by Mary Charleson | Jun 1, 2023 | South America / Central America
Belize is small in size but vast in cultural and biological diversity, offering everything from hammocks on sandy beaches with tropical breezes, to the second largest barrier reef in the world, the only jaguar reserve in the world, thousand-year-old Maya sites, and a...
by Mary Charleson | May 1, 2022 | South America / Central America
“We can’t go to Belize without seeing the Blue Hole,” is pretty much the way my friend summed up her opinion about our upcoming trip. Our group of five girl fiends was booked on a kayaking and snorkeling adventure with Island Expeditions, which would see us explore...
by Mary Charleson | Apr 27, 2022 | South America / Central America
Having a list – any list, especially 25 things to see and do on Caye Caulker, might be viewed as running counter to the vibe of “island time.” But this laid-back Caribbean island, just 30 minutes by water taxi from downtown Belize, or a quick 10-minute flight...
by Mary Charleson | Apr 30, 2021 | Asia, Australia/New Zealand, Europe, South Africa, South America / Central America, USA, When a pandemic strikes
It’s safe to say that many of us would love to get back to traveling in 2021, and it’s quite likely we will – at least locally and domestically where restrictions allow. Many have pegged their hopes on the last quarter of 2021 to open up...
by Mary Charleson | Dec 16, 2019 | Asia, Australia/New Zealand, Canada, Europe, Hawaii & South Pacific, South Africa, South America / Central America, USA
We’ve combed the internet for some fun, inspirational and useful gift items for that hard to buy for traveler you know. Below you’ll find 8 useful, 4 cool and 2 inspirational gifts, plus 2 more that you don’t really need – but will truly want!...
by Mary Charleson | Jun 12, 2018 | South America / Central America
“For the record, I don’t intend to die in a tsunami in Nicaragua.” Those were my words as I tried to think logically in the face of a loud siren blaring in Spanish, “alerta de tsunami evacua inmediatamente” which translates to “Tsunami alert,...
