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A Barrel of Odds and Ends

A few nations are composed all of town, and a few all of country, but most contain elements of both. In Trinidad and Tobago, the two-island republic in the southernmost Caribbean, the division is neat: for city you go to Trinidad, for country to Tobago. My own preference is country, but since most flights land in Trinidad, I stopped there first. Trinidad is the larger island, at 1,846 square miles to Tobago’s 116. Once a part... Learn more »

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