No matter where you live it is always nice to have a new restaurant to try in your area and that is what has happened near where I live. The recently opened ‘Island Creperie & Cafe’ in the Mega Plaza Mall has some excellent and different taste treats for breakfast or lunch. My wife , Nancy, and I dined there …
‘Seeds’ Nursery
A new landscaping/Nursery option has opened up for those who are building a home or would just like to spruce things up a little with color and greenery for there patios. ‘Seeds Nursery’ is located directly west of the ACE Hardware in French Harbor. Besides flowering plants and greenery, ‘Seeds’ has palm trees and does both landscaping and ‘hardscaping’ with …
Health Care -Funds for Honduras medical clinic
I ran into this article regarding Clinica Esperanza this morning and thought I would share it……… When Columbia resident Gregory Norris’ ear began to throb during a scuba outing while vacationing in Roatan, Honduras, he knew he needed medical attention. But what Norris didn’t know is that the visit to Roatan’s Clinica Esperanza would be the best trip to a …
Legal Advice
If you are purchasing property in the Bay islands, no attorney there (wherever ‘there’ is), will be able to advise you. If you are running a purchase past your attorney ‘there’ or running it by your accountant ‘there’, you have a 99.9% chance of getting a ‘blank stare’. Some who buy here wish to use their professionals ‘there’ to advise. …
The ‘Rainy’ Season
I pretty much dislike that term, ‘rainy season’, in that it becomes ‘all encompassing’ giving the impression that when it is the ‘rainy season’ here that all it does is rain. That is not even close to being accurate. A better word for the season really would be ‘winter’ The only difference is that it is ‘better wet than white’. …
Auto repair on Roatan
Although the auto repair shops look nothing like what you have where you live in that they basically are outdoor facilities with drive in bays. They still may have the alignment rack and hydraulic lift in the bay and seem a bit strange when you pull in, they can certainly be very competent with the computer needed to do the …
Retirement Adventure
People are drawn at times to islands for many reasons. The laid back life style, the lower expenses and tropical climate. Some have said that what God did not give to the people of Central America he more than made up for in natural habitat. The lack of cold weather, the plentiful fruits, veggies and seafood allows people with little …
Breast Cancer Fund Raiser
This Friday at 8:00 pm ‘Little Friends Foundation’ is holding a fund raiser at ‘Herbie’s Sports Bar’ for Breast Cancer. Tickets are 200 Lempira (about $10.00) and certainly is for a good cause. Tickets are also available previous to Friday evening at ACE Hardware in French Harbor. Please attend.
RE/MAX Newsletter – October, 2013
Newsletter October 2013 It has been a fairly active month for us here at RE/MAX and for the island in general in regard to real estate. Normally not a busy time of year we have had sufficient closings, contracts and funds in escrow. People are still buying at the lower end of the price ranges and especially on the really …
Property Tax Amnesty. Have you taken advantage?
From now until the end of the year you still have time to take advantage of the tax amnesty now in effect until the end of this year. This cover any year you have not paid starting 2012 or before. The fines can be substantial so if you have not paid your taxes now is the time. Although ‘here is …