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

Tag Archives: backpacking

Photo Blog: Eine Woche auf Tobacco Caye

18. February 2012 at 20:23

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Vor der Küste von Belize liegen ca. 450 kleine Sandinseln, genannt Cayes. Man könnte sagen, dass Kerstin und ich eine feste Beziehung zu zweien haben: Ambergris Caye ist eher eine Geschäftsbeziehung während Caye Caulker eine lange und verlässliche Liebe ist. Um Weihnachten rum hatten wir aber eine Affäre. Mit Tobacco Caye. Und es war super! […]

Photo Blog: A week on Tobacco Caye

18. February 2012 at 17:02

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There are about 450 sandy islands on the Belize Barrier Reef  off the caribbean coast of Belize. Belizeans call them ‘cayes’. We have a steady relationship with the two big ones, and I’d say that we’re on Ambergris Caye or Caye Caulker almost every other week. While those two are our steady cayes, we had […]

Froher Australia Day!

25. January 2012 at 21:29

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Der 26. Januar ist der Nationalfeiertag in Australien. Auch wenn wir beide noch nicht zusammen dort waren (aber es ist weit oben auf der Liste!) – Holger war 2003 mal für ein paar Monate mit dem Rucksack dort. Hier als kleiner Gruß an die Australier und Australienfans ein paar Bilder auf 2003. Australien ist wunderschön. […]

Happy Australia Day!

25. January 2012 at 21:25

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January 26 is the national holiday of Australia. We haven’t been there together yet (even though it’s pretty high up on the list), but Holger backpacked around there for a few months in 2003. As a shout out to all fellow Australians and Australia Lovers here are some pictures from Holger’s travels in 2003. Australia […]

Garifuna Settlement 2011 in Hopkins, Belize

15. December 2011 at 22:11

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Twice they are turned down and twice they have to return to the sea.

Garifuna Settlement Day Was ist das? Garifuna Settlement Day ist ein Feiertag in Belize, bei dem die Ankunft der Garifuna Menschen in Belize gefeiert wird. Wann ist es? Jedes Jahr am 19. November.. Was passiert? In der Nacht zum 19. November gibt es Feierlichkeiten, inbesondere im Sueden des Landes, die die ganze Nacht bis zum […]

Garifuna Settlement Day 2011 in Hopkins, Belize

15. December 2011 at 20:39

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Twice they are turned down and twice they have to return to the sea.Twice they are turned down and twice they have to return to the sea.

Garifuna Settlement Day What is it? Garifuna Settlement Day is a public holiday in Belize to celebrate the landing of the Garinagu people in Belize. It’s a public holiday and a BIG party. When is it? November 19th is the day. Every year. What’s happening? The night before Nov. 19th, there are big parties that […]

Mayan Temples of Belize: Cahal Pech, the Place of Ticks

11. December 2011 at 01:09

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Infobox Cahal Pech is one of the larger Mayan ruins in Belize. How to get there: Cahal Pech is a short walk from the centre of St. Ignacio in the Cayo district. Take a bus to San Ignacio and ask for directions there. What to expect: Cahal Pech is a well excavated site that used […]

Birds, Flowers, Maya: The Lodge at Big Falls

30. November 2011 at 17:44

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“Bird watching is like watching paint dry, just not as exciting” I read in some blog the other day. Sums up what I thought about bird watching before we got to the Lodge at Big Falls and Rob Hirons took us around. Doing something is one thing – having someone show you how to do […]