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Airfare to Belize has never been cheaper. At least not in my 10 years of visiting. It is almost shocking to run your numbers for a trip…I love to use Kayak.com and now Southwest.com (remember that they are not on the consolidator sites)…to find prices under $500…under $400…to and from the UNITED STATES! So, Coconut Leo,Keep reading »
I first attended a tattoo exposition in Belize in 2014. It was in Belize City at the ITVET Center and my friend and I walked into a giant humming room filled with artists and people getting tattoos. I met Carlos, who lives in San Pedro, and is not an example of your average tattoo-ee. THAT’SKeep reading »
On Ambergris Caye, Belize, this is going to be the biggest Lobster Festival on record! In more ways than one… 11 days of events. For the 10th Annual San Pedro LobsterFest. The calendar is already full…as in previous years, a passport will be issued and the more events that you attend? The better chance that youKeep reading »
After a day of drizzly cold rain, yesterday was the most gorgeous day on Ambergris Caye. For the very first day of Carnaval. Three days of parties and painting leading up to Lent. I headed into town early to take a look at the pre-festivities. Day One there would be music and kids running amockKeep reading »
Mardi Gras or Carnival, the holiday is celebrated around the world. The festivus of eating, drinking and naughtiness before the beginning of Lent. Different places do different things…we all know about the celebration in New Orleans or in Rio (Brazil attracts 70% of its tourists during this week alone!) but in San Pedro, it’s beenKeep reading »
What a way to spend a Tuesday afternoon. A gorgeous day on Ambergris Caye. Texas singer/songerwriter Jerry Jeff Walker in town and his huge crew for sold-out Camp Belize (his yearly two week concert set in San Pedro.) And 6 grills going filled with delicious pork ribs. 6 grillmasters. 3 from San Pedro, 3 fromKeep reading »
For a small island, there’s always quite a bit going on around San Pedro and this weekend kicked off one of the famous influxes of visitors. The Jerry Jeff Walkers and Camp Belize. The famous songwriter and performer (here is one performance in 2015 and one I attended in 2014) is a sold out event.Keep reading »
After an official cancellation in late November, a new group taking the reins and a Saturday night weather postponement, San Pedro’s Holiday Lighted Boat Parade lined up last night and was…freaking awesome. I arrived early…as always and stopped by Sandbar Hostel/Bar & Restaurant first to add my gift to the growing pile and to admireKeep reading »
Christmas in Belize is good times, warm weather and MANY days off rather than just one. Technically just Christmas Eve, Day and Boxing Day…but all schools closed last week and most businesses are on holiday slow down. But rather than getting out your winter coat, hat, mittens, sweater, boots, ear muffs (today IS the firstKeep reading »
I love to take a ride (or a walk) around San Pedro just before Christmas. Houses and businesses, big and small, decorate for the holidays. And the town and the Bowen & Bowen Christmas tree in Central Park are a great place to start. Last night was a gorgeous evening to do it. Flip flopsKeep reading »
I am no Scrooge – I’m a pretty big fan of Christmas no matter where I am. I have now lived in Belize for over 8 years – and have spent each Christmas here on Ambergris Caye. I also spent the 33 previous Christmas seasons in the US…New Jersey to be exact. And while IKeep reading »
The countdown to Christmas is here…and LoveFM National Radio & TV organizes beautiful parades around the country. Last night at sundown, families and KIDS assembled and lined the streets to watch our only land based Christmas parade here on Ambergris Caye. (The Lighted Boat Parade is December 19th!). Here are squillions of pictures of theKeep reading »
Christmas is hurtling towards us…a blink or two and it will be here. I did a bit of shopping around town to find some nice gifts that you can purchase – for yourself or a loved one – for $100bzd or less. I think I found a few good things. Let me show you. ANDKeep reading »
Yesterday was a beautiful day in San Pedro, Belize. So pretty, that while we were out driving to town, a crocodile was just slowing making his way north…just paddling along. Almost…cute… I must be in the Christmas spirit! Town was hopping with visitors and change. The town tree is going up…sponsored, I believe, by BowenKeep reading »
Happy Thanksgiving – a holiday not really celebrated by Belizeans but adopted a bit locally due to the influx of American residents and visitors. Plus – Food and football. Friends, family, gratitude. The one holiday where The Peanuts cartoons don’t annoy me. It’s just good stuff. And I could go on and on about what I’m gratefulKeep reading »
“White Gial, you headed to the cayes?” – was the call I heard again and again as I walked around Dangriga. Like almost every town and village in Belize, it’s a different world from San Pedro. Almost every inch of this country has an identity and a culture all its own. With only about 9000Keep reading »
So many pictures of one of the biggest holidays in San Pedro and so. little. time. Halloween is historically an American holiday – but a party that allows people to dress up, eat candy, get creative and sexy and party? It’s embraced everywhere. Especially Ambergris Caye. Beautiful Lisa from the Holiday Hotel. ESPECIALLY SAN PEDRO.Keep reading »
Last night was a beauty…warm, rainless and BUSY! The town was hoping with parties everywhere, the Prime Minister of Belize, Dean Barrow, giving a pre-election speech in Central Park (on Halloween! in San Pedro!), fireworks and everyone out and about celebrating. My friend Steve, owner of Lola’s Pub and co-owner of the new this seasonKeep reading »
Carlo’s and Ernie’s Runway Bar was packed…dogs, kids, and people eating, drinking, getting into trouble and there to support the SAGA Humane Society. The first and only one in San Pedro – founded 15 years ago – and holding one of their biggest and funnest (I’m pretending that’s a word) fundraisers of the year. IKeep reading »
For some parts of the world, there is a nip in the air and leaves are changing colors – here in Belize, October can mean rains (though we haven’t had any this October – a solid few days DUMPING in September still lingers), dying winds and flat seas. Warm water, warm days. NONE of theseKeep reading »
