by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Dec 13, 2025 | Life in Belize, My Blog
Living in the Belize jungle full-time comes with incredible natural beauty — but also unique challenges. Understanding how to safely coexist with local wildlife is essential. From snakes and insects to birds and mammals, this guide explains practical steps to maintain...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Dec 6, 2025 | Life in Belize, My Blog
November 18 Life in the jungle: I worked on my Creatures That Find Their Way into Homes in the Jungles of Belize blog again this morning. I mostly had it completed when ChatGPT offered more SEO optimization options that I was unaware of. This caused me to go down a...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Dec 6, 2025 | Life in Belize, My Blog
November 12 Life in the jungle: Six years on the day I started my two-year, 26,000 km bike ride from Canada to Belize. Cape Spear, Newfoundland – The first day of a 2-year bike tour I posted Belize blog Part 189. After feeding the chickens, I chopped in the...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Dec 6, 2025 | Life in Belize, My Blog
November 3 Life in the jungle: I started SEO, improving my Morning Routine for Jungle Living in Belize: Why Starting Your Day Right Matters post. This is this week’s post I plan to share on Facebook groups this week, but not before I ultra-SEO optimize it. I...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Dec 2, 2025 | My Blog, Personal Reflection
There is something about redemption that elicits an emotional response that I have little control over. The embarrassing part is that it is often the compressed emotional architecture of a TV or movie scene that makes it impossible for me to watch such scenes in the...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Nov 27, 2025 | Belize Trees, My Blog
Belize has a lot of jungle, but it’s not all the same. There are old forests, second-growth areas, farmland edges, limestone ridges, and riversides. Soil, water, and weather all change how trees grow here. I don’t know every tree by name. I don’t have a degree in...