Paprika Night club Restaurant and Lounge

Paprika Restaurant and Lounge, located at 15 Rust Street St. Clair is famous for its premium drinks and international cuisine. They open for dinner, snacks and drinks specials. They boast of the widest assortment of drinks, wines, cocktails, margaritas and shots. The interior setting is something to behold and they claim to have the largest best designed outdoor setting catering for smokers. Their afterwork lime is absolutely smashing, come and experience it.

A walk pass during the day

After work Lime

RuStreet Dine. Dance. Drinks

RuStreet Restaurant and Lounge, one of the hottest night spots in Port of Spain. It is located on the corner of Rust and Gray Street St. Claire. They serve a combination of local and international cuisine, buffet lunches are offered daily from Tuesday to Saturday. They have a wide variety of drinks specials, cocktails, margaritas and shots. Their after work lime on a Friday is pack with patrons who just wants to unwind and dance to the music both local and foreign and have some drinks and ‘cutters’.

RuStreet Lounge

NAPA South Branch

National Academy of Performing Arts (NAPA), one is located in south (nicknamed SAPA) and one in north Trinidad. The south branch is situated at the bottom of Todd Street San Fernando, it was an initiative by the Government to promote and develop performing arts and local culture in Trinidad and Tobago. The facility comprises a performing college, ten classrooms, two theatres, one which seats 806 and the other 180, on 255,000 square feet of land. It’s a one of a kind design in the south land..

View from east

View from south

View from south east

85 Foot Hanuman Murti

85 Foot Hanuman Murti

The 85 foot high Murti is located in Carapichaima in Central Trinidad, it can be seen towering in the sky when you pass in its vicinity. It is claimed to be the largest Murti outside of India representing the Hindu deity Hanuman. The Murti is in the compound of the Dattatreya Yoga Centre and Mandir. The Murti took two (2) years to build and was officially inaugurated in 2003. It is a must see if you visit or live in Trinidad. All persons are welcome to visit, Hindus and non Hindus.

Hanuman Murti

Dattatreya Yoga Centre and Mandir

Hanuman Murti

Maracas Beach

Maracas Beach

Maracas Bay is located in the north coast of Trinidad; it is about 45 minutes’ drive from the capital of Port of Spain. It is one of the most popular beaches in Trinidad and if you continue along the coast and there are other nice beaches such as Tyrico, Las Cuevas and Blanchisseuse.

Maracas beach is good for bathing, surfing, diving, camping and walking trails. There is also a hotel on the beach where you can spend the night or the weekend. Maracas is famous for its “Bake and Shark”, this is a batter fried shark in a fried bread (bake), served with assorted condiments like, garlic sauce, chadon beni sauce, hot pepper sauce, pineapple, lettuce, tomatoes and cucumber.

Famous Shark and Bake

The Beach

Beach chairs can be rented on site

The road to Maracas is narrow and winding with a very scenic view of mist covered mountains against the blue-green waters of the Caribbean Sea.

Mayaro Beach

Mayaro beach is on the south east coast of Trinidad. It is a popular destination for families on a weekend getaway, especially on holiday or long weekends. The shore is lined with Beach or vacation houses which you can rent for the entire family, where you can prepare your own meals. If you really want a relaxing weekend there are also all inclusive resorts where you can stay. The place is very scenic, it’s ideal for bathing in the Atlantic Ocean, camping or just strolling along the beach. It is a very popular fishing location where you can witness the fishermen pulling in their nets with the evening catch. You can also purchase fresh fish on the beach.

Strolling along the beach

Fishermen tie off their boats after a days work

Waters of the Atlantic Ocean

The Pitch Lake

The Pitch Lake is located in La Brea which is in the south western part of Trinidad. The Pitch Lake is a wide expanse of naturally occurring asphalt. It is a major tourist attraction which has been nicked named “The eight wonder of the world.” It has fascinated the earlier explorers such as Sir Walter Raleigh who used the asphalt to caulk leaks on his boat in 1595. It is the world’s largest deposit of natural asphalt which is used to surface roads locally and is also exported. Visitors come to bathe or soak in its warm sulphur pools which are believed to be good for curing all types of skin ailment. Be sure to visit with one of the official tour guides, some areas are restricted.

Playing with the naturally occuring Asphalt

Toco Beach

Toco is the most north easterly village in Trinidad; it is the point where the Caribbean and Atlantic sea meets. It is the closest point to the sister Island Tobago. It contains nice beaches for camping and bathing. Additionally along the coastal regions are ideal for surfing.

Rocks Along the Coast

View From the Roadway

Paria Waterfalls North Coast

Paria Falls are the end point for the Paria river which comes down from the slopes of the Northern Range.It can be accessed from the Blanchisseus village. It is best to visit with the assistance of a tour guide as a hiking trip. At the bottom of the falls is a natural pool for swimming. It is one of the better falls in Trinidad.

Paria Falls

Kings Wharf San Fernando

This was the first port of entry to San Fernando where trading took place from as early as 1813. In the early days, ferries ran between Port of Spain and San Fernando transporting goods, very much like the present day passenger services of the “Water Taxis” which traverse the same route. Its terminal is located just south of the original Jetty. A section of the Wharf housed a fishing market and Abattoir in 1924, this fishing market still exists today.

Aerial View

View from East



Restaurant/Party Boat Tours (photos courtesy S.Chanderbally)

Clifton Hill Beach Facility

An initiative of Atlantic LNG was handed over to the Borough of Point Fortin as a basic beach facility in 2012. The facility now, although not completed has changing rooms, restaurants, bar, swimming pool, pavilion, stage, conference rooms and long shoreline. Soon the hotel section will be opened to become a full signature Hotel. The place looks beautiful, especially at nights.

Manzanilla

Manzanilla beach is located in the south east coast of Trinidad. The beach stretches 17 miles along the Trinidad coastline. The road is lined with coconut palm, this beach is ideal for strolling, picnicking and camping. The blue waters of the Atlantic Ocean is not ideal for swimming, it has a strong undercurrent.

About Trinidad

When we talk about Trinidad or some foreigner comes to visit Trinidad!!!! The first words uttered from our lips are “Have you been to Maracas???” Come on people, is that the best you can do??!! Trinidad has such a rich and diverse history and culture, that one can go on and on to describe places and events in this Country. So how well do you know Trinidad?? Well not as good as you think, I am quite certain that there are a number of places right here in Trinidad that you haven’t visited. Yet you have been to Orlando (Disney Park), Las Vegas (Trump Plaza) or even Queens NY…..Come join me on a epic journey on this Blog, where we would venture to exotic and scenic places right here in Trinidad, places that you didn’t know existed and hopefully your weekends would not be sooooo boring anymore…