the big fat world

Here is a collection of funny roadsigns I found while traveling in Belize. While I admit, not all of them are funny but deal with serious issues in this region, they are very striking in that I have never seen the amount of signs dealing with earnest social issues as I have in Belize. Belize is as [...]

Belize is a population of less than 350k but has more than its fair share of funny roadsigns. I know AIDS is not a funny roadsign but the sheer amount of PSA’s about AIDS was astounding in a country where the largest bank has 13 ATM’s. Here are just a few samples of the AIDS [...]

Back in the 1950’s an unlikely group settled in the expanses of Belize, the Mennonites. Sticking out like a sore thumb, these blue eyed, blond haired, and suspender-wearing cousins of the Pennsylvania Amish, lead a manufacturing and agriculture empire in Belize. They are responsible for much of the countries eggs, poultry, dairy and have a [...]

Tobacco Caye, (pronounced key), is one of the islands that make up the Belize Barrier Reef. Located a few hours south of the Belize City (BC), this postage stamp sized island, 200 yards at its widest, boasts 5 resorts, 3 bars, and plenty of solitude.  This island is definitely not for the pampered or even [...]

Here is a nice collection of images from Belize that do not necessarily fit anywhere else but in my Big fat World random files. Enjoy!  

Belize’s Chicken buses retain all the usual characteristics you would expect from a Central American mode of transport, they are painted a cheery local color, they run on a robust diesel mix, and they speed along like Indy 500 drivers. The bus system in Belize is very easy to understand considering most cities are 25-50 [...]