Oh. I didn't know this isn't the real Port of Spain. I figured the real part of the city would be the area with the tall buildings like this. Where is the real city? I'll pin your comment so others may give their opinion.
That is part of the real city. Sigghss I do not know why people insist on seeing the bad in everything. I wonder if that guy is even from Trinidad and Tobago. I walked where you have walked during your visit here and I am telling you that it is part of our city.
vybz099 when yougo to the city if u have not visit Fedrick,Charlotte,Queen,Duke and Henry Street. I have been no where... you just walk down Wrighson Road filming... please visit the real city/ Town.
I have been to those streets you mentioned and yes they may be an eye soar to many but it is what it is. Remember this guy only spent a short time in Trinidad and Tobago but he did a decent job of showing a bit of our country.
Yes. My fault is usually the planning. I already knew this area a little bit from my first trip in Trinidad. I was thinking about walking on the popular street with the restaurants, but everything is pretty far apart and I think the video would have been quite boring. I actually see and walk a lot more than I take video of.
In 2007 I went to Trinidad and Tobago and had the opportunity to meet a beautiful country with friendly, beautiful and wonderful people. I fell in love with this beautiful country. As soon as possible I will be back again. I LOVE TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO. From Brazil.
Fan Of Everything oh shut de f--k up crime is everywhere most caribbean countries has increased crime and murder T&T is no different but I suppose u are not one of those parents who lost their kids in another American school shooting this week.
In response to all the negative comments regarding T&T and Jamaica, let’s recall we are all proud Caribbean people no matter what island we are from. Why are we disrespecting and badmouthing each other’s island? We are better than that. RESPECT is a word Jamaicans often tout, let’s do that, respect each other’s country and culture. No need to brag and boast about anything for things can change in an instant. Stop the comparisons. It’s not productive, humbling or helpful. It’s proving hateful and destructive. It’s spreading division, not unity. We are all Caribbean people, let’s keep celebrating each of our island’s uniqueness, economic developments, global contribution and our people’s national and international achievements. Don’t destroy the Caribbean love we have always enjoyed. RESPECT. Thank you.
Naaaaa....we are not all Carribbean people and we dont have to be nice to a violent jamacain culture, naaàaaaaa Trinis are not the same as ja's and we don't want to be either
what bothers me with the comments, and especially the negative ones, is that they are made by people who are not from TnT! The guy who made this video did a great job, why can't just say well done?!!!!!!
Trinidad is very modern and beautiful, thanks for posting, I visited a few years ago , the family and friends have not change they are warm and friendly.And will be returning home to live very soon.
19th best GDP in South America and Caribbean, 10th best Nominal in North/Central/Caribbean. If we're being realistic, something like Turks and Caicos, or St. Kits and Nevis is probably the best choice in the Caribbean statistically.
Trinidad have crime like everywhere have crime, stay out the ghetto and be aware of your surroundings. I can tell you one thing, T'dad aint never have no child walk inside a school and shoot up everybody and we never have no one sit in a hotel with AK-47 and shoot out at ppl neither, Thank God. So if we dangerous allyuh worse, ijs. I hope you enjoy or enjoyed ur trip.
Venezolananatrini, I don`t know where you get this about school I don`t remember telling you about my past schooling how ever I went to school in both Trinidad and Canada. And I don`t know where you get the racist talk from I don`t jump on the racist wagon. In regards to the mass shooting in the USA I mention this to other girls as well I don`t know if I mention it to you. When ever there is mass killing of innocent lives it has to make world news. South Africa had 19,000 murders last year. there were no mass killings of innocent people so it didn`t make world news. Mexico had 29,000 murders last year it didn`t make world news and both countries have surpass the US, Canada, Europe and Australia. And I will state this again, the US has a gun culture if Trump decides to band guns he is a dead man. Another thing that you all don`t know is that many times with these mass shootings, the culprit has a mental problem. There is no country in the world that has a gun culture like the US it goes back in western times. They have done many surveys and most Americans in favor of the gun protection law.
Venezolanatrini, I have to get back to you I see you stop communicating well after reading my first letter to you, I notice I had used some strong words and now I am taking them back with a big Apology. First I am not a racist I don`t know what I said that give you that impression yes I am black but not a racist. Many blacks are, we always play the victim game because we were slaves, all races were. I also notice I did mention that I did went to school in Trinidad and in Canada where I obtained three Diplomas and two Certificates in Computer Technology, that`s after doing 25 years as an Upholsterer I also did Upholstery in Trinidad as well S.S. Hussein I don`t know if they are still in business, it is fare to say I have payed my dues. Let`s get back to where it all started with the murders in my beloved Trinidad to my knowledge we have over 130 murders in the three months of 2018 in Canada if we have 30 murders we have a lot and we have 35 million people. Getting back to the shooting in the US I will give you a break down of the top 6 countries`s murders by volume. No: 1: Brazil 60,000 that`s more than all the people of Tobago, 2: Mexico 29,000, 3: Venezuela 26,000, 4: Russia around 21,000, 5: South Africa 19,000 and last but not least the Country in question USA 17,000 and most of these murders are involved blacks. My point here is none of these five countries make world news as their killings doesn`t involved the killing of innocent people. Trinidad is the happiest Country in the Caribbean so don`t be mad at me, be happy with me ok.
As a Trini living abroad for so many years, I just enjoyed taking in the sights of the city where I was born. We Trinis just love our land. Great work!
I spent a month in T&T about 13 yrs ago(how time flys)I have a friend who lives in Chigaunas..One day she dropped me off and I Jumped on the Bus 2 the Capital..I spent a interesting 6 hrs or so just wondering around..Of course u have 2 be smart and observant..You can be friendly,but as with any City around the world pay attention,because you can easily become a Target for street opportunists...But for the most part,everyone is cool..Trini's are some.of the most friendly&open people I would definitely go back.I Highly recommend T&T..
Patrice Richards hello my friend i got a job there.can i ask you something? how is the place ? especially we are from abroad( india) is it safe to work there?maybe next week will will reach there.can u explain for us little
@Noodle Memes There are certain areas just like any other country where you need to be cautious like laventille, beetham etc but other places are not crime ridden
I came to America when I was 15 and seeing this video it shows me how much Trinidad has changed and I haven’t been back to Trinidad in 22 years going on 23 years it has change so much so I thank you for this video hopefully if gods spare life I will be going in 2023
Thank You. Lately I have had a lot of people ask me ot go to Jamaica. I went there in 2015. But I didn't make many videos back there. I will go back again someday though. I'm not sure when.
@@roughysk9851 yea everything is a fight down that's why we can never go anywhere fast and develop our countries to our full potential and always have to migrate to other people's countries
Anthony Ellison, port of spain just like any city in the world there are good parts and there are definitely parts you shouldn't go in at certain times at night.
I love Trinidad and Tobago, few years ago I spent my vacation there. Tobago is beautiful and fantastic too. That was a nice time, people are so friendly. the Port of Spain is clean and calm. My dream is go back soon.
Stephanie Crosby You are so right! I was there in April 2017 for vacation, and returned in August for my father's funeral. Everyone was so friendly and well mannered. I really had to check myself when I entered places! Even in the maxi taxis. Love this country!
My friend Colin Samual lives in Trinidad. He came to Scotland to play soccer professional. He is one of the nicest people I have ever met. He played for Trinidad in the World Cup. Awesome player and gent
Darryl nelson, Trinidad has its good bits and its bad bits just like any other country. yes it is a small island but the people are not innocent. go looking for trouble and you will definitely find it.
Great job showing Trinidad.I was born in Trinidad and Tobago .I have lived in the States since i was 18 years old .I love both countries ,and yes i have that special feeling for Trinidad ,it is my birth country...great video...
the guy at the start was basically asking you if you were taking pics of the woman with him and basically asked if you agreed that she's attractive. The guy who 'wasn't speaking english' was actually haha. He asked for a dollar. Interesting perspective from this video!
Latoya Thomas I know you think you know but you don't. It's not English. I've been to university and studied this, it's not English it's creole. That book is just describing single words or phrases but Trinidad creole does have a pattern like a language.
Thanks for your video. I am a Trinidadian living abroad that haven't had the opportunity to be back home in ten years. It was beautiful to see people from home - also, some of the streets and buildings from Port of Spain. I saw my old workplace, the streets I used to walk every day back then to go to and from work. I even thought I saw one of my former managers walking down Frederick street heading back in the direction of my old job. Haha. Most likely not. But my point is, I enjoyed it. I relived some old memories during the last 21 minutes. 😊💕
Tall buildings and highways don't show how developed and prosperous a country is. Jamaica has far reaching Global dominance in areas T&T does not have or most likely cant attain. Jamaicans are proud of their History, dominating culture and contribution to global music, sports, art, History and entertainment. For a small country, Jamaica has massive influence in culture, sports and many other fields, former US President Barack Obama mentioned this before he even visited Jamaica. When a Jamaican say that "Trinis" are Jealous of them, they mean our global popularity and achievements. You laugh because currently, T&T has a better economy, very high GDP and capital availability. Jamaica on the other hand, is a poor country based on its GDP and income. So you laugh at Jamaicans because T&T has tall buildings and is a wealthier nation. Mind you, Globally people think that Carnival and the steel pan is from Brazil. T&T culture of Carnival is a lot of the times mistaken or just classified as West Indian or Caribbean Carnival, because so many countries in the West Indies have similar cultures. What differentiates T&T from the rest of the Caribbean is its Hindu culture and History.
I will live in a prosperous mostly literate nation before i live in a poor mostly illiterate nation any day......Anybody who visit or lives in trinidad will see the african culture dominates despite the high east indian population and i have never been jealous of any jamaicans since i live abroad i have always notice the positive reaction i get when am ask where am from and i say trinidad and the mostly negative reaction some get when the claime they are jamaican
Gosh, this was so nice! I loved hearing bits of people's conversations as you passed by. All the years i've been passing through that park i never once stopped to look at the fountain. Really great vid!!
KILLAVISION .....yes teinidad is way way more developed than Trinidad....but rhe more important thing to do is focus on the reason why this is and this would be the fact that Trinidad is blessed to be in a part of the planet that has black gold and jamaica does not .....but its also important to keep in mi d that jamaica was not blessed in this way and that as a nation jamaica has almost 3 million citezens to take care of and much less developed because of the fact that there is way less government revenue to be derived from the gift of a natural resource which give trinidad the advantage from a natural perpective .....butvit is also very important keep in mind and give credit to jamaica for being very notable in the world even without the financial Advantage and natural blessing of oil and gas......you have to make these observations ........and its also very important to note that jamaica has a way more citizens to take care if as i said before because of the fact that jamaica was the number one sugar producing colony for the british in empire in the 18th century ...which means that way more slaves were required to work the plantations to produce that cane sugar which was at that time considered the crystal golden (gold) of that era which is the reason for most of the wealth aquired by the british empire in those days and still the dominant first worl country that it is still today......pretty much what am saying is it all started with tbat golden gold produced in jamaica and other colonies on the backs of the acendants of the jamaican population of today.......important facts to consider
Great Video! "That guy wasn't even speaking English." @ 7:50. Actually he was. He said, "Gimme ah dollar nah patnah." or "Gimmie a dollar nah partner". Roughly translated: "(Could you please) give me a dollar, Sir?". He was panhandling you.
Thank you for this video.....I appreciate the direction you took, knowing that there were many other avenues you could have ventured....Many times we forget it's okay to embrace goodness. This video could have highlighted our little island poorly, you could have chose to speak on and or show a lot of negativity but you didn't. This video highlighted the working class and by that I mean from street vendor go up, also neatly attired and very well deported school children. You gave the viewer a chance to vicariously walk in your footsteps to embrace an aspect of our culture that isn't appreciated enough, a peaceful productive environment like most places in the world... I approve of this message....I am a trini and I ❤️ my country. It isn't a bad place. At the end of the day it's up to us citizens to at least stay motivated to do better despite the pressures of life. Stay up🤗🤗🤗
I miss my country Trinidad, this video brought back some of the best memories of my life in Trinidad my birth country, Thank you for posting this video.
Ha you ain't see a vagrant or piper well you blind, cause it had a vagrant/piper right there in a red t-shirts opening the door to the ATM you gust missed him ....... lol
Everywhere in the world has its great areas and (hot spots) risky areas. Everyone has to practise due caution. Trinidad and Tobago is beautiful with friendly ppl.
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It looks as though this was taken shortly before 3.00 pm, a little after school finished, that's why school children are around and before most people finished work, hence the quietness. I also want to say thank you for this video. POS looked very different 50 yrs ago. I always dig around to find old videos of what it used to look like so 50 yrs from now, this will be like a little mini-documentary of what the place once was like (assuming youtube is still in function and your video still up).
Thanks it reminded me of my native country. It was nostalgic. I am from the south but visit POS for business and some special events when I visit the country.
NP whateva just as say nyc there are nice areas and not so nice areas Port of Spain is from what most see is clean no homeless on the streets as some cities in adv countries. Once local govt reform is enacted these locals will do their thing.
its very well known that cameras enhances but we cannot get away from the fact that the city is clean orderly and can compare to alot of major cities in the US. I truly believe once govt enacts local govt reform alot of changes are going to be made. i still don't agree with your statemt.
frederick st need alot of wk it remain the same probably since 100 yrs. those merchants need to spend some money and make their stores attractive enough to attract customers making customers comfortable while doing their shopping. they need to continue to lose money in order to act while customers spend their monies elsewhere.
Nice, thanks for the video. Can't believe it's been 24 years ago since I was there, wonderful people, wonderful country. It's changed a bit, but still looks the same, I'll come back again :)
Nice to hear no Johnny T&T don't look the same 24 years ago it's stop sugarcane production and most of those lands were converted to malls,housing developments ,multi cinema complex ect...24 year ago were just 6 after the attempted coup things changed alot new roads highways ,intersection and industrial estate has constructed
Jason A I hope you would tell that to the gangs that would shoot your head open for your goal chain. And the sad thing about it is your country's police are so corrupt they might not even do anything about it so poor you, keep defending your backward country.
I have something very important to tell you! ❤JESUS LOVES YOU! ❤ ▪ We are all sinners, because all have sinned and lack the glory of God. ▪Everyone was lost, so God Great in Love gave His Son Jesus, to come into the world, die for humanity and forgive our sins. ▪Jesus lived among us, like us, but without sin, and one day they took Jesus, wounded him and placed him on the cross, and there He died. On the third day, the Lord Jesus rose, ascended to heaven and is alive, sitting at the right hand of God, and one day he will return to seek those who have accepted him in their hearts. ▪Now God says: receive, believe in Him, put your trust and faith in Him, I will forgive your sins, and I will guarantee you Eternal Life in heaven, all of this is yours and for free. All you need to do is receive !.
○ In the Holy Bible it is written in 1 John 1: 9, If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us of all our sins and to cleanse us from any injustice. ○ Jesus loves you, He wants to have a relationship with you, save you from eternal damnation and give you eternal life with Him in heaven, you can be saved! Believe Him and obey His word. God bless you! 💓
Thanks for being considerate to give us a view of the nations capital. Great video of! Bldgs, streets, people, malls, the tropical weather with sunshine etc. I view POS and Tdad as a little Miami or NY with all its developments. God bless the island of Tdad and Tobago.
That's actually quite sad everywhere around the glob is starting to look the same, generic. Social cleansing... I mean gentrification is sorting that problem out in London quite quickly
@@boxergirl84 well considering the fact that the USA is the 3rd largest country in the world it’s impossible for every inch of it to look like NYC lol however given the fact that 82% of Americans live in highly developed large cities the size of most Caribbean islands I’d say they are just as glamorous as the movies depict
HELLO, I've watched a few of your videos, you're doing a great job with you travels. Keep doing what you enjoy doing. I have a suggestion for you. I think you should involve the people you are filming. Ask questions; Where is the best place to eat? Where is a good place to have a drink and meet people? Perhaps, I did not see any of your videos with interactions, if so...excuse me.
Please do keep your wonderfully produced films coming Richard. It's so good to hear below how walking video's like this can be so helpful and important to waking us up to each others world. A big part of why we film city walks it is to make our world feel more understood and interconnected. All the very best to you.
So much childhood I remember but was forced to come to United States way too young to go back to Trinidad,I was in Nelson street Boys RC school in the 1960’s as a little boy
In port of spain trinidad you made a nice video on the walking path. All the action is in laventille there is a running path. You will be making a video running for your life in laventille😀😆 the girls are on Murray Street
Looks like where there is money there is trouble. Chicago is a rich city but got lots of murders. Some people don't want to work. They engage in crime to make a living. There is no reason for all that crime in Trinidad. Look at Dubai and Kuwait they all got maids from the Philippines working for them due to the oil revenue. Trinidad should be doing just as good. Look at Venezuela swimming in oil but can't find a loaf of bread to eat or an aspirin for a headache. Poor management.
