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Old January 9th, 2008, 01:54 PM posted to rec.travel.cruises
Buhwahaha
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I'll be diving on most of my trip. Belize city is the one place I have
nothing planned for..............any advice? Was just thinking about hanging
around the city etc. Anything I shouldnt miss??
Thanks


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Old January 9th, 2008, 03:26 PM posted to rec.travel.cruises
Becca[_2_]
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Buhwahaha wrote:
I'll be diving on most of my trip. Belize city is the one place I have
nothing planned for..............any advice? Was just thinking about hanging
around the city etc. Anything I shouldnt miss??
Thanks


There is some shopping at the port. They have stores, an internet cafe,
a restaurant, pharmacy, bars, rest rooms. The first time I was in
Belize City, there were no stores, so the port has improved. You will
notice the poverty in Belize City, but the people are nice. It is not a
place to walk around, though, except for the shopping at the port.

If you like diving, you may want to try that in Belize. They have the
Blue Hole, there is Hol Chan Marine Park and Shark-Ray Alley.

Instead of diving, you could do something different. I enjoyed cave
tubing so much, I did it 2-3 times, and I will do it again if I go back
to Belize.g They drive you out of town, and you get a quick tour
through Belize City.

You pick up an inner tube, then you hike 30 minutes through the Jaguar
Paw jungle, then you go inner tubing, passing through a couple of caves.
They have stalactites, stalagmites and lovely crystal curtains. You
will have a head lamp so you can see inside the caves, and the lights
will sparkle off the crystals. It was an awesome adventure.

http://regtour.com/index.htm

BTW, the hike through the jungle was interesting. It was full of
hardwood trees, coconut trees, vines, epiphytes, fruit trees like guava
and pineapple. We saw some leaf-cutter ants that were crossing the trail.

Have fun on your cruise.

Becca



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Old January 15th, 2008, 04:52 AM posted to rec.travel.cruises
Dillon Pyron
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Thus spake "Buhwahaha" :

I'll be diving on most of my trip. Belize city is the one place I have
nothing planned for..............any advice? Was just thinking about hanging
around the city etc. Anything I shouldnt miss??
Thanks


Not much to see "hanging around the city". You might do, as
suggested, the cave tubing (don't use the cruise ship, 40 to 100
people is not my idea of fun). Or tour the zoo. Or do some diving.
Although I have done it from shore (our trip was on the Wave Dancer,
RIP), it's bee suggested to book this through the cruise line. You
get picked up and dropped off at the ship. It's an all day affair.
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Old January 20th, 2008, 05:28 AM posted to rec.travel.cruises
Babie
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"Buhwahaha" wrote in message
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I'll be diving on most of my trip. Belize city is the one place I have
nothing planned for..............any advice? Was just thinking about
hanging around the city etc. Anything I shouldnt miss??
Thanks


Most people fear Belize City. It's by far my favorite port. I love local art
and artists. I love meeting interesting locals, etc...

If I had to suggest something for someone to do though, I'd have 3.

Shark/Ray Alley. The snorkeling and the sharks are awesome!

Caye Caulker for the day. Grab a water taxi and walk around this beautiful
little Caye.

Take a trip out to Xunantunich. At the top of the pyramid, you can see into
Guatemala and the rainforest is beautiful. It's a really interesting Mayan
Site.

LES!

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Old January 20th, 2008, 07:08 PM posted to rec.travel.cruises
RICK DAVIS
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Goffs Caye is a small football field sized island with nothing on it.
You can walk the entire island in about 5 mins. Surrounding the island
is a reef. Snorkelling is wonderful here. Might be a nice change of
pace from all your diving. I enjoy diving and snorkelling. Its a
beautiful relaxing little Gilligan type island.

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Old January 29th, 2008, 02:05 AM posted to rec.travel.cruises
Jim Hamlin
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WE were in Belize last year at this time. IT is still a "third world
country", and unfortunately
for THEM will continue to be for many, many years. The people were
GREAT.....PERIOD. The average hourly wage on our visit was $1.14;
however, gas was $4.90 a gallon; therefore,
very few vehicles (other than the tourist vans).
Streets were dirt.....which turns to MUD when it rains. We would not
return in our lifetime, but hope the very friendly people can turn
things around for the future.

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Old January 29th, 2008, 02:05 AM posted to rec.travel.cruises
Jim Hamlin
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WE were in Belize last year at this time. IT is still a "third world
country", and unfortunately
for THEM will continue to be for many, many years. The people were
GREAT.....PERIOD. The average hourly wage on our visit was $1.14;
however, gas was $4.90 a gallon; therefore,
very few vehicles (other than the tourist vans).
Streets were dirt.....which turns to MUD when it rains. We would not
return in our lifetime, but hope the very friendly people can turn
things around for the future.

 




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