Diving the Blue Hole
Belize is known as a diver’s Mecca. The world’s second longest barrier reef sits just a couple minutes off the coast of Ambergris Caye and...
Month: May 2009
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JetAmerica to launch this July; schedules shutdown for July 2010
Another new carrier plans to take to the skies over America in early July, with an almost certain future – a quick failure. JetAmerica plans...
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TSA “proves” value of the ID checks at airports
For years now the TSA has been trying to convince the traveling public that showing an ID at the airport checkpoint is actually somehow helping...
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The great pupusas war, and other San Pedro dining excellence
Perhaps calling it a war is a bit more hyperbole than necessary, but there are several options for pupusas in San Pedro town on Ambergris...
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The value of blackout curtains
It is another beautiful day here in Belize. The sun is shining and the palm trees are swaying gently in the light breeze on the...
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Why do eels hate me so?
Perhaps it is because I eat them so frequently in sushi restaurants, but I am not sure. What I am certain of is that eels...
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The surrealism of a 6am flight
Let me begin by saying that there is no good reason for 15 minute delays at the Holland Tunnel at 4:15am, even if it is...
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A couple new routes for fun and sun
Continental and jetBlue have announced some new routes over the past couple weeks, looking to capitalize on fun, sun and, in one case, subsidy money...
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Is the credit card game coming to an end?
Want to get a LOT of points for not much money? It is super easy thanks to the myriad of promos tied to loyalty credit...
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Delta blinks; slashes fares on the Shuttle market
Delta has slashed their fares in their Shuttle markets – New York City to Boston or Washington, DC – by 50-60% for walk-up purchases. The...
