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International Airport will re-open August 15th but there are serious restrictions. Here is the best information I can find…but information is spotty.
Belize's PGIA - The International Airport Re-Opens - August 15th, 12:00 am
Belize is a small country with a handful of main roads – the Northern Highway, the Western Highway, the Southern Highway and the gorgeous Hummingbird over the Maya Mountains. Here is a view from the Sleeping Giant Resort – you can see the highway on the left hand side of the picture. For about 55Keep reading »
I’m not sure I’ve ever used a map to navigate San Pedro town – Ambergris Caye’s only “urban center”. But despite the basic lay-out – there are only three main streets – it can be complex to give directions to a newcomer. Sentences start with things like “Do you know where the Lions’ Den is?”Keep reading »
Wet Willy’s dock and bar have been a fixture on Ambergris Caye for quite some time. The largest of only a handful of over the sea palapa bars on the island, they were known for years as the home of the infamous Wednesday late night “Ladies Night”. Wet Willy’s in 2011. New owners and a newKeep reading »
There seems to be quite a bit of construction going on in San Pedro. Two days ago, I took a quick walk around…just a bit north of town and then down the Back Street. Here’s some of what I saw: A new concrete building is going in just north of the round-about next to one ofKeep reading »
Morning guys, Last month, before his trip to Ambergris Caye, a diver (and I later found out – FANTASTIC photographer) contacted me with just a few questions about living on Ambergris Caye. After his trip, we chatted briefly again and I checked out his website, saw some of his pictures and practically begged him to writeKeep reading »
There are so many great restaurant on Ambergris Caye, often it’s hard to choose. But almost everyone who visits San Pedro, eats at least one meal at beachfront Blue Water Grill. And it’s not just visitors…during the busier months (December thru April), tables for the super popular Sushi Tuesdays and Thursdays are filled withKeep reading »
The weather this week has been pretty gorgeous on Ambergris Caye. The municipal elections are over (phew!), the sargasso algae/seaweed is at an all-time high level and, as usual, there is plenty going on to keep me busy in San Pedro. Here are some pictures from around the island. If you run into me anywhereKeep reading »
Yesterday I dressed all in white. No, I was not going to hang at P. Diddy’s Hamptons Crib. And no, I was not attending a San Pedro High School get-together (poor kids’ uniforms are all white!)…I was invited to the Tiburon Rum Launch Party at the lovely Red Ginger Restaurant at the even lovelier PhoenixKeep reading »
This week’s weather in San Pedro has been absolute perfection. Cool in the morning and evening and warm sun all day. A bit breezy the last day or two but now I’m just getting nit-picky. Yesterday by a private home by Mata Grande Grocery Store (about 5 miles north.) Me and Elsie the wonder dog onKeep reading »
Six grill masters, 7 judges, 120 tickets sold, two charities, everyone’s favorite beachside breakfast spot, a full band and a plateful of delicious ribs. Screaming success is the only way to describe it. I mean…look at this pic someone snapped of me helping Kelly McGuire auction off some of his stuff for charity. No IKeep reading »
Yesterday was a perfect Friday end to a gorgeous week. I mean GORGEOUS and…I’ve been harping on it each and every day. Really rubbing it in your faces. 🙂 But as Winter Storm Iola rolls into the Northeast, a cold front, probably the very same, has moved over San Pedro and today’s skies are grey…it’sKeep reading »
Yesterday I had a few things to do. And after whining about the weather in yesterday’s post, the grey morning turned into a pretty spectacular afternoon. Love when that happens. And while in town, I stopped by Boogie’s Belly (I am waiting for the t-shirts!) for lunch. Their facebook page and their morning post luredKeep reading »
There has been a bit of a cold front moving through Belize over the last few days. Yes, I have heard that it is SO much worse in the states. Freezing temperatures in all 50? Hard to believe in mid-November. Here in San Pedro it has been blustery, rainy and just chilly. Last night, theKeep reading »
Our first (and let’s hope only) 2014 storm scare has been a minor one so far in San Pedro – and that’s how we like it. Moving, oddly, from West to East (standard weather movement in the US, not so here), TD9 threatened to make it to Tropical Storm status but never did. This morning’sKeep reading »
The New York Times recently published an infuriating though I think tongue-in-cheek opinion piece titled “Brunch is For Jerks.” An article arguing that this favorite weekend meal is for those who are looking to avoid adulthood and responsibility – for those that want to fritter away their entire Sunday with boozy “breakfast cocktails” and fancy food. HOWKeep reading »
I am a giant fan of Chef Sean Kuylen. Born and raised in Dangriga, Belize, trained informally, first by his family and then formally, at cooking school in the states, he returned to Belize to work at beautiful resorts like Hamanasi in Hopkins and Ka’ana in Cayo. He has BOUNDLESS enthusiasm for Belize and local food. JustKeep reading »
Since I first arrived on Ambergris Caye about 8 years ago, there has been a bit of a building boom. The main streets have been paved and resorts, particularly on the north end of the caye, have sprung up like sunset mosquitos in September. Much of the building has been aimed towards the higher-end customers.Keep reading »
El Fogon is a favorite restaurant in San Pedro preparing classic CLASSIC Mestizo and Creole Belizean dishes in a very classic way. You’ll see the fogon or fire hearth as soon as you walk in. It’s not just used for show. They are preparing most dishes over this wood burning fire. The restaurant is aKeep reading »
Yesterday filming began on Ambergris Caye for the next episodes of the popular Belize cooking series “The Flavors of Belize” with Chef Sean Kuylen. Location? Gorgeous Belizean Cove Estates at Mile 3, Ambergris Caye. After meeting fun, talented and funny Sean a few months ago (one of my most popular posts ever)… Here he isKeep reading »
No matter where you go along the coast of Belize, you see huge conch shells everywhere – polished and on display, heaps on the beach and in the water and used, sometimes, in construction. The word, by the way, is pronounced CONK here in Belize. Here at the pretty Conch Shell Inn on Ambergris Caye.Keep reading »
