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us your holiday experiences and views on your stay in Tobago………Here’s
the 5th in the series:-
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us your holiday experiences and views on your stay in Tobago………Here’s
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WE FELL IN LOVE WITH TOBAGO – By Egbert & Rose Schiele
 After a lifetime of working in Germany, we holidayed in Barbados our favourite destination, as well as taking two Caribbean cruises around 16 islands. On our way home we met Gillian, a Trinidadian stewardess who sent us photos and info. on Tobago which resulted in our first visit in 1993.
We did not regret it; we fell in love with Tobago! At first we discovered Robinson Crusoe’s Cave, then Pigeon Point and all the dreamlike beaches of the West Coast; also unforgettable days in the wonderful rain forest and on Little Tobago. In Arnos Vale and Copra House we admired the paradise of nature with such beautiful birds and at Buccoo Bay we saw innumerable fishes. Last but not least, we love the contact with the very friendly Tobagonians who now belong to our circle of real friends and with whom we exchange letters and calls, which are always a great pleasure!
This year we had our seventh visit to Tobago and we noticed a change,  unfortunately not to the better. Some people call it progress, but is that a good friend for the future? We saw much more traffic, heard more loud noise everywhere even at midnight and found problems with plastic and other rubbish. For the first time we had a hard disappointment when people showed us that money is much more important than friendship and integrity. Is the greed for money a progress? Of course, money belongs to the daily life of the modern world, but the greatest good is where you live – your paradise Tobago!
Protect it from all bad influences – do it for you and your children!
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Blessings
in Paradise – by Veronika Danzer
 This
is my 3rd time here in T&T and I’m enjoying it more than ever.
T&T has so much to offer and to share and in return I am sharing
my art with the people who are very gifted. It makes them very proud
and strong………especially the women here……….they
are full of energy.
It’s like you are joining a big FAMILY and everybody welcomes
you…………with love. I am getting a lot
of inspiration for my artwork here in these Islands. This is the right
place for recharging your batteries. So I am telling all my friends
to ‘free your mind and relax your soul’.
2004 was my first experience here…………I had a
wonderful time in Trinidad for Carnival and afterwards I enjoyed and
fell in love with Tobago. I have already motivated my friends and family
to come here.
One of my favourite hobbies is face painting and I had opportunities
at Carnival and Easter when I painted many faces including the one you
see here……….it was so much fun.
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us your holiday experiences and views on your stay in Tobago……….Here’s
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Coming Home! by Maureen Heron
My
first impression on arriving in Tobago in 1999 was how much it reminded
of Jamaica as a child. People took the time to say good morning or good
night (at first I thought it was very strange being greeted with ‘good
night’ at 6 in the evening), and the thought of flagging down a
complete stranger’s car, getting in and paying him $2-$3 was unheard
of. Suffice to say I was completely smitten.Since coming
to Tobago, I have rekindled friendships with people I have known in the
UK and made so many new friends, each time I visit I feel like I am coming
home. I have also fallen victim to the Tobogonian male charm and I am
happy to say survived; ladies beware, the Tobogonian man’s chat
up lines are like nothing you have heard before!Despite the
number of times I have been to Tobago, I never tire of going to places
like Sunday School to people-watch, and of course my favourite, a trek
in the rainforest. Today the
‘tourism baby’ is growing rapidly and many flights from Europe
and America are vying for places on the landing strip. New villas, apartments,
and even a huge Shopping Mall are going up fast. You can get all your
favourites you thought you had left at home in the Supermarkets. They had
their first Jazz Festival in 2005 and I hear it will be an annual event. In 1999 I
felt as if I had stumbled on a little piece of Paradise that not many
people know about - today it’s a different story. I think they call
it progress.
THE
VIEW OF A LONG-TIME VISITOR TO TOBAGO
By Klaus-P Coeppicus
Tobago
is one of the last jewels in the World – an Island with beautiful
rain forests and surrounded by fish-rich seawaters. It’s always
been lovely and lovable and is still so today. But there are signs that
this idyllic place is becoming more and more endangered. I believe that
the environmental mistakes in Europe, Asia and elsewhere need not be repeated
here.
The biggest problem I see is the increase in the amount of garbage and
how to discard it!
More and more durable plastic (bags, cups, containers) are available to
the public every day – these never rot! This is a time bomb and
work on intelligent solutions to this problem should be a priority i.e.
recycling & incineration for example.
Other waste includes various batteries which poison the environment and
which should have a central collection place. The beaches become spoilt
through lack of bins in which the public can place the ever-present Styrofoam
cups and food containers that people inevitably bring to the beach but
don’t take back home with them. The ocean does the rest! The people
need to be conscious of what they have and what they rely on if they want
to preserve this treasure for themselves and their children's future.
I have been coming to Tobago since 1992 having travelled widely to India,
U.S.A., Europe etc. and found that Tobago is the place I like the most
– it’s still hard to beat!!
I would like to see Tobago become an example to the World. All those with
responsibility for the Island should really do more. Regrets are no help
if it’s left too late!! Send your e-mails to – palmertobago@tstt.net.tt |
