We awoke to pleasant rays of much needed sunshine, bid a hasty "adieu" to Turtle Inn and carted ourselves back toward town to Captain Jaks, a modest but charming property recommended to us by a friend in Playa. We were immediately greeted by Tamalyn...

"They say your heart never leaves, once you've been down to Belize."

So says songwriter and part-time Belize resident Jerry Jeff Walker. Rob and I have been to Belize three times this year already and certainly these lyrics ring true for our family. I find myself reading and re-reading my online...

I haven't even been back in the States for four months, and I'm already planning my next trip abroad. What happened was this: my boyfriend put together an awesome travel video of our recent trip to India and SE Asia that got some attention. He sold a few clips to Lonely Planet TV, and got enough kudos...

Were you on Santa's naughty or nice list? If you've been
good, very, very good, take yourself on vacation to celebrate. Luxury hot-spots don't come cheap, but they are
magnificent. Just like you. N'est-ce pas?

Why wait for someone else to tak you where you want to go? These three resorts top my...

After a long series of flights (layovers in Dulles and Miami), Dave and
I landed in Belize City with relief. Our plan was to grab a taxi into
town, and take public buses to Placencia - a long stretch of beach-y
peninsula on the southern coast of the country. Perhaps knowing that
another...

About thirty minutes before my flight to Miami was supposed to take off, chaos broke out in the Belize City airport. Hurricane Dean was still (at my estimation) about 230 miles offshore, but those first drops of rain caused pandemonium. Kids were crying, adults were whispering, and everyone was flicking...

So we had a little mishap with our malaria meds. We got doxycycline perscribed because Dave had a bad experience with Malarone in Mozambique (i.e. he actually got malaria and blacked out for three days). We leave tonight, so we took our first pill yesterday....and noticed the small text on the side saying...