Placencia Travel Blogs

  COME AWAY TO BELIZE • Jerry Jeff Walker   (VERSE) Daylight, the sunlight chases the grey lights Of lingering night.

3 days in LA before heading to a week long TB meet up in Belize. Then back to LA and up to Big Bear with Wendy for a few days, before going to Las Vegas for the weekend and a mini TB meet up. Yeehaaw... let the party begin.. I'll be on my way today.. :o))

Today was great.  We settled into the little town of Placencia (population 600).  We met this huge black guy Stan, from LA that set us up in his apartments on the beach here in town.  Super nice guy, gave us a run down of everything little nuance of the town.  Then we walk…

This one is really long entry :) But if you are crazy about jungle, climbing, hiking and pioneering into the Unknown, you might find this one somewhat useful! Nov 20 – Dec 3. Mount Chirripo – Costa Rican tallest   Dmitrii Demin, my true buddy got a very diverse sample of Costa Rican cro…

Placencia, Belize Me, Rob and Philippa set off from Hopkins at 7am on the road to Placencia further south in Belize. We had to get a bus to the cross roads outside Hopkins then flag down a bus on route to Placencia or Mango Creek were we could get a water taxi to travel the short distance to Place…

A getaway to the unknown... a country full of color and vast tropical jungles. Mayan Heritage spreading across multiple countries including unforgettable Tikal in Guatemala. From a treehouse to beach hammocks and a secret Butique Hotel tucked away amidst the lush green. Join our adventure to the Jewel "Belize"

Well once we could cross Tikal off of our list we finally felt proper about leaving Guatemala.  So we boarded the 5:00 am bus for Belize City and said goodbye to the country that had treated us so good (well, apart from the whole immigration-illegal alien-border hold up thing).  We set of…

Well, I learned something about TravBuddy today.  Do not try to tell your travel blog that you've stayed in one place for 3 days, for example from June 8-11, 2006.  If you try to do this, TravBuddy will not load your carefully composed and rather lengthy entry.  It will be …

From Belize City we caught the bus to Independence (via Belmopan and Dangriga). We met some really fascinating characters on the bus (fill in - HIV lady, other lady, Gilbert, Erin). From Independence we took the Hokey Pokey Water Taxi across the lagoon to Placencia which was a nice smooth 20 min. b…

It started with an under water video project on sailing yacht ALDEBARAN in Belize and it went on with travelling through this beautiful country with my lovely friend Gwen. The pictures are telling my story ...

5 days, 30 hours of traveling.  In America, that'd get you from the east coast to the west and then some, here, it got me like... less than 1,000 miles. From that town Livingston I hopped up to Belize in a boat that was, ahem, not exactly sea-worthy in my opinion. But after zipping along …

This is by far the most idyillic place we have been to so far. It was a tiny strip of houses which ran along the beach front. There were only foot paths so no cars or motor bikes. The houses were all wooden and brightly painted. When we arrived from Belize city it was like a blessing. I spent the e…

Quick trip to Guatemala for some backpacking to Tikal and then off to Belize for some sun and sand.

Placencia has a fantastic vibe, a gorgeous beach and loads of activities (if you arrive with more cash than we did). The bus from Hopkins takes you through town and drops you where you want. We stayed at Julia's Guesthouse which was quiet, calm and right on the sea front. The beach is white sand…