We went back to Trinidad after 5 yrs and stayed at the Asa wright nature center, Arima, again. A lot of things have changed there in 5 yrs, all of it for the better at the center. One thing hadn’t changed much, the… Continue Reading “Rain trance”
Category: Environment, Phlog, Photography, Travelogue, tropical birdsTags: Asa wright Nature center, birding, birds, Dance, Hummingbirds, Nature photography, Rain, Rainforest, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago, White-necked jacobin, Wildlife art, Wildlife photography
Amidst a rain forest we expect to find a lot of things, but it is rare to find a dilipidated sugar mill. I would think that was interesting enough, however, how the rain forest is taking back its land is a sight in… Continue Reading “Ruins of a sugar mill in Lamanai, Belize”
Category: Phlog, Photography, Travelogue, World CultureTags: 1850, 1860, Abandoned site, Belize, British Honduras, Gears, Historic building, History, Lamanai, Machinery, Old machines, Photography, Rainforest, Ruins, Rum, Sugar mill, Travel
Posted on February 26, 2016
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For my trip to Costa Rica, I am relegating my trip experience to the photos I took…..As in any tropical country, the jungles made me feel alive and the birds and animals, much closer than I have usually seen, reminded me of Trinidad more… Continue Reading “CR stories #1: Marvin Rockwell, a pioneer, a businessman, naturalist, paramedic, rockstar-superman!”
Category: Environment, I think.., Photography, Travelogue, World CultureTags: Adventure, Airstrip, Cheese, Children's Eternal forest, Cloud Forest, conservation, Costa Rica, happiness, Hummingbirds, Marvin Rockwell, Monteverde, nature, Orchids, Pan-American highway, Pioneers, Professions, Quakers, Rainforest, stories, Success, Superman, Tour-guide
Posted on July 27, 2012
by neuroticphilosopher
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On the excursion to see the leatherbacks, we had got to know two additional members of our group that would join us for the rest of the 4 days- Iris and her granddaughter Amy. Iris is a very interesting person who has not just… Continue Reading “In Trinidad and Tobago, where you reign, when it pours.. (Part 2 of 2)”
Category: I think.., Photography, Travelogue, World CultureTags: Anhinga, birding, Blue Backed Manakin, Caroni Swamp, Group tour, Hawksbill turtle, Oilbirds, Rainforest, Scarlet Ibis, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago, Trogon
Posted on July 18, 2012
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Little did I anticipate the moving adventure that would follow, when I booked a group birding tour, by Caligo Ventures, 5 days in Trindiad and 4 in Tobago. It promised rainforests with Trogons, lodging with hummingbirds, turtles, caves and swamps..We were picked up at… Continue Reading “In Trinidad -when it pours, you REIGN.(part1 of 2)”
Category: Environment, I think.., Phlog, Photography, Travelogue, World CultureTags: Asa wright, Baby turtles, birding, Endangered, Hawks, Hummingbirds, Indians, Jacamar, Leatherback Turtle, Oropendola, Pinnated Bittern, Rainforest, Savannah Hawk, Tour, Travel, valleys, West Indies, Woodpeckers