Caribbean
Book reviews
Books
Great books about regions
As a follow-up to my post a while ago on the best books about entire countries, here’s a list of great books about regions and continents that I’ve read. I really enjoy these kinds of books for their epic scale and the variety of countries and places they cover. If any of you have any […]
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Travel
Visiting Trinidad’s Pitch Lake and Savannah
As a small island, Trinidad is beautiful, hilly and green, but it lacks spectacular mountains or large lakes. What it has instead are the world’s largest natural asphalt deposit- the Pitch Lake, and one of the world’s largest urban savannahs smack in the middle of its capital. The Pitch Lake is not a lake, but […]
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Museums
Travel
Visiting Trinidad’s National Museum and Art Gallery
Trinidad and Tobago’s National Museum and Art Gallery is not very big, reflecting the country’s small size, but it is housed in a handsome 19th-century two-story building. The art gallery is probably better than the national museum, which is a bit sparse. In case you are wondering, Trinidad and Tobago is a two-island nation in […]
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Book reviews
Books
Book review- Island People- The Caribbean and the World
The Caribbean often conjures up an image of idyllic white-sand beaches and blue seas with steelpan music or reggae playing in the background. The reality is far more turbulent and fascinating. The Caribbean is a region of multiculturalism and complexity, mixed with arts, poverty and crime. First off, the Caribbean comprises over a dozen countries […]
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