There are many over the years that I have communicated with in my line of work that wish to not invest or vacation but wish to move here, start over, relocate or retire here staying long term. There are many things that are positive about that. We moved here 15 years ago now and has been a real plus for …
Medical/Charitable -Needs your help
Upcoming, September 24th, is the 8th annual ‘Sundae by the Sea’ held for the benefit of ‘Clinica Esperanza’ in Sandy Bay. Each year this organization reaches out to the community to help fund it for another year. It is a top notch facility that offers great service, most notably to the local poor, for very little. ONLY THREE DAYS LEFT! …
Things to do – Carambola Gardens
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 …
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 …
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…………