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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?

We went from a divine Belizean beach on Saturday morning to the heart of a shockingly cold Minnesota winter on Saturday night…. But we hope to get back on track as soon as possible, and we still have lots of travel stories and tips for you from Argentina, Guatemala, and Belize.

Elizabeth captured this moonlit photo with her fancy camera last night, our final night in Hopkins, Belize. The moon was full so we knew it would be bright in the photo, but we were both surprised that picture practically looked like daylight.

One of my favorite ways to get to know a destination is by sampling its foods. Argentina is a huge country and it has remarkably good steak, stellar ice cream, mouth-watering pastas, and dozens of other savory items I’d never tried before. It’s been a delicious, belt-busting ride. Here’s what I’ve found.

From spider monkeys and toucans to jaguars and parrots, Tikal National Park (Parque Nacional Tikal) in the rainforests of Guatemala’s Petén region has it all… We watched the sunset from a Mayan temple and woke up with the animals at dawn. Here are photos of the animals we were lucky enough to spot.