Placencia Peninsula: The Best Area In Belize To Vacation If you’ve been put off by stories that Belize hot spots Ambergris Caye and Caye Caulker have become too crowded and hectic, there’s a gorgeous area of Belize that’s getting lots of attention from travelers who want to enjoy both tranquility and excitement: the Placencia peninsula. This finger of land’s history goes back to the…
Traveling Is Good For Your Health, According To Science You probably already know that an active vacation can revitalize body and mind and a relaxing vacation can be as therapeutic as sessions with a skilled counselor trained to help you stay in balance. But scientists are beginning to prove that travel is good for the soul—any kind of travel, for that matter. Of course, you’re…
It’s Your Honeymoon. Make it Unforgettable in Placencia Belize Had you visited the Brides.com magazine website not long ago, you would have encountered a fascinating article written by Liz Susong that talked about the weird and wacky history of the honeymoon. In the article, wedding historian Susan Waggoner says that taking a honeymoon “dates from the days of marriage by capture when, after snatching his…
Scientists Say Your Child is Ready for a Belize Family Vacation According to London’s “Telegraph,” scientists have proven that you can take your child abroad and have the experience indelibly etched on her brain as early as age 5! For parents longing to leave the states for an affordable summer sojourn, this news is being cheered by moms and dads whose friends have described…
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…
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…