What I love about you guys is how you handle all the bad stuff that you encounter while travelling! Keep it up and kee learning while exploring the world! Thanks for sharing
Thanks! We always try to make the best out of all our experience. It did felt discouraging in the beginning, but it also taught us to be more perspective of the world, and not every country is as fortunate as ours.
New travel vloggers need to research properly before coming. Just as you do when you visit Mexico and want to stay outside a protected resort and be in the city, mingling with the locals and experiencing the culture. You have to know which areas are safe. Just as you do when visiting Chicago or NYC or Rio or London. You don't go stay in their crime hot spots for vacation. No matter how adventurous you may be. In Tobago, you can stay at the most humble, most affordable AirBnB and it is paradise, with nature all around, proximity to the beach, and most of all, SAFE!!!! The people in Tobago just have a different vibe, more peaceful, respectful and hospitable, rootsy, closer to nature, and very community oriented. People own their own land and farm and fish and have small businesses. There is overall less crime because of it, even if there is some poverty. As you will discover in the Caribbean and most tropical places that are fertile and abundant in the Global South, there is a HUGE difference between RURAL POVERTY (having less money and modern conveniences but still having natural clean water, fresh food, fish, community, and beautiful nature all around, and a sense of contentment) and URBAN POVERTY (having less money and living in a concrete jungle, disconnected from nature, do not own anything and are caught up in the rat race and chasing the American lifestyle of materialism). So yes, you can also have a Tobago-like experience in Trinidad, the more industrialized of the two islands, that is safe, community-oriented, and connected to nature with beautiful forests, waterfalls and beaches if you stay in rural or beach villages like Paramin, Maracas, Las Cuevas, Matelot, Salybia, Brasso Seco and Toco. But once you go outside of the rural and fishing villages of Trinidad, and into its more urban areas, you will discover, it is more cutthroat and individualistic. There is more organized crime and violence and fewer family values. Urban poverty correlates with violence and lack of safety. In some neighborhoods where there has been a lot of brain drain (emigration of older generations to the USA, leaving behind their children, neglected, unsupervised), Government neglect, generational social traumas and ills, and loss of traditions and values, there is more crime. You CANNOT STAY at humble, affordable places in Trinidad's urban areas, without safety being an issue. You need to KNOW the neighborhoods in and around Port of Spain. Generally, East Port of Spain is a no-no. Sure you can take a chance, but if safety is paramount, and you want to relax and not be looking over your shoulder constantly, then NO!!!. Before I migrated, I lived on Belmont CIrcular Road in Port of Spain, right opposite the hospital and it was still safe, and a hub of pan, mas, and cultural interest. Sad to see it has become a crime hotspot area. If you are looking for affordable accommodation try Central Trinidad or Eastern parts of Trinidad like St. Augustine, Trincity, Tunapuna, or even around the Piarco area (yes it will mean having to drive into Port of Spain) like this vlogger did: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gJM2s5Kjvq0.html Check out his Trinidad Vlog for cues on how to explore the island properly and safely. He did not have any worries about safety. If you are willing to spend a little more to be in the heart of Port of Spain, choose an Airbnb in St. Anns, Woodbrook, St. Claire, Maraval, St. James, or Newtown. Higher economic class bracket neighborhoods correlate with more safety. Yes, crime is an issue. But to put things into perspective, tens of thousands of people converge in Trinidad for Carnival every year and have a safe and enjoyable time, because they know where to stay and how to move.
it looks very interesting country, but be safe..the reason why im really very picky with the hotel, but sometimes it give us (travelers) a good things to learn and to know about the culture in the country we are visiting... very nice vlog btw.. have a great day
Trinidad was very nice! We usually book with hotels, but for the Caribbean, the major hotel brands were super expensive so we opted for the airbnb to get the local experience. There are so good stuff that happened, but also some scary parts as well! Tobago, the smaller island was fantastic! Be sure to watch it!
@@exploreaswego yes it looks nice and very rich in their culture..but scary part will not ruin your travel, it will turn out the most memorable travel lol😁😁 ill check more😊😊😊
Sorry for the misadventure. Glad you made it safely to Tobago and enjoyed that. I live in Trinidad and we are working always to make our country a better place.
Aww, no need for apologies. It's an eye opening experience to travel beyond our bubble and we are glad to experience a glimpse of local life in Trinidad.
You need not be apologetic at all dear. These guys are a kind of negative vibe seekers who have surely attracted the worst possible into their experiences. And guess what? That was nothing too bad when you compare it to the world's big metropolitan cities. I've seen many videos about T&T and am planning to relocate there sometime soon hopefully. Blessings
Hello, @UCo3y8vsCY5VwUNYHbxRmosA Wow.. Nice street food!!☺️ It's good to start from riding airplane! We felt with you entire trip!😉👍 Thank you for wonderful tips as well!!😳❤️
Thank you so much for your comment! We actually did a TON of research and try to stay in local areas to get the full experience. We even chatted with our Airbnb host to get more information on what we were getting into. In retrospect we would have maybe gone with a hotel resort, but that is a totally different experience. We did not see many tourists where we were and we really wanted to go where tourists don't go. If you have recommendations or suggestions on what we should feature, please let us know.
sorry about the missadveture but at least as a travell vloggers we can always take best of it and the scary rbmb yes i feel you it did hapen to us while in lime and we complaint and they had an amazing costumer servise they immidietly took us of that rbrm and they give us free 2 days a sweet apartment with jaccuzi and realy huge it was amazing we were realy glad and happy that our bad experience turned inty something positive and amazing :)
It's all part of the adventure, and now we get to live to tell our stories to share with others. Glad that your trip in Lima worked out well with the apartment issue. Cheers!
