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7 Eco-adventures that may be hazardous to your health
Many adventure travelers like to mix a sense of danger into their travels. It's not enough to just go somewhere and experience the culture and explore the landscapes. For some, they have to feel the rush of adrenaline while they risk life and limb for their next great ...World's Top Eco-Lodges
Outside Magazine has put together a great list of the top eco-lodges from around the world, with seven amazing escapes that not only offer plenty of luxury, but do so in an eco-friendly way. Each of the resorts is given a rating on the "Green-O-Meter" and for its ...Photo of the Day (11.28.08)
"Rush Hour in Belize" is the title of this flickr photo from jonrawlinson. Indeed, life has a slower pace in this small Central American nation, famous for its great diving, snorkeling, and fishing.
In this photo, I love the eclectic cast of characters lounging on the wall ..."Let's build a city... there!" The world's 4 least impressive planned capitals
Cities tend to develop the way living organisms do-- they begin their lives as small and simple creatures, they eventually flower into maturity, and some occasionally decay and die out. Cities are located where they are-- Paris is on the Seine, Sydney is on the Pacific ...Travel Alert! Get to Belize for under $150
[ Edit: Looks like this one is dead, foks. Congrats to those who booked a ticket --- ed.] I've been sitting on this fare for a few days because I was sure that it was going to evaporate, but here, as I sit in a cafe three days after the fare went live, I stand corrected. ...Belize it or not: Living in harmony with M&Ms (monkeys and mosquitoes)
You can't visit Central America and not make at least some effort to see the monkeys. That's just wrong. Monkeys are way too cute to be missed. Like Costa Rica, and other countries in this region, Belize is also trying to brand itself as an ecotourism destination. The ...Belize it or not: Caye Caulker; where backpackers outnumber locals
Isn't this heaven? (Sorry if these photos find you in the middle of cubicle hell.) I took these pictures last week in Caye Caulker, one of the northern islands off the coast of Belize. Most people opt to go to the bigger Ambergris Caye, which is a bit more family friendly, ...Belize it or not: Getting away from it all
Greetings from Belize. I took this photo just a few days ago from the plane (hence the quality), during one of my island-hopping trips between Belize City and the island of Ambergris Caye. Check it out. Some guy built a house on a tiny island in the middle of the ocean ...Belize it or not: Island-hopping on budget
Greetings from Belize. If you come to Belize, chances are you'll stay on one of the islands, not mainland. Not only is it easier to find nice beaches on the islands (cayes), but it is much closer to the Barrier Reef. And if you are visiting Belize, you simply must see the ...Belize it or not: Top Surprizing Things About Belize
Greetings from Belize.
Those of you who have been to Belize before might not find these surprising, but this is my first time here and they surprised me. Here is a brief laundry list:
The U.S. Dollar is widely accepted. With the Belize Dollar pegged at 2:1 to the U.S. ...Belize it or not: Diving the Blue Hole
Greetings from Belize.
Yesterday, I made one of my life-long dreams come true. I dove the Great Blue Hole, a submarine cave about 45 miles off the coast of Belize. They say after diving it, divers are usually either utterly disappointed or absolutely blown away. I found it ...Belize it or not: Ways to use a golf cart
Greetings from Belize! In San Pedro, "the big town" on the Belize island of Ambergris Caye, the preferred form of transportation is a golf cart. (Most of the roads are not paved and the main inhabited part of the island is only a few miles long.) Although golf carts don't ...Belize it or not: The World Soymilk Development Index
Greetings from Belize! Something just dawned on me today while walking through "downtown" San Pedro, Belize: you can judge the "development" of an area by whether or not it has soymilk readily available in grocery stores. Sure, I'm waiting for a flurry of criticism on this ...Belize it or not: The shark petting zoo
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Hello from Belize! What a beautiful little country this is.
I have wanted to come here forever, being a diver and all. As you probably know, the Belize Barrier Reef (stretching from Yucatan all the way to the coast of Guatemala) is the second largest reef in the world, ...Belize's coral reef is threatened
Belize has been on my "places to dive" list for years. At the same time, I get anxious every time I think about diving in Belize. Years ago, I knew somebody who died while diving the Blue Hole, the infamous collapsed limestone cave more than 400 feet deep. She was an ...Chaacreek in Belize: Location for love
Travel and Leisure's 2005 issue listed 50 romantic places. The description of Chaacreek in Belize was attention-grabbing. What does the "Screamer Room" sound like to you? The resort Web site doesn't list a room with this name, but what a gorgeous looking place. Perhaps the ...The less traveled part of the Caribbean
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There's so much to love about the Caribbean, and so much to hate.
The "hate" category exists because the Caribbean we have all come to love is now loved by too many; there are too many hotels, too many tourists, and too much development.
But there are ...One for the Road: Moon Belize
Moon has released updated editions of several Central American titles this fall. We've mentioned their Guatemala and Costa Rica handbooks already, and will highlight another new release today: Joshua Berman's Moon Belize has been nominated for Planeta's Book of the Year ...Geek Cruises
If one has to be a geek to go on a Geek Cruise, then call me a geek. Looking over the itinerary choices of this company reminds me of looking through the course offerings of a community adult ed program--self improve while having fun.
The idea is that while you are enjoying ...The Amazing world of Francis Ford Coppola
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It's rare that a real live person can be described as a destination.
And yet, this is how the Miami Herald describes film director Francis Ford Coppola.
Films can be journeys unto themselves, of course, but it is Coppola's non-cinematic ventures which are the focus of the ...
