Feeling the call of the jungle, the Bashful Adventurer books a stay at the Cotton Tree Lodge in Belize. But it will be too rustic or just right?
Category: Belize
Cultural Differences: Belize
Amusing Signs Around the Planet Something I never would have thought of doing: flushing a toilet with my foot. But just in case I did, it’s good to know that this would not be appropriate in Belize. —Lori Tripoli ~Advertisement~ ~Advertisement~ Thinking about vacationing in Belize? Enjoy your trip and consider these posts: Adventuring,…
Seeing the Signs: Punta Gorda
Of all the places I might find a place named Dean Martin Cafe, the least probable location is where it’s located: Punta Gorda, Belize. If the King still sings in Vegas, I suppose Dino might be loitering around Punta Gorda. Hum Volare if you stop by. —Lori Tripoli Headed to Belize? Consider these posts: Unexpected…
The Bright Side of Death
I’ve never really understood the American method of mourning, kicking off with a somber viewing followed by an even more somber funeral. Let’s all wear our sad faces along with the black. This approach seems so incongruous to me given the religion it tends to be cloaked in. After death, heaven. If all of us…
A Little Belize, A Little Mexico, A Little Midlife Crisis?
In my on-again, off-again love affair with my Kindle (love the convenience, miss the smell of paper), I splurge and buy a digital copy of The Last Full Service Crocodile Ranch in Quintana Roo (2012) by Richard Hofheimer. It’s an engrossing story about a cancer survivor, on her second marriage, on her second honeymoon, on…
The Wrong Way to Belize
I’m not in Belize for more than a day when I am ready to drop everything and relocate there. I love the jungle, the caves, the thatched roofs, rising waters, wildlife, and the complete lack of people. I also like waterfront places to stay, pink hotels, and drinking rum with strangers. Belize is most definitely…
Tis the Season for Reflection
Another year, not enough travel! I’d hit the road all the time if my checkbook would let me. But I am grateful for all of the places I have been so far and to have goals about where I want to go in the future. For the present, I am grateful to be able to…
Unexpected Treasures of Lubaantun
On the first full day of our stay at the Cotton Tree Lodge on the Moho River in the Toledo District of Belize, we haven’t yet learned which plant leaves to rub on our skin so the mosquitos won’t bite us. We have heard the howler monkeys but haven’t yet seen one. We’ve not gotten…
Making Our Way to the Cotton Tree Lodge
A getaway is so much better if it’s somewhat challenging to reach. The Brawny Sherpa and I wake up in the middle of the night to get to JFK in time for our flight to Miami only to be delayed because our plane is experiencing mechanical difficulties. We wait, we fret, we’ve got to get…
Tripping on Chocolate
Indulging in Chocolate Tourism Attempting to crack open cacao beans one afternoon at Cyrila’s Chocolate near Punta Gorda, Belize, I couldn’t help but wonder what led people, thousands of years ago, to begin torturing beans in a way that would eventually yield chocolate. These aren’t string beans; you can’t just yank them off a plant…