Welcome to the Travel Archives of Connected Horizons! Read our articles, guides and experiences from the time we spent in Belize!
Belize is definitely not a budget-friendly destination for those deciding to visit the country for a little or long while. The absence of hostels in most cities/towns and the high transport price will make your budget levitate but as usual cooking most of your food will save you a good penny. Here follows a collection…
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Belize offers opportunities to take awesome photographs pretty much everywhere you go. From the further north featuring a great duo of Rum & Ruins to the deep south filled with Relax & Nature, all around the country you won’t stop snapping. Here’s a list of the top 5 places that any photographer should not miss…
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After the beautiful relaxing time at the Cayes, it is time for us to start heading toward our last stop in Belize: San Ignacio . We’ve been hearing good things about this place since we got our passport stamped at the Corozal border so how could we not give a shot? Plus, this is the…
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Today the time has come for us to leave the south of Belize and start our way back to the north, this time stopping in Placencia, the famous peninsula known for beaches, tourists & parties. The easiset way to get there from the south is to take a 2h bus to Mango Creek (a.k.a Independence)….
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Today is Max’s birthday and he was not expecting such an amazing surprise: his parents has come here in Caye Caulker to stay with us for a couple of days! Yesterday, we all met in Belize city right in front of Max’s jaw-dropped face (he would have never imagined!) and early today we’ve taken the…
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Our second day in Orange Walk starts at 9am with our guide that comes and pick us up from the hostel to drive us to the boat dock. Today, the plan is to spend a full-day exploring the beautiful ruins of Lamanai (“the submerged crocodile”) and the amazing nature surrounding them. Not so bad uh?…
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After a long week of workaway volunteering in Chetumal for Pause Hostel, we’re back on the road ready to hit our first central american country: Belize. Luckily enough, the two border towns of Chetumal (Mexico) and Corozal (Belize) are very well connected between each other and for a small 5USD we manage to get a…
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After the amazing stop at the Dangriga Festival, it is now time for us to keep heading south. At around 1pm, we finally reach Sobre la 13h llegamos a Punta Gorda, la pequeña capital del distrito de Toledo. El autobús nos deja en la calle principal, cerca de la pequeña Universidad de Belize. Ahí es…
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We’ve just arrived in Dangriga after a long but worthwhile 5hrs bus ride from Orange walk. Today the partying leading up to the nation-wide celebrated Garifuna Festival has already started; plenty of people roaming the streets with the garifuna flag (yellow: sun, white: peace & black: color of the people) and even more getting ready…
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Yesterday, after a while of wondering where our next stop is gonna be, we decided to start looking for a place to stay inside the Cockscomb Basin Reserve, known to be the only jaguar reserve in the whole world. Given finding much info about it was quite hard (apparently you can get there with a…
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