NOT WHAT I EXPECTED! African Girl's Honest Reaction to Trinidad & Tobago Public transportation
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.พ. 2024
- How to get around using public transport in Trinidad and Tobago’s capital Port of Spain . We shall be riding a maxi taxi from Arouca to Port of spain passing, Tunapuna, laventile , and other parts from East of Trinidad very close to Piarco International AirPort .
African Girl's Honest Reaction to Trinidad & Tobago Public transportation
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Hi AT, I'm from Trinidad living in USA and I appreciate your videos a lot, thank you for allowing me the opportunity to see my home which I've missed alot. Thank you
Tigress Caribbean Queen, tell people subscribe ,don't be shy ,you in the right place at the right time, come on to grow your channel.
@@earlgarcia8217where is your house?
@@AFRICANTIGRESS I was wondering when will someone stop you from livestreaming events in the Savannah so boldly ,,You went in there and livestream KINGS AND QUEENS GIGGLING ALL THROUGH THE COVERAGE ,, BUT PANTRINBAG9 STOPPED YOU IN YOUR TRACKS IN THE PANORAMA FINALS
@@BicheBug1996 and it wasnt beneficial to me anyway! Wasnt making no ad revenue! Just wanted to share the culture!
As a legal migrant and Trinidadian citizen born and raised in Venezuela, I've been living in Trinidad for 20 years. I can say Trinidadians are loving people. Thank you for being a second home.
Why are you saying Trinidadians are loving people, you ought to be saying WE Trinis are loving people as you are a Trinidadian citizen.
@@Ajm833 Relax gyal, my mother is a white born and bred Trini and she love me to death. LOL KAPOW on your ROTI!! All yuh Trinis gotta work alongside meh and humble down. RESPECT!
@sonofgodalmighty you totally didn't understand what the person meant by the comment and decided to totally jump out yuhself and be rude and disrespectful 😒 🙄🙄🙄
@@OAlexable Just mind your business yuh maco.
@@elconoetupepa you are fully dunce and lack ability to comprehend. Apparently the 20yrs you spent in trinidad didn't help you with English.
My advice is to try and learn better English it will help with your comprehension skills.😕
FULLY DUNCE. smh
I lived in Trinidad for many years before relocating to Canada. Although u travel home frequently I have never taken the Priority Bus Route until today...virtually. Thank you so much.
I want to sing praises to the exemplary video presentations that I profoundly enjoy on TH-cam. Also, your courage when facing obstacles with strong determination and steadfastness are blessings from above❤
Great to see all of the African visitors enjoying.
SEEING MY COUNTRY this way I SAY THANKS FOR SO MUCH
African Tigress:Thanks you so much for this new remarkable video from Port of Spain,Trinidad & Tobago to shows these amazing places in great joy & peace February of 2024❤❤❤
Yeah right
I am a Grenadines born and raised, after Grenada my home land, Trinidad is my number one in the Caribbean
hi African tigress thanks for showcasing my beautiful country Trinidad and Tobago we appreciate you very much continue the good work enjoy the carnival also my sister
African Tigress is the new sensation. Very informative video!
Beautiful. Have an enjoyable carnival. Trinidad and Tobago 🇹🇹 Stay safe. Respect and blessings.
I haven't been back to trinidad since 2007 been living in BK New York. This driving vlog brought back a lot of memories I appreciate it
Very interesting video, I am happy that you enjoyed this journey, you are well loved here.
I absolutely loved travelling with you. I live abroad, and this was a lovely maxi taxi ride while I sat at home. Your comments pleased me and make me so ptoud to be a Trini. Thank you.
smArt person do smart things
Good clarification ,african tigress on public transport in trinidad,much❤
Yes everyone do greet you when they enter the maxis.
Hi AT,i thoroughly enjoyed the trip with you.Did you noticed how clean the streets are.lovely country .❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Trinidad probably has the most organised public transport system in the Caribbean due to the long list of traffic fines or penalties you can get for not following the road rules/laws. Great vlog.
Barbados also have a very organised public transportation system
@christophercarter2835 Yeah But The Roads Are Bad & Narrow & The Island 🏝 Is 2 Small No Comparison 😂🇹🇹💯👊🏾
Indeed!@@christophercarter2835
@@maztrex3598 Size has nothing to do with whether something is well organised . Where is your logic?
@@maztrex3598you another bad minded Trini, countries like Bermuda are way smaller than Barbados and Singapore is the same size so you have NO point. If you are comparing size perhaps you should compare level of crime also. Anyway I shall leave you to the Jamaicans
Priority bus route vs the eastern main road. Nice trafficless trip. Even nicer when passengers are polite
Keep up the wonderful exploration of T&T, AT..before long you will be able to travel all around the Country ....., I think you're doing better than even me right now.....❤❤❤❤ ur content, only good vibes🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹
In a way Trinidad remains me of NYC very interesting means of transportation and well developed!!!
Thanks for sharing your maxi trip with us. I thoroughly enjoyed it❤
African Tigress:Thanks you so much for this new remarkable video today’s from Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago this week to ride’s public transportation in February of 2024❤❤❤
Wow! African Tigress I’m so impressed with your bravery 😮
Thank u for your heartfelt comments.
We love watching your videos ! We are coming in march and can't wait ! My mum hasn't been home in 24 years ! Keep up the good vids , it's like Christmas when you uploaded more than one in a day lol! 😂❤
Perfectly organized bus system! I wish we had those smart politicians here in Suriname also.
I visited Trinidad 🇹🇹 21 years ago after returning to New York city
So clean and tranquil.
THANKS FOR SHOWING OWER BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY please come again must see CARNIVAL
Thank you AT. This was a useful overview of public transport.
Would've had a state of the art rapid rail since 2020 if things went former PM Manning's way...he implemented the water taxi system...
Mr Manning was a visionary. I don't know what this current prime minister is. I have never heard him articulate his vision for Trinidad and Tobago. Maybe he has, but I have never heard it, and his actions does not suggest that he has one.
@earlhenry9770 yep, Manning was the real deal, fed up of the current PM honestly...he's too arrogant and him and his govt are always insulting our intelligence..
Never understood why no one took up the 2020 plan that Mr. Patrick Manning had. Mr. Patrick Manning and Mr. Basdeo Panday are the last real politicians with a real plan.
@@Trinavarais this the place for that? Jamaicans would never
@@cmarp066 eh ? EEEEEeeeeeeeeEeE?
Thank you so much for the bus ride through areas I have not visited for over 30+ years. Home is home no matter where you roam ❤️🇹🇹
Very good description of traveling by public transportation. Blessings and stay safe🎉❤
African Tigrsss, I commend you for showing some of the transportation system in Trinidad. What a great idea. Don't forget to show off our beautiful ferry service when you go to Tobago. I have a feeling that you will return to Trinidad and Tobago many times to cover both islands. You are a Trini already. I hope some of the government ministers are watching this video. My observation on my last trip was that there is a bit of neglect in refreshing outside walls and their upkeep on properties. They should have an island wide week campaign dedicated to repainting walls. It does not do justice to the appearance of the place when the walls are left with a lot of grime and unpainted. There could be a week dedicated to that every year, and people could even volunteer to help. It will be a nice way to improve the appearance of the place. Although the walls were backing the properties along the route, they could have them looking cleaner with a coat of paint.
You did an excellent series of our country 👏 👍 😀 I have never seen anyone do it like this. There are others who do videos but the access to such places a lot of people here would not be able to reach the lovely places or even afford to pay to get to it....your video is great cause you are showing that you don't have to THE tourist to get by..lol. you show the everyday life of getting by. That's great 👍 I hope you do return and do dome history sharing of Trinidad and Tobago 🇹🇹. So until another time God bless and a safe journey back home 🙏🏼namaste 💐 😚🥰🤗🍻 cheers.
African Tigress:Thanks you so much for this new remarkable video this week to rides public transport in Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago in February of 2024❤❤❤I wish you safe journeys always in peace @ this amazing Caribbean country in 2024❤❤❤
I really enjoy this video and yoy are showing our nation to the world .Thank you every much AT .Also i have been watching you a long time .Great works .
Hi I have just subscribe as I enjoy watching your video, you documents very well and is informative, thanks for sharing, keep up the good work and stay safe, God bless.
A very mature woman doing her business to make a living with no fooling around😘😍🙏❤
I so enjoyed my trip to T & T although Tobago was more my speed & delight! Trinidad reminded me of any other big city, e.g. New York City. I enjoyed this video. Shalom from the wildes of Amerikkka.
African Princess / Tigress!
Thx 4 yr good work.
I am a Trini-Canadian in Cda. & i miss T&T.
This maxi taxi was travelling on the Priority Bus Route (PBR), which, as you said, allows only mass transit (buses & maxis) & cars with permits.
And from my memory, parallel to the PBR, & sometimes visible, is the Eastern Main Road, which allows all kinds of vehices, including cars.
I appreciate your video. Asante Kenya Tigress...& blessings!
The Churchill Roosevelt highway and Eastern Main Road runs parallel with the Priority Bus Route.
sister tank you so much i enjoy seeing my birth country come to Toronto carnival in August, the entire Caribbean islands get together
I love watching your videos
I enjoy your bloghs. I just realized that you are staying around the corner from me in the East. I just saw you taking a maxi.
We also have the same mode of transportation here in Barbados🇧🇧
Why other islands can't let a blogger talk about an island without injecting another island. She is dealing with Trinidad at the moment, be quiet
@@cmarp066 In case you didn't work it out, comparing and contrasting is the art of finding differences and similarities.
is it colour coded as well?
@@barrytelesford5265 correct
The maxi route in Trinidad 🇹🇹 is close 60 years old or older than the route in Barbados 🇧🇧 so ask yourself where did Barbados got it from because one thing for sure we ain't got it from Barbados.
We are living Trinidad all because of you AT, the elaborate ❤
Trinidad is a very beautiful country, and its sister tobago is just as beautiful
This route was serviced by train, but the trains were pulled off in 1968 and it was made into 'The priority bus route'. Some think that the government should build a metro rail, but that would take away a lot of jobs from the maxi taxi drivers.
why i dont think so the route is sfdo and grande my point it helps the maxi on a peake period nothing moves be my guess try peake period you will cry when you can,t pay the rent and toco also point fortin its a blessing we have the water taxi to sfdo it takes one hour to move 4 million people takes strong minds now we at that place where everything counts
Please note the population of Trinidad is 1.4 million.
Don't believe that is a good reason, we could use a rail service to San Fernando to help move people. Thank you AT❤
@@islandgirl3330 are sure the last cenus
@islandgirl3330 the last census was 18 years the was no charfez or mudoro problem as yet now they all have a i d don't talk about the guyana part and the small islands who are there two sorry i a Trinidadian you could have a run if i wasn't a Trinidadian
Wow! No graffiti on the walls, no loud obnoxious people. Such a chill vibe. Very quiet and peaceful people by nature or DNA 😅
The reason that there is no graffitti, could be that this bus route is backing properties. There is no where to walk. Remember, this was originally the train tracks.
It's not legal to walk on the bus route as if you're strolling to go some where but one or two people try it. I think most Trinis don't even know this @@islandgirl3330
Just home invasions and crime
@@aaa-pp You sound like you know your way around the jungle very well!
@@islandgirl3330talking crap.
Really nice video about the PBR. Looking forward to seeing others
Tigress, you blend in well with the T&T people.
Welcome to sweet TnT, Just came across your channel, and excellent vlog, please continue to enjoy your stay and be safe.
The "Piority" only takes up about a little over a 1/3 of the Northern half of the Island of Trinidad from Arima to Port of Spain. From Port of Spain to Chagauramas and from Arima to Toco there isn't any Piroity just normal roads on both sides. So Port of Spain to Arima is 29 km and the furtherst point East to West of the Northern half of the Island is about is a drive of 109km but straight line distance of about 80km.
Thank you that's what I've been trying to explain to her since the last video..😅 she really came from due east etc not East proper..
@@Trinavara You are correct.!!!!Arima by no means is extreme East of Trinidad. That is Galera. Arima is closer to halfway through the extreme points of the Northern half of the Island.
@Tejaye777 yep, a little less than halfway.. 😎
Actually it takes up a little less than a third of the driving road system from East to West of the Northern side of the Island whcih is about 110km and Priority is from Arima to Port of Spain which is 29km. Before I was giving the straight line distance 80km which isn't what you drive. So it is 29km out of a 110km road.
@Tejaye777 Thanks for the great detailed info.. 😎
Me saying I enjoy another Tigress video is becoming a cliché. But I do! Looks like a no-sweat operation getting around on the island. I haven't used public commuter transportation in Jamaica but I'll bet this is way easier. Maybe I don't have to rent a car next time I'm in T&T, after all. 😄
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Come to TnT
@@AFRICANTIGRESS, next Carnival for sure!
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Na you see more and you don't have to depend on transportation to go home after liming
I particularly liked this video however it's a pity that you passed through sooo many places whilst on the way to Port of Spain that has very interesting history that would have given an even better and interesting twist to the video. Thank you all the same for a wonderful presentation. I trust you are still in Trinidad for our Carnival celebration, that's another spectacle that would leave you and your viewers stunned. Continue to enjoy and keep safe and blessed. Congratulations
This route serves the east-west corridor from Port of Spain to Arima, Curepe is a main hub for transportation to Chaguanas and San Fernando ❤🇹🇹
Enjoy your trip in Sweet T&T. I am a Trinidadian living in Canada and working as an Instructor in Canada and I teach many studenrs from all over Africa when they resettle in Canada 🇨🇦. The African people appreciate me sooooo very much when they encounter my personality and the Caribbean culture. Every student take my personal phone number and stay in touch hoping I can bring them to visitthe Islands in the Sun, 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago 🇹🇹 .
"Oh how I love up meh country"
Hello lynn and awesome public transportation system 😊
African Tigress:I am hoping more new videos are coming up soon in February of 2024 from Trinidad & Tobago to shows some amazing places in joy 2024❤❤❤
I am 48 and half Trinidadian; never been to the country and this is my first journey seeing how public transport is there. It reminds a little of transport in London. I'm surprised they have lanes for buses and cars separate and traffic lights and no bus conductors. Looks very organized. I guess I will have to look for vlogs as this video just popped up to my surprise with the title. Thanks a lot..🥰
You're surprised we have traffic lights?
@@stillirise7813 sounds a little silly right 😅 but I'm pretty sure some places in Africa don't use lights and have traffic conductors. That could be why they've said that 😅
@@buttylishusbriThis isn’t Africa though😂
Great content
Oh wow you went to Trinidad 🇹🇹 wow 😊😊
The roads are good
I'm with you for the ride
Me too lol 😜😃
I haven't been on the Bus Route since I got my car 8 years ago. It was a nice trip down memory lane. Thanks! 😊
That used to be the old train 🚆 lines watching 👀 from Bellrose NY
man in 1960 we had it to good waw what we moved to waw people rual areas had train transport
Ztigress, that road was built on the old railway line
Thanks for sharing and care in. I will be lost in the country of my birth. ❤ but there is hope.
How are you dealing with the humidity there?
I went there for the first time 2 years ago and loved it. The maxi taxis are useful but beware who you choose as a driver to other places because they may charge a lot more.
I thought the prices are posted in all taxi as it supposed to be regulated .. Just saying 🤔🤔
It is posted
U are doing a grate job stay strong my sister
That Priority used to be the level crossing railway from PoS to Arima until about 1968/1969.
TIP: Never cross a road in front of a maxi even if the driver stops for you. Most pedestrian involved accidents happened that way.
FUN FACT: Maxis weren't always that quiet. Until the ban around the mid 90s, you could hear music from maxis long before you would see them. In fact, some didn't have backseats, only cushions on speakers! And the fare was $1 TTD!
good job
Personally, i like using the Bus more, especislly if i am.not in a rush
Hi AT enjoy your journey
Nice!
You can tell which bus gies where by the colour of the bands......once you are on that bus they will travel along the area that you are planning to stop or go to
Tigress that big building yuh just pass there is Carib brewery the beer factory in Trinidad.😮😮😮😮😮
Then you have to try the huge ptsc big busses also
Hi AT, I have enjoyed all your Caribbean seriese.
I born an grow up Trinidad I drive not travel but every one are good they will make u welcome
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How are the mosquitos in Port of Spain
Very nice video!! 🙂♥️♥️♥️
AT blessings ❤❤❤
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The country needs a proper land transportation system to ease congestion on other roads during peak periods. Too many productive hours are loss in traffic.
Would a modern Railway Network be the solution?
Creative / fearless minds, revolutionise the world.
Myopic / fearful / procrastination minds, stifle growth.
Stay safe. Respect and blessings.
To much politics in our country
I'm from the original maxi taxi generation, shout out to Mt hope jr secondary 😅😂😂 1983 84 85 hearing the booming systems of those years, janet Jackson "what have you done 4 me lately " billy ocean, early rap music, etc etc Whitney Houston, Rock me Amadeus those were the best days. Atari, pac man donkey kong, bad man only went after bad man. Then in 87 88 that filthy dancehall came in afterwards it was downhill.
Yes forgot I was going to mention that as I'm from the same generation, but old age lol.. thanks for taking up the slack 😅
And soca not filthy, Promoting nudity and the wine yuh bamcee culture?? allyuh highfalutin trinis ent betting allyuh loose wid allyuh mouth nah, always insulting other caribbean people over the littlest things. BTW I from trini in case you were wondering , belmont to be exact.
Maxis were like carnival music trucks...it was ridiculous really ! Lol..
@Trinavara It was when you look back at it, but it was new, and it shows our uniqueness, To this day nowhere in the world did school kids ride home in rolling dicos except for Trinidad 😅😆😅😅 you will never see that again anywhere.
@@anthonyblackman7669Eat a dizz ick!!
What is that area @ 17:50 called. Very busy.
Yes it is, it is called Curepe ,it's a conduit to other areas in Central etc due South on the intersecting road . Very busy commercial and residential area..
Curepe
It's um very good to see high opening team like there's a more buses. Then people on that road. That's supposed us what you get when you rich with oil that can afford to deploy. Lots and lots.
I'd like to transfer some money from my current account to my savings accident. of buses, whether they are people or not, that's my observation. Yes, it's a good idea about it seemed to be overly populated with buses one every few minutes. There's literally like a train one behind another behind another beyond another, but a nice and clean. It's very good
Maxis are privately owned and tax exempt to purchase. There are also many big Government owned buses that come off this route and go to more specific areas @12:44 Some new ones are actually in the works also..
How much was the price for fair
$9TT which is $1.30c usd
It is customary to hear soca music on these Maxis.
Dancehall, not soca. Soca is mainly around Carnival time.
Is the route written or number on bus how do u tell what bus goes where
WRT to the maxi taxis the color of the stripe tells you their route and it's usually point A to point B and you could hop on and off everywhere in between. All those people you see coming off may have to get a car to take them to their final destination or take a walk, kinda like a subway ..The red band you see here are East-West Corridor .
The big Govt buses are more area specific that's why you don't see many on the bus route as they get off and head to more specific areas all over the country . They have the routes/destinations digitally displayed on the fronts etc..there are also luxury coaches that make longer direct runs.
But you will also find maxis of the relevant locale of different color stripes also operating on main roads and highways too between POS and those areas..so for instance if you're in POS and you want to head to Central or anywhere on the way you look for a green band, if you want to head West or anywhere on the way you look for a yellow band, and you'll also find ones that just operate in their local area with their relevant band that don't necessarily come to POS. (Port of Spain) .
It's by color
There is no other direction for the red band maxis. East to Pory of Spain the city only. The Yellow band which you will not see here serves POS to the Western towns. The Green Band Maxis serve the Central areas. The Brown and serve the Southern areas, and the Blue band serves the sister Islands Tobago.
Brown is south san-fernado siparia
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I think i might have to tell my sister to cook pelau for her.
Hello Tigress
Where in Africa are you from and are you still in T&T, please reply
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