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Month: August 2018

August 10, 2018 / 2 comments

The Highs and Lows of Budget Travel

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I’m a sucker for leading lines. I also love trains. Combine them with a brisk New Year’s Day walk and it’s my brand of magic.

Placencia, Belize. My favorite time of day is right before sunset, when the colors become muted, the sea becomes glassy and all of the sunblock and saltwater has been washed off my body. But my feet, they remain sandy indefinitely.

Spotted eagle rays, sea turtles, stingrays, nurse sharks and my new favorite, the parrot fish. Plus countless jelly fish, coral and other finned friends. I wasn’t thrilled with the overcast sky. But they’re not a part of that world. Also, I made “friends” with a curious nurse shark. When he got a little too close, I screamed into my snorkel. After surfacing, my guide looked at me and said, “they’re harmless, you know.” I asked him if he heard me screaming underwater. He had. 🙄🦈

We could just be like everyone else and take a puddle jumper from Belize City to Placencia. Instead, we rent a car. And just to pile on, make it a manual. The drive takes four hours. The flight is only one. The cost is the same either way, so why would we choose to drive? The answer is simple: freedom. To roam at will. To take self-guided excursions. To visit lesser-known National Parks, hike into a jungle, climb to the top of a waterfall, swim in its spooky pool and get eaten alive by botlass flies. Bastards really got us good. But man, it was worth it.

2018 has been the toughest year of my life. I’ve lost and gained a lot. One of the things shoved aside in all this change has been travel. It’s been six months since our last trip. That’s a long time for us. And it’s not going to happen again. It’s good to be back at it.

Winter is upon us and I JUST bought a rake. Looks like I’m two weeks too late to the party, once again.

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