akilah Jaramogi,
Rachel Rochford, Rachel Ross,
Jasmine Thomas-Girvan, and
others who create breath-taking,
hand-crafted jewellery in
precious metals and stones.
Literature
You’ll find both classic and
contemporary local and regional
books at shops like Paper Based
(St Ann’s) and the Nigel R Khan
and RIK Trinidad Book World
chains. Look out for works
(spanning fiction, plays, poetry,
local history, culture, and the
Jewellery
You can’t go wrong with beautiful
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