
Normally when I buy airplane tickets I search using Kayak and then buy the ticket directly from the airline’s website. However, every once in awhile I will use an online travel agency (like Expedia , Travelocity , or Orbitz) to book the flight. Usually I do this only when I have a multi-city itinerary requiring [...]

Guinness Book of World Records named Main Street in Placencia, Belize the “World’s Narrowest Street.” It’s really more of a sidewalk, but since all the shops and restaurants line it and people walk or bike through town, it’s called a “street.”

Unlike in Argentina, where we encountered very few signs about trash, pollution, and recycling, in Belize we saw quite a few. Perhaps this is because Belizeans are much more dependent on the sea for their well-being than Argentineans are.

But, this lack of money belt panic has hit me numerous times since I’ve been back in the States…. We probably didn’t need to wear them everyday as most places we visited were far safer than the U.S., but it was that extra feeling of security that mentally helps you when traveling.

There are 18 km (11 miles) between the main entrance of Tikal National Park, Guatemala and the actual visitor’s gate where you can walk the grounds. Unfortunately for anxious visitors, but fortunately for the many animals of Tikal , the speed limit between these entrances is only 45km/hr (27 mph).

Two questions came to mind when I saw this sign on the side of Hummingbird Highway near Hopkins, Belize: $3.00 Belizian Dollars or $3.00 American Dollars? ($1 American = $2 Belize) And $3.00 for each beer and girls, or $3.00 total?