Our guide, Carlos, was amazing and gave us samples of various plants in the rain forest for us to taste. Then he told us about their origin and their medicinal purposes. We tried plants that treated Malaria, saw cocoa plants, avocado plants (not in season- bummer) and tasted nuts that were like mini coconuts and are used to make cooking oil. Last but not least we ate termites! Read More
I’ve heard of dinner and a show, but not a dinner and a tour… until tonight. Read More
We had grand plans of getting up early and catching a ferry to the mainland to catch a bus to San Ignacio. However, our accommodations were so comfortable that we decided to lounge in the room for a bit.
Actually, that’s a lie. Read More
I am in love. With a fry jack. They are these amazing, amazingly simple staples of Belize that I experienced at breakfast this morning with my coffee. Read More
Wow. So about last night… How’d we go from Pina Coladas to chicken necks and lions!? Read More
“”It’s normal to have this much movement in a plane of this size.” Physics Partner (who will be referred to as P.P.) yelled at me over the loud motor in the 12 passenger plane (including a person squeezed in next to the pilot.) The view took my breath away but I couldn’t shake the feeling in my stomach. It wasn’t so much that we were whisked into the air in a vessel filled with tourist sardines it was more of a feeling of being hungry for some local eats. Read More
I considered going alone but was warned that it wouldn’t be really safe for a single gal to venture alone through the streets of Belize. It was advised that I should bring a male friend along if possible. So a call out was made. Not many bit… except one. My high school physics partner. Read More
Did you spend last summer wondering, like us, what that new building on the corner of Gay Street and Darlington Street was going to be? After months of waiting, we were finally given a sign – literally. A poster on the street-level window was tacked up, giving us all the square footage information that we wanted to know. Read More
The restaurant formerly known as Turk’s Head Inn has come to a close. After years of earning a reputation for a great fine dining experience and exciting nightspot, 15 S. High Street has shut it’s doors and is preparing itself to house a new experience – the coming-soon-to-us Barnaby’s of West Chester. It’s sad to see such a well-loved West Chester restaurant fade away, and we hope that Barnaby’s knows it has some big shoes to fill. Read More
As I scanned the sea of self-absorbed New Yorkers, I noticed a gentleman sitting at the table to my left. He was dining alone and sat facing me. He appeared content perusing the menu in solitude but I felt compelled to talk to him while my date was in the restroom. I locked eyes with him and whispered, “Excuse me. I just wanted you to know… sometimes, I prefer to eat breakfast alone too. I think it’s nice. I appreciate that you like it as well.” He smiled and then told me a few secrets of his own… including the recipe for the world’s most perfect brunch dish. Read More
