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It’s mid-July and I’m heading out soon to do a bit of exploring…cayes and Hopkins. HURRAY!
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Hopkins, Belize has an enviable location. It is situated on a giant sandbar between two rivers – in the Southern Part of Belize – with the Caribbean Sea and world’s 2nd largest reef to the east and just a short drive to the west, gorgeous rivers, savannah, jungle and mountains. It’s also a relatively shortKeep reading »
I have posted photos of Mata Rocks Resort since the very beginning of my blog (June 2011 if it comes up on Belize Jeopardy). Mata Rocks is the small, lovely hotel just north of me and one of my very favorite beach bars – both for the scenery and for the bartenders. My friend, Jamie, who wasKeep reading »
Or so it feels like it…rather than spending most of the days on the computer (or traveling or eating), I’ve been hitting the beach. My most bestest friend Jamie (who is a 7th grade math teacher – pause to shudder over the thought of hoards of pubescent children) usually visits me for 4-6 weeks duringKeep reading »
Travel 7.5 miles north on Ambergris Caye and you almost feel like you are in a different part of San Pedro. Yesterday, my friends and I hopped aboard the Coastal Express Water Taxi…to spend the afternoon at X’tan Ha Resort…on the beautiful beach, near the Mexico Rocks snorkeling site. It’s about 30 minutes up there…we droppedKeep reading »
I have a friend visiting for 2 weeks – my very best friend. And since I disappeared for 4 days of her visit to attend the amazing Belize International Film Festival down in Placencia, we absolutely need to do fun things for the remainder of her visit. Luckily, with the gorgeous weather and the waterKeep reading »
Life is fun sometimes. And being invited to the 9th Annual Belize International Film Festival…just invited…is good times. But four days of movies shown on the beach, opening and closing parties, accommodations, red carpets, international press and the beautiful village of Placencia? What is not to love? Yesterday, I met the “party bus” at theKeep reading »
I am off this morning to Placencia and the Inn at Robert’s Grove and the Belize International Film Festival. I don’t know what to expect but I am excited about it. And I LOVE Robert’s Grove and I LOVE Placencia. And I love a good film. This should be fun. And I need to makeKeep reading »
I considered it WAY advanced planning. My plan – attend two Lobster Festivals in one weekend – Placencia on Saturday and then with the help of Tropic Air, Caye Caulker on Sunday – was put in place almost 2 weeks in advance. 2 WEEKS! And I’m very much a last minute person… But what I didn’tKeep reading »
Just about 2 weeks ago I made the trip up to Cancun for a flight from Cancun International Airport to Rhode Island. I flew from Cancun rather than Belize City to save $400US – tickets are generally SO much cheaper. I endured 29 hours of generally sleepless travel (so sleepless that I left my KindleKeep reading »
Just a few weeks ago, I received a note from a house owner in the beautiful Tres Cocos area of Ambergris Caye. She rents her house out by the weekend or by the week and would like to advertise on my site. Okay, I thought…perfect. This is, after all, my job & how I keepKeep reading »
After a bit of work, I secured a press pass to the large Travel Expo that is held each year by the BTIA (Belize Tourism Industry Association) to…well…sell Belize. To present the country to visiting travel agents, wholesalers and consolidators (I’m still not exactly sure what those last two are)…to attract visitors to our country.Keep reading »
Yesterday, I headed up north on Ambergris Caye to lounge about with some visiting friends. These guys are planning to retire and move to the island next year but this was just a family vacation and I always jump at the chance to poke around resorts. Particularly those I haven’t spent much time visiting. This time itKeep reading »
One night in the honeymoon suite at the gorgeous Portofino Resort – as you can imagine, I was pretty excited. Portofino is located 6 miles north on Ambergris Caye along a pretty gorgeous stretch of beach and even more gorgeous reef and snorkelling area called Mexico Rocks. The swimming area at the end of Portofino’s dock. IKeep reading »
Twenty four hours is not enough time to experience any town properly. Especially not the town of Benque on the Western Belize/Guatemalan border. Though it’s small in population, only about 8000 people, Benque is pretty spread out. And my allotted 24 hours happened to be on Good Friday…one of the town’s busiest and certainly most colorfulKeep reading »
I know how you are thinking. If I lived on an island in the Caribbean, I’d snorkel in the sea and walk along the white sandy beach each and every day. Not a week would go by when I wouldn’t dip my toes in the ocean. I’d be so thankful for the warm balmy weather. And IKeep reading »
There is a faux word for luxury camping now. To Glamp. Let me place it in a sentence. One that I secretly would LOVE to use. “Smithers, please pack the Louis Vuittons and my new Louboutin sports sandals, for we are going glamping in Belize.” That’s the royal we in case you were wondering. It’sKeep reading »
“The Hotel” was built as a high-end resort and has been in the works for about five years. It is located just over the bridge on a very pretty lagoon side piece of property and has stunning ocean and lagoon/sunset views. Two years ago, it was almost complete. Molly Malone’s, an Irish bar (the ownerKeep reading »
Everyone has different priorities and budgets when it comes to travelling. And we all know the sometimes it feels like the cash register never stops ringing. So I TOTALLY get it when someone would rather spend their saved dollars on tours like snorkelling and cave tubing or eating out at fantastic restaurants. Food isKeep reading »
So…last weekend I motored over to Caye Caulker, Belize with the Kelly McGuire group. Those guys were headed back on this big boat at the end of the dock… I had booked a room at the Tropical Paradise Resort that IS the end of Caye Caulker’s Front Street. Lazy Lizard Bar & the SplitKeep reading »
Last week I took a trip up to Las Terrazas Resort, just about 3.5 miles over the bridge on North Ambergris Caye, for lunch and some pool time. Every single time I get off the water taxi or walk by the resort and step through the open lobby palapa and see this pool, I just love it. IKeep reading »
