Blog | A King's Life

March 31, 2012

Peek into our Life: Fishing & Sunday Dinners

I really haven’t written too much about what we actually do while living on Ambergris Caye and I thought I’d fill you in. So expect a series on our normal, everyday life in the next few weeks. I’m writing under the assumption that you want to actually read about what it’s like to live here [...]

March 28, 2012

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Our Path to Becoming Lucky Enough to Travel

As Oprah once said, “There is no such thing as luck. Luck happens when preparation meets opportunity.” And we truly believe this statement. We make luck happen. We also believe that things happen for a reason, even though we may not know what that reason is right away. We get lots of comments from people [...]

March 23, 2012

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Things We Miss From Costa Rica

A cloud passing through our front yard in Costa Rica

Costa Rica had been our home for 1 1/2 years. We loved it there and it is really a beautiful place. We have lived in Belize for 4 months now on the beautiful island of Ambergris Caye. Island life is completely different than small town Costa Rican life and there are a few things that [...]

March 21, 2012

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11 Reasons We are So Glad to Travel ‘Young’

We get a lot of different reactions when we tell people that we are ‘permanently nomadic’. Most are surprised that we have chosen to do this while we are young (a compliment to us) and especially with children. Many people wait until they are retired to travel and others think traveling with children is too [...]

March 20, 2012

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Splishing and Splashing at Bacab Eco Park

Their bags are packed, the sunburned skin has healed (although it’s still peeling) and the Castenadas are ready to go home to Iowa. We’ve had an incredible week of fun, but their flight doesn’t take off until 4pm and it’d be a shame to spend the day just waiting for a flight. After all, we [...]

March 16, 2012

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10 Reasons the Belize Zoo is a Must Do

We love animals, furry, scaly, soft or spiky. Animals are fascinating to us and especially to our children. On our way back from Cayo with our visiting friends, the Castenadas, we stopped at the Belize Zoo. When it comes to visiting a zoo, we all expect interesting animals and exhibits and the Belize Zoo definitely [...]

March 6, 2012

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Getting to Xunantunich Ruins before Prince Harry

Belize must be confused. They hyped up the visit of Prince Harry of Wales, yet they forgot they have royalty living here at the moment, The Kings! Perhaps, we’re not as prolific or publicly known yet (the only camera we have following us is our own), and we certainly don’t want that many government officials [...]

March 5, 2012

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What do Oranges, Mennonites & Caves have in Common?

Mayan human sacrifice skull located on a ledge of the cave

Answer: They are all found in the diversity of the Cayo District of Belize. The Cayo district in Belize is full of an incredible mix of history, culture and sites to explore. Today we delved into the Mayan underworld at Barton Creek Cave. But to get to the Barton Creek Cave, we drove past beautiful [...]

March 4, 2012

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Laughing to Cayo on a Chicken Bus in Belize

On the tail end of a full week with the Denning Family, our great friends from Iowa, the Castenadas, came to visit us. I have been friends with Jessica for over 14 years and she’s been one of the few that has visited me in both Costa Rica and now Belize. Jessica & Salvador have [...]

February 24, 2012

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Reality is Perception: The Pool Incident

“Great job Greyson!” I proudly exclaim as my 3 year old son has overcome the fear of jumping in the pool and going under water. He’s been watching the Denning boys jump and swim all week and has found the courage to do it himself. “I did it, Mama. I did it and I wasn’t [...]