Most visitors to the island , and almost everywhere, pick u a car at the local airport if they are going to rent one for their visit. There is no doubt that in large markets you can obtain a rental away from the airport. Roatan, not so much, we have a pretty small market here, especially if you are staying …
Snappers Fresh Sea Food
Opened just today is the new ‘Snapper’ Sea Food store. The opening will be in two phases. The first is fresh, fresh seafood on ice where you get to pick out your fresh selection, buy by the pound, take it home, prepare and enjoy. Phase two will include a seafood restaurant scheduled to open in about one month. Local …
Miss Honduras
The Miss Honduras Pageant will be held on the island of Utila this year on August 23 at the new Bush’s Convention Center. The winner of this Pageant will participate in the ‘Miss Universe’ Contest. Photos courtesy of 2013 www.missuniverse.com Title holder Gabriella Isler -her photos here.
Dallas Morning News
Since American Airlines has placed a new flight from Dallas to Roatan non stop/direct, more and more people have discovered the Bay Islands. Here is an article from the Dallas Morning news regarding our islands; about an island ‘getaway, just two hours away’. Read the entire article here…………
Day Trip to Utila
As long as I have been here (almost 15 years now), it has always been a bit difficult to travel to our neighboring island Utila. It usually meant a trip to LaCeiba first (plane or ferry), the a trip to Utila itself and then the reverse on the way back. Things are changing. CM Airlines offers a ‘day trip’ …
Roatan Airport Noted for Acheivement
Roatan, Honduras. (Translated from Honduran Spanish Newspaper LaPrensa -Article on June 30, 2014) -Original Spanish version article here The Juan Manuel Gálvez, Roatán International Airport ranks 14 ranking released for flight time, which is a very important indicator of efficiency in the aviation industry in the country, according to a study published by Flight View in May this year …
Three Worlds/ One Country
Keeping with the ‘Three Worlds/One Country marketing theme, Tropical Islands, Rain Forest, Ancient Mayan Culture/ruins), Honduras has had for many years now the county has approved the construction of a new small airport near Copan Ruinas, where the Mayan civilizations ruins are located in Honduras. The ruins are noted as the best preserved of the Mayan world attracts tourism from …
Utila Island
Since we launched our real estate business in Utila this past January I have received emails from people asking me about it in regard to what it is like versus Roatan. How is it the same, how is it different? Well this morning I found an article about Utila that thought told better than I could what Utila was like …
Medical Hospital CEMESA Update
A couple of months ago I wrote about the announcement of CEMESA Hospital group building a facility here on Roatan. For those not familiar with CEMESA it is one of the top health care facilities in the country that employees some of the top doctors in Central America. They have been directly responsible for diagnosing issues I had, correctly, that …
Building Your Island Dream Home
Here, like many places in the U.S., the building of homes really took off during the years 2000 to 2007, when suddenly the real estate ‘bubble’ popped and everything came to a screeching halt. Since that time many real estate markets have been in the ‘short sale’ or ‘mortgage crisis’ mode and now in some places, there actually are shortages …