It’s not easy entertaining kids these days. Competition is fierce. From YouTube videos and kid-focused websites to TV series that rely upon animation to keep youngsters focused on the action, it can take a dramatic pronouncement to get kids to look up from their screens. Try this one on for size: “How would you like to take a vacation that’s filled with so many child-friendly…
Whether you’ve had more than your fair share of luck trolling local waters in pursuit of your biggest catch or you’re a newbie who wants to be convinced that it’s time to take a few challenges outside your home waters, how would you like to play with the big boys after taking a short airplane ride south to the Caribbean where fish you have only…
Waylan Miki asks the question veteran travelers confront when they are on the move year round: How many choices is too many when setting up a vacation itinerary? Miki describes the phenomenon of “paralysis of choice” that can lead travelers to sign up for everything for fear of missing something and exhausting themselves in the process! Are you wise enough to take the word of…
When researchers named the most unique characteristics of primates for the Treehugger.com website, they didn’t have to look far to unearth the species with the biggest mouths! Belize howler monkeys aren’t gossips but their name is their claim to fame: They have one of the loudest calls of any land mammal and their unsettling roars can be heard from a distance of three miles away….
Must you go all the way to Japan to find out how it feels to be part of Asia’s “forest bathing” culture? Of course not – especially since there’s a nation that’s just a couple of hours south of the U.S. that promises an equal measure of peace and tranquility – minus the jet lag – where forests and jungles dominate the landscape. If you…
5 Reasons Scuba Enthusiasts Always Choose Placencia Belize When your mind travels to the pleasures of scuba diving, there’s a good chance you reflect upon the beauty, serenity, and eye candy that appears the moment you peek below the surface. What you may not know is that there are reasons you feel so great after time spent underwater: You get aerobic and anaerobic workouts that…
If God can create the world in 7 days, it stands to reason that you can create an amazing 7-day itinerary that feels like heaven when you vacation in Belize, a nation guaranteed to remind you of Eden as you explore the nation’s magnificent jungles, gardens and rain forests. And while there are more than two of each animal species roaming the nation known for…
Just about everyone who collects notable quotations has heard the one delivered by the ancient philosopher Maimonides: “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” This advice is especially true for avid fishermen who know that a day on the ocean in pursuit of a prize catch feeds the…
The word “shark” seems to have taken on a wide range of meanings. Some lawyers are called sharks and sharks sit at card tables, menacing unsuspecting players by taking all of their money. But sharks are maligned, say oceanographers at https://usa.oceana.org/shark-myths-vs-facts. Here are a few myths you can discard: They aren’t out to terrorize humans All sharks are the same. Actually, there are 500 species. They…
Make These 3 Your Lucky Snorkeling Spots While Visiting Belize You don’t have to be superstitious to adopt the number three as your lucky number if you’re putting together an itinerary for snorkeling in Placencia during your Belize vacation you’ve been eager to take. Just remember the number 3. It’s considered so lucky by the Chinese, a Beijing resident paid $215,000 for the phone number 133-3333-3333!…