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| Our Apartment for 2 years Andalusia, Maraval, Trinidad and Tobago |
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago - From Manila, Philippines, I together with 3 colleagues, traveled half the world to go to Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago on October 2, 2006. We were hired to work for one of the Big 4 services firms (audit) in Port of Spain, Trinidad for 2 years.
The total travel time from Manila to Port of Spain was 40 hours. Our first stop was in Hong Kong via Cathay Pacific. We stayed in Hong Kong for few hours before heading to London via British Airways International. From London we still boarded British Airways to go to St. Lucia before going to Trinidad. But the route was switched so we landed in Port of Spain earlier than expected.
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| Andalusia, and exclusive village in Maraval Trinidad and Tobago |
Before we arrived in Trinidad, we did not know much about the country except that Trinidad and Tobago is active in the beauty pageant like Miss Universe and in several instances, they were in the top 10 finalist. It was also in Trinidad and Tobago when our Miss Philippines, Miriam Quiambao, won as first runner-up in 1999.
We arrived at Piarco International Airport, Trinidad in the afternoon of October 3. The company's Human Resource associate met us at the airport and assisted us at the immigration. She then accompanied us to our temporary accommodation at Sundeck Suites in Port of Spain.
Sundeck (www.sundecktrinidad.com) is in the heart of Port of Spain. Everything is accessible including our office, which is just 10-minute walk. We stayed in Sundeck Suites for 2 weeks before moving to our apartment in Andalusia, Maraval.
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| Andalusia, Maraval, Trinidad |
Andalusia is an exclusive village in Maraval. It is 10-15 minute drive to the office without traffic, but with traffic, it can go up to 1 hour.
There is a security guard at the entrance of the village which makes it more secured as the crime rate in Trinidad during that time was quite high. Andalusia was our home for 2 years from 2006 - 2008. The apartment has
I am excited to blog about Trinidad and Tobago and our experiences because there are a lot of things to explore in this twin-island country. Although, the climate and trees are similar with the Philippines, but it was totally a new country to discover, different culture, tradition, working environment and attitudes of people to deal with. We are glad we survived and learned from this experience. Follow me in exploring Trinidad and Tobago in terms of:
1. Festivals - annual Carnival parade, Jover't and more
2. Food - local and traditional foods like doubles, bake and shark and more
3. Malls - Trincity, the biggest mall in the Caribbean, The Falls at Westmall, Movietowne and more
4. Restaurants
5. Beaches - Maracas beach, my favorite and the best beach in Trinidad, Mayaro beach and more
6. The Chinese Association of Trinidad and Tobago - where we play badminton and table tennis
7. Queen's Park Savannah and the Lady Chancellor walk
8. Hi-Lo - our favorite grocery store
9. Public Holidays - almost every month, there are holidays catered for political and religious organizations
10. Bars and entertainment centers - 51 degrees and Zen
11. Coffee shops - Rituals cafe Trinidad's Starbucks
12. Independence Square - Trinidad's business district
13. And a lot more.
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