Part 3 of 3 – Part 2 can be found here: https://thezestytraveler.com/it-was-unbelizeable.html
We left Belize behind in the setting sun, and set a course for Cozumel, Mexico. I’ve been to Cozumel before, but it has definitely become even more touristy than it was before. To be frank, I try to avoid Cozumel as a port of call because it is too commercial for my taste. (more…)
Part 2 of 3 — Part 1 can be found here: https://thezestytraveler.com/mexico-belize-cruise.html
Our first port of call was Belize City, Belize where everything is unbelizeable (seriously, you will hear that all over the place when you visit). Belize was not what I expected. The few people I knew who had traveled to Belize spent their time in another part of the country. I clearly did not do my research ahead of time because I had no idea that such a small country could have such diverse ecosystems. The area around Belize City is more like a desert as opposed to the tropical rainforest I was anticipating. (more…)
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I added another cruise notch to my belt! As I was searching all of the travel deals I could find on warm destinations, I stumbled on a great cruise deal through Royal Caribbean and a well-timed, well-priced flight through Southwest Airlines. Finally we could escape the unusually harsh, long winter! (more…)
I have struggled to find my voice with this blog and have decided to try a slightly different approach. Growing up it was important to my parents that we take a week long family vacation each summer. Nothing extravagant and always road trips. (more…)
When I was between my junior and senior years of high school I went on a trip to Europe which included a brief stop in Toledo, Spain (it is not pronounced like the city in Ohio, the “e” has a hard “a” sound). Centrally located in the country not far from the capital city of Madrid, this was easily my favorite place of the trip. (more…)
St Maarten is an island nation ruled by the Netherlands (to the South) and France (to the North). I’ve only had the occasion to visit this island as a cruise stop so far but this is an island I have on my list to visit for a longer stay. When visiting as a port of call on a cruise you will find yourself in Philipsburg, the largest city on the Dutch (Netherlands) side. (more…)