Explorer's Guide Belize: A Great Destination

Explorer's Guide Belize: A Great Destination
Author: Kate Joynes-Burgess
Publisher: The Countryman Press
Total Pages: 371
Release: 2010-12-06
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1581578520

The ultimate guidebook for extraordinary adventures. This guide brings travelers up to date on the dizzying diversity of this tiny territory. Packed with practical advice and inspiration, this new guide facilitates free-spirited journeys from reef to rainforest, waterfall to winding jungle trails.

Explorer's Guide Guatemala: A Great Destination

Explorer's Guide Guatemala: A Great Destination
Author: Conner Gorry
Publisher: The Countryman Press
Total Pages: 331
Release: 2009-12-07
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1581579012

This complete guide to Guatemala includes special sections on family travel, Mayan history and culture, and detailed itineraries. Guatemala delivers what adventurous travelers dream of: exotic birds and wildlife, world-class caving, whitewater rafting, zip-lining through the jungle, fascinating Mayan ruins, vibrant cities, and riotous indigenous festivals and markets. Like Guatemala itself, this guide combines the best in adventure, nature, and culture to create indelible travel memories. Author Conner Gorry is a solo woman traveler, and that translates into insightful text that keeps an eye on travel safety issues. Detailed itineraries offer invaluable, road-tested advice, while comprehensive history and information on Mayan culture imbue your trip with context and meaning. Gorry covers the top tourist destinations with the knowledge only experience can bring; she also emphasizes sustainable travel options that support local communities and minimize environmental impact. Including sections on health, language, and traveling with children—everything you need to have a fun, adventurous, safe, and authentic travel experience is right here. More than 100 photographs and detailed maps round out the information, providing everything you need to make the most of your visit.

Explorer's Guide El Salvador: A Great Destination

Explorer's Guide El Salvador: A Great Destination
Author: Paige R. Penland
Publisher: The Countryman Press
Total Pages: 291
Release: 2010-10-04
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1581578555

Long a destination for serious surfers, El Salvador remains the “undiscovered” destination in Central America, inexpensive to visit and rich in local color. In this new El Salvador guide you’ll find great information on the best places to stay, eat, and travel. And with a special surfing section and complete information on events, activities, and national parks, you’ll never be wanting for something to do.

Explorer's Guide Bahamas: A Great Destination (Explorer's Great Destinations)

Explorer's Guide Bahamas: A Great Destination (Explorer's Great Destinations)
Author: Chelle Koster-Walton
Publisher: The Countryman Press
Total Pages: 267
Release: 2010-10-18
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1581578539

A guide to the best beaches, restaurants, casinos and shopping—and everything else—that the Bahamas has to offer. Explorer's Guide The Bahamas: A Great Destination treads confidently where other guidebooks stop short: it goes past the beaches, casinos, and duty-free shops to bring you into ancestral lands, fishing settlements, goat farms, conch shacks, theaters, and art galleries. The Bahamas’ clear waters and multihued coral reefs are gifts just waiting to be unwrapped.

Easy Belize

Easy Belize
Author: Lan Sluder
Publisher: Equator
Total Pages: 497
Release: 2016-01-08
Genre: Travel
ISBN:

EASY BELIZE How to Live, Retire, Work and Buy Property in Belize, the English Speaking, Frost Free Paradise on the Caribbean Coast, Second Edition 2016, by Lan Sluder, is the complete guide for anyone considering relocating or retiring to Belize, and for anyone thinking of buying property or building a home in Belize. This is the fully updated, revised and expanded Second Edition. In 40 chapters, 460 pages and 170,000 words, with dozens of photographs and maps, it covers everything you need to know: Where are the best areas of Belize to live? Can you still find affordable beachfront land in Belize? What do things cost in Belize? How to find the best values on real estate Facts on health care in Belize Truth about safety and security What pitfalls and problems should you avoid? Options for residency How much per month do you need to live in Belize? Tax savings in Belize Qualified Retired Persons (QRP) program How to stretch your dollars in Belize. While this books is primarily a guide for those thinking about retiring, relocating or buying property in Belize, it also includes comprehensive information on hotels and restaurants. It also covers what to do and see in Belize, including diving, snorkeling, boating, fishing, caving, visiting Maya sites and other adventures. This makes Easy Belize handy for your "check-it-out" scouting trip to Belize. Easy Belize provides detailed information on all the major areas of Belize, whether inland or on the coast and cayes: Corozal Town and Corozal District; the islands of Belize including Ambergris Caye (San Pedro) and Caye Caulker and the small offshore cayes; Belmopan City, San Ignacio/Santa Elena and Benque Viejo in Cayo District; Dangriga, Hopkins and Placencia in Stann Creek District; the Punta Gorda and Maya villages areas in Toledo District; and Belize City and rural Belize District. Lan Sluder has been reporting on Belize for 25 years. He is the author of more than a dozen books and ebooks on the country, including Fodor's Belize, Living Abroad in Belize, Bug Out to Belize and San Pedro Cool.

Bug Out to Belize

Bug Out to Belize
Author: Lan Sluder
Publisher: Equator
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2018-02-15
Genre: Travel
ISBN:

Are you worried and anxious about the present state of the world? Are you concerned about your future and that of your family? Do you want to live better, cheaper and healthier? Without worrying about politics, war, money problems, government surveillance, keeping up with the Joneses or even the unthinkable -- nuclear Armageddon? Then consider bugging out to Belize, the little English-speaking country on the Caribbean Coast. It's so close, yet so far from most of the world's problems. Bug Out to Belize by Lan Sluder tells you how to do it: What areas are best ? How much does it costs to live in Belize? How do you get residency? What are the pitfalls to avoid? And, how to make the move! Written by a leading expert on Belize, an award-winning reporter, newspaper and magazine editor, contributor to leading publications around the world including the New York Times, Caribbean Travel & Life, Chicago Tribune, Miami Herald and the Globe and Mail, and author of more than 20 books, Bug Out to Belize can guide you to a better, more worry-free future in beautiful Belize, the friendly, affordable, frost-free and English-speaking little country on the Caribbean Coast.

Explorer's Guide Granada, San Juan del Sur & Southwest Nicaragua: A Great Destination (Explorer's Great Destinations)

Explorer's Guide Granada, San Juan del Sur & Southwest Nicaragua: A Great Destination (Explorer's Great Destinations)
Author: Paige R. Penland
Publisher: The Countryman Press
Total Pages: 291
Release: 2010-12-06
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1581578512

The definitive guide to these gorgeous and dramatic sites. Relax on broad Pacific beaches surrounding the surf town of San Juan del Sur. Dine amidst Spanish Colonial Granada’s elegant architecture. Explore dramatic Ometepe Island. This comprehensive guide covers it all, from nightlife in sultry Managua, Nicaragua’s underrated capital, to national parks protecting pristine crater lakes, fuming volcanoes, cool cloud forests, and sea turtle nesting grounds.

Explorer's Guide Playa del Carmen, Tulum & the Riviera Maya: A Great Destination (Fourth Edition)

Explorer's Guide Playa del Carmen, Tulum & the Riviera Maya: A Great Destination (Fourth Edition)
Author: Joshua Eden Hinsdale
Publisher: The Countryman Press
Total Pages: 497
Release: 2015-01-05
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1581576250

Hidden beaches, great taco bars, secret fishing holes, and buzzing nightspots await . . . Explorer's Guides show you how to visit great places like a local, getting under the touristy surface with insights into the area's history, culture, economy, and more. Explorer's Guides Playa del Carmen, Tulum & the Riviera Maya: A Great Destination is no exception. The author’s insider knowledge and selective recommendations make this book a must-have for your sojourn in Mexico. Let it help you make the most of your time in this beautiful place: delve deep into fascinating Mayan ruins; explore the pedestrian boardwalk in Playa del Carmen; or fish for elusive bonefish along the famous Sian Ka’an biosphere reserve in Punta Allen. This fully revised and updated fourth edition features color photography; detailed maps; rich history; a glossary of English to Spanish phrases; a rundown of the best local swimming lagoons, hidden beaches, and great taco bars; events calendars; and much more. It's all you need to help you plan your best vacation yet.

Explorer's Guide Playa del Carmen, Tulum & the Riviera Maya: A Great Destination (Third Edition)

Explorer's Guide Playa del Carmen, Tulum & the Riviera Maya: A Great Destination (Third Edition)
Author: Joshua Eden Hinsdale
Publisher: The Countryman Press
Total Pages: 259
Release: 2011-10-03
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1581578458

Completely updated, this insider's guide veers off the tourist trail for intrepid travelers to experience the local color, intrigue and charm of the Riviera Maya. For travelers in the know, Playa del Carmen is the little gem with all the beauty of white sand beaches that has drawn crowds from around the world to Cancun, with none of the high-rise overdevelopment. Playa remains a wonderful, sleepy town on a human scale, yet its discovery has resulted in a wide range of lodging and dining options. For families and adventurous travelers alike, there's something for everyone in this Mexican Riviera, known as the “Riviera Maya.” You can explore the fascinating Mayan ruins on the beach at Tulum, shop and have a fabulous lunch on the pedestrian area in Playa, stay in a full-service resort along Playacar, and go for some of the best fishing in the world near the famous Sian Ka'an biosphere in Punta Allen. The Riviera Maya is one of the true travel hot spots in the world today. Includes detailed info for eco-travelers, Maya culture buffs, anglers, foodies, and anyone needing respite on a sleepy beach. This is the definitive guidebook on Playa del Carmen. Distinctive for their accuracy, simplicity, and conversational tone, the diverse travel guides in our Explorer's Great Destinations series meet the conflicting demands of the modern traveler. They're packed full of up-to-date information to help plan the perfect getaway. And they're compact and light enough to come along for the ride. A tool you'll turn to before, during, and after your trip, these guides include chapters on lodging, dining, transportation, history, shopping, recreation, and more; a section packed with practical information, such as lists of banks, hospitals, post offices, laundromats, numbers for police, fire, and rescue, and other relevant information; maps of regions and locales, and more.

Explorer's Guide El Salvador

Explorer's Guide El Salvador
Author: Paige R. Penland
Publisher: The Countryman Press
Total Pages: 291
Release: 2010-09-21
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1581571143

Long a destination for serious surfers, El Salvador remains the “undiscovered” destination in Central America, inexpensive to visit and rich in local color. In this new El Salvador guide you’ll find great information on the best places to stay, eat, and travel. And with a special surfing section and complete information on events, activities, and national parks, you’ll never be wanting for something to do.