Visiting Utila

When one sees advertisements about Utila, even though they are very rare, a common phrase associated with it is “The way the Caribbean used to be.”  I don’t think truer words have ever been printed.  Utila is part of the Bay Islands of Honduras, the others being tourism and cruise ship hotspot Roatan and underdeveloped, seldom-visited Guanaja.  I’ll be doing a Roatan/Utila comparison post soon as they are 2...

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Why Does Honduras Hate Me?

If you read about my initial experience upon arriving in Honduras, you’ve probably been wondering if things have changed at all.  Of course, with a title such as this you’ve probably already assumed what the answer is. Life on the small island of Utila has overall been a great experience.  I’ve been able to dive a LOT (went from 14 dives to 104 in about 2 months), and Tigger even earned his junior open water...

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My First Intro to Honduras (Sucked)

People often travel for adventure, no? We’ve had a couple of small “adventures” during our current journey, but none have had me wondering about my decision to give up “normal” life and make this journey like our trip from beautiful, tranquil, Flores, Guatemala to the Bay Islands of Honduras.  I know others have had worse experiences, and really in hindsight it wasn’t that bad, but that’s the...

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