Belize Adventure

From One Plan to Many

My Canadian friend Heather is here for 11 days (technically 12 but since she is on a 10 am Tropic flight later this week, we are counting 11). She arrived last Saturday and other than working on San Mateo area stuff, a few walks and lots of couch time we had absolutely no plans. The […]

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Marriott Partnership Announced and Southwest Airlines Seat Sale or is it?

An airfare sale is not always a sale or the cost of getting a cheap flight is being time flexible, like my incoming company. My friend’s daughter Sandra was willing to do a 19-hour layover in order to save big on her Belize flight – $319 Canadian return. As for the long layover, she worked out […]

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What Makes the Best Kind of Party?

The best kind of party is one that is fun, entertaining and has people talking about it long after it is done. The 1st annual 4th of July party at Caribbean Villas is definitely going to be one of those parties. Leave it to a Brit to bring on the best fireworks for the biggest […]

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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 […]

El Secreto Belize

On Vacation at El Secreto Resort

11 miles north of San Pedro Town on a spectacular and deserted stretch of beach with white sand and palms you will find El Secreto luxury beachfront resort. I wish I could say we were going to one of the most luxurious Belize resorts on vacation, but it is volunteer work that brings us to this […]