Skip Belize’s 2023 Lobster Season and Your Health Could Suffer! There will be a lobster waiting to meet you in Belize if you come to Placencia in June. Stay home and he will grace someone else’s plate (with a side of Caesar salad) on the three-story wooden deck of the Laru Beya Resort’s picturesque Quarterdeck Restaurant. But before your lobster heads to the pot, grab…
The Best Time To Visit Belize What’s the best time to visit Belize? That’s complicated by the fact that there’s inherently no wrong time to visit Belize. The country’s ideal location right along the equator ensures that it’s privileged with a mild climate throughout much of the year, and the notion of a rainy season is vastly overstated. That’s to say that there is no…
A record number of today’s brides and grooms invite their parents out to dinner when they break the news that they’ve decided on a destination wedding. Why? Such an announcement often cancels out long-held visions of veils, bands, sky-high cakes and crowds of guests, many of whom wind up on the guest list only because “they must.” That’s when your game plan kicks in. Explain…
For a small place (just 16-miles of beachfront), Placencia peninsula has deep, exotic roots. Home to a quaint Creole village populated by around 1200 people, Placencia’s name was given by Spaniards who found the area to be quiet and peaceful. Then, something magical happened: Natural wonders began attracting visitors weary of crowds. Now, it’s the perfect balance of tranquility and adventure both of which await…
Look up in the air. Do you see a plane or Superman? If you’re in Belize, the answer is neither. You’ve spotted flocks of what appears to be every bird under the sun. Obviously, you’ve been clever enough to book a trip to Belize where birding is king and hobbyists gather to see an amazing number of species land on tree branches, fly overhead and…
Mahatma Gandhi must have had Belize in mind when he said, “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.” Here in Belize, that’s especially true, notes Jamal Andrewin-Bohn, Director of Education at the Belize Zoo. He and other conservationists pride themselves on making sure that “the Central Belize Wildlife Corridor maintains its integrity, supporting…
How far would you travel to indulge your passion for chocolate? How about Belize? The entire nation has been devoted to chocolate since the Mayas began harvesting beans and turning it into any number of delicious dishes, but they weren’t around long enough to turn their raw chocolate beans (official name cacao) into a flourishing industry around 2600 years ago. In fact, chocoholics call Belize…
When North Americans relocate to Belize seeking a simpler way of life – or when couples tell families and friends that they’re planning destination weddings–leave it to one person in the crowd to decry Belize in the summer for four reasons. You may have heard them yourself. But we’re here to set you straight. -Summer temperatures in Belize aren’t any different than many U.S. locations,…
Whether or not you’ve been to Belize, you may have heard rumors that this country is an epicenter of excitement because there’s so much to do and see in a small country where everyone speaks English and the landmass is small enough to get around quickly. But there’s a secret we feel compelled to share that could surprise you: Some people come to Belize to…
There’s a very good chance the Easter experience you have come to expect begins and ends with dressing up in church-appropriate finery, watching kids ferret out colorful eggs, hanging out with the Easter Bunny and finishing the day with a meal that consists of baked ham, a slab of butter that’s shaped like a lamb and desserts that tip the scale on creativity. This end-of-winter…