by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Apr 20, 2025 | Life in Belize, My Blog
January 17 Life in the jungle: Today was my weekend getaway to San Ignacio. After an hour and a half bus ride to Belize City, it took another two and a half hours to arrive in San Ignacio. I arrived at 12 PM and checked into the Yellow Belly Backpacker Hostel by...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Apr 20, 2025 | Life in Belize, My Blog
January 1 Life in the jungle: Last night, my allergies hit me hard, and then the New Year’s Eve fireworks started. I think I can now imagine what it might sound like at night in a worn, torn country. The fireworks were ridiculously loud. It started raining at 6 AM...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Apr 20, 2025 | Life in Belize, My Blog
December 23 Life in the jungle: Because of less-than-ideal outdoor working conditions (mud), for the last two weeks, I have mostly been working on my computer, either editing my book or working on blog-related things. It was time to get back to outside work. I...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Apr 20, 2025 | Life in Belize, My Blog
December 17 Life in the jungle: This morning I noticed that the ground was quite wet, but I didn’t remember hearing any rain. I took a walk to the river and discovered that the river bank was top-gallon – but barely. Usually, top-gallon means multiple...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Mar 26, 2025 | Life in Belize, My Blog
December 10 Life in the jungle: Yesterday I met a Swedish cyclist biking around the world. I convinced him to stay the night. The day before I had decided to start going to bed earlier and set my alarm for 5 AM to be more productive. With having a guest, I...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Mar 26, 2025 | Life in Belize, My Blog
Things are very muddy after two back-to-back Tropical storms. December 2 Life in the jungle: Today was not the busiest of days. The first thing I did was head to the village for groceries. It’s been about a week since my last trip so it took a bit longer than...
