A King's Life

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 [...]

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 [...]

After spending four days living with a Mayan family, there are a few things that I’d change if I lived there. Keeping in mind that I still want to be true to the Mayan spirit of living simply in harmony with nature. These small changes would make my life a little more efficient (we westerners [...]

When you hear the word village, what do you think of? Do you picture thatched huts with dirt floors? No indoor plumbing, electricity, or communication with the outside world? Naked children running around and no cars? That is what our family experienced during our 4 day Mayan home-stay in Belize…and you can too! It’s a [...]

After enjoying a hike through the hot and humid jungle to explore a cave, there was no denying by the time we got back to the village that we reached our hygenic comfort level.  We needed to bathe. We have avoided this for a few days. We’re not shy and we’ve certainly done our share [...]

Corn, also known as maize, is part of every meal in the Mayan culture. Most americans know corn in a form that is either popped, boiled, steamed, eaten off the cob or shucked and served as a side dish. But to the Mayan culture, corn has a bigger significance than just food.

It’s 2012, the famed year of the Maya when the current Mayan calendar ends.  There is a large population of Maya in Belize, so it is appropriate that we would get to visit an authentic Mayan village in 2012. We deliberately did not read about Mayan life, history or much of anything.  We wanted to experience [...]

On our second day of adventure, Mario took us on a hike through the jungle, along the beach, and to a river where we were met by a gentleman in a canoe who took us across the river to his place. His name was Ricardo, an amazing man who has a personal sea turtle rescue [...]

Hiking in the Corcovado National Park in Costa Rica was awesome.  The boat picked us up at 7:30 am and whisked us past some of the most virgin coastline I have ever seen.  As beautiful as the beaches and jungle were, I had a hard time keeping my eyes on the coast.  October is Whale [...]

We’ve traveled all over Costa Rica and have seen a lot of rainforest.  So we were wondering how is this one going to be different?  To find out, we took a trip with our friends, The Pearce Family.  Both of us are digitally nomadic families that have lived in Costa Rica for the past 1 [...]