{"id":343,"date":"2011-04-11T04:06:54","date_gmt":"2011-04-11T04:06:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rawtravelblog.com\/?p=343"},"modified":"2011-04-11T04:06:54","modified_gmt":"2011-04-11T04:06:54","slug":"trinidad-limin-in-st-james","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rawtravelblog.com\/trinidad-limin-in-st-james\/","title":{"rendered":"Trinidad – Limin’ in St. James"},"content":{"rendered":"

Port of Spain has been great so far. Food is good, people are friendly and “laid back” is the mantra. I can deal with this. Of course it’s always hard for an ex-New Yorker to keep his cool and chill sometimes, especially since we’re working and up against deadlines. But then my Tennessee roots get a chance to shine and take over.<\/p>\n

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The gang from "Anti-Everything" enjoying Bake n Shark in Maracas Bay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I finished up my last bit of pre-production by taking in a little Cricket match at the Queens Park Oval. Andres, an ex professional player for T&T and proprietor of the on site Cricket sporting goods store graciously showed me around and we agreed to hook back up on Monday when the film crew is here. Though cricket looks a little slow for my taste (some matches last 2 full days!), the outfits look mad cool and I’m hoping Andres can show me some pointers.<\/p>\n

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Tassa Drumming in St. James, Port of Spain-Trinidad<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Also, last night the guys from the local punk band (yes, the only one on the island), Anti-Everything <\/a>took me out for a little pre-limin, limin if you will (“limin” is Trini talk for “hanging out”) after letting me sit in on one of their studio sessions as they get ready to record a new CD.<\/p>\n

I had a meat pie which was excellent but held off on the Roti and Doubles until the camera can document my first reactions when the crew gets here.\u00a0 If it’s anything like the meat pie or the bake n shark, well, this show could be come the “No Reservations” episode cause I’m telling you the food here is good. And while I certainly don’t claim to be Anthony Bourdain, I will say that though we normally eschew food segments on the show due to the proliferation of food themed travel shows, for this particular episode, I think we’ll make an exception.<\/p>\n

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Pretty Trini Girl<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I mean in Trinidad you have so much diversity on display simply through the food choices; East Indian, American Indian, African, Spanish, Asian and um, well.. also there is …\u00a0 British?!<\/p>\n

And then there is the music. As you’ve probably guessed punk music is not that big of a deal on an island with only one punk band, but the fact that there is one excellent punk band on the island does sort of speak volumes about how a culture of 1.3 million people are open to different influences. Last night we witnessed some Tassa drumming from East India and it was nothing short of spectacular. I have a little lo fi flip cam video of that coming soon so stay tuned.<\/p>\n

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Makin' Roti in St. James, Port of Spain <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And we’re just getting started. On our first day of filming, we’re heading to the world famous Maracas Bay beach to sample some Shark N Bake (more food!) and then off to Lopilo, the island’s historic Spanish colony before ending the night with a rehearsal from the guys of Anti-Everything.<\/p>\n

And that is just for starters! so hang tight, our trip to Trinidad and Tobago has just begun!<\/p>\n

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More pretty Trinis! <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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