Blogs from Belize, Central America Caribbean - page 103

url='/Videos/2402.html' onclick='dialog("/Videos/2402.html?popped=1","tbvideo",600,600);return false;'Puntaurl='/Videos/2403.html' onclick='dialog("/Videos/2403.html?popped=1","tbvideo",600,600);return false;'Punta again...Punta- This was by far the cutest and hardest dance for me. When you get this dance down, your officially a Belizean. Check out these punta video links to the left:::::::: Me and my girls went to a dance at a place called the Garden of Eatin' a little pass where the buses come for pickup. It was cool, many youngsters though. But it was nice to watch everyone dance this dance in unison. It's as if everyone gets into a punta trance and it becomes hypnotic. It's crazy. Any how... Me and Y were ready to go to sleep by 10pm, and when Belizeans party, they don't get there till 1am or 2am and don't leave until 6am.....I'm not the one, Good nig... read more

url='/Videos/2400.html' onclick='dialog("/Videos/2400.html?popped=1","tbvideo",600,600);return false;'Punta Dangriga home of the Garifuna people. The Garifuna are ethnically descended from Amerindian and African people; their language is a dialect of the native Brazilian language family Arawakan. The British colonial administration invented the term Black Carib under which the Garifuna went before they came to the Island of Roatán and eventually the Honduras mainland. Freedom is what I felt when I cupped my hands for the experience at Y's Farm. The people, so proud of their heritage, so charming and pleasantly mannered, and very hospitable and clean and relaxed in there ways. I think everyone there is a born chef. Fresh fish, beans andd fryjacks in the morning. What a way to greet the day. Breakfast, Lunch and Tea were always on time. The children and their good mann... read more

Writing this, ahead of me I can see a local tourist attraction for Belizians - one of only 2 sets of traffic lights in all the country, fascinating I can tell you! Which is next to a wobbly, old suspension bridge that you risk your life on every time you cross. I'm in a busy little place called San Ignacio, which translates from Spanish as 'The Island', highlighting its remote nature in the Macal River Valley. Been relaxing here for a few days, learning Spanish, getting lost in Jungles and drinking lime juice that's nearly as good as Singapore's. I survived the pirate-island of Caulker one more day where no amount of doggy paddle stopped a tidal current washing me out to sea, before snorkling back inland. I became a pupil for an evening by hiring ... read more

Door al die hurricanes hier, blijf ik mijn plannen maar wijzigen. In plaats van de hooglanden van Guatemala ben ik naar Belize gegaan voor een klein weekje. Volgens mij het 2e jamaica...te relaxed gewoon En heb de belizian bob marley ontmoet...Beter bekend als the Lyrical King... Beetje jammen, genieten van het mooie weer. snorkelen met roggen (en een nurse shark) nog meer op het strand liggen dat is er te doen in Belize. Ook nog een partijtje voetbal gespeeld met de locals en zowaar 2 doelpunten gescoord )(evenveel als in 4 jaar voetbal in Nederland,) Belize was relaxed....maar heb toch moeite met het niks doen...dus...Guatemala here i Come... read more

Four weeks in Mexico and our Spanish was, shall we say, muy poco, so it was with some relief that we approached our second border and the English speaking Belize. The border crossing was straight forward enough with charges for liability insurance and fumigation, then a signed declaration promising to not sell the car and after only half an hour and a quick chat with the immigration official, about how great his country is, we were on our way to the notorious Belize City. There are immediate and obvious differences between Belize and Mexico, but the most striking is the people, the majority now of Caribbean descent. Superpop's, a roadside barbecue and our first stop, gave us our first taste of both Belizean cuisine - rice, beans and meat - and Belizean people - big, loud ... read more