Sometimes, the most stressful part of any vacation is finding a good
budget hotel. We've all been there before, you book a hotel online only
to get there and find out it looks nothing like what you were
expecting. You want to back out, but it's too late - all that's left to
do is cross your...

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...

Half-way through shooting in Botswana, the cast and crew of The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency represent more than just a film to Southern African nation Botswana. Like Lord of the Rings
did for New Zealand, Botswana residents and officials hope that this
film will bring international recognition to...

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...

On Monday night, I leave for Belize. That's only 4 days away! I'm going with Dave, and it's coming at a time when we both really need some time off from work (or is that all the time?).

The plan right now is to hit Caye Caulker first, since it's close to Belize City and the airport. We have a...

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Cheers and happy travels!