My name is Caikezie creator of this website.I was born at Point Fortin Hospital in Trinidad and Tobago in 1986.
Trinidad and Tobago lie in the Caribbean Sea off the northeast coast of Venezuela. Trinidad, the larger at 1,864 sq mi (4,828 sq km), is mainly flat and rolling, with mountains in the north that reach a height of 3,085 ft (940 m) at Mount Aripo. Tobago, at just 116 sq mi (300 sq km), is heavily forested with hardwood trees.
Trinidad has all the things you’d expect from a Caribbean island — sun, sea, sand, plus friendly locals, music, parties, and ample opportunities for relaxation in rich natural surroundings. But Trinidad is also a lot more than what you expect. We’re cosmopolitan at heart, fast-paced and industrialised too, always eager to prove we can hold our own among the much larger nations of the developed world. Whether it is business, eco-adventure, culture or city life, we offer far more than just tropical charm.
From music to food and from faces to festivals, we are unique for our multi-ethnic culture. With ancestors from Africa, India, Europe, China, and the Middle East, speaking dozens of languages and professing dozens of faiths, a local common culture that is vibrant, colourful and tolerant of the eccentric — but still able to hold on to important elements of traditions — has grown up after centuries of mixing and merging. Today we are a nation at ease with our complicated past. Nowhere is the freeness of this spirit and the power of our multiethnic society better demonstrated than in the Carnival, our most famous cultural phenomenon. It is a rainbow to behold, full of traditions and innovations, colour and noise, always over-the-top, always just a little controversial. The full-scale abandon on the streets, the creative essence of the street masquerade with its thousands of costumes, hundreds of calypsos and awe-inspiring steelband performances is as honest a reflection of local character as possible. There are many different reasons to come to Trinidad, and there are even more reasons to stay. Perhaps it is the offer of first-world business practices against the backdrop of weekend beach vacations, the excitement of our festivals and the annual build-up to Carnival, or the allure of thousands of people of all races and creeds living fruitfully together. Or maybe you’re a cricket fan and there is no better place to take in an annual Test series than with a playful crowd, singing and chanting at the Queen’s Park Oval. Whatever your reason to visit, come and spend some time with us and you’ll understand why Trinidad becomes one of the hardest places to leave.
