Rishi Sankar: Ah Trini Travelogue / Ah Trini Traveller A Trini trying to defy the odds of full time work while being a traveling hobo

One thing I didn’t realize here is that by coming at the height of midsummer here, there will almost be no darkness for me to sleep in!From today’s table, there will be almost 19 hours of sunlight … I guess I will really be doing some hardcore touring of Helsinki, ... Read More »

Sitting here at Frankfurt Airport and waiting on my connection to Helsinki, I was munching on a plate of Olives and it got me to thinking and wondering perversely, if anyone had eaten olives from the Garden of Gethsemane. These olive trees are reputed to be more than 900 years ... Read More »

So yes, it’s my birthday! For my birthday, I’ve planned out the following trip that is to happen over the next couple weeks. With a couple stops along the way, I’m going to be revisiting some places I’ve been to before and going to be in some new places. The high ... Read More »

As a Trini growing up in the late 80′s and 90′s … I have two moments of disappointment. The first was the series loss of the West Indies to Australia in ’95. The second traumatic incident was Trinidad’s loss to the Americans on November 19th, 1989 in Port of Spain. ... Read More »

Well I can’t say I’m not excited by my upcoming Turkish adventure, coming on the heels of a three week spree through Finland,Estonia, Latvia and then directly on to Guatemala and El Salvador. The following weeks look something like this Finland, Estonia and Latvia :  June 28th – July 5th ... Read More »