Just as in Costa Rica last year, we did not drive ourselves in Belize, instead taking advantage of the private transfer options offered by the resorts we were staying at. That decision saved us a lot of aggravation with the uneven quality, shall we say, of the Belizean roads, major…
One of the gorgeous days while in Hopkins, we went on an “island hopping” expedition to visit several cayes that are strung along the Belize Barrier Reef. Some of these tiny islands are nothing but greenery atop sandy banks, while others are built up with resorts and even have small…
For the second portion of our stay in Belize in December, we were based in the seaside town of Hopkins. Now, I believe I have sufficiently established throughout all of my travels that I am not much of a beach person. As much as I like dipping in the sea…
Abandoned cities of the Mayan Empire dot the landscape across Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, and Belize. Some are quite famous (think Chichen Itza, which I visited over a decade ago, or Tikal, which will be the subject of an upcoming post). Others are much less known. Xunantunich, practically on…
Our trip to Belize at the end of the last year was split between two locations, one inland and one on the coast. The inland one was near the town of San Ignacio in the western Belize district of Cayo. This was a great base for visiting Mayan ruins, swimming…