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

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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

How to get hammered when you’re traveling

31. October 2011 at 00:25

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Holger in a closed Circuit, 2003, Cairns, AustraliaHolger in a closed Circuit, 2003, Cairns, Australia

Travel is all about experiencing places, cultures and people from different vantage points. Depending on your personal way of life, your knees may be one of these vantage points. Getting hammered when traveling is a problem though, because it makes you vulnerable – and as a traveler or backpacker you may already be a target, […]

How to treat your regular taxi driver

23. October 2011 at 01:16

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Taxis (green license plate) waiting. Belize, Central AmericaTaxis (green license plate) waiting. Belize, Central America

When you’re living abroad, you may find yourself in a situation where you can’t walk around at night. Or not at all. Like in Belize City. But even when we were still back in Germany, I had regular taxi drivers that would take me to the airport or train station a couple of times per […]

Wie man seinen Taxifahrer behandeln sollte

23. October 2011 at 00:56

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Taxis (green license plate) waiting. Belize, Central America

Wenn man in einem fremden Land wohnt ist man öfter mal in der Situation, dass man nicht einfach loslaufen kann abends nach der Party. Oder vielleicht gar nicht los laufen kann. Wie in Belize City. Aber selbst als wir noch in Deutschland waren, hatte ich meine festen Taxifahrer, die mich zum Flughafen oder Bahnhof gefahren […]