I was flying the beautiful Airbus A380, the huge double-decker aircraft.
Posts tagged On the Move
Boats, planes, trains and border crossings—because getting there is part of the story.
Packing and Flying Again – Unexpected, Stressful Trip to France
I can be there if needed. At least, I can try to.
Travelling Around Belize – Chicken Buses And Passengers
Take a chicken bus, one of these old U.S. school buses painted blue, purple, red or any bright colour. Listen to reggae music blasting through the loudspeakers—by the end of the trip, you will know the lyrics to every Bob Marley songs, resistance is futile. Observe the people as the hail the bus on the side of the road or as they get off in the middle of nowhere. That’s Belize for you.
Puerto Cortes (Honduras) to Placencia (Belize) – The Boat Ride From Hell
I’m usually very comfortable on boats. I’d take a boat ride over a bus ride anytime and I’m not scared of water. So I was feeling pretty good about our 2.5 hour long trip to Belize.
That said, the boat did look small.
We all climbed aboard and off we went. I quickly felt like we were a cork jerked around in the huge waves. A tiny boat in deep open water.
Princess IV Boat Accident Between La Ceiba and Utila, Honduras
I swear I wasn’t driving.
But I doubt the Princess IV will do the trip between La Ceiba and Utila any time soon.
After a few days of watching the sunset, swimming with the fishes and eating baleadas for breakfast, lunch and dinner, we took the 2:00 p.m. boat back to La Ceiba, on the mainland.
Guatemala – Chicken Buses and Jesús
I have this theory that the crazier the driver, the more “feel good” religious stickers and inscriptions the bus will have. And trust me, when said driver negotiates yet another sharp turn in a narrow mountain road, even an atheist like me is pretty happy to know that “God blesses this bus.”