Trinidad and Tobago Crime
Trembling in TT
After six days of traveling, I felt lucky to escape with my life and limbs intact. I am American (white male), and felt completely unsafe traveling anywhere while in Trinidad and Tobago, where I normally am confident that I can avoid dangerous situations, places, and people.
I traveled to try and see some of the world’s most amazing beaches, diving, and natural rain-forest beauty, birds and wildlife, but found that TT is violent, dangerous, and simply not a place any tourist should ever consider visiting in the near future, especially white tourists. It was the most unfriendly and subtlety racist country I have ever visited — there were no smiles. I had multiple well-meaning residents warn me to take special care.
You think Trinis and Trinbagonians would want more tourists! I saw very few tourists (who dared venturing outside the resort gates) even when I was in Crown Point and other supposedly high-tourist areas of Tobago.
Port-of-Spain should be avoided at all costs. It’s a nightmare and cess-pool to visit. I know what I’m talking about as I spent a week traveling in Trinidad and Tobago. I quickly came to realize that traveling by maxi taxi was best avoided, as was going anywhere at night.
The police, especially in Tobago, seemed to be for show. “Sunday School” was a joke — I left early as it seemed like an invitation to robbery and murder of anyone who looks like a tourist.
Flimsy doors, locks, and security etc. Pigeon Point, the premier beach, was basically deserted. I could go on and on. It’s not fun. Everyone, including locals seems afraid and wary, looking over their shoulders.
It’s overpriced (even though relatively affordable) for what you get. It’s too bad. Amazing coral reefs and other things, and then nothing seems to be done about protecting a vital industry — tourism.
The tourism industry is crumbling as I speak. After returning to Miami and going to South Beach, friendly, safe, and beautiful, I nearly kissed the ground.
If you like adventure, travel with 24-hour armed security, and live off-shore on your own secured yacht, sure, go but otherwise...don’t. Sorry, beautiful country, but unsafe at the moment.
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This is not the Trinidad and Tobago that I visit 1-2 times every year. I say often that I am honestly glad to hear about Trinidad and Tobago reputation as crime-ridden and unfriendly if it would keep the tourists away. I have travelled to many countries and see how tourism does little for the people but benefits businesses and the government. Trinbagonians have never been apt to cow-tow to visitors and I am glad of that and hope that it stays that way. If you want skinning and grinning because you are a tourist, go somewhere else. The critics are trying to convince themselves that only Trinidad and Tobago has crime. If this will keep you away from these islands, then keep repeating this for everyone to hear. And I suppose that the U.S. and in this case Miami is crime-free.
What island were you on Mr. Hughes? Certainly not the Tobago I have been visiting/living on for the past 20 plus years. Perhaps you were slipped some bad drugs somewhere before you disembarked. Why would you print such nonsense for my extremely white self to read? Everyone is entitled to their opinion...but this is rubbish at its finest folks.
I am truly wondering if Mr. James Hughes was on the same Tobago I have been visiting/living on since 1989? Did you possibly partake in some illegal drugs before you disembarked? I feel you were on the wrong island or had a bad dose. PS: I'm extremely white.
then keep youir lilly and chicken smelling slef in your damn own country wo do not want your type here, ( STAY OUT AND DONT EVER COME BACK) U DAMN PECKERWOOD white boi, i am sure where u come from has more worse shit going on in the crime world, than my sweet trinidad,
Whomever these two racists clowns are that wrote this piece of garbage is a perfect example of two individuals that are very racists and still have the mentality of the 1950's. They probably went down to T & T with the mentality that they are caucasians, and everyone should cater and bow to them. This piece of tid-bit is for both of you. Trinidad does not rely on tourism to survive, unlike the other islands. They produce oil, natural gas (they sell to the USA) and gold. You didn't like your stay in T&T, then stay away and don't go back, we don't need you.
TRINIDAD WAS A CESSPOOL AND HUMAN SEWER 35 YEARS AGO. I SEE NOTHING HAS CHANGED EXCEPT THAT IT IS WORSE TODAY. 35 YEARS AGO YOU GET OFF THE PLANE AND THE FIRST SIGN YOU SAW WAS 'BEWARE YELLOW FEVER'. THEN THE EXTREMELY UNFRIENDLY IMMIGRATION PERSON ASKING YOU EVERYTHING ABOUT WHERE YOU HAVE BEEN, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE, WHO ARE YOU SEEING AND FOR WHAT PURPOSE, YOU DON'T LOOK LIKE A TOURIST, ETC, ETC, ETC. A SLIME PIT THEN AND A SLIM PIT NOW. WHY GO ALL THE WAY TO TRINIDAD WHEN YOU CAN JUST DRIVE TO YOUR LOCAL BLACK AND HISPANIC NEIGHBORHOODS IN YOUR OWN TOWN AND HAVE THE SAME EXPERIENCE???
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