If flush tropical gardens, beautiful flowers and a little exercise is your thing, next time you visit check out Carambola Gardens in Sandy Bay. Visit the Iguana Wall and the parrot breeding grounds. Tropical rain forest at its best. Check it out here……….
Things to do -Roatan – Butterfly Garden
There are over 700 varieties of butterflies in Honduras which is about what they have in all of the United States. Many of the tourism ‘farms’ that they have in North America actually buy larvae about 40 miles from Roatan, near the city of LaCeiba. Right outside of West End Village is a very nice little Butterfly Garden that is …
Things to Do-Blue Harbor Tropical Arboretum
I have been asked many times about some of the best things about living in the Bay Islands and although there are many one that I am particularly fond of is the Blue Harbor Tropical Arboretum. Started by a couple of U.S. AID workers in the late ’90s it now is quite the sight to behold and when you visit …
Reality TV – Roatan on the radar screen
It seems the Bay Islands are popping up again on the radar screens in various reality TV shows like ‘House Hunters International’ and ‘Beach Front Bargain’ with a new one called ‘Half Priced Paradise’ that is also searching around for clients and Agents to film. From what I have heard ‘Beach Front Bargains’ just left our sister island Utila and …
Traveling with Pets to the Islands
Sorry it has been a while since the last post. I actually took a month off and went back to the states to visit children and grandchildren in the U.S. I hope to get back on task with these now and give you some more frequent updates. For those who missed it I did do a fairly lengthy Newsletter on …
World wide – Ranked #11
Over the years I have several times mentioned how absolutely beautiful West Bay Beach is on the island of Roatan. I guess I am not the only one that feels that way. Here is an article that notes that it is #11 in the entire world! Wow! If you have not ever seen it you owe it to yourself to …
Mid Island Car Rental
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 …
Roatan RE/MAX Newsletter – July 2014
July Newsletter 2014 When you open this month’s issue of our newsletter you may notice some visual differences. If you normally use a tablet or smart phone you should notice a considerable difference in that the overlapping of photos should be gone and the entire site will ‘fit’ your screen and be more user friendly. We have been working on …
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.