A Belizean birthday party on Goff's Caye

Caracol and the Mountain Pine Ridge in Belize: Bandits, mud, the Mayan capital and water falls

Speedboat cruise through the jungle to the Maya site Lamanai

Orange Walk, La Milpa and Chan Chich: Spiders, Snakes and Crocs

Garifuna Settlement Day 2011 in Hopkins, Belize

Category Archives: English articles

Lebenszeichen / Signs of Life

12. July 2012 at 10:18

Holger

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Apologies for not posting to the blog in a while. We’re back in Germany for a few weeks, wrestling with German bureaucracy, trying to meet as many friends and eat as many or our favorite dishes as possible ;-) Still some Belize posts in the pipe and of course a wrap-up of the “tripwithameaning”. Stay […]

Action at Mama Noots

7. June 2012 at 20:22

Holger

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A few weeks ago when Hendrik was visiting, we took him around the country. Amongst other places, we got to spend a night at Mama Noots Eco Lodge down south. A beautiful and well run little off-the-grid lodge, Mama Noots is located in the Bocawina National Park of Belize. It’s home to the longest zip […]

Tip: Rainbow Hotel, Caye Caulker, Belize

3. June 2012 at 21:06

Holger

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A little while ago, our friend Ernesto from Rainbow Hotel invited us over to spend a weekend at his hotel. Rainbow is situated centrally on the little island of Caye Caulker (which is definately one of my favorite spots in Belize). It lies right on the main beach front street, close to restaurants and supermarkets. […]

River Rafting and Volunteer Consulting

31. May 2012 at 16:04

Holger

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“I met this guy on a water taxi”, my friend John said. “He’s starting a business with bamboo rafts on a river. He asked me if I would like to go rafting with him one day and be very critical about the experience. That’s when I thought I should ask you guys.” It took us […]

Volunteering in a shark tank to save the reef

18. May 2012 at 17:05

Holger

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(This is #2 of a series of tongue-in-cheek articles about my work for the Coalition to Save our Natural Heritage in Belize. The last one described how I became a propagandist and outlined the build-up to the People’s Referendum on offshore oil drilling. This one is a first person account of how I was kicked […]

Of cowboys, bras and phones

16. May 2012 at 17:20

Kerstin

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young cowboy

End of April, the National Agriculture Show 2012 was held in Belmopan. I was really excited to go and hoped to see some “normal” horses, not the poor critters I am used to seeing in the Belize City Tourism Village. My colleague told me that it is “no big deal” and “all about screaming kids, […]

The 7 fundamental principles of the Red Cross and Red Crescent

14. May 2012 at 00:12

Kerstin

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Today I like to introduce you to one of the most important facts about the Red Cross and Red Crescent movement – the 7 fundamental principles that guide our work every day: Humanity Impartiality Neutrality Unity Neutrality Independence Voluntary Service The German Red Cross developed a nice cartoon that is a great guide to explain […]

World Red Cross Day at Belize Headquarters

11. May 2012 at 21:28

Kerstin

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May 8th is World Red Cross Day. And so the Belize Red Cross opened its doors to the public to show all the major services that we provide. 7 school classes alone came and learned a lot about the Red Cross and the 7 fundamental principles of the Red Cross Movement. The classes got a […]