Belize City, Belize Travel Blogs

Bed Bugs and Beyond
Mar 10, 2007 (27 photos)

... in the brightest eye catching colours they can find.  With the windows open for some air conditioning it was a windy few hours to Belize City which sadly was very seedy in the darkness of nightfall.  We found a taxi driver who was happy to drive ...

Belize, second largest Barrier Reef
Mar 6, 2005 (7 photos)

This is just for the map pin as we typed it and tagged it onto the Mexico entry guys!!! Doh!!!

The shaman squid and the princess
Aug 23, 2008 (64 photos)

After the sun sat down behind an exotic island, I jumped in the golden ocean in the quest for finding balance in my soul.  Once I reached the ocean floor, my attention was drawn towards 7 beautiful multicolour squids.  Six of them formed a ...

Change plane
May 30, 2007

And played cards

The Backside of Belize
Jun 29, 2006

... Onshore is scruffy jungle and mosquito-breeding marsh. Given the crime and our lack of time, we spent a quick night in Belize City and headed for our penultimate border crossing. When we crossed into Belize, the female customs agent started asking me ...

The Slump of Belize City
Nov 21, 2001

... slump. I have been to South Central/Englewood, Los Angeles this summer to repo cars for the rental car agency, that was scary. Belize city on a scale of 1 to 10 was a perfect ten scary. I was little scared walking with Juliette, while black dudes watch on ...

You betta belize it
Dec 17, 2003

... cement under the car when the radiator is leaking. My problem is that it doesn't sound very nice but it looks spectacular. Belize is between Mexico and Guatamala bordered by the Caribbean Sea. I noticed from the air that Belize was how lush and green ...

Leaving Mexico--into Belize
Nov 20, 2001

... half the country of Belize and arrived very late in Belize City. Not knowing where to go, we WALKED in the darkness of Belize city trying to find a hotel. After a little search through the Rough Guide, we found a nice friendly place to our liking, luckily ...

So, um, that was a BB gun right?
Dec 19, 2003 (5 photos)

I really lazed around not really doing too much other than sitting on the veranda watching the football in the field across the way and the sea just beyond that. I would have seen much more except there was a huge cement and neon hotel casino which now ...

Conclusions
Jul 17, 2006 (4 photos)

I left Utila at 7:00 in the morning and arrived at my apartment at 11:00 that night. It was a long day of flying and for the next several days, I experienced uncomfortable culture shock. It was a great trip. If I could do it again, sure there are parts I ...

You Better Belize It
Dec 20, 2007 (2 photos)

... around 80,000. This is an estimate I couldnŽt be bothered doing a head count. It was a Saturday night when I arrived in Belize city. I met a Swede and a German (named Tam and Rab respectively) in the hostel and we went out clubbing that evening. It was ...

Welcome to Belize
Jun 30, 2008 (11 photos)

We've landed and we made it through customs! parents everywhere can celebrate.

Exploring Mayan Ruins
Jan 18, 2008 (44 photos)

... and tilapia; and to Jamaica they send pork and beef. The remainder of our tour consists of cruising through the streets of Belize City during rush hour before we wind up back where we started, where we bid farewell to our friendly tour guide. & ...

Restaurants and Bars
Sep 11, 2008 (3 photos)

... salad or coleslaw and fry plantains.  They also provide excellent places for breakfast. The second largest populous group in Belize is Chinese so there are a large number of the inevitable Chinese restaurants of varying standards most of them are ...

Return Trip to Belize City
Sep 17, 2008 (2 photos)

... of a couple of back packers (Lewis and Emma) who required a lift back to the City, we decided to risk coming back to Belize City.  After 1 1/4 hrs on the road we arrived at the crossing a found a large queue of trucks, buses and vans not a good sign ...

Alright...we're here...Belize City airport
Dec 28, 2004

... it's definitely different from any other country I've visited so far...the airline lost our luggage so we had to drive into Belize City to find some clothes...it was a very intriguing endeavour...the one traffic light didn't even help us...please excuse my ...

Depart Belize.
Sep 29, 2008 (2 photos)

Family members came to say Goodbye.  Many ears in Del's eyes again.

Belize
Mar 3, 2009 (4 photos)

... no ill effects after half an hour. GAME ON! We were on the second tender across from our mooring to Belize City :) The Former British Crown Colony of British Honduras is about the size of Wales, but has a population of only 300, ...

Getting ready for the move
Sep 6, 2004

... choose plastic things. After I gave him a few dollars he left me alone, just a subtle reminder I suppose that I'm back in Belize for real. I move in on Thursday. Not actually to my house unfortunately because it's not ready to be lived in yet. ...

Belize it or NOT!
May 27, 2008

... A taxi to the wrong bus terminal didn't help but soon we were on route to Puerto Cortes but missed the last ferry to Belize. Instead we headed to the Guatemalan border and got an overcrowded sweat bucket minibus to Puerto Barrios. It was like the old joke ...

Party in the Park
Sep 13, 2008 (2 photos)

Today is the second day of the Belize Belikin Fest, this is part of the September celebrations and is basically a four day Friday to Monday Party in the Park.  Live bands and DJ's playing a hypnotic mix of R&B, Reggae Punta Rock and other Latin ...

Oops, forgot one thing...
Jul 28, 2004

Oops...forgot the most important part of the last email: While walking through my village with the chairman's wife, it began to get dark. She said, "let's get home before it gets dark, the fer-de-lances come out then."

Views Around Belize City
Sep 12, 2008 (13 photos)

... you on a tour around the city - when I say tour there is no guide but you can get to see the whole city. Belize City is the commercial center of Belize providing the hub for produce and is  possesses one of the two deep water ports.  It ...

Belize
Feb 3, 2009 (30 photos)

... leave the country - but then we entered Belize without any problem - got stamps for our bikes in the passports and headed towards Belize City on the Northern Highway. We stopped and had a cola with a reaqlly happy, fun Belizean family and let the kids ...

. . . so about that rash
Jul 10, 2004

... conditioned van to Belize city instead of the overcrowded non-ACed bus with everyone else. Once we got to PC headquarters in belize city I really wasn't feeling well, was having a little bit of trouble breathing and was really shaky. Jackie, the PCMO ( ...

Thanksgiving, ticks, and ants
Nov 29, 2004

... with the seasons, it's difficult to get into the "holiday spirit." Luckily though, all the volunteers met in Belize City for a conference and Thanksgiving celebration at the Country Director's house. Since I couldn't be with family, certainly the next ...

Chillin' in the Caribbean....
May 14, 2007

Well just got off the coach in Belieze city, had a pretty good trip over from Tikkal only took like 5 and a bit hours. Getting on a boat in a bit bound for the island Caye Caulker where we're meeting Allison and Michelle. Everyone speaks English here and ...

The Beginning...
Aug 28, 2007

... but ready to hit the ground running for our seven week journey through Central America.     Since weŽd heard that Belize City was not too exciting and a little bit shifty, we had decided a while ago to head straight for the northern Cayes ...

The splendor and squalor of Belize
Jan 17, 2005

... back to see more. I just felt so good about that day. Seeing the jungle and caves and enjoying the natural splendors that belize has to offer me. I feel lucky to have been able to experience it all. The next week i was working with CARE Belize ...

Day trip to the Mayan Temple at Altun Ha
Sep 5, 2008 (6 photos)

... .  Some of the best examples of Mayan art have been recovered from the site and are on display in the Belize musium. The breath taking views and vistas are accessable and steps have been taken to preserve the historical site for future generations. ...