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  I had no idea

  Where I live, on Roatan, when I open the door to the bedroom there is an ancient termite trail etched into the floor–it’s only a couple of months old, but will be there for evermore. Perhaps scrubbing with a wire brush and a harsh chemical concoction will remove traces of it, but for me, in [...]

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  Don’t Step on Thorns

  Started out harmless enough, strolling along a path, heading to the beach, minding my own business, when one of those pesky barbed end daggers, launched itself between my flip-flop and the tender underside of my foot. Yes, I cursed! Pulled it out, and carried on, muttering under my breath as the assaulted area stung. Later [...]

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  10 Tips to Not Get Treated Like a Tourist

  From the moment you arrive to the glorious Island of Roatan surrounded by the Caribbean Sea, with white sand beaches, and lush jungle flora & fauna extending to the highest ridges, if you look and act like a tourist—you will get treated like one. Admittedly even though I’ve lived on Roatan for more than three [...]

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  Roatan Vortex

  Did you ever see the movie “Close Encounters of the Third Kind?” When I saw it (a million years ago) I found it quite humorous when the character played by Richard Dryfuss became obsessed with recreating an image of a mountain that consumed his every thought. He started sketching what he saw in his minds-eye. [...]

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  Where the Heck is Roatan?

  Where the Heck is Roatan? Answer – Between Utila and Guanaja. At least that is what the very popular tourist t-shirt has printed on it. Without making you feel like you are back in grade school geography class, (I would get pretty glassy-eyed in that class). I will keep the explanation simple. Roatan is a [...]