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
Taking over the streets
Chances are, you know how this
all ends on Carnival Monday and
Tuesday: thousands have filled
the streets of Port of Spain (and
other towns across the country)
from as early as 7am, en route to
the Queen’s Park Savannah or Socadrome
stages. Many are dressed
in full costume — some in flashy
BBF (bikinis, beads, and feathers)
bands, some as traditional characters,
some in inspired fusions
of the traditional and the fashionforward.
Others are out to spectate,
and “take a jump” with a passing
band. The most tireless will go till
after the sun goes down . . . then
hobble to work (or the beach) come
Ash Wednesday. Though neither
day is an official public holiday (the
islands have 14 official ones), as
famed calypsonian Lord Kitchener
once sang: “de road make to walk
on Carnival day…”
learn more
Check out our website at discovertnt.
com for a range of Carnival information
— its origins and history, how a
steel pan is made, and a calendar
of events. For schedules and info,
visit the websites of the National
Carnival Commission (ncctt.org),
Pan Trinbago (pantrinbago.co.tt),
and the National Carnival Bands
Association (ncbatt.com).
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