Holbox, Mexico

Holbox is pronounced "Holbosh"...

http://www.yucatantoday.com/destinations/eng-holbox.htm

Here there are no cars, no cell phones, no internet, no wake up calls and i hope... no gyms...

Only white beaches for miles and miles. Whale sharks you can dive with and Isla Parajos (Island of the birds), a bird sanctuary. I feel in love with this island 2 years ago. My first find in secluded islands. It is easily accessible from Cancun. A choice or planes, buses or cars are available from the Cancun airport. Once at port, a ferry can take you accross the water to the island of Holbox. But from what i've heard, many local fisherman are happy to take you accross at a low cost. What i like about the bird sanctuaries is that they are all equiped with viewing platforms, well above ground on stilts, so the grounds are not disturbed by humans.

Here are a few places you can stay at on Holbox...

Belize

I feel i've passed out on something good here...

I had seen a few years ago land for sale in belize.
Many places on the beach. I'm starting to regret never looking into it more seriously...

Many beautiful house are in Belize, and in my opinion, at affordable prices. The image here on the right is run by a couple in Belize, at Caye Casa. What a great way to live! You can rent a cottage from 150$/night (sleeps 4 adults) or from 100$/night a couple's cabana. This place is on the beach and has it's own dock.

Shout out to my Bro!

My little brother JF is currently in San Cristobal Mexico, in the Chiapas Mexico area. I still call him my little brother, but he's now 24 years old. We all miss him like crazy and worry sick about him. But he's a smart kid and should be ok! Below is a map of Mexico. JF is close to the bottom of the map, near Guatemala. He should be in the area of Oaxaca.

I had never researched this part of Mexico before. It is very close to Guatemala and Belize. I have tried to convince my brother to go to Belize and check out some places for me. It may take more convingcing... JF being a back-packer, we don't have the same taste in lodging : )

http://www.mexico.us/sancristobal.htm

Maybe showing off a little of Belize will change his mind. I haven't yet finished with the British Virgin Islands, but i'll make an exception! While i sit here, with a nice glass of red, i will dream about beautiful beaches and try to convince my bro to stop by one of these. So here's to you little guy, Cheers!

Belize...

Ever wanted to be a pirate? Pusser's Marina Cay, British Virgin islands

I mean really, did you ever want to be a pirate? I have! I'm going to refer to Mr. Depp again... ever since that scene of drinking rum around a fire on a deserted island in Pirates on the Caribbean, yes! I'd love to be a pirate! : )


Anyways, back to Pusser's Marina Cay... I'd like to dedicate today's caption to Mr. Charles Tobias. Who personally resurrected Pusser's rum. Pusser's rum had been made for 300 years, from 1655 till 1970. http://pussers.com/outposts/


It is now again available to the public and made here at Marina Cay, off Tortola British Virgin islands. Ketya






They also have a live web cams on the island:

http://pussers.com/outposts/webcam?R=200611231123274565caff2fc5f&ID=1


http://pussers.com/outposts/webcam?R=200611231123274565caff34a78&ID=2


http://pussers.com/outposts/webcam?R=200611231124384565cb46ac8ca&ID=3

Partying and sailing in Tortola, British Virgin Islands

It seems Tortola is always in party mode! You can constantly find sailing events and almost weekly festivities. But the biggest festival seems to be in August, celebrating the 1834 Emancipation Act. Here's a link i found of an updated list of what's happening in the British Virgin Islands.
http://www.bvitourism.com/events

Sailing is a huge part of these islands. So many services are available for fishing and boating. You can rent a boat and crew (for those of us, like me, who have no idea!) or just a boat. It can be for a full, all-inclusive weeks tour or just for an hour. Here are a few places, But they're easily found on the web.

http://www.yachtpromenade.com/index.htm

http://www.catamarans.com/







http://www.endlesssummer.com/

http://www2.gobeach.com/bvi/psipsina.htm

http://www.charteraboat.com/silmaril/

British Virgin Island map

http://worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/namerica/caribb/vg.htm

The Distillery, Tortola, British Virgin Islands

Tortola, the largest piece of the British Virgin islands. Many choices are available here. From a quiet villa to a spa, Tortola will not disapoint. Most of the villas I've found in Tortola are from a great web site: http://www.caribbeanway.com/ This site was the first to get me hooked on the caribbean. It's very easy to use and they have options for all budgets.

I've tried doing a compilation here of the best ones, enjoy!

The Distillery is about 1200$ cdn for 7 nights per person, if it is booked for 7 people. This building used to be a rum distillery until 1950. Before the distillery, the site had been an indigo and a sugar cane plantation. The area must be filled with history.