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Misconceptions About Travel to Belize I moved to Ambergris Caye, Belize just about 15 years ago. And still, when I visit the states, I will get quizzical looks when I answer common questions like: “how’d you get so tan” or just “where, again, do you live”? Answer: I live in Belize. Followed by: Yes, full-time. Keep reading »
Finding the Best Beaches On Ambergris Caye: 2022 Update Let’s talk about the beaches of Belize and more specifically, the best beaches on Ambergris Caye – the most visited destination in the country. Belize is becoming more and more popular even as I type this – for our aqua blue waters, for the hemisphere’sKeep reading »
TODAY! Conch season is here in Belize. October 1st until April 30th or sooner if the Queen Conch quota set by the department of fisheries is filled. The giant sea creature (he’s technically a snail but…let’s not ruminate too long on that) is a favorite across Belize. Shells on display on the main road inKeep reading »
Belize is full of adventure. Such a small country but you can be at the Second Largest Reef in the world on one day and then spelunking deep within a limestone cave the next. There are so many different tours and trips that you can take on your trip to Belize – some more popularKeep reading »
How To Successfully Travel Belize by Bus – The BUDGET Way to Travel But There are Some Compromises… Belize is a very small country with a very small population (about 350,000 people) and only a handful of highways. The width of Belize maxes out at 68 miles wide – the length at only 170 miles!Keep reading »
An Easy Way To See Some BIG Green Iguanas right in San Pedro Town and…A House Straight out of Swiss Family Robinson! This morning I drove to the street behind Back Street (aka Backa Back Street), San Pedro to drop Jeff off where he docks his boat. It’s a beautiful day… A VERY pretty day.Keep reading »
Belize Blue Is a WAY Better Color for 2020: In early December 2019, Pantone, the experts in all things “color”, announced the 2020 Color of the Year. As advertised the color is “calming” and a “return to basics” but it is also decidedly MEH. Boring. Classic Blue. I’m not offended by this color…but I wouldKeep reading »
Hidden Valley Inn is a Special Spot in a Special Country Belize is an amazing country – just about 70 miles from east to west, 170 north to south- so tiny but containing so many natural gifts & wonders. The 2nd largest coral reef in the world, the greatest density of manatees in the Caribbean, the highestKeep reading »
Ambergris Caye is really the caye of sunrises. The reef is to the east and almost all hotels and resorts are oriented that way. But let’s be honest…you are on vacation! Waking up between 5:15 and 6:15am is great for some (smaller children and older men) but most of us like to sleep in. I’m hereKeep reading »
I would never recommend just one day on Ambergris Caye. I really think that you need at least 4 or 5 days and ideally a week to get the feel of the place, to do many of the great activities, to visit some of our restaurants and then visit your favorite ones again, to getKeep reading »
Moving to Belize over nine years ago was an amazing thing. I’ve had the chance to immerse myself in a new culture, new music, new languages (Spanish, Kriol, Maya, Garifuna – depending on which part of the country you are in) and piles and piles of delicious Belizean food. (Here’s a post ALL about the food.) To learnKeep reading »
I TOTALLY understand. Totally. You visit Belize – the cayes or the mainland – and you love it. Your first thought…I’d like to come back. A few days later, after having some drinks with a few Americans or Canadians or Brits living here full-time, you think…I would love to do that. Everyone speaks English…it’s beautiful andKeep reading »
I am totally celebrity crazed. I check TMZ.com a few times a week, I love to read US Weekly on my Kindle and I really enjoy Keeping Up with The Kardashian. It’s my thing! Don’t judge! We know that Belize is a vacation hotspot. And in recent years, it’s becoming a hotspot for celebrities. DuringKeep reading »
You may have seen the button on my home page for a while and it’s finally working! The Belize Bucket List: Tiny Country, HUGE Experiences. I started with 50…and it expanded to 100 and now…it’s just up up and away. With many more to add. Click here to see what I want to do andKeep reading »
Horace, the Latin poet, penned “carpe diem” or “seize the day” sometime around 25BC and just over 2000 years later, Drake, the R&B star, along with Khloe Kardashian popularized YOLO or “you only live once”. Same idea, right? Yesterday, I took a ride on the beautiful 40 foot, custom built (here in San Pedro) catamaranKeep reading »
Saturday, April 2nd, the plan was set. A group of kite surfers, kite boarders and wind surfers were going to leave Ambergris Caye and travel over 100 miles down the Belize coast. The exact route would depend on the winds but the plan was basically three legs. San Pedro to Belize City, Belize City to Dangriga,Keep reading »
One of Belize’s, one of the world’s, most beautiful creatures is at risk for local extinction. The gorgeous and almost surreal scarlet macaw – few, even Belizeans, have seen it flying wild. And due to heavy poaching and habitat destruction (one of the birds’ native nesting grounds, the Chalillo Valley was flooded whenKeep reading »
The Lodge at Chaa Creek may be the most beautiful resort in Belize. There are contenders for sure…but the attention to details, the staff, the grounds, the art, the rooms…as they say it’s “Wildly Civilized”. I say it is perfection in the jungle. My cottage. Mick and Lucy Fleming, the owners of Chaa Creek, movedKeep reading »
It’s One of the MOST Famous Trips When You Visit: Belize Blue Hole Tours Starting to tackle perhaps the most FAMOUS ways sights in all of Belize – the Great Blue Hole. I don’t know how many times it has happened…too many to count. Visitor finds out I write a blog about Belize. Visitor asksKeep reading »
After a day at the ATM Cave and then a gorgeous braised goat in red wine meal, I fell into my comfy bed at Mystic River Resort at about 7:30pm. I really really REALLY tried to stay awake but by about 7:39pm, I was out for the night.
While the ATM cave does not leave you winded or have you performing any moves that require great strength, you body is trying to stabilize much of the time and I was sore in areas that are rarely sore. Like my ankles and my hands (from just gripping the sides of the cave), the quiet
