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Celebrating over 25 years of guiding you to discover all the beauty of Trinidad & Tobago — in print, online, and on your favourite mobile devices!

Published annually by MEP since 1991, Discover debuts at the World Travel Market in London in a handy, portable and easy-to-carry format, which is then reproduced online and via our mobile app. Targeting foreign visitors and locals alike, its pages are packed with concise and comprehensive information, easy to follow and designed to enhance any exploration of T&T. For those wanting to dive deeper

into Trinidad & Tobago's history, culture and lifestyle, the Discover website adds a treasure trove of complementary information. Discover is available free, both in print locally and internationally, and online. To get your free copy, visit:
http://www.discovertnt.com/order-your-copy

11/09/2022

Trinidad-born Mishael Morgan made history in June as the first woman of colour to win the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. A few weeks after her historic win, Caroline Taylor caught up with her for a wide-ranging chat about her career, living a purpose-driven life — and what’s next for her ❤️🇹🇹

A shorter story based on this interview also appears as the cover story in the latest edition of Caribbean Beat Magazine.

04/07/2022

"While most of Tobago's food specialties – such as shark and bake, doubles and callaloo – originated in Trinidad, crab and dumpling is quintessential Tobago"

While most of Tobago's food specialties – such as shark and bake, doubles and callaloo – originated in Trinidad, crab and dumpling is quintessential Tobago.

30/05/2022

This national public holiday — Indian Arrival Day (30 May) — commemorates the arrival of the first indentured labourers from India on the Fatel Rozack in 1845, following the Emancipation of enslaved Africans in 1838. Waves of indentured immigrants arrived at Nelson Island, off the coast of Chaguaramas, before being sent to various estates where the living conditions were often deplorable. Nearly 145,000 Indians were recruited over the next 70 years to work Trinidad’s plantations. Their arrival completely changed the island’s demographics, and its economic and sociopolitical landscape. It is consequently one of the most significant events in the islands’ history. 🇹🇹

This national public holiday (30 May) commemorates the arrival in Trinidad of the first indentured labourers from India on the Fatel Rozack in 1845. Their arrival completely changed the island's demographics, and its economic and sociopolitical landscape

02/05/2022

Eid-ul-Fitr, often shortened locally to just “Eid” (and sometimes spelt Eid al-Fitr internationally), marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan — the ninth month of the Muslim year, according to the sighting of the new, or crescent, moon.

Eid-ul-Fitr, often shortened locally to just "Eid" (and sometimes spelt Eid al-Fitr internationally), marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan — the ninth month of the Muslim year, according to the sighting of the new, or crescent, moon

24/04/2022

We've been celebrating all week, and today we look at Trinidad's incredible biodiversity! 🦜 Andean origins give the island of just 1,700 square miles an awesome concentration of it in one small space. With hundreds of bird and butterfly species, countless hiking and biking paths up mountain trails leading to caves and secluded waterfalls with cooling plunge pools, Trinidad is an eco-lover’s paradise. The island offers natural wonders to explore and experience that are unparalleled anywhere else in the Caribbean. 🇹🇹

Andean origins give the island of just 1,700 square miles awesome biodiversity. With hundreds of bird and butterfly species, countless hiking and biking paths up mountain trails leading to caves and secluded waterfalls with cooling plunge pools, Trinidad is an eco-lover’s paradise. The island of ....

23/04/2022

We've been celebrating all week, and today we look at our beautiful marine environment! 🐠 Derek Chung has over 30 years of diving expertise. Owner of Undersea Tobago and a former president of the Association of Tobago Dive Operators (ATDO), we talked to him for tips and insights into Tobago’s diving scene! 🇹🇹

Derek Chung has over 30 years of diving expertise. Owner of Undersea Tobago and a former president of the Association of Tobago Dive Operators (ATDO), we talked to him for both our 2008 and 2019 editions for tips and insights into Tobago's diving scene

22/04/2022

It's , which we've been celebrating all week! And on this day, we share our guide to turtle-watching and turtle conservation in both Trinidad and Tobago 🐢🇹🇹

From March to September, Trinidad takes on a very important role: the second largest leatherback turtle nesting site in the world is at Grande Rivière. Trinidad and Tobago are two of the world’s most important turtle nesting grounds for the endangered leatherbacks, and hawksbill, green turtles, a...

21/04/2022

We continue our week-long celebrations with this throwback to an interview with photographer and naturalist Roger Neckles on Trinidad & Tobago incredible birds and birdwatching! 🇹🇹

Photographer and naturalist Roger Neckles of Avifauna Tours on Trinidad & Tobago birds and bird-watching

20/04/2022

We're celebrating all week, and kicking things off with a look at the human & physical geography of Trinidad & Tobago in a nutshell! 🇹🇹

The human & physical geography of Trinidad & Tobago in a nutshell

18/04/2022

Perhaps the most unique of all Tobagonian traditions is the Goat and Crab Races. At Easter time, only Friday and Monday are official holidays, but Easter Tuesday is not really a day for work in Tobago: people head to Buccoo in droves for the Family Day and Goat & Crab Races. In fact, the Festival is so nice it’s done twice: first at Easter, and then again for the Heritage Festival mid-year.

Perhaps the most unique of all Tobagonian traditions is the Goat and Crab Races. People head to Buccoo on the Tuesday after Easter in droves for the Family Day and Goat & Crab Races. In fact, the Festival is so nice it’s done twice: first at Easter, and then again for the Heritage Festival mid-yea...

14/04/2022

Many miracles have been attributed to her by ardent devotees. For her feast day (the third Sunday after Easter), the “Miracle Mother” is decorated by Catholics with flowers, dressed in white, and processed through the streets, followed by celebrations open to all. On the Thursday night (Holy or Maundy Thursday) and Good Friday before Easter, Hindu pilgrims visit the church with acts of devotion to the “Madonna Murti” — offerings of oil, rice, jewellery, rice, flowers, and the giving of alms to the needy — and recognising her most of all as “mother”. Dr Noor Kumar Mahabir has observed that in recent times, a Kali-Mai Hindu poojari has occupied the church grounds, who collects donations from worshippers to perform jharying, or protecting the celebrant from illness or calamity.

Have a blessed and beautiful weekend, all! ❤️🙏

In what was once a Capuchin pilgrimage church of the same name in Siparia — a town settled by the first Spanish colonists — stands a dark-skinned statue of the Virgin Mary as La Divina Pastora (the Divine Shepherdess). But this is not her only name, and Catholics are not the only ones who celebr...

05/03/2022

Happy weekend! 🏝 Trinidad is unlikely to come up among “top 10 Caribbean beaches” listings – though magnificent Grande Rivière was recently tipped by British Airway’s High Life magazine as one of the 50 most beautiful in the world – but that doesn’t mean there aren’t countless beaches and activities to fill a day or weekend on a Trini beach. The four coasts are distinct, owing to the three different bodies of water which meet the coastlines. Here are some of the best and most popular choices for beach excursions in Trinidad 😎

Though Trinidad doesn't have the postcard perfect Caribbean beaches that Tobago does, Trinidad's four coasts are distinct and offer a range of environments to enjoy a day by the seaside. Here are some of the best and most popular choices for beach excursions in Trinidad

02/03/2022

And it begins! 🐢 From March to September (and sometimes outside of these months), five different turtle species nest on Trinidad and Tobago’s beaches. During these months, Trinidad takes on a very important role — the second largest leatherback turtle nesting site in the world is at Grande Rivière. This makes the island a very special location to go turtle-watching and to witness this awe-inspiring annual ritual. Several weeks after nesting, sightings of baby turtle hatchlings begin as they make their way to the sea... ❤️

27/02/2022

Central to understanding much of the Trinidadian psyche is to understand the festival culture of the island. And no festival is greater than the Trinidad Carnival. The dynamism of the festival has sparked its reproduction throughout the rest of the Caribbean island chain, and as far away as Toronto, New York, Miami and Notting Hill. But everyone knows that Trinidad is the “mother of all West Indian carnivals”, which attracts visitors from all over the world, including international celebrities like Halle Berry. Its roots are here

Central to understanding Trinidadian psyche is to understand the festival culture of the island. By exploring Trinidad Carnival's unique historical and cultural roots and the modern day festival, we'll show you why — love it or hate it — there is no escaping it, and why carnivals around the worl...

20/12/2021

Enjoying Tobago's truly stunning beaches is bound to feature high up on your list of things to do in Tobago! So here are our top five — plus many of our other favourites...because how do you even pick a top five? 😅 One quick tip: the further north you go, the quieter the beaches tend to be. Please be safe as you enjoy the return to our beaches! ☺️🏝

No matter what else you may have come to Tobago to explore, enjoying its truly stunning beaches is bound to feature high up on your list of things to do! Here are our top five — plus many of our other favourites. One quick tip: the further north you go, the quieter the beaches tend to be...

18/12/2021

Soon... and safely, please! ☺️🏖

05/11/2021

Do you agree? 😅 The New York Times says: "Macaroni pie is a firmer, highly spiced version of mac and cheese. Quintessential Trinidadian seasonings like thyme and Scotch bonnet pepper give this dish a distinctive taste, while a little less liquid mixed with an egg creates a solid, sliceable texture. A Trini staple for large family gatherings, it’s the perfect addition to a holiday table. And if there are any leftovers, they keep well. Feel free to use your favorite Cheddar, but if you’re able to find New Zealand Cheddar (or “Trinidad cheese” as it’s called on the island), don’t pass it up." 🇹🇹🇺🇸

https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1022707-trinidadian-macaroni-pie?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur

Macaroni pie is a firmer, highly spiced version of mac and cheese Quintessential Trinidadian seasonings like thyme and Scotch bonnet pepper give this dish a distinctive taste, while a little less liquid mixed with an egg creates a solid, sliceable texture A Trini staple for large family gatherings,....

04/11/2021

Shubh Divali, everyone! This lunar festival is one of the most beautiful, unifying, and anticipated holidays of the year, celebrated by the Hindu faithful — and the nation as a whole 🇹🇹

Celebrated in October or November according to the moon, this Hindu lunar festival of lights honours Mother Lakshmi (goddess of light, beauty, riches, and love), and also celebrates the return of Lord Rama from exile. The thousands of beautiful flickering deyas, which are lit across Trinidad and Tob...

06/09/2021

Trinidadian soca musician Kees Dieffenthaller is a member of Kes the Band, known for producing dance hits popular throughout the Caribbean. Suffice it to say, Kees knows where to find the party on his home island of Trinidad and neighboring Tobago—and where to recuperate the next morning. Kes’ latest album, We Home, was released in August 2020. This interview is part of The World Made Local, a global collaboration between the seven international editions of Condé Nast Traveler in which 100 people in 100 countries tell us why their home turf should be your next destination! 🇹🇹

Musician Kees Dieffenthaller on the dish you have to try on the islands.

01/08/2021

Celebrated on 1 August to commemorate the end of slavery in the British colonies (1838), Emancipation Day — a public holiday — is usually marked with street processions (a morning procession, including towering moko jumbies, and a flambeaux-lit Canboulay procession in the evening); religious and spiritual observances; cultural shows and performances (dance, music, and theatre, including by artistes from across the African diaspora); films and lectures (including the Africa Film Festival); exhibitions of African art; a trade exposition; performances (featuring local and international acts); and countless events and activities nationwide. The Lidj Yasu Omowale Emancipation Village in Port of Spain is traditionally the centre of the activities, which also hosts craft and clothing stalls. To learn more about this year's celebrations, visit the Emancipation Support Committee website @ emancipationtt.com.

Be safe and blessed, everyone!

30/07/2021

A champion always! 🇹🇹

https://www.facebook.com/ttsportdiary/photos/a.1829093464000260/2981832602059668/

Dr. Felice Aisha Chow has finished her Olympic campaign with a victory after winning the women’s single sculls final D a short while ago. She finished in a time 7:48.06 and there’s not a single doubt that the 44-year old left it all out there.

This is Chow’s best Olympic performance as she has finished 19th overall while in 2016 she ended in the 22nd spot.

T&T is proud of you!

22/06/2021

Back in 2009, Laura Dowrich-Phillips wrote in Caribbean Beat Magazine: "Winsford Devine has written over 500 calypsoes, many of them classics. He hasn’t always been given his dues, but that won’t stop the music..." 😔

I come from South Trinidad, a village called Morne Diablo. I used to play pan, and one day Mervyn “Bolong” Ross, a fella from town, heard me playing and brought me up to town, on Nelson Street, to play with the Blue Diamond Steelband. I used to always try my hand at writing, and when Ross heard ...

21/06/2021

"Why aren’t the rock bands coming out of nations like Trinidad and Tobago able to capture international attention?" 🇹🇹

Why aren’t the rock bands coming out of nations like Trinidad and Tobago able to capture international attention?

13/06/2021

Vinessa Antoine—born in Toronto to Tobagonian parents—is the first black person to play lead on a Canadian drama series 🇹🇹🇨🇦

Vinessa Antoine remembers her last trip to Trinidad and Tobago. She was 13 years old and visited for Christmas with her parents and brother. “Till to this day it is the most memorable Christmas of my life,” she says. “We didn’t have gif

08/06/2021

Now you know! 😅🇹🇹

https://vinepair.com/articles/angostura-bitters-oversized-label/

Angostura's oversized label makes it stand out on the shelf and has long been a source of confusion for consumers. Here's the story behind it!

30/05/2021

Happy Indian Arrival Day, Trinidad & Tobago! 🇹🇹

This national public holiday (30 May) commemorates the arrival of the first indentured labourers from India on the Fatel Rozack in 1845, following the Emancipation of African slaves in 1838. Waves of indentured immigrants arrived at Nelson Island, off the coast of Chaguaramas, before being sent to various estates where the living conditions were often deplorable. Nearly 145,000 Indians were recruited over the next 70 years to work Trinidad’s plantations. Their arrival completely changed the island’s demographics, and its economic and sociopolitical landscape. It is consequently one of the most significant events in the islands’ history.

23/05/2021

It's World Turtle Day, and the turtle conservation groups who've done such incredible work for decades have been hit incredibly hard by this pandemic — both their programmes, and their livelihoods. So we honour them today, and recognise the privilege of having both these magnificent turtles coming to our shores each year, and these tireless conservationists working to protect them. 🇹🇹🐢

22/05/2021

"The one-pot, white rice recipe, packed with ingredients such as green seasoning, coconut milk, and sometimes beef or chicken, is one of Trinidad's most popular dishes, says [Peter Prime], chef and co-owner of Cane, a restaurant in Washington, D.C., that specializes in dishes inspired by traditional Caribbean street food."

For Chef Peter Prime, nothing keeps the party going like pelau.

18/05/2021

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Kes x Joss Stone
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you Kes from Trinidad & Tobago. A Lovely lovely lovely collaboration, we miss this magical moment. The vibe, the place, the peop...

17/05/2021

To this day, the recipe for Angostura Aromatic Bitters remains a secret, and perhaps nowhere is the legend and lore surrounding it more robust than in Trinidad, the island where it is produced...! 🇹🇹

To this day, the recipe for Angostura Aromatic Bitters remains a secret, and perhaps nowhere is the legend and lore surrounding it more robust than on the island where it is produced.

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Published every year since 1991, Discover Trinidad & Tobago is the country’s major international promotional book: a travel guide aimed both at international visitors planning a trip to the islands — whether for an eco adventure, business trip, or beach holiday — and at local Trinidadians and Tobagonians looking to know and explore more about their native islands, or planning a "staycation".

The magazine's experienced team of writers, editors, designers, and photographers comes from varied backgrounds and perspectives: some born and raised in Tobago or Trinidad, others who have come from across the globe and fallen in love with these islands and people.

MEP marked the 25th anniversary of Discover Trinidad & Tobago in 2016 with its 27th issue, which also marked the introduction of its first dual-cover design. The 2018 issue is the magazine’s 30th, and fourth straight dual-cover edition, where each island has its own distinct cover, and its own distinct content and design.

Discover is published each November, usually making its debut at the World Travel Market in London (UK) as part of the Trinidad & Tobago contingent. It is distributed free to local and international industry stakeholders; via a mobile app; and is also reproduced in full on the high-traffic discovertnt.com website, and on MEP’s Yumpu, Magzter, and Issuu accounts.