Destination: Belize

Day 64 - PADI Day 2

Sun, 3 Aug 2014 | By kikkijayne | Views [436]

A short run, my now standard breakfast of plantains, avacado & eggs & I was all set for my first actual dive. We were on a large boat with two other dive groups & left just after 8am for a 1.5hr journey to Turneffe North. As well as Francesca, ... Read more >

Day 63 - PADI Day 1

Sun, 3 Aug 2014 | By kikkijayne | Views [414]

Woke up before sunrise and took advantage of the breeze to squeeze in a short run. Grabbed a coffee at this cute little beach shed cafe - cool beans en route to the dive shop & I was set. I waited two hours for my dive instructor to arrive.... Read more >

Day 62 - Caye Caulker

Wed, 30 Jul 2014 | By kikkijayne | Views [444]

Left Hopkins before 7am and had pretty smooth bus connections through to Belize City via Dangriga. I was sad to leave my fabulous friends from the night before but had to get to the Caye ready to enrol for my dive course starting Tuesday. Met a lovely ... Read more >

Day 61 - Hopkins

Wed, 30 Jul 2014 | By kikkijayne | Views [416]

A lazy morning that comprised of a swim before breakfast & hammock time though to lunch. Estelle & I just hung out by the beach with our dog friend, planning out a treasure hunt for her boyfriend in Mexico she was heading back to surprise.... Read more >

Day 60 - Hopkins

Wed, 30 Jul 2014 | By kikkijayne | Views [474]

I set out early to check out the beach & the town. It was already so hot and sticky. Basically Hopkins is a couple of stretches of sand road that lead north & south with shack style houses, tiendas & guesthouse dotted throughout. The ... Read more >

Day 59 - Hopkins

Wed, 30 Jul 2014 | By kikkijayne | Views [425]

Epic day of transit. Left Guatemala at 5am in a shuttle headed across the border to Belize city. Ideally I would have been able to get out in Belmopan rather than Belize city but I knew I would have no such luck :( That said, after a smooth border ... Read more >

Photos: Belize

Wed, 30 Jul 2014 | By kikkijayne | Photo Gallery

Noël à Bélize

Thu, 29 May 2014 | By adreamtogo | Views [471]

Noël à Bélize Je pensais avoir posté un mot du Bélize pour vous souhaiter de joyeuses fêtes mais apparemment ce message n’a pas marché.  J’ai quitté le Bélize conquise.... Read more >

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Photos: 44 DAYS ON

Sat, 10 May 2014 | By jugap | Photo Gallery

44 DAYS ON

Sat, 10 May 2014 | By jugap | Views [424] | Comments [1]

Well we are now in Guatemala but this will be about our short Belizean experience. On sunday 4/5 in the afternoon we caught a water taxi from Chetumal (mexico) via San Pedro to Caye Caulker an island about 1 hour off Belize City. After about 100mins ... Read more >

Belize and Guatemala

Thu, 6 Mar 2014 | By kirstenvelthuis | Views [574]

Just when I'm starting to get the hang of speaking spanish, we move to the one and only english-speaking nation in Central-America: Belize. But just as we're getting happy about being able to understand everything, we realise it's Kriol-English which ... Read more >

Photos: Belize and Guatemala

Sat, 1 Mar 2014 | By kirstenvelthuis | Photo Gallery

Photos: Belize

Fri, 15 Nov 2013 | By mearle | Photo Gallery

Photos: Belize

Tue, 16 Jul 2013 | By ccandj6monthsaway | Photo Gallery

Belize - the last of Central America

Tue, 16 Jul 2013 | By ccandj6monthsaway | Views [623]

Finishing Tikal, we made our way across the border to Belize with ease.  It surprised both of us how drastic and sudden the cultural change between the two countries from one border agent to the other.  Everyone in Belize speaks English, where ... Read more >