About a year ago now I put out a bulletin noting medical considerations here in Honduras. I unfortunately myself had to use some of those notes but to my positive note I have found it in better favor and improved in the past year. Please take a moment and check this information out. Medical considerations…………….
Why Your Next Trip Should be Roatan, Honduras
I spotted this article this morning via my Google alerts and thought I would share it. The island regularly gets good press and this a new one for us. Check it out here and hope you are making your plans for your next trip!
Re/Max on Roatan – October Newsletter – Why Buy Real Estate
Thanks to everyone who purchased my daughter’s book, When More is Not Enough: How to Stop Giving Your Kids What They Want and Give Them What They Need after reading about it in September’s newsletter. Her sales have gone well, and she is currently holding the #1 spot in one of her categories on Amazon. Thank you! Now on to why you …
A Fourth Honduran Cruise Ship Port?
Check out the article from our friends at Honduras.com regarding the opening of the new Trujillo Cruise ship Port Next week and a fourth one in two years on the Pacific coast. Adventure will abound for cruise ship passenger visiting this country! Click here for the story….
Here is not There Culture Differences #4
Here is not there……. To me one of the HUGE benefits of living here is the tremendous quantity of fresh seafood & fruits and vegetables available all year around. FRESH makes flavors ‘POP’ and most of it is naturally grown. Of course this makes for fat , sometimes weird shaped carrots, instead of the uniform sized little ‘soldiers’ you get …
Here is not There…….Culture Differences #3
Here is not there……. ‘There’, when stores have sales they often promote it in various ways which may be as in places like newspaper’s , magazines, radio, TV. Although some of that may happen on the mainland of Honduras not so much on the islands. Here (and on the mainland, in addition to what they use for advertising), they roll …
Here is not There…….Culture Differences #2
Here is not there……. If you go to almost any translator software or Spanish/English dictionary and look up mañana you will find the definition of tomorrow. That is not necessarily so because in reality it is the definition but in practice not so much. In my experience it is more like sometime in the future. If you make an appointment …
Here is not There…….Culture Differences -Notary/Attorney
Here is not There…….. Notary…Attorney There, it is not a large challenge to become a notary. Here it is. Here a Notario (Notary) requires a law degree plus considerable extra education. If you communicate with a REALTOR regarding a real estate transaction, in most instances, (for any document that needs to be filed in a government Registry), you will need …
Mail delivery -From your old home to your new home
Honduras actually has a mail delivery system and on the mainland they actually have addresses in many places. Not so much here in the Bay Islands. You actually can mail something from the U.S. or Canada and address it something like ‘Joe Smith’, Fosters, West Bay, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras and ‘Joe’ would probably get it. You actually can address …
Things to do – Mango Creek
Mango Creek Lodge is Roatan’s perfect hidden spot on the East end of the island. Offering everything from week-long all-inclusive vacations to guided fishing day trips, guided snorkeling and Pigeon Cay picnic trips. Accessible only by boat, the picturesque over-the-water cabanas and restaurant provide the quintessential Caribbean experience. With 22 acres of lush jungle and gardens filled with all the …