Blog inspiration

I am a Trinbagonian who has lived abroad for many years. Returning to Trinbago was a culture shock of reverse time travel, taking me back to pre-internet, pre-deregulation and pre-introduction of service culture and limited law enforcement..... say no more. Despite all that Trinbago is still a great place to live, if you manage the stress of the other areas, for the simple reason that it has a tropical climate all year round, double the number of public holidays of the UK or the US and Carnival, the greatest show on earth and the best 4- day weekend anywhere in the world..

Additional, the cultural diversity of the population of Trinbago, coupled with the catholic roots in to the legislation of the nation along with the democracy of politics, has meant that no public holiday has ever been removed from the calendar, only added to. At my last count there were 16 holidays and then Carnival. Carnival is not a public holiday in Trinbago but on the whole offices and shops are not open as employees would not turn up for work.

I have been wondering for a while if Carnival is the best place to start this blog or whether I should build up to the event through other festivals and have come to the conclusion that there is no right or wrong, there is just alot of public holidays!

Here's hoping that you enjoy this blog through 2011. Look out for a post at least once a month - some month's there may be more as we have more than one Public Holiday in that month!

AR9

About Trinbago
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinidad_and_tobago

Twin island republic off the coast of Venezuela, at the base of the Caribbean chain.
Rich in oil & gas with a population of 1.3m,
Trinidad is the industrial of the two islands  with two mountain ranges (North and Central) and tropical rainforest that goes right down to the beaches in a number of locations. Tobago is the tourist destination with white sand, blue seas and great diving locations on the west and the North Coast of the island. Cultural diversity and inclusion gives the islands a unique culture of music and cultural events.