There is a good chance you don’t have to be talked into a tropical vacation after a long year of sequestering that left you starved for sun and fun. But just to make sure you are aware of benefits you can only enjoy by heading to Belize this autumn and winter, check all of these off before you dig out your shorts and sunscreen for…
Belize, Open For Tourists, Shows You How Safety and Fun Intersect! If you’re still hunkered down because Covid-19 scares you, welcome to the club! Even seasoned travelers have been experiencing withdrawal systems borne of travel deprivation, which is why this news could morph you from skeptic to believer. Fact is, Belize’s airport and the nation’s resorts have done such amazing jobs of conforming to a…
When the Belize airport re-opened to tourists on October 1, 2020, new health and hygiene rules and regulations had been instituted, so travelers weary of staying home felt euphoric when stepping off flights and being screened because they realized from the get-go how important their health and well being was to Belize officials. How did Belize become the top post-COVID travel destination? For starters, even…
Working From Home? Why Not Do Your Job in Paradise? Plenty of people have volunteered to take care of your pet while you’re gone and even your boss says she doesn’t much care about your location, so the impossible thought that has teased your brain — working from somewhere other than your home — may not be as insane as you think. But if you…
Who could have thought that 2020 would end on so strange a note after Covid-19 upended everything about the way we live? Here’s something that could surprise you, but if you think about it for a few minutes, you’ll get it: Social distancing vacations have become not only popular but prevalent throughout the world where 5-star luxury amenities are taking a back seat to 5-star…
What would it take to convince you of the merits of a resort if all of the accolades you read came from professional reviewers and critics? No need to respond. We know what you would say. Your best choice of accommodations and the other perks resorts offer should come from the reviews of folks who actually stayed there and were so enthused about their experiences,…
We don’t have access to a crystal ball, but if we guessed that you were sick and tired of being locked down and in desperate need of a vacation, would we be wrong? While out of your control, that doesn’t mean you’re not frustrated. The idea of a tropical vacation sounds brilliant, but the thought of ending up in a financial lurch due to re-booking…
Mind if we ask a personal question? What color is your brain? This is no silly query, says marine biologist Wallace J. Nichols whose research into the human mind is unique and unprecedented. It has become his mission to share results of his study, proving that keeping the brain happy and healthy is as easy as developing “a blue mind.” Before you call this theory…
You’ve got a plane ticket to Belize, which is just a couple of hours away from your home base and you’re the sort of person who lives by planning. And you already know where you’re staying: Laru Beya Resort on the Placencia Peninsula in Belize, because you found yourself spellbound by this lush destination the moment you visited the resort’s website. Now, you need a…
No history of Belize would be complete without reaching deeply into the nation’s roots to find the fascinating history of Belize languages that began with a surprisingly sophisticated tongue spoken by its earliest inhabitants: the Maya. These indigenous people spoke and wrote in a dialect that disappeared when the culture vanished around 1,000 years ago. As foreign conquerors arrived from Spain and settled in the…