Comments on: Winter Vacation 2010, Day One: Belize

By: My Life as a Blogger

My Life as a Blogger — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:28:09 +0000

[...] a $20,000 emergency fund, start a 401(k), keep myself in fancy up-to-date computer equipment, begin traveling the world, and live a comfortable lifestyle. All from [...]

By: Six Months of Fitness

Six Months of Fitness — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 12:02:18 +0000

[...] the end of the month, Kris and I took a one-week trip to Belize, and I was finally able to relax. I didn’t get a lot of exercise on the trip, but I was [...]

By: Money Reasons

Money Reasons — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:46:54 +0000

What a great experience!

Too funny running into another writer that is practical a neighbor with the same first name… Just curious, what did the other John write?

By: robert

robert — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 04:22:41 +0000

“It took Kris longer to use the washroom than it took for us to make it through immigration and customs!”

>> Good to know that my wife is not the only one that takes this long in the bathroom airport!

By: Lauren Strunk

Lauren Strunk — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 04:14:43 +0000

The honeymooners from Long Island love your blog! All I did (Lauren) was Google you and found you instantly!!! It was wonderful talking to you and Kris. I love your pictures!

Best, 1/2 of the Long Island Couple

By: Paul

Paul — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 22:23:41 +0000

I’m planning on going to Belize this summer and I was curious if you decided to get any immunizations for your trip? How did you locate your accommodations, etc.? Thank you for any information you can provide.

By: Pat

Pat — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 20:10:22 +0000

I have been reading your “slowly”postings and was intrigued when you mentioned Belize. I visited there briefly and couple of years ago and just came back from Costa Rica, so I was interested in your impressions. There were 6 of us “citizen scientist”from all over the country that gathered to help a licensed bander band ruby throated hummingbirds in an effort to track their migration. The bird’s weight is the same as a large paper clips and flies thousands of miles every year! Anyway it was good to hear you say you stayed up to listen to the jungle sounds. That is one of my favorite souvenirs too. Sense of smell is the only sense hard-wired to our brain but that sound certainly is memorable and gives me a great sense of comfort. Now the scent of organge blossoms will always remind you of Belize.

By: Raghu Bilhana

Raghu Bilhana — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 14:34:54 +0000

Just on a side note. Americans were the happiest during the period 1960 – 1975. There are research articles to prove this. I am not making this up :-) . Americans have been going a lot after material possessions since around the last 20 years. Another proof that more material possessions don’t make you happier.

Anyways, I assume you had lots of fun. Enjoy …..

By: Karol Gajda

Karol Gajda — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 07:52:20 +0000

That is so crazy JD! Something similar happened to me recently. I came to India to learn how to build a guitar by hand in a small workshop that only allows up to 3 students. On my 3rd day a new student arrived who grew up not too far from me in Michigan. Just a short 10,000 miles away. :)

By: jdroth

jdroth — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 04:10:53 +0000

Yes, Mom, we’re back. And no we didn’t feel the earthquake. We were airborne, probably over Denver, when the earthquake occurred. But even if we had been in Belize, we wouldn’t have felt it. It would have been like standing in Portland and feeling an earthquake in Iceland!