One of the first things that readers ask me when they meet me in real life is: why don't you ever post about a boyfriend/dating/etc.?accurate.Other than the fact that this part of my life is usually not very entertaining (you can read my girl Shannon's recent post if you want to see a somewhat similar rundown), it's something I've always been hesitant to put out there for the world to see. Since I started this site, I've seen many other bloggers include this part of their life online, ...
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What To Do On Roatan: 3-Day Itinerary
Three days is not a lot of time on Roatan, but you can still get to know the island! Most travelers come here for a week (many of the flight schedules to Roatan run on a weekly basis), but some independent travelers and those coming from close Central American and US cities do sometimes come for a long weekend.(Only have one day [hi cruise shippers!]? Check out my 1-Day Itinerary here!) (Have a whole week? Check out my Full Week Itinerary here!)What can you do with three days on Roatan? ...
Roatan Roundup: Month 39
What to say about 39 months on a tiny island in the Caribbean? A few things...What's new?This roundup almost didn't happen...because I almost left.I made some admittedly bad financial decisions during the last high season that left me with exactly zero dollars to pay my rent last month. Straight up panic city. I only had a couple weeks to either get a large chunk of cash, or buy a plane ticket home and give up on the Roatan dream (hey, it's been three great years!). I don't want this to ...
Why I Don’t Want to Tell You About Diving the Seamounts
I have been really lucky to be able to do a few dive trips this year to the seamounts (deep reef formed by underwater mountain ranges) called Roatan Banks, which is located halfway between Roatan and Cayos Cochinos (a group of islands located between Roatan and the mainland of Honduras). This is a relatively unexplored area and you are basically guaranteed a fantastic dive, with loads of fish, current, and amazing, healthy, vibrant coral. We've been lucky enough to spot sharks and massive eagle ...
Roatan Roundup: Month 38
38 months sounds like a really long time. Feels like it too!What's new? Not much actually - it's slow season here right now, and man is it SLOOOOOOWWWW. This is the slowest I've ever seen it here. This time of year is great because it finally starts to cool off and those of us who live here get to enjoy all the things on the island that we don't get to do in high season because a) we don't want to deal with tourists on our day off and b) we have no days off in high season and c) let's ...
A Trip to Tegucigalpa
A friend of mine recently invited me to tag along on a trip to the mainland of Honduras with her and her boyfriend. I had some paperwork to take care of, and since I didn't make it to Canada this year I thought it might be a nice break to go to a big city for a few days. (Read: I WANTED SOME MCDONALDS AND AIR CONDITIONING.) So off to Tegucigalpa, the capital city of Honduras, I went. It's not a popular tourist destination due to safety concerns, but if you have to go on an embassy run or are ...
Diving in Cyprus
Cyprus is a paradise island that sits far off in the eastern Mediterranean, a place where there is a growing and thriving diving scene as more and more people become tuned in to the fact that the diving here is every bit as good as that offered in the Red Sea, Indian Ocean and South Pacific.Why dive in Cyprus?While seasoned scuba-divers have traditionally made their way to the Red Sea resorts of Sharm El Sheikh and Dahab in Egypt, or Eilat in Israel, the waters of the eastern Mediterranean ...
Using US Dollars on Roatan
So, you're coming to Roatan? Great! You want to use US dollars? Make sure you read this post, because - newsflash - US dollars are not the local currency, and there are some caveats to using USD here.sourceYes, you can use US dollars.I've never run into a business here that won't accept US dollars as payment. Most places even have the prices listed in both US dollars and lempira (the Honduran currency - 'lemps' or 'lps' for short). It's a good idea to know the current exchange rate ...
Bets & Dives at Atlantis Paradise Island, Bahamas
Just off the shore of Nassau in the Bahamas is a breathtakingly beautiful island known as Paradise Island, and if you’ve ever been, you know that this destination truly lives up to its name. Paradise Island is primarily known for its resort Atlantis, a utopian dream composed of an expansive water park, pools, its beautiful beach, an aquarium and casinos. And with the Bahamas being rated as one of the top ten places for big animal encounters, the hotel readily provides you access to all of the ...
Roatan Roundup: Month 37
Well, I've made it past the three year mark and things just keep rolling along, so here we are recapping month 37 on this little Caribbean island.What's new?I've been diving here and there, I've been taking trips with my friends to explore new places on Roatan above and below the water, and I've been writing A TON. You'll see below in the 'Posts From This Month' section that I think I've broken my record. I kind of feel like they should count for double too, because either a Windows 10 ...