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The Best Things To Do in Belize: My Ultimate Bucket List

October 3rd, 2023

A Complete List of Things To Do in Belize: Big and Small! Belize is known for so many things: the…

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Two Family Friendly Tours We Enjoyed in Placencia, Belize: Monkey River Visit & Snorkel at Laughing Bird Caye

March 29th, 2022

It’s been almost a month since I returned from BEAUTIFUL Placencia, Belize.  It’s just about 100 miles south of my…

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Kate And Willliam Shine the Most Beautiful Light on Hopkins, Belize

March 21st, 2022

The Duchess and Duke of Cambridge are in Belize in as low-key of a manner as I think they could…

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Golf Cart Rental in Placencia: Explore Restaurants, Craft Beer, Mini-Golf and More

March 13th, 2022

Would I Recommend Getting a Golf Cart Rental in Placencia?  Yes! I’ve visited Placencia Village about a dozen times (maybe…

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Hello From Placencia, Belize

February 28th, 2022

Greetings from sunny Placencia, Belize – I flew down from Ambergris Caye to Belize City… Over San Pedro town Over…

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Three Very Different Vacation Rentals In Three Different Parts of Belize: San Ignacio, Hopkins and Placencia

July 14th, 2021

Three Very Different Vacation Rentals with Vacasa Belize Last week, I started telling you about 3 night/4 day trip around…

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A Restaurant with THE View: Muna Rooftop Restaurant & Bar in Placencia Village

June 10th, 2021

It isn’t often that I get an Instagram message from a former First Lady.  Instagram message or any sort of…

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Take a Walk Down the Sidewalks of BEAUTIFUL Placencia Village

June 6th, 2021

Those of you who read my blog know that I am a 14-year full-time resident and full-time lover of Ambergris…

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A Trip South to Placencia and A Quick Look and Shop in Seine Bight

June 2nd, 2021

If you don’t follow me on Facebook or Instagram, you might not know that I am in Placencia.  About 125…

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Ray Caye Island Resort: Barefoot Beauty And The Perfect Way To Dive Back into Travel

March 26th, 2021

Raye Caye Private Island Resort Off The Coast of Placencia: Why I’m Already Dreaming of Going Back Was it just…

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Garifuna Settlement Day in Belize: Gorgeous Photos From Around the Country

November 19th, 2020

November 19th is a national holiday in Belize celebrating the initial landing of the Garifuna people on the shores of…

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My Eight Craziest Adventure Tours In Belize

July 15th, 2020

My Best Belize Adventure Tours Belize is full of adventure.  Such a small country where you can be at the…

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A Guide: Eight Tips for Traveling By Bus in Belize

March 12th, 2020

How To Successfully Travel Belize by Bus – The BUDGET Way to Travel But There are Some Compromises… Belize is…

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Why YOU Should Visit Belize in April and May

March 7th, 2020

April and May can be some pretty great months to visit Belize.  The Spring Break rush has started to thin…

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Gales Point: One of the Most Unique Spots in Belize & An Effort to Save the Endangered Hawksbill Turtle

August 28th, 2019

Gales Point and the Hawkbill Turtles Gales Point, a tiny Belizean village located on an amazing piece of land in…

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The New Lodge at Jaguar Reef in Hopkins Village

July 29th, 2019

Last week, I spent two heavenly two nights at the new Lodge at Jaguar Reef in Southern Belize.  I say…

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Budget Belize Island Hopping: Sailing the Barrier Reef with Raggamuffin Tours

July 22nd, 2019

Last week, Jamie and I set sail with Raggamuffin Tours (now called Ragga Sailing Adventures).  This was not your regular…

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Hamanasi Adventure & Dive Resort: Jungle, Beach, Heaven in Hopkins Village

June 10th, 2018

This humble sign on the edge of charming Hopkins Village gives very little indication of what is beyond. The AMAZING…

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Fascinating Find in the Jungles of Belize: A Confederate Sugar Mill

June 6th, 2018

Belize is a country of surprises.  It’s in Spanish speaking Central America but almost seems more like a Caribbean island. …

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Mango Festival 2018: Hopkins was Actually Bursting with Mangos

June 5th, 2018

FACT:  There isn’t a more magical fruit than the mango.  Sweet with a tart, almost pine-y twang…for those who live…

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