In addition to the statistics for our trip and answers to the standard questions I ask in each round-up, I thought it would be fun to put together a “Top Three” list of our favorites (and a few not-so-favorites!). Jon…
World Trip Round-Up Part 2: Q&A
As with all of our country round-up posts, we have answered the same questions that we normally do, but this time about our entire trip. We always answer these separately so that we can’t steal each other’s answers, but it’s…
World Trip Round-Up Part 1: Statistics
Days: 311. We departed from Bay City, MI on August 6, 2016 and returned on June 13, 2017. Countries: 16. USA, Mexico, Belize, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam. Cities: 82.…
Belize Round-Up
Statistics Days: 23. Arrived in Belize on October 13. Left Belize on November 4. Cities: 3. Caye Caulker, Placencia, Belize City. Apartment Rentals: 1. We stayed at an apartment on Caye Caulker for 2 weeks. Hotels: 2. We spent 5…
36 Hours in Belize City
During our time in Belize, many people told us to skip Belize City and head for one of the more interesting and friendly places in the country. We heard rumors of how unsafe it was and that there was nothing…
Low Season in Placencia
Once it was time to leave Caye Caulker, we needed to decide on where to go next in Belize. After reviewing our options, we decided on Placencia, a city in the south on a peninsula. A full day of travel…
Caye Caulker: What Did We Eat?
As expected from a small Caribbean island, we ate our fair share of seafood on Caye Caulker. Fresh fish, lobster, shrimp, and conch were available at nearly every restaurant we walked past, making the decision of where to eat both…
A Long-Delayed Honeymoon
When Jon and I were dating and starting to talk about marriage, I never really dreamed much of “the big day.” Instead, what I would dream about was taking a honeymoon to Belize. For some reason, Belize had always stuck…
Snorkeling and Sailing with Blackhawk
Since we were in the Caribbean on an island, we wanted to take advantage of being on the water during our time in Caye Caulker. We had gotten scuba certified, which was an amazing experience, but we wanted to see…
Typical Tuesday: October 25, 2016
This is a series in which I describe a typical Tuesday during our travels. This will give you an idea of what we do on an average day – sometimes exciting and sometimes mundane. Tuesday, October 25, 2016: Caye Caulker,…