Fiber Optic Pricing on Ambergris Caye

This morning I got a phone call from Belize Telemedia asking if I had received the letter about their new fiber optic internet. The rep. Brianna went onto explain that they had changed the deadline to September 14th – I was thankful, as the previous one was already passed and I hadn’t received the letter. […]

2016 Belize Reef Week

Pleasure Over Business a Tropical Tip and a Cheap Dinner

Reef Week Belize Reef week in Belize has just finished it’s 11th year of recognizing and highlighting the importance of the Belize Eco-system. The 7-day event included fishing tournaments, beach cleanups, a swim to the Belize Barrier Reef and back from the shores of San Pedro, and a kayak race. The event I made it […]

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Belize Postal Service, a Dirty little Secret and Current Internet Pricing

Belize Postal Service is an area of question that often comes up for future expats, they want to know what options are available for mail delivery and in some cases need to have a change of address set up in advance.  Our mail system is general delivery and we have no zip/postal codes, something that […]

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AWOL internet in Placencia

Thankfully the connection Barefoot Bar beside the Belize Mixology course at the Tipsy Tuna in Placencia is good for us right now.  As a result, most of the time Fermin and I have tried to connect to the net and do something we get bounced around like ping pong balls. Even though has been frustrating, […]

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Why Belize Isn’t a Third World Country

Guest Post by Sharon Hiebing Ever since contemplating moving to Belize, and then once doing so in 2010, I have often heard it referred to as a Third World country. Just to clarify, I’m not one of those history buffs or excessively political types, so I only had a notion of what “third world” meant. […]