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A Personal Farewell to Caye Chapel

It is with a heavy heart that I am sharing the story about the end of my romance with one of my favorite “ff Ambergris Caye” getaway spots, Caye Chapel. Over the years, I have spent many wonderful days there. I am deeply saddened to see the island as we know it come to an […]

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Battle of the Best Beaches Ambergris, Placencia and Roatan

Ambergris vs. Roatan vs. Placencia Best Beaches Comparison by Laura Diffendal Recently, West Bay Beach on the island of Roatan, Honduras, was rated one of the best beaches in the world by TripAdvisor, congrats!! Having been on this beach, as well as the beaches of Ambergris Caye and Placencia, I wanted to do a comparison […]

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Night and Day Exotic Caye Resort Fire

Thankfully there were no reported injuries from last night’s fire at Exotic Caye Resort. Apparently the security guard said it was Denise from Pepperoni’s pizza that alerted him. He was on the other side of Crazy Canucks at the time. He rushed into action, woke and got everyone out of harms way. According to Marla […]

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Belize Sailing School and Saga Humane Society

Today brings information updates from Belize Sailing School and Saga Humane Society, two great organizations that do a lot of good on the island. SAGA is a long time favorite of many and helps the less fortunate animals of Ambergris Caye. Their ‘It’s Hip to Snip’ campaign has been an ongoing success and helped keep […]

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Crocodile Communication and Belize Conservation

Over the course of my 9 years living in Belize, I have crossed paths with many interesting people from afar. This post is about one of them. A crocodile research intern who was in Belize last year. ACES and the helping hand I met Miriam in September 2014. I had offered to host a small […]

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Living in Belize is Like Living in the Wild West

I have always maintained that living in Belize is like living in the wild west sometimes. Yesterday’s shut down of the Control Tower and the resulting airport chaos at Philip Goldson International Airport was a good reminder of how true that can be. Until yesterday’s parallelization of both flights in and out of Belize. Due […]