It’s been one month since entering the country of Belize, and Natasha and I still hadn’t been in the ocean. So we took a weekend trip to Placencia, in the Stann Creek District of Southern Belize. We had heard good things about the peninsula, and quickly discovered all the rumors were true. Placencia is a […]
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We travelled to the sleepy fishing village of Hopkins, Belize and enjoyed relaxing in the hammock and reading. While there, a glorious double rainbow appeared just before sunset and I jumped to photograph it. We booked a cabana at Lebeha Drumming Center in Hopkins, Belize for one night. Being a fishing village, there is not much to
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Breathtaking…the word that best describes Big Rock Falls. Since we have my Jeep Wrangler we finally decided to make the trek into Mountain Pine Ridge National Forest to visit Big Rock. Big Rock Falls It is by no means a comfortable, easy drive, and I was wishing I had a rental car the whole time.
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I thought I would post a list of prices for those of you looking to travel, or better yet, make a move to Belize. Keep in mind this list will be based on prices in San Ignacio, Cayo District. However you will find similar prices around the country, unless you’re heading to San Pedro on
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Today we took a trip to The Belize Zoo just outside Belize City. One of the better zoos I have visited to date. All the animals are native to Belize, and all are either born there or rescues. It is fairly small but it doesn’t feel that way, and we spent around four hours wandering the grounds.
Another Maya ruin site checked off the list! Today it was Cahal Pech, which is only a 10 minute walk uphill from downtown San Ignacio, Belize. It’s quite different from its nearest counterpart, Xunantunich, which is much more open space with El Castillo, the temple, dominating the site. Cahal Pech is one of the more intimate
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We toured the Green Iguana Conservation Project yesterday to check out the grounds of the San Ignacio Resort and take pics & learn about the conservation efforts in Belize. This is a great project aimed at informing the public, mainly locals, on the dangers of poaching iguanas in the wild. Our tour guide, Umberto (Bert),
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A “cold front” moved through today and brought a bit of intermittent rain, but I was able to take a short drive and snap some pics. Wow this countryside of Belize is so much different from the ones in Michigan…I dig it!! For more on travel photography, go to my post Travel Photography Tips and Planning.
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It was probably the hottest day since we have been in Belize, and we took a trip to Clarissa Falls about 5 miles outside of San Ignacio. Facing our fear of the unknown creatures lurking beneath the water, we dove in the Mopan River a bit down river from the small series of falls. We
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Our first trip to a Maya ruin in Belize, Xunantunich was spectacular! It was smoking hot in the sun, but we endured the heat in order to climb to the top of El Castillo, at 136 feet it’s Belize’s second tallest structure by only one foot. Xunantunich was first explored in the 1800’s by Dr.
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