BELIZE ADVENTURE BLOG

By Slickrock Adventures | July 19, 2013

Flipkey, the vacation rental directory by TripAdvisor, has Belize in it’s top tier of eco-resort destinations. It seems that everyone, everywhere is “thinking green” these days, and that new mindset has created a new industry — eco travel. If you’d like to reduce your footprint a bit, get closer to nature and enjoy the many pleasures of eco retreats, then consider an eco vacation

By Slickrock Adventures | July 18, 2013

On May 2 of this year, I was just finishing up my 7th week in Belize. We had this fabulous group at the time, a group of franchisees and home office staff for the company Maidpro, a professional maid service business model provided by the founders Mark Kushinsky and Richard Sparacio. Mark and Richard got into the housecleaning franchise industry in college when they were looking for someone to cle

By Slickrock Adventures | June 18, 2013

It was in 2008 when the Belize Fisheries Department confirmed the first sighting of the invasive Lionfish in Belizean waters. The increasing numbers of the lionfish threatening our ecosystem lead to numerous projects and tournaments to get rid of the invasive lionfish. Now there is another species that joins this creature in Belizean waters – the Tiger Prawn. Mr. Severo Guerreo Sr, (a local

By Slickrock Adventures | June 14, 2013

National Geographic’s Traveler Magazine June/July issue features Belize’s Turtle Inn on its cover. That huge publicity boon will likely draw attention to the country and spike visits to Belize destination websites like our Slickrock Adventures site and this blog, both of which are great resources if you are beginning your search for what to do in Belize. Though our site does focus primarily

By Slickrock Adventures | June 12, 2013

It was during the last couple of weeks of our season – a busy year (in fact our biggest season in 30 years!)  It was early afternoon and a group of us were hanging out by the sea kayak palapa when we noticed a huge “grackle commotion.” About 15 of the small black birds were gathered nearby and making quite a racket. We’re used to the antics of the grackles. They abound on

By Slickrock Adventures | June 7, 2013

We’re proud to announce that Trip Advisor, the prominent travel recommendation site, has awarded Slickrock Adventures a Certificate of Excellence, placing us in the top 10% of travel destinations. One hundred past guests have written reviews of their experiences with us (all glowing, of course) such as our most recent review by a couple who visited us in April: Why did we choose Glover’

By Slickrock Adventures | June 3, 2013

If you happened to be in Belize last Friday, I quite imagine you would have witnessed a goodly number of folks busily gobbling up the last remaining conch of the season. That’s because beginning Saturday, June 1 the Belize Fisheries Department began fining anyone in possession of the Queen Conch. In an effort to protect the conch fisheries from being over-fished, the government determined it

By Slickrock Adventures | May 31, 2013

The Belize Zoo is a treasure, and if you’re going to Belize, it is not to be missed. Get a sneak preview by viewing this new video by a couple on vacation who posted it on youtube.  

By Slickrock Adventures | May 29, 2013

On the island this year we got rave reviews for our new recipe: Belizean Vegetarian Split Pea and Potato Soup We served it with: Homemade Cornbread Baked Winter Squash Simple Salad Peanut Butter Cookies           Here’s the recipe For 6-8 persons: Split Pea and Potato Soup Split peas – pounds 2 Water – 2 quart measurement (cups) 2 (4) Potatoes, peeled and diced �