My love for traveling stemmed from my childhood. Traveling gave me experiences that I’ll cherish for a lifetime. It taught me lessons that couldn’t be seen from a different person’s perspective in a classroom, only my own. It helped foster a love for history, as well as an appreciation for architecture, landscape, culture, food, and art. Traveling has also helped me broaden my perspective, value the things that are often taken for granted, overcome shyness, and generally taught me what textbooks could not.
From my teenage years to my early twenties, I seldom traveled. It wasn’t until my mid-twenties that I realized that I wasn’t getting any younger. This realization and renewed zest for life hit at one of the most critical moments of my life. I’ve learned that life is too short to not do what makes you feel the most alive. I didn’t want to wake up one day with a laundry list of regrets. It also made me think of a film that I watched a few years ago, in which the character asks her friend a serious question, “Are you living or just existing?” before embarking on a hilarious and adventurous road trip.
Life is about taking chances. Try not to pass all of them, as an opportunity only knocks once for some. That brings me to ask you the question, “Are you living or just existing?”
It seems like my 11-year-old son has been bitten by the traveling bug! He always looks forward to when the school year is completed. This is mostly because he loves brainstorming about what destination that we can embark on for our next adventure. One destination that would be perfect for a family vacation would be Belize. It’s the ideal place to gain perspective, try out new foods, explore dynamic landscapes, and learn new cultures.
Belize has a bevy of relaxing, yet fun-filled outdoor adventures that my family and I would enjoy! Some of those adventures include marveling at the Mayan artifacts inside Actun Tunichil Muknal, visiting the Mayan ruins in Lamanai, getting up close and personal to rare animals at the Belize Zoo, swaying in an ocean-front hammock in Caye Caulker, and immersing in the deeply rich history of Belize at the Old Belize Cultural and Historical Center. This is just a mere sampling of the itineraries that Belize has to offer!
Top Destinations in Belize
►Ambergris Caye
► San Ignacio
► Hopkins
► Placencia Village
► Belize City
► Caye Caulker
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“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” – Mark Twain
I’ve never been to Belize but it sure sounds awesome! I also haven’t heard of anywhere.com but curious to check it out now! Love the idea of travel planners removing the stress from travelling!
Belize sounds like such an amazing place to visit. I would absolutely LOVE to get there and explore the area someday!
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Are you living or just existing? I had to stop and actually think about that when I read it. I enjoy moments of self reflection. Thanks for that! To answer your question, I’d want to visit Cairo. Have you ever been?
I am going to New Zealand in July and cant wait to be there. It has been on my mind for a really long time.
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One destination I would love to scratch off my bucket list is England. So many masterminds, literary and musical, have come from this beautiful place!
Very nice! I think it’s awesome to be be able to see the world and explore. Traveling will definitely teach you lessons about life and about yourself. It’s the best way to live life!
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Amen to this! I totally agree! Travel is the best especially when you have your loved ones to travel with. Belize sounds like an awesome place to get lost in. I have never been, but I’d love to someday.
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Wish I had visited and travelled when I was younger. I miss the younger days!! Now I tell my children to enjoy life while you can, as it goes by too quick. Lovely read!!
I have never been to Belize, but this post makes me want to take off there. I love the history that seems to be there.
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I had some friends travel to Belize recently and they loved it. It looks like such a beautiful and fun place to visit.
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I’ve always wanted to visit Belize. We’ve gone on a ton of trips all over the place, but we’ve never been able to make this one happen.
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I too need to travel more and you are right – we don’t get YOUNGER lol. I would love to travel to Belize I have only heard amazing things about it from those who have visited!
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I have never been to Belize, but it has always been on my travel bucket list. There seems to be so much to do and see there.
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One destination I’d love to visit is Hawaii or any place that has beautiful beach and ocean. The city with culture and architecture is a bonus too .
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I have never been to Belize, but it sounds like an awesome place to take a vacation. I love the picture of the ancient buildings, too cool!
I love traveling but haven’t made much time for my travels. I have put life, family and my job ahead of it! I’m starting to live the regret in that saying. My goal is to travel at least once a year from now on! Belize looks like fabulous place to go!
I love reading about how traveling has change people’s lives! My friend went on a solo trip to Belize last year and I thought it was so cool and she really got me interested in visiting!
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How fun! We went to Belize on our honeymoon and loved it. We were only there for a day (on a cruise) but it was gorgeous! A fun place for the entire family for sure.
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Though I would love to go to Belize, London is the first overseas trip. Now that the kids are older, we have a lot of traveling catch up on. Belize in in my top 10 places to visit.
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I have never been to Belize but now you have peaked my interest. Ok, so not just peaked… I am convinced. I need to add Belize to my bucket list travel ideas. I love that there is so much to do and see and I am sure the culture is just so amazing to observe. Time to book my trip I’d say!
Traveling is the best. It’s definitely one of the things that make me feel alive especially when I’m going to visit a place for the first time. I have more places to go to in mind and it’s always better to take the family with you, it’s a lovely bonding experience.
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If I make it long enough, I will go to Belize at the end of the year. It is one of the places on my bucket list to travel to. I would love to see some of the beautiful sites there.
We haven’t been to Belize yet but I’d really like to go on a family vacation there someday. Maybe when the kids are in their teens.
I love all the photos. Belize is one of the places I dream of visiting one day.
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the only way I’ve seen Belize is on TV with the International Home Buyers show on HGTV, and I thought it was absolutely beautiful! I would love to go there for vacation some day… lucky you!
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I haven’t visited Belize yet, but it’s definitely on my travel to-do list. Thank you for commenting! 🙂
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It seems like Belize is the perfect place to explore and have adventures with the family! Your photos show that you had a great time.. I wanna go there too!
I’d love to travel to Iceland and Italy. Both locations offers so much to do, see and eat. I really need to get on with planning those trips.
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You and I are the same in that I realized in my mid-20’s that I needed to branch out and quit going to the same old vacation spots every year!! I love seeing the world and going new places! Traveling is so much fun!!
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Belize sounds like such an awesome place to visit, and it’s so nice that your son is excited about woking out where to go. Ever since my mid twenties I just decided life was too short to not travel x
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I have always been fascinated by Mayan culture and think their artefacts are quite literally mind blowing. I like the sound of the Old Belize Cultural and Historical Center x
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I had a friend in college who did a study abroad in Belize and her pictures were just amazing! I never thought of it as a family destination spot!
Belize looks amazing! I love to travel, it’s for sure a top priority for me. I love that you’ve now gotten your kids involved too!
I love a vacation that has nature, culture and history and Belize seems to have all those things. I will keep this guide in mind if I get to go. Love the quotes.
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Honestly, Belize has never been on my list of places I planned to visit one day. However, I think that is going to change after reading this post!
I have always had an insatiable wanderlust, but rarely get to satisfy it. Belize is one of those beautiful, dream locations.
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I wish I could do a lot more traveling. I could use a really nice family vacation. I hope to go somewhere this summer with my family. Not sure where yet.
We’ve never been to belize but it is definitely on the bucket list! It’s great that you are getting your kids into travelling too!
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I’ve been to Belize before, but had no idea there were so many different places to visit. I would love to go back someday.
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I would like to scratch off Australia – I want to go on a Walkabout – and I want to go down in shark cage off the reef.
That sounds amazing! I love traveling, but usually stick to driving distance. What an amazing experience to have with kids, this looks so fun!
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I have not visited Belize, but it looks beautiful! One place I want to visit is France. It is at the top of my bucket list!
I love traveling and can’t wait until my son and I can pick up that hobby again.
I can’t think of any one particular place on my bucket list but have a bunch of places I’d love to see like Australia, Hawaii, Greece (again), and more.
I’ve heard a lot about belize and I really want to go there with my family. I love those gorgeous photos.
I love to travel and I think it’s nice for the kids to experience that as well. It’s going to change their view of the world! There are also lots of lessons to be learned from traveling!
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Traveling is my favorite hobby it gives me a peace of mind away from the stress from work. It recharge me and motivates me to keep going. Belize is one of my bucket list.
I booked a cruise so we could go to Belize but they canceled that stop at the last minute. I wanted to go so bad!
This sounds like a great trip! I haven’t been to Berlize, but LOVE to travel. We have a trip England planned for Summer.
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I didn’t grow up traveling but my daughters are lucky and have had amazing experiences. I think it’s great for children to see other cultures and learn to be confident travelers.
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We went to Belize a few years ago and just loved it!!!! Such a beautiful place with awesome beaches. Would love to go back
Wow, your photos look amazing. Belize is on my travel bucket list. I can’t wait to visit some day.
Belize is beautiful! One destination that I would like to scratch off my travel bucket list is Ireland. I’ve seen lots of photos of Ireland online and it’s just gorgeous! Hopefully, we get to visit soon! 🙂
That is so funny because I feel like both of my older kids have been bitten by the traveling bug too! They keep talking about all the places they want to go to this summer!
After reading the line ‘Are you living or just existing?’ it struck me that I’m basically just existing at the moment 🙁 I’m working hard though, and hopefully one day I’ll be able to travel the world and live the life I’ve always wanted to 🙂
Louise x
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This sounds like an amazing place to visit. It also sounds like a great place to vacation with either the family or without the kids!
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I’ve never heard of anywhere.com but I love that it has a simple app! Very cool and I’ve heard great things about Belize! I would love to go there someday!
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