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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Community cricket in the Queen's Park Savannah
sports
The agony and the ecstasy
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Athletics
The island has a long history of
excelling at athletics. Local and
international stars meet in action
at the annual Hampton Games.
National Association of Athletics
Administrations: 679-3276
hometown athletic heroes
Ato Boldon: four-time Olympic medallist (2
silver, 2 bronze for 100m and 200m, 1996 and
2000), and 200m World Championship gold
medallist (1997). Now a commentator with NBC
in the US
Hasely Crawford: nation’s first Olympic gold
medallist, winning men’s 100m (1976)
Keshorn Walcott: two-time Olympic
medallist (gold in 2012, bronze in 2016). He’s
the youngest male athlete (and the first black
one) to win a gold medal in javelin; the first
individual track and field athlete ever to win
World Junior and Olympic titles in the same
year; and he holds the North, Central American
and Caribbean junior record.
Cricket
The Queen’s Park Oval (Port of
Spain) and Brian Lara Cricket
Academy (Tarouba) are the focal
points for Twenty20, one-day, and
Test matches — including West
Indies and Caribbean Premier
League series.
T&T Cricket Board: ttcb.co.tt
Brian Lara is former cricket star
and is the world record holder for
the highest test match score (400
not out, 2004) and highest first
class score (501 not out, 1994).
Cycling &
Mountain Biking
The Easter International Grand
Prix and National Championships
are highlights of the racing
calendar. A world-class National
Cycling Velodrome (Couva)
opened in 2016; the Arima
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