Belize

I spent a summer semester digging up Mayan bones and artifacts in the middle of the jungle, near Belmopan. One of the coolest experiences of my life.

Went cave tubing here-Sooo beautiful! Looked like a movie set but it was real!

Butts up!!

It’s supposed to be amazingly beautiful and diverse. My activities would be snorkeling, hiking in the rain forest, and general sight-seeing of temples, etc.

... I went cave tubing and zip lining – ridiculously fun.

Sailing, diving, rum drinking, Maya temple visiting, rain forest hiking & canoeing. Superb holiday destination!

Its a funny story… Ive always wanted to travel to central america and i could decide on which country to visit. Soo i decided to stand in front of my map (which was plastered on my wall) and close my eyes, and pick randomly pick a country. Viola! I choose Belize City.

Belize is absolutely breath taking and as the natives would say it, unbelizable.

The FOOD was aamazing…the portions and spices, they sunset and sunrise was an unforgettable site…belize is truly a paradise…a place to escape all of the world’s madness and truly explore tranquilty.

Get a good deal on airfare and head to Belize City … but don’t stay there. The Radisson Hotel is the only decent hotel and it smells like the ocean. It’s a little musty. There’s very little in the area to visit. If you’re a scuba diver like me, head to the small airport past the casino and fly over to Ambergris Caye. Book yourself into Ramon’s. http://www.ramons.com/ The have the best diving tours. The Hol Chin Marine reserve is a great dive area. The channel dive is nice and only 100 feet deep. Shark alley is a great dive as are the currents in “Tres Coconuts” that carry you along for a free ride thru. Skip the Blue Hole unless you just want the listing in your dive book. 60 feet down and No fish and loads of sharks down there inside the rim and past there it’s just plain dark and very deep (400 feet). The little shack on the beach has great food and old Belikin beer. The flight over from Belize is fun .. just ask the pilot to let you ride in the front seat. As you pass the island that is all golf course, you’ll see the landing airstrip ( it looks like a postage stamp) Hang on for an exhilarating landing. If you do stay at the Radisson look around just outside for a local (Harold) who I highly recommend for a local guide and a great trip to the Belize Zoo. He knows all the animals there by name. They’ll even come to the fence and you can scratch the black leopards chin.

“When was the last time you did something for the first time?” Try zip-lining through the rainforest. Awesome!

I spent 24 amazing days here in the summer of 2002. I have visited other times, but it was that summer that changed my life. For days I wrote, read, swam, drank, lounged, and thought without thinking at all. It was perhaps the first time I felt true inner peace and understood myself. I felt powerful and alive; I was truly happy for those fleeting moments. That is what life is all about.

Don’t miss the Cayo District and Rio Frio cave!