Diving in Utila
Okay, let’s face it. You probably wouldn’t be coming here if you weren’t interested in diving. Utila isn’t known for its white sand beaches. Sure if you want a slow pace this is a wonderful location, and one of the safest places in the world. But it is also home to some of the cheapest diving in the world as well, especially if you’re considering becoming a diver or taking your current certification...
Eating on Utila
Ok, so now you’ve arrived on our little island. Where’s some good food? People know me for my sometimes blunt honesty, and we’ve lived here for 7 months so I’ll be perfectly honest again: Don’t expect haute cuisine. Most food is just average, some is quite good, but you won’t find food here that knocks your socks off. Unless you’ve spent a LOT of time in Central America away from places...
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...
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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