Posted on July 17th, 2008 by aj
As fun as rum, hammocks, reggae and sailing were, we really came to Belize for the second biggest barrier reef in the world and its critters. After re-acquainting ourselves with the finer points of staying alive without atmosphere via YouTube, we got under the sea. Visibility was eighty feet at least. You can swim at [...]
Posted on July 16th, 2008 by aj
We forgot that when we travel, people (even Americans) mistake us for Europeans. This time I’m still Italian, but perhaps with different clothing and a non-shaved head Mandy is French, rather than German. I’m still not sure why. In previous trips I’d assumed it was our conspicuous lack of obesity. Maybe we dress two decades [...]
Posted on July 16th, 2008 by aj
The woman who picked us up from the airport explained to us over the American Hip-Hop on the radio that there were only two cuisines in Belize: rice and beans and beans and rice. She also had a lot to say about hurricanes. Its not unusual for all 70,000 people in Belize City to run [...]
Posted on July 15th, 2008 by aj
In July we bounced down to Belize to do some diving. Its only a 3 hour flight from Dallas over the Caribbean and loads of untouched Yucatan forest. Living in brown California it was pleasing to see so much dense greenery again. Belize has an incredible ethnic mix for a nation the size of Massachusetts. [...]
Posted on July 5th, 2008 by aj
Most soda is far too sweet for me. I reintroduced myself to soda after trying Izzie blueberry soda at Gregoire’s and Mokka in Berkeley. Its lightly sweet, but even so a little sweeter than I prefer a beverage to be. Recently Gregoire’s has had Vignette wine country soda. Their Pinot Noir is delicious. Today I [...]