On a driving tour around Trinidad, you’ll discover quiet roads framed by natural archways of coconut palms, golden beaches and cacao, coffee and banana plantations. Coffee and cocoa beans dry in the sun on driveways and front yards. In contrast, Chaguanas Market is a bustling bazaar, pungent with spices and burning incense. You’ll find yams, plantains, lemons and shell jewellery here, as well as coconut-palmbrooms. Watch for vendors selling green coconuts. Using razor-sharp machetes, they’ll hack off the tops so that you can enjoy the refreshing water inside. A short flight from Trinidad brings you to Tobago. Hibiscus blossoms, fishing villages and tropical birds characterize the 44-kilometre-long island. The palm-lined beach at Pigeon Point is the highlight. https://visittrinidad.tt www.visittobago.gov.tt How about (alphabetically) Anguilla, Aruba, Bonaire, Cuba, Curaçao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Montserrat, Saba, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sint Eustatius and Turks and Caicos? They’re all on our bucket list, along with more destinations in The Bahamas and British and U.S. Virgin Islands. Judging by the number of islands in this list, we can look forward to many more sunny Caribbean vacations. Barb & Ron Kroll publish the trip-planning website www.KrollTravel.com Trinidad & Tobago Notice some missing islands? CSANews | WINTER 2021 | 21 Travel
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