Country Archive
If I Never See Another Dirt Road…
Date: 07/10/2008 Author: Suzan Haskins
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Placencia, Belize
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There are reasons that undiscovered paradises stay undiscovered. For me, bad roads top the list.
But if you want some of the best beach in the world all to yourself, sometimes you just have to take the bumps.
Suzan Haskins uncovers one incredible beach safely hidden at the end of one disastrous road...for now. Read about it below.
Dan Prescher
Publisher, International Living
Bunk With the First Family of Film
Date: 07/07/2008 Author: Suzan HaskinsMonday, July 7, 2008
Dear International Living Reader,
Francis Ford Coppola could build a hotel anywhere he wanted.
What made him pick the Cayo District of Belize? And why did he make it so affordable that even I could stay there?
My wife, Suzan Haskins, tells all below.
Dan Prescher
Publisher, International Living
How one American couple fulfilled their dream in Belize
Date: 06/01/2008
Author:
Suzan Haskins
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Orchid Bay Casitas Bound to Go Fast
Date: 03/14/2008
Friday, March 14, 2008
Orchid Bay, Belize
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When Suzan and I went to Belize a few weeks ago, it was partly to revisit Orchid Bay, a residential project on the Bay of Chetumal just outside Corozal in the northern part of the country.
Read OnOverheard at a Beach Bar...
Date: 03/13/2008
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Ambergris Caye, Belize
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Suzan and I were having an afternoon cocktail at a local beach bar on Ambergris Caye, Belize, last weekend when we overheard this conversation. We felt uncomfortable listening in, but the participants were talking so loudly that we really couldn’t help it.
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Real Estate Bargains in a Rising Caribbean Market
Date: 03/07/2008
Friday, March 7, 2008
Corozal, Belize
Read more about Belize in International Living Postcards—your daily escape
Real estate prices in Belize are rising, thanks to a surge in demand from Canadians and Europeans, especially the Irish. The phenomenon is apparent all around the country. In Corozal you’re likely to see real estate agents showing property to European clients, and in San Pedro on Ambergris Caye, new Irish residents regularly meet at a local restaurant where they would have been a rare sight only a year ago.
Read OnOrchid Bay Redux
Date: 02/22/2008Friday, Feb. 22, 2008
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I’m just starting a week-long vacation in Belize. The Belize-Mexico border is an easy drive from where I live in Mérida, and Suzan and I have tickets for the 2008 “Camp Belize” Jerry Jeff Walker concerts on Ambergris Caye. (I’m taking my guitar and planning to do a lot of hammock strumming on the beach next week.)
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Buy Belize, and Buy Now
Date: 12/03/2007Monday, Dec. 3, 2007
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Tourism in Belize is up. Cruise ship tourism is way up (300% in five years). If these figures are any indication, this tiny tropical paradise could be on its way to becoming the next hot destination for explorers, expats, retirees, and investors.
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