Looking for budget accommodations on Ambergris Caye? Check out the Conch Shell Inn, located on the beach in the central part of the island’s town of San Pedro.
Central America
Short on time and wondering which Maya ruins you should visit on your trip to Belize? Check out Lamanai, one of the largest and most interesting sites in the country.
My first time getting “painted” at Carnaval in San Pedro. Ambergris Caye is the spot to experience Belize’s annual Carnival celebration.
I spent 2.5 weeks in Honduras a year ago and was lucky enough to help with building a home for an underprivileged family on a volunteering project.
When I wasn’t flexing my muscles on the building site however, I had the opportunity to visit some of the most beautiful and intriguing places in Honduras.
While the island of Ambergris Caye in Belize may not have the legendary bar scene that rivals some other famed spots like Southeast Asia, there are certainly a number of nice places to kick back and enjoy a couple drinks.
If you’re looking for the perfect daytime spot (and perhaps a place to catch up on a blog post or two), head north of town to the Palapa Bar & Grill.
A look at Caye Caulker’s channel, known as “The Split” that draws in locals and tourists alike with its laid back charm.
Though Central America is regarded as a cheap area to travel around some countries are more expensive than others and volunteering can be a good way to save funds and stick around for longer. Other benefits of becoming a volunteer English teacher, helping out at orphanages or conservation work include improving your Spanish and seeing sides to Central America that perhaps would otherwise be missed.
Tired of theme parks, smelly tourist buses, and cancelled reservations? Concerned about our environment and the impact of travel upon it? Imagine instead a lush, green canopy overhead, a mossy, leaf-covered path underfoot. Listen now to the calls of colorful, exotic birds! Glimpse beautiful butterflies darting through patches of sunlight as you meander through their pristine, green palace – “Nature’s Cathedral.”
First of all, for some, the thought of traveling to Nicaragua is unsettling. A third world country ravaged by war in the 70’s and 80’s, the second poorest country next to Haiti in the western hemisphere, and political corruption. However, the thought of backpacking in Nicaragua takes on a whole new vision.
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