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Information
can be obtained from the Department
of Tourism situated directly opposite the exit from the Crown Point
Airport baggage lounge [ it will probably be hidden by the large number
of taxi drivers who meet each arrival, especially the transatlantic planes
] ( see picture ). It is worth popping in there if only to ask for the
current copy of the tourist newspaper Tobago Today and any maps
they may have. You can also pick up useful road maps while queuing at
Immigration Control. |
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British High Commission
in Trinidad PO Box 778 19 St Clair Avenue St Clair Port of Spain Trinidad Tel: Trinidad 622 2748 e-mail: ppabhc@opus.co.tt |
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Emergency Numbers
Fire 639-2108 990 |
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There are
three T&T daily newspapers, Express,
Guardian
and Newsday,
and the local weekly Tobago
News which comes out Fridays, and can be useful for events
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Finance Travelers’ cheques, international credit cards, and US cash [not UK] are readily accepted at major hotels and some shops. You can access TT cash at the automatic banking machines. Exchange rates can be found at xe.net. |
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Environmental issues can be found at ema.co.tt or scsoft.de. | ||||||||||||||||||||
If you need any further information from us, please contact info@tobagolettings.com | ||||||||||||||||||||
Health Dentists can be found in Scarborough and around. We have not yet had recourse to one to be able to recommend. For us oldies, a denture repair workshop can be found next to the Brown Betty bar [by Courts Department store in upper Scarborough]. |
Opticians
are few and far between. Lynch Optical (660 7097) can be found in Robinson
Street, Scarborough, and Infinite Eyes is in the Morshead supermarket
complex, off the Shirvan road. Optical supplies can be found opposite
Pennysavers on the main road in Canaan. If you need to have spectacles repaired, unfortunately they will be sent to Trinidad so it is a good idea to carry an old spare pair just in case! |
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Telephone
calls Mobiles from England will work in Tobago, provided they have been set for roaming. If you wish to make a local call using your home mobile, remember to dial 001 868 prior to the number. We supply a local mobile for your use, on a pay-as-you-go tariff, as calls from and around T&T are reasonably cheap this way. Don't forget to dial +44 first. To make a call to England using a T&T land line, dial 011 44 followed by the English number. Be aware that sending text messages from T&T may cost you about 56p per text, as we found out to our dismay. |
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Internet cafes can be found around fairly easily. We have used one at the airport behind the row of shops, costs TT$10 /half hour, or one upstairs at Gordons Plaza opposite the Hilton turnoff along the way from the airport, costs TT$10 /hour. There are also plenty in and around Scarborough and the tourist beaches. |
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Web sites
on Tobago are now becoming very plentiful, such as simplytobago
and mytobago
and many can easily be found with a general search. |
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Last
updated on
27 November, 2007
Copyright © 2007 - Carl Rose. All Rights Reserved. |
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