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Lily’s Treasure Chest is one of the oldest restaurants on Ambergris Caye – a waitress there estimated 30, maybe 35 years old. I’m going to need to get the full scoop on that… Set right on the water across from Amigos Del Mar dive shop and water taxi mega-dock, the location couldn’t be more convenientKeep reading »
Estel’s By The Sea is a San Pedro, Belize institution. Favorite breakfast spot. House of kitsch and interesting memorabilia. Best fry jacks and flour tortillas in Belize. Breakfast ALL day. A 6am opening time (except Tuesdays.) Family joint with a sand floor. awesome chalk menu and dog friendly policy. Only place that I know ofKeep reading »
If you are going to pop over to Caye Caulker for just an afternoon…for a change of pace… for a bit of a different scene… or just for some good eats. Like a bag of warm sugary donuts from Ice N Beans… and you only have one afternoon, I think Friday is the day toKeep reading »
Ambergris Caye’s “The Baker” has been open for about five years. With various locations and a handful of different owners, I hadn’t been much of a customer. And honestly? I hadn’t heard much about it around town. Without rave reviews, I was just going to stay away. Though I am no health nut,Keep reading »
Yesterday morning, I jumped aboard (I had an excellent night’s sleep) the San Pedro Belize Express water taxi for the ride to Belize City. An easy hour and a half later, we pulled in and the conch & lobster boats were looking as beautiful as ever. I know what you are thinking. Belize City beautiful?Keep reading »
Casa Picasso is one of my favorite restaurants in San Pedro. They do delicious tapas, have a seriously comfortable cocktail bar and outside loungy area…really good people and good food. It is definitely on the list (along with Blue Water Grill and Elvi’s Kitchen and others) of my “MUST DINES” for dinner in SanKeep 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 »
In my last post about the DELICIOUS food in Placencia, I raved about Rumfish y Vino…YUM and the gorgeous gelato at Tutti Frutti. (For all the restaurants and cafes in Placencia that I’ve tested, click here.) I actually gained 4lbs in 4 days with my massive amount of eating but who cares! It can’t beKeep reading »
The Placencia Peninsula has a relatively small population. Placencia, the most visited village at the tip of the peninsula, has only about 1000 permanent residents. So it’s shocking to me each and every time that there is such a diverse selection of restaurants and bars. How do they do it? A smarty pants friendKeep reading »
And what’s not to love? I’ve been here a few times in the past year and this place grabs you when you first get off the plane, or the bus or even the Hokey Pokey Shuttle boat from mainland Mango Creek to the Placencia Peninsula. The sign at the “station” in Mango Creek. An interestingKeep reading »
Yesterday was a cold grey day in San Pedro, Belize. I honestly don’t remember a day where I wore a long sleeved shirt and a jacket while walking on the beach. Mid-day. BUT it was still a beautiful day. I had a full afternoon planned…take the 12:30pm Coastal Express water taxi up north, lunchKeep reading »
Saturday afternoon, I took the water taxi over to Caye Caulker and it’s something that I need to do much more often. 20 minutes away on a beautiful boat ride (here we are pulling away from San Pedro)… and you are in cute, colorful, sand road, barefooted GO SLOW Caye Caulker. If you have readKeep reading »
2013 was my year of desserts…but it is as if that year never ends! After deciding not to worry about things like calories or vitamins, minerals or fiber content (for the time being!)…a big slice of pie or cake seems like the perfect lunch, a brownie, a very satisfying dinner. A stop at anKeep reading »
Yesterday started off grey and a bit cool but we could see the sun…up north. So my friends, their golf cart and I headed over the bridge to hang out and find it. Here are some pictures of what I call “North Ambergris Caye”. If you are unfamiliar with our island, many of the buildingsKeep reading »
Last night was the soft opening of DC & Szana’s Country Cabana – a country music dedicated, comfort food servin’ spot in town. The only air conditioned restaurant on the beach. They also host guests at the 7 room hotel above them. The former Tio Pil’s and before that the old Lily’s Hotel in downKeep reading »
It’s Christmas and New Year’s week in San Pedro, Belize – one of the busiest times of the year. The hotels, restaurants and tours are full, the town is lit and everyone (who is not working) seems to be at the beach. Yesterday was a gorgeous day so I took a walk south. The veryKeep reading »
Ramon’s Village in San Pedro has been FEVERISHLY rebuilding after the huge fire at the end of August. I took pictures the morning after the fire while many of the buildings were still smoldering and then pictures in mid-October and then in the beginning of December. COULD Ramon’s open for the official date, would theyKeep reading »
Orange Walk District in the North West of Belize is known for its sugar and rum production, the amazing Maya Ruins of Lamanai and tacos, tacos, tacos. Visitors are generally a bit surprised by the local tacos – they aren’t the cheese and sour cream stuffed fold overs that we are used to in theKeep reading »
This is maybe my third or fourth post about my new favorite town in Belize: Punta Gorda. I’ve called it magical…everything you want Belize to be in one place…and a Belize that almost feels stuck in time. It’s all those things. Also interesting to me is that the “restaurant scene” is no scene at all.Keep reading »
The dreaded lion fish are known to have reached Belize in 2008. They are beautiful to look at but bad bad news for the reef since they eat indiscriminately and almost constantly. Originally from the Pacific, it is thought that they were introduced to the Caribbean when someone dumped an aquarium. And now the populationKeep reading »
