Trinidadians (or Trinis as they refer to themselves here) often cite Pitch Lake as being the eighth wonder of the world. It doesn't look particularly...
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Pointe-a-Pierre Wildfowl Trust, Trinidad
The Pointe-a-Pierre Wildfowl Trust, situated just north of San Fernando, Trinidad, is unique in the western hemisphere in that it's located within the grounds of the Petrotrin...
Trinidad’s famous North Coast Road
Trinidad's famous North Coast Road begins at a junction with Saddle Road, the main north-bound route out of Port of Spain, and is marked by two four-metre high stone pillars. As its name...
Trinidad’s North West Corner
We spent a day exploring the north-western tip of Trinidad. Our early-morning route took us through the outskirts of the island's capital, Port of Spain. As we were to find out later...
Asa Wright Nature Centre, Trinidad
From the moment the lady at the Asa Wright Centre in Trinidad picked up the phone and responded to my enquiry as to whether we...
A flight to remember
I have written before about my love of flying. I've enjoyed almost every flight I've ever been on, but the one we took a couple of weeks ago from London Gatwick to Port of Spain, Trinidad, has...
Bilbao, the largest city in the Basque region
We first visited Bilbao last year and returned yesterday for a brief stopover before catching our ferry back to the UK. Prior to that first visit, we had no plans, other than to visit...
Marseillan, a forgotten gem in southern France
Marseillan is a pretty little town on the southern end of the Bassin de Thau in the Languedoc region of France. Once upon a time it was a flourishing fishing centre, but it now lies all but...
A tour of the Noilly Prat distillery, Marseillan
Visiting the distillery
As a long-time lover of a good vermouth, I have often planned to visit the Noilly Prat distillery in Marseillan, Languedoc, but never quite got round to it. The...
Reflections on our India trip
I wrote a post at the start of our two-month trip around southern India, explaining our reasons for making the journey and setting out our plan for the weeks to come. So, now that...
