It’s all about the dasheen in Tobago Once a year three villages in Tobago join together to celebrate the dasheen plant in a festival called “Blue Food Festival”. What is dasheen? And What is blue food? Dasheen is a tuber plant which looks like a sweet potato meets a coconut.Read More…
Liming, Tobago’s favourite pastime! Do you lime? I had no idea what ‘liming’ was until I arrived on the Caribbean island of Tobago but soon found out how to fit in with the locals! ‘Limin’ or ‘liming’ means hanging out with friends or family. Chilling out – maybe with aRead More…
Taking over a wee old mans’ pub in Govanhill and creating a Caribbean vibe sounds like a tall order, but I think The Rum Shack have done it. It’s not all palm trees and blow up bananas though (thankfully!). With reggae playing in the background, it’s £2.50 for rum andRead More…
