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clivemwilliams · 6 months ago

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Tobago 2024

Wednesday 1st May

Another early start spending the day with Newton (our personal guide!) and a trip to Little Tobago.

Spoiler alert - mainly photos of birds!

Turns out our guide Newton contributed quite a lot to the Tobago bird guide book that I bought Judith for Christmas and he travels the world promoting Tobago as a birdwatching destination on behalf of the Trinidad and Tobago government !

We’d not gone far this morning when he spotted a mother with 2 young children by the side of the road waiting for the bus. He stopped and offered to take the 2 girls to their primary school so they got in the back seat with Judith and said in unison ‘good morning’. Of course you’d get arrested doing this in England but it was a very good heartwarming start to the day.

After a good hour’s drive and a few bird spotting stops on the way, we ended up in Speyside which is actually on the Atlantic Ocean side of the island. There we got on a glass bottomed boat for the 15 minute trip to the island of Little Tobago. It was actually quite rough as there was a decent wind blowing and fairly turbulent where the Atlantic and the Caribbean Sea meet.

The island has quite an interesting history but briefly it was used in the mid 1900s by Sir somebody or other as a haven for 46 birds of paradise that he’d taken from the south seas where they were being hunted to extinction for their plumage. Unfortunately a huge hurricane in the 1960’s destroyed most of them but the islands reputation as a bird sanctuary was established. On Sir what’s his name’s death, the family gave the island to the state for use solely as a bird sanctuary and Newton’s father was appointed the custodian of the island with a house built for him there !

The island is world famous for its sea birds including the red-billed tropicbird, the brown noddy, the magnificent frigate bird, the sooty shearwater, and all sorts of boobies – although interestingly nude swimming is forbidden !

On the way back to Tobago mainland, we stopped briefly for Judith to do a bit of snorkelling, it was a bit too rough for my liking and I was already feeling a bit quesey !

On landing we went for a fantastic lunch with Newton at a local restaurant and it was fascinating to hear more about Newton’s trips.

After lunch we went to Newton’s house which doubles up as a hummingbird gallery run by his wife. More amazing photo opportunities whilst sitting on his terrace with a cup of tea – now that is my kind of bird watching !

Went for a swim when we got back followed by a sundowner of our own with cups of tea instead of cocktails in the yoga studio above us that has great views out to sea.

Another busy day – and I’m still swaying from the motion of that boat !

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roots-love-roots · 5 years ago

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red-fire-notes · 7 years ago

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Starbucks Trinidad and Tobago Red Fire Rating: 4/5🔥🔥🔥🔥 First stop on my Sunday food tour before I meet the others, I must get my coffee fix. Today's pick is a tall Nariño 70 Cold Brew from Starbucka in Ellersie Plaza, Maraval, Trinidad and Tobago. Crisp, tart and refreshing ice cold shot of caffeine. Just what my body needs to get energised for the long drive ahead of me.

#coffee #cold brew #Starbucks coffee #Starbucks #Trinidad #Trinidad and Tobago #Starbucks TT #food and drink #food review #foodie find #road trip #red fire notes

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sailing-elitsha · 3 years ago

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Carrebeean, Here we are!!!

As I said before: 5783 nautical miles we sailed towards this little paradise where we are still on quarantine anchorage. Waiting on the PCR result is always making me a bit nervous, especially this time. If we are tested negative, we have the chance here in Grenada to get the AstraZeneca vaccines and we will travel much freer than we do now.

But no boredom: a little leak in the hand wash basin, try to clean the mud off ELITSHA, friends and family to speak to, small other repairs, taking the lead in UBUNTU again since we have full and unlimited internet on board, planning and booking Zora’s and Su’s tickets towards us, baking bread again and of course swimming and snorkelling.

But let me talk first a little bit about Suriname and our short sail to Grenada. Suriname was for a long time a Dutch colony. Since 1975, this country is the smallest independent state in South America. The previous president unfortunately abused his power and all the resources the beautiful country has, for example gold, aluminium, oil, bananas got exported unwisely and the profit went into the presidents and his friend’s pockets. That is what Surinamers were telling us. In the meantime, there is a new president, but there is Corona as well. The ECO tourism, Suriname was good and well known for, stands still and the country is in a bad state and shape. At the banks of the Suriname river, entering Suriname, you see big and then I mean really big villas. According to the locals they belong to friends of the former president and to drug lords. A very familiar story to us South Africans. The Netherlands is still involved and helps where they can, but a few days after we left Suriname they closed the country: total lockdown. Just above 500 000 people live in Suriname and most of them in and close to Paramaribo. People are currently getting infected and dying in huge numbers from Corona: not enough hospital beds, not enough vaccinations, not enough oxygen……… not enough doctors and nurses. Their rainy season is terrible this year due to the ELNino effect and its really tuff for the poor population. After a good week in the Marina and a road trip through the rural part of the country to a big dam where people are searching for gold, visiting banana plantations, visiting Paramaribo with a lot of rain we said goodbye to the populated part of Suriname together with Elitsha and we sailed into the Commewijne river. This was so romantic and special. The jaguars, caiman and anacondas were too scared of us, hahahahha. We did not see them, but we heard and enjoyed the voices of the jungle, saw and heard millions of birds, parrots and all kind of other noises. It was magical. Three days we were totally one with nature, did not see any human being, together with Elitsha.

Coming back from Commewijne river was coming back to happy reggae life. Looking for a spot ashore to get our dingy on board for the trip to Grenada, a fisher of New Amsterdam waved us to come next to his fisher boat. Loud reggae music and a very friendly crew invited us for coffee, tea and biscuits……….and dagga and rum………..Unfortunately, we had to say thank you no (dagga and rum out of question, of course). The threat of getting infected just before we go back to sea again for a couple of days made us kindly refusing the offer. Even though we chatted a while with them and they helped us to get the dingy motor on board. And that’s how Surinamers are, chatty, always happy to assist and help, curious and interested about who you are. As I mentioned before people told us in advanced, that coming to South or Central America or the Caribbean with a South African flag would ask for problems. That was one of the reasons why we registered Elitsha in Germany. But we always say that we are from Cape Town, we don’t hide that and up to now we had no bad experiences. People are impressed that we come from that far to visit their small country and want to know if we like it. They loved the fact that we speak Dutch, because Dutch is still the first language in Suriname. Anyway, after chatting to the fishermen, we tied everything nicely, slept a short night and left New Amsterdam and Suriname at 6 am on the 25th of May.

Aware of the thread of Venezuelan pirates (Surinamers and NOON site (cruiser website) informed us about it), we sailed at a safe distance from the coast. Even though we choose to pass trough the Galleon’s passage between Trinidad and Tobago, but we choose to pass it close to the Tobago side, away of the Venezuelan coast. On our way we saw a fair number of oil platforms, huge ones, with huge flames, we could see from far. This was also a bit spooky. We had 35 to 40 knots of wind and a good speed to leave the oil area and the Galleon’s passage behind us. I think, pirates do not like rain. We had tons of rain and no pirates though……..although: Dick told me later, that 40 miles out of both coasts, the Grenadian and the Tobagonian, a fast open boat with 3 men in it sped past us. We think they were checking us out, how rich we are. The stretch between Tobago and Grenada apparently is also declared as an unsafe area. That is what we heard later when we arrived in Grenada. Our neigor, Steve, always has a gun with him. Happily, with enough wind and a strong currant we passed Tobago at 4:30 in the morning and arrived safely in Grenada at 17:00 on the 28th of May.

Close to the harbour at the quarantine anchorage we spoke to our South African friends of the Aventura, a young couple with 2 dogs and his parents on their way to emigrate to Panama. We saw them in every harbour we visited up to now. They left Suriname a few days earlier then we did. They craved for blue water and thought jaguar, caiman and anaconda would perhaps love their dogs too much. In any way, nice to see them again. They explained the Grenadian procedures to us and on Saturday we went ashore to register with the health department. We inhaled the positive and relaxed Grenadian vibe immediately: steel drum music from the taverns, people on the streets, Corona is almost dealt with.

And in the meantime, 1 week in St George, we are declared negative and are allowed to explore the island. Paul, a registered tour guide grabbed his chance. Slandering around the harbour he almost forced us to have a tour with him. The cruise ships are missed by restaurants, tour guides…not by us. Paul told us, that they on “good” days had 6000 tourists from cruise ships ashore. Dick and I were quite happy to escape these “good“ days. Pity for Paul, that’s why we went with him on a long trip through St. George at noon and let him earn some ECDs. Hot and up and down, I was exhausted at the end. We didn’t walk much for the last 2 months at least..

Grenada is the spice island: nutmeg, gloves, cinnamon, and other spices grow here. They have a golden waterfall and many more attractions. We will explore them all and share with you. For now, we experienced the spicy side of the island by drinking shandies with nutmeg, eating ice cream with nutmeg and gloves and some other weird things you would think its really ugg, but in reality it’s absolutely amazing.

We are registered for Astra Zeneca vaccination and yes, we are in a marina with a nice club house and WIFI and not on anchorage or at a mooring buoy. For the first time in almost 3 months, I am able to go and stay where I want on my own. For somebody like me, who likes her independence, its heaven. Opposite of our little paradise, there is another marina, posh and expensive and not really our style. Elitsha, would feel a bit lonely between all the posh-million dollar-yachts. I don’t know, if I mentioned before, that a lot of other cruisers, have fancy and well-equipped boats with freezers, bread baking automates, washing machine, water cooker……. you name it. Our only luxury is a fridge, a BBQ and a good stove with oven, cosy and exactly what we need no more and no less. Anyway, Elitsha got a good clean-up. Sticky, a local guy, Dick and I made her looking pretty again. The water of the Suriname river was dirty through mud and chemicals, they use for the gold extraction industry, we learned. And this was very difficult to get off the hull-0987654Qasdfuiop[.

My home office is in the marina’s clubhouse, with more than brilliant views! Unfortunately, UBUNTU for Africa’s operations manager, who took over financials and admin of the NGO from me, resigned a few days ago. That’s why I am back on the job and working every day for an hour or 3. Alene Edson Smith, local social worker, who was already involved in the family program and took over my job at Kronendal Primary, is doing the hands-on jobs, where you have to be involved personally onsite, like team meetings, meetings with principals etc. For now, we won’t have stretches which will take more than 3 days and we have internet and WIFI. No problem to work though. I love my work as much as I love cruising. To combine both is absolutely great.

For the rest the NGO is in good hands, with our after-care team, Barbara Heye, who is mentor to a single mother with 3 kids. And as I mentioned before Alene Edson Smith, well known in the valley through her involvement through her own NGO, Serenity, took over the reins at Kronendal Primary from me and is mentor to 5 families in our NGO. We share the lead of UBUNTU for Africa. What I can do, I will do, where personal presence is needed, Alene will be hands on. She will lead the sound and music studio, which will release their first CD soon. Lelo managed to get 2 new volunteers into this project, for marimba and music production. Ricardo will remain taking the lead on Silikamva side and Alene will have a firm look and hand on the project.

After care is just running. Andiswa and her team also get support from Alene. But this team of 5 is just doing what they can do best: love our children and supervise, support, teach them and make sure that they are safe.

Questions for the kids:

1. How many kilometres did we sail from Cape Town to Grenada?

2. Which language do the people speak in Suriname?

3. What kind of currency do we used in Suriname and which one in Grenada?

4. Please explain, what the modern pirates of the Caribbean are up to.

5. What is the name of the small entrance to the Caribbean between Trinidad and Tobago?

Sponsor sail:

For the ones who want to take part in our sponsor sail: We have sailed 1812 nautical miles. You can donate a cent, a Rand, a Euro or whatever per nautical mile. We are sailing for these amazing schools: every nautical mile and each Rand counts. To UBUNTU for Africa,German NGO.

The money will go to the UBUNTU for Africa projects: after care at Hout Bay Primary School and the music project at Silikamva High School. This organisation I started 12 years ago (www.ubuntuforafrica.com) Of course, you will receive a tax certificate.

Ubuntu for Africa-Kinder-, Jugend und Familienhilfe in Südafrika

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For South Africans and others, who want to donate directly to South Africa (also with tax certificate): please donate to Kronendal Primary School (www.kronendalprimary.com). I worked for 10 years at Kronendal Primary as a school counsellor. This school struggles financially due to the consequences of the Covid Pandemic and deserves our support.

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jbmancave · 3 years ago

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FELICITY, Trinidad. In this video, you will probably see places in Trinidad you have never seen before. We will visit the cremation site, a few Hindu temples, drink some coconuts and watch the surroundings at various angles.

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cypher2 · 5 years ago

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DAVIE, Fla. — Jamaica’s consul general in South Florida held a party at his home on Wednesday night to celebrate the Reggae Girlz, the first national soccer team from the Caribbean to qualify for the Women’s World Cup.

The tables were set up around the pool and the players and their coaches were there, but every guest was asked to bring a little something extra: a donation of at least $100 to help Jamaica complete its preparations to compete at the World Cup in France next month. The tournament begins in less than two weeks, and so time, just like money, was short.

If the story of women’s soccer in recent years has been the ongoing fight for equal pay, there always has been a different inequality just below the surface. While women’s international soccer has made significant progress in some countries, support for it, especially financially, from individual federations and corporate sponsors continues to vary widely.

France, the host country for this year’s championship, has a thriving professional league, and its players have spent the last few weeks preparing for the World Cup at their federation’s national training center. The United States, the defending champion and a three-time winner of the tournament, is completing an opulent send-off tour across the country this weekend, replete with nationally-televised games on ESPN and giant billboards on big-city buildings.

Jamaica’s run-up to the World Cup, by contrast, has been much less visible, and its program’s mere existence far less financially secure. Historically, the Reggae Girlz have received tenuous support from their national federation. As recently as 2015, the federation cut off financing for the team entirely.

As a side trip on their road to France then, Jamaica’s women first detoured to South Florida, trying to raise money one contributor at a time to cover a shortfall — as much as $400,000 by one estimate — created by training camps, travel and warm-up matches, and to begin to establish a reserve that the team can draw on for current and future tournament costs. There was a fund-raiser and an auction of sports apparel at the consul general’s home; a pep rally at a chiropractic center; and an exhibition match on Thursday night preceded by a celebrity game featuring entertainers from Jamaica and Haiti.

But signs of the team’s struggles weren’t hard to find. At Wednesday’s party, the coaching staff wore shirts meant for the men’s national team, and used markers to scratch out that team’s nickname — “Reggae Boyz” — on the sleeves. Some Jamaican players still must buy their own cleats. And when the women’s team qualified for the World Cup last October outside of Dallas, several coaches went to Costco and paid out of their pockets for jackets so their players could train in the chilly, rainy weather.

No high-ranking official from the Jamaican federation was present to celebrate that momentous qualification in a penalty shootout against Panama, the team’s coaches said.

“Their attitude has been pretty poor,” goalkeeper Nicole McClure, 29, said of the Jamaican soccer federation. “We’ve always been an afterthought, and we’re still fighting for equality. We want a seat at the table. It’s been quite frustrating.”

In March, McClure, who grew up in Queens, held her own fund-raiser. She plays without compensation on a club team in Northern Ireland, and she needed money to pay for food, toiletries, a bus ticket, checked baggage for a flight and some soccer gear. Her needs were not uncommon for her team.

Yet she and her teammates — and Jamaica’s coaches — acknowledged this week that things are improving, at least for the moment. Jamaica’s World Cup players have signed a contract with the federation that will pay them $800 to $1,200 a month, retroactive to January, Coach Hue Menzies said. And Menzies, who has been working free since 2015, is to receive $40,000, he said. According to team officials, this is the first time a Caribbean women’s team has signed contracts with its national federation.

“We haven’t been paid,” Menzies said with a laugh. “But we signed a contract.”

Michael Ricketts, the president of Jamaica’s soccer federation, said that criticism of the organization had been “grossly unfair.” The federation has spent about $4 million on the women’s team since it began qualifying for the World Cup, he said. Costs to hold a weeklong training camp can run to $100,000, Ricketts said, and it has been a struggle to get spectators and corporate sponsors to embrace the team. Even so, he said, a women’s league in Jamaica has been restarted on a limited basis, as well as a youth program for players under 15.

Under the circumstances, Ricketts said, “We’ve done exceedingly well.”

The Reggae Girlz coaching staff disputed the $4 million figure. “No way,” said Lorne Donaldson, an assistant coach. “I don’t buy that.”

Instead, coaches and players widely credit a different benefactor, Cedella Marley, for resurrecting the women’s team with help from the Bob Marley Foundation, which is named after her musician father. Cedella Marley, angered by the sorry state of the program, was the one who spearheaded an international fund-raising effort to revive it several years ago, and she was the one who persuaded Menzies, who runs a prominent youth soccer club near Orlando, Fla., to become its coach.

Without Marley, McClure said, “There would be no Reggae Girlz.”

The Alacran Foundation, a philanthropic organization, also has become a benefactor of the team. And the Reggae Girlz Foundation, a nonprofit, is raising money for such things as medical equipment to help Jamaica prepare and compete at the World Cup, but also to support the team in coming Olympic qualifying and youth national team campaigns.

Money remained tight, though, as the team departed Friday for Europe, where it will play a warm-up match in Scotland before continuing on to France. Even after an initial payment of $480,000 from FIFA, soccer’s world governing body, for qualifying for the World Cup, and another payment of at least $750,000 to follow, Jamaica’s buildup to the tournament has faced about a $400,000 shortfall to cover costs of training camps, travel and practice matches, according to Lisa Quarrie, the vice president of the Reggae Girlz Foundation.

Long-term, the foundation is seeking to sustain women’s soccer in Jamaica by creating an academy, building an extensive youth development system and persuading men’s teams in the National Premier League, the country’s top division, to also sponsor women’s teams.

But first things first. The World Cup starts in two weeks, and no donation is considered too small, be it a $10 ticket to Thursday night’s celebrity match or a $25 contribution on the website of the Reggae Girlz Foundation.

“They need money all the way around,” Quarrie said. “We’re going to the World Cup on the fly.”

Women’s international soccer has long faced a Sisyphean battle to gain respect and support. The American women’s team continues to find it necessary to sue U.S. Soccer for gender discrimination. Players in Australia and elsewhere have refused to play matches, and stars in other countries went public with complaints on everything from training pay to a lack of games.

It has been a particularly tough slog in the Caribbean, where soccer has been blighted by corruption, and the women’s game especially has been widely dismissed. When Trinidad and Tobago arrived in Dallas for the final qualifying round of the 2015 Women’s World Cup, its coach, Randy Waldrum, sent out a financial S.O.S. via Twitter.

“I need HELP!” Waldrum wrote at the time. “T&T sent a team here last night with $500 total. No equipment such as balls, no transportation from airport to hotel, nothing.”

Haiti’s women’s team also attempted, just as futilely, to qualify for the 2015 World Cup, relying on benefactors at an extended training camp in South Bend, Ind. Its players and coach received no salary, and the team tried to make ends meet by selling rotisserie chickens and T-shirts, and holding clinics for churches and schools.

In Jamaica, soccer has been considered by many to be too rough of a sport for women and not sufficiently feminine. Players and officials hope that this summer’s World Cup appearance will help overcome the cultural stereotype, and that women’s soccer will be elevated at home in the way track and field became appreciated with the success of the sprinter Merlene Ottey, who won nine Olympic medals between 1980 and 2000.

“The men have always received far more support,” said Oliver Mair, Jamaica’s consul general for the Southern United States. “So when the women qualified for the World Cup, it caught us all by surprise.”

He added: “When you start on the road, you are on your own. They had a dream, a vision. They started to do well and more people have come on board.”

For now, Menzies and his staff have countered the lack of resources inside Jamaica by helping to place top women’s players at American universities and high schools, and in leagues in the United States and Europe.

Jamaica’s star forward, Khadija Shaw, known as Bunny, attended Tennessee, where she was the Southeastern Conference’s offensive player of the year in 2018. She, perhaps more than any other player, represents the indomitable perseverance of the Reggae Girlz, having maintained her career despite the deaths of three brothers in gang-related violence in Jamaica.

Kayla McCoy, a forward and midfielder who plays for the National Women’s Soccer League’s Houston Dash, said, “I think everybody carries self-pride about how far we’ve come but also a sense of humility just because of what people have had to overcome and what people have seen and what people have had to go through.”

She added: “Nothing was handed to anybody here.”

The goal for the Reggae Girlz at the World Cup is to advance out of a forbidding group that includes Brazil, Australia and Italy. Lingering is the question of whether the Jamaican federation will provide the necessary support to keep women’s soccer growing as an international power after the tournament ends.

Asked how confident he was in the federation’s long-term commitment, Menzies, the coach, said, “Not very.”

“But,” he added, “when they tell us no, that just fuels our fire.”

Jeré Longman | New York Times

#wwc 2019 #jamaica wnt #reggae girlz #cedella marley #women in sport #woso

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iasoteabee-blog · 6 years ago

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Welcome

Hello There! Welcome to my journey with TLC. My name is Kelsey and I am happy to have you join me on this exciting journey.

Some fun facts about myself for the road. I hail from Trinidad and Tobago. By day I work in the IT industry as a Support Analyst and by night I am an avid reader, budding cosplayer and an all-around nerd.

Ever since childhood, I have always struggled with managing my weight. Over the years I have tried many diets, pills, so-called “slimming” garments, creams, you name it! A healthy diet and regular exercise have helped up to a point that was not enough to get me remotely close to my goal weight of 180lbs.

To add to my situation, I damaged my ankle during a hiking trip in 2017 and I was unable to walk for a month. The pounds continued to pile even faster and before I knew it I was a solid 376lbs. The additional weight did nothing for my poor ankle during the healing process and the pain from the damage only subsided an entire year later.

That was when I knew it was time for me to take charge of my life and change my narrative. I am ready and willing to help anyone who is enthusiastic about to make this change with me because I have seen the benefits and I am enjoying the FAST results that are taking place not only in my weight but my life in general.

At the end of the day, we can all acknowledge and accept that not all bodies are the same and some bodies just need a little help to move in the right direction. So, here I am at your service. Let’s buckle up and get this done. #IasoTeaBee

-Kelsey

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honeyedsuns-blog · 6 years ago

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zakarealdotnet · 2 years ago

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Trinidad and Tobago Day 1 [5/26]

in this thing im going to be documenting the Trinidad and Tobago trip i planned. i’m with my mom and siblings and we’re here for 9 days

Flying Out

After an afternoon of packing the day prior, we woke up around 4 AM today to get ready and go to the airport. Around 5:45 AM we headed there for our 7:30 AM flight. Our first flight was an hour long flight to Miami (MIA), and after a layover, we boarded our 3-hour-long trip to the Piarco Airport, whose airport code was POS

which stands for Port of Spain, Trinidad’s capital, and not, you know

The airport was fine, we got ahead of the customs line because we were a family and got out pretty quickly.

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We then took a cab out to the actual city itself, where our hotel is. The driver was friendly and told us how things are, recommended us places, and told us about the culture and history of the Island. Because of his recommendations I decided to alter tomorrow’s schedule a bit. He told me that Frederick street was a bit boring so we’ll probably spend most of the day around Maracas Bay, there should be some good food, a nice beach, and lots to do. He also recommended the bird sanctuary, which we’ll probably go to tomorrow as well.

The vibe here is pretty familiar. Having been to Egypt almost every summer of my life as well as various tropical areas, it feels like a mix of both. People drive on the left side of the road, which is different than what I’m used to. Having recently gotten my driver’s license, as well as an International Driving Permit intended for use in Egypt, I think I might get a chance to drive here on the left, which should be fun.

As I’m writing this, I’ve just finished dinner. we got room service and it was fine

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gardeningwithkirk · 6 months ago

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annamariamule · 3 years ago

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5 Solo Travel Island Destinations: *See our new island #6 below for an updated option for solo travel island adventures!

Island vacations always evoke images of honeymooners or romantic getaways for couples. On my second trip to Bermuda, predictably the first couple I met was there renewing their wedding vows for the second or third time. Somehow it did not seem like the perfect choice for a solo traveler. The key is to find an island that offers active sports, cultural or historical sites not just miles of beaches and constant sunshine.

Here are our 5 solo travel island destinations we recommend plus a special update for 2021-2022:

Trinidad and Tobago:

The dual island nation of Trinidad and Tobago has been described as the “United States of the Caribbean” because of its diverse cultures. Both Hindu temples and mosques dot the countryside along with Catholic and Anglican churches. English-speaking but close enough to have a view of Venezuela across the Boca de Dragon, Trinidad takes credit for developing the steel drum while its Carnival rivals that of neighboring Brazil. Tobago with its famous Buccoo Reef is good balance for Trinidad’s more hectic pace. This small island received considerable publicity when the Beatles filmed Help! There decades ago.

If you are set on finding a solo travel vacation package in the islands, see our 5 Top Caribbean Destinations.

Iceland:

If the Tropics hold no appeal, try the far north. Iceland year round, provides ecotours and treks across volcanic moonscapes. However, be sure to check how much daylight is likely if you are traveling during the winter months. Spending a cold afternoon outdoors in the hot springs makes for a real photo opp. You can capture enthusiasts clad in wet bathing suits dashing for the dressing room amid piles of snowdrifts. If you are seeking more adventure, helicopter skiing provides experts with the opportunity to say they “Skied the Arctic Circle”.

Galapagos:

If you are keen on an ecotour but really interested in seeing exotic wildlife, the Galapagos archipelago is a better option. Almost 600 miles west of the Ecuadorian mainland, the Galapagos have some of the rarest animals in the world as well as species reportedly introduced to the islands by pirates. Although you can’t go for a ride on them, you can follow the path of a Galapagos giant tortoise through the islands. Penguins stroll by and the only “honeymooners” are the Blue-Footed Boobies who use this cerulean hue to entice future mates.

Crete:

Another kind of Greek Island vacation! No tilting at windmills as you could in Mykonos. Crete, the largest of the Greek Islands, provides a treasure trove for archeology buffs. It is most famous for its Minoan, Mycenaean and Roman history. If you look hard enough, you may even see King Minos, Theseus, and the Minotaur pass by or at least in your imagination. For another top solo travel package for Crete, click here. Better yet prices tend to be very cheap all year long.

Ireland:

For a top singles vacation, not only for Saint Patrick’s Day festivities, try Ireland all year round.

If ancient cultures are too remote for your personal taste, consider Ireland’s later history of the Celts, the Vikings, the Normans and the British. You can kiss the Blarney Stone and drive the Ring of Kerry all in one day. For the ultimate green trip through Ireland, grab a bike and make your way through the countryside. Dublin blends a historic past with the modern day while the seaside County Cork still has roads occasionally blocked by herds of cows leisurely crossing to the other side. See also this Ireland Budget Package.

* No. 6: Special: New Island Addition to Consider in 2021-2022:

Bonaire:

Take advantage of the current “We Miss You” promotion. Multiple vendors and service providers are offering great discounts. Check it out.

Bonaire is one of five Netherland Antilles islands. It is less well known than popular Aruba and Curacao although it is still ideal for diving, eco tours and endless beaches. Being off the beaten path can mean some good prices and smaller crowds.

Bonaire’s colonial history dates back to 1499 when it was claimed by the Spanish crown. At that time, it was “discovered” by Amerigo Vespucci and Alonso de Ojeda. In 1636, Bonaire became a Dutch possession. However, competing European powers dominated the island until 1816. From that time forward, it has been an overseas part of the Netherlands.

During the period of 1799 – 1816, sometimes referred to as the “time of confusion” the Island was occupied off and on by various countries and individuals. This was due to changing European politics, which in turn affected the Caribbean Islands. In 1816, Bonaire returned back to the Dutch.

For places to stay: See Treasure by The Sea, a two bedroom house starting at only $127 in Dec.

5 Solo Travel Island Destinations: If you are booking for next year in any case, consider going off-season for even better discounts.

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USA Football World Cup: What Canada’s win means for USMNT’s FIFA World Cup hopes

After the USA Football World Cup team could only draw 1-1 in Jamaica, Canada’s win indicated both bravery and willpower and left the squad as the only undefeated team after eight of 14 qualifying matches of the FIFA World Cup.

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Currently, Canada leads the way with 16 points, and the USA Football World Cup team has 15, with Mexico and Panama just behind with 14. With fifth-placed Costa Rica languishing on nine points with six games to go, it is easy to see how, without Canada pushing itself into the mix, the Americans would probably already be booking their flights to Qatar World Cup 2022.

Sliding into a playoff against a team from another coalition could be a pushover, a lurid, or something in between for whoever places fourth in CONCACAF. New Zealand ranked 111th in FIFA World Cup standings would likely be the calmest potential opponent, while South America’s playoff member shapes up as being a world-class team such as Uruguay, Chile, or Colombia.

Asia’s qualifying system could send Japan or Australia playoff-bound neither of which would be an easy out. The CONCACAF list looks rather forthright eight games gone, six to go but not all matchups are created equal in this region, and Berhalter’s USA Football World Cup group has some of its hardest fixtures still on the docket, as well as some of its calmest.

Dates at home against fraught El Salvador and Honduras confer hope that the USA Football World Cup team will amass a solid collection of points. However, what now appear to be the three scariest road trips remain on the slate, preliminary with a Jan. 30 hop to Canada at a venue to be decided, then two of the final three games being visits to Mexico and Costa Rica.

Man for man, the USA Football World Cup team is absolutely among the best three teams in the region. The USMNT should be good enough to qualify. Those two things are facts. They are also exactly what was said four years ago, before everything fell separately, closing with a final-day debacle in Trinidad and Tobago that left the American soccer community stunned and a young Christian Pulisic in tears on the field.

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5 Solo Travel Island Destinations | Solo Trekker 4 U

5 Solo Travel Island Destinations: *See our new island #6 below for an updated option for solo travel island adventures!

Here are our 5 solo travel island destinations we recommend plus a special update for 2021-2022:

Trinidad and Tobago:

If you are set on finding a solo travel vacation package in the islands, see our 5 Top Caribbean Destinations.

Iceland:

Galapagos:

Crete:

Ireland:

For a top singles vacation, not only for Saint Patrick’s Day festivities, try Ireland all year round.

* No. 6: Special: New Island Addition to Consider in 2021-2022:

Bonaire: Take advantage of the current “We Miss You” promotion. Multiple vendors and service providers are offering great discounts. Check it out.

For places to stay: See Treasure by The Sea, a two bedroom house starting at only $127 in Dec.

5 Solo Travel Island Destinations: If you are booking for next year in any case, consider going off-season for even better discounts.

Learn More:

Island Vacations Not Just for Honeymooners

Part 2 Island Vacations Not Just for Honeymooners

Secret Greek Islands for Singles Vacations

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