Cancún is everything you’ve read about it: loud, crowded, touristy, and American. All good reasons for many to skip the city and continue traveling the region. All good reasons for many to skip the city and continue traveling the region. Check my Cancún tips for Cancún Downtown.
Belize is not a typical Central American country. It feels Caribbean. The mishmash of cultures makes the country surprising. It is also small enough to explore in two or three weeks.
Many places in Belize (Caye Caulker, Ambergris Caye, Sarteneja, and more) are easily accessible by boat. What options are there? What is the best way to travel by boat?
ew signs of tourism”, I read about Sineu, Mallorca in advance. Except on Wednesday. Because then the whole island seems to be in Sineu for the market. Rightly so, but visit the town on another day too, because then you can really enjoy the maze streets and restaurants. And! In Sineu, you will find the best coffee on Mallorca.
Hello Caribbean! White sand, turquoise water, open-air bars, stingrays that you can see swimming by from the pier… What more could one want? Welcome to Ambergris Caye in Belize. Sung to by Madonna, thoroughly enjoyed by me.
Never, ever, did I expect to be pelted with eggs on Madonna’s Isla Bonita. Yes, you read that right: in San Pedro, someone smashes an egg on my head… It’s Carnival!
THE backpacker paradise in Belize is Caye Caulker. It was already when I traveled through Central America in 2013 and 2018, and it still is today. The island has elevated the statement ‘Go Slow’ to an art form.
“It’s boring. There are only old people, and there is nothing to do”, a Dutch guy tells me on the road. So, to be safe, I only book one night in Placencia, Belize. And as soon as I get there, I immediately book an extra night.
A somewhat self-respecting Dutchie has been to Keukenhof at least once in their life. Right? But is it worth the trouble of heavy traffic jams?
