Nov 1, 2012 - Halloween in Placencia

Pickled at the Pickled Parrot Dumped in Belize city by our Guatemalan bus driver we legged it to the bus station to cram into an old American school bus. Our home for the next 4.5 hours. The seats were lumpy but the company was good. Alvin my 4 yr old friend told me ' In Silgrass the sun always shines' with a wide toothless grin and an accent nicked from a Malibu advert. Unfortunately we were off to Placencia instead but the chances were good it was sunny there too. Snack sellers popped on and off the bus selling banana bread, popcorn,...

Aug 20, 2012 - We speak english here guurrllee!

First reaction of crossing the boarder into Belize was oh thank god! After struggling with Spanish and scam artists for the last four countries was a bit intense! Belize was a totally different story! Everyone was beyond laid back even starting with the boarder guards who could even take a bit of a joke!  We landed in Port George or Gordon, can't really remember as all the locals were even too chilled to say the full name and just referred to it as PG! The guard on the gate had a chat with us and (for once!) told us the cheaper and nicer...

Jan 25, 2012 - Placencia

Today we said goodbye to Maya Centre and moved on to our next stop. Our visit at the little Mayan village was fascinating. Not many tourists bother to go to such out-of-the-way locations with very basic accommodations but for me, it will be one of the highlights of the trip. There were no more guests scheduled to arrive at Maya Centre for a few days so today Gregorio went to work on the family farm. He has to cut down the vegetation around the orange trees in preparation for harvesting. Another old school bus took us further south to the...

Sep 24, 2011 - You betta BELIZE it

After our 3.5 week tour of Guatemala, we decided it was finally time to hit the next country on the list...Belize. After the most enjoyable travel day we have had to date (where successfully Peter bargained with the shuttle guys for about about a 10$ trip from Tikal to Belize City--saying we were out of money and then we each had our own row to stretch out and sleep!) we finally arrived to the beautiful, and very relaxing Caye Caulker. The island motto is "Go Slow" so for those that you know Peter, know he took full advantage of the laid...

Dec 15, 2010 - Hammocks Rock....Day 15

Hi everyone this is nikki onn day 15 our family got the bikes and rode to a place called maya beach bistro. On the way we passed through a town called seine bight wich is a garifuna village. It is the poorest town my family has ever seen including my parents. They were tiny houses about the size of a large garden shed. They are all run down, tiny, dirty little shacks that has a family of probably alot (i have no clue but i know its more then one person for sure because its a family) if i had to be in one of these places for more then 1 hour...

Dec 14, 2010 - MAYAN PEOPPPPPLLEE...Day 14

Hi everyone. Its nikki again. On this day we didnt do much. We biked into town. According to the guiness book of records its the narrorist main street in the whole world. There are tons of hilarius sighns. Its not the nicest town though. There are very few good restaurants, i didnt buy any clothes as i dont know if they are very good quality. I dont know bwpecause in out ppr first lodge chaa creek my luggage was left behind so i had to buy a few things. I bout some clothes from one store then i went to snother littke dtore to buy a pair of...

Dec 13, 2010 - Lobster...Day 13

Hi everyone, nikki here. Sorry I couldn't blog for a while we were at a place called machaca hill raonfroest lodge in southern Belize in the toleto district. It is very remote there and is full of nothing but mayan villages and rainforest. The mayan people live inthatchedroof homes with no indoor plumbing and the bare basics. The average village consistsbof 300-400 people. They are farmers. Anyway....on day tjirteen we went out wnorkeling again for the second time. Of course they promised us we were going to a place but then it was too ruff...

Dec 12, 2010 - BUBBLE GUMMM....Day 12

Hi everyone this is nikki. On day twelve i felt sick.( Jake passed it on to me. Meanie) so Jake, my mom and my dad went into town.they met this very nice baker lady who said she would bake us cookies. I have been eating them. THEY ARE SOOOOO GOOD!!! There is this amazing gelato place in town called tutti fruitti. IT IS SOO GOOD!! I usually get bubble gum and chocolate.the great thing is it actually tastes like real bubblegum. I luv it so much. I just had a cold so when they came home we all went out for lunch. Well actually we stayed at...

Dec 11, 2010 - Laughing bird key snorkeling...Day 11

Day 11 was a great snorkeling day. This company picked us up at our place and the boat took only the four of us and the driver and our snorkeling guide to a special island called laughing bird cayenne island. It is a world heritage site and it is protected all around the island and there is no fishing allowed and there are 2 rangers who live on the island protecting it. We snorkeled in the morning, ate lunch there and then snorkeled again in the afternoon. We saw huge lobsters, huge crabs, sting rays, barracudas and all sorts of other...

Dec 10, 2010 - Kayaking on the sea...Day 10

Day 10 on our first day at this resort we took a kayak ride on the sea and it was very calm. Then we walked along the beach and swam in the pool.we hung out and went to a mexican place for dinner. We all had virgin drinks and dad got a margarita and felt kinda drunk. Don't worry though he wasn't but it was still funny. Luckly a driver from the restaurant drove us home because we could not take the golf cart that far.

Dec 9, 2010 - Chaa Creek to Placencia (beach !)..... Day 9

Day 9 was the day we were leaving chaa creek. We sat beside Ted dansen and his wife at breakfast. Then before we left we spoke to him and his wife for a long time. Dad was nervous to speak to a television star. Then he got excited and kept on going on and on and started blabbing. It was funny!v Mom and dad took a picture with him. Then we drove with our driver to our next resort chabil mar. It was a long three hour drive. Ut the roads weren't that bumpy. In Belize to go to school it costs each child 550$. Each school is a different colour...

Jul 26, 2010 - Placencia

After a stopover in Omoa and a boat trip from Belize and a water taxi down a river, we arrived in Placenciea, our first stop in Belize. A really laid back town, at first we were a bit confused where everything was. The 'main road' was practically empty. All the hotels and bars are located in the land in between the road and the beach with only one pathway. We found ourselves walking through people's gardens to find a guest house, a few rooms on stilts next to the beach. The beach here is very pretty, palm trees, white sand - the usual. You...