Belize

When you’re looking on information on how to move abroad, it’s easy to get overwhelmed by all the options. I’ll often get frustrated e-mails from people just trying to cut through the clutter. The gist of the question is usually, “Where do I start?” I used to get variations on this question every month when …

I just came back from my third trip to Belize and there are a lot of things to love about the country as a traveler. Unfortunately, the prices won’t be one of them. “This is the most expensive place we’ve been to in years” one British couple told me as we were dining together after …

Bomb goes off, the cancellations roll in. A rare murder makes the news, tourism takes a dive. It happens like clockwork every time a potential travel destination is in the news because something bad happens. People turn on CNN (or worse, Fox News) and get scared by the scenes of mayhem or murder. “Whoa, I’m …