Ted Tejada joins us remotely via telephone to discuss how Belize has fared during the coronavirus pandemic and the efforts to prepare for visitors after our borders are reopened. Ted is the president of the Belize Hotel Association and general manager of the Belize Best Western Biltmore Plaza Hotel in Belize City. In this episode, he gives us some insight into how the tourism industry in Belize was caught off guard, just as the rest of the world, but how the country then took decisive action...

In this episode, Kaitlin Narciso, a travel journalist from Canada speaks to us about her experience visiting Belize for the first time. Kaitlin writes for HOLR Magazine, and is an experienced multimedia journalist, content creator, and digital marketing strategist. Kaitlin discusses how she found out about Belize and why she had to put it on her travel bucket list. Hear about her experience in San Ignacio with her travel partner Jess Campbell, and what she thinks about the people of Belize...

Chef Sean Kuylen gives us his insight into what makes Belize a unique and excellent location for your destination wedding. Sean is well known as Belize’s best chef, and he works with wedding planners throughout Belize to bring you an all-inclusive package with the best of Belize’s cuisine inspired by the different cultures in Belize. Sean is passionate about promoting Belizean culture and his menu features authentic cultural food and experiences that are perfectly curated and catered to your...

Michelle Williams from Om Shanti Belize takes us through her personal journey to achieving mental and physical wellness, and some of the wonderful work she’s doing in Belize to advocate for wellness. As we endure this world crisis, we need to recognize the importance of our mental and physical wellness to ensure that we emerge from this as our best selves. Learn about some of the wellness initiatives in Belize and why you should visit when you need to de-stress, restore, and reconnect.

In this episode, we welcome Luis Garcia, one of the original founders of the La Ruta Maya Belize River Challenge, the longest canoe race of its kind in Central America. The La Ruta Maya race was conceived along with the late great Richard Harrison as an idea to promote the launch of Vida Purified Water but more importantly, to highlight the importance of the rivers in Belize and to promote community involvement in keeping the rivers clean and healthy.

Learn how the great great granddaughter of Pancho Villa's medicine woman is now saving the crocodiles in Belize. Dr. Marisa Tellez is the founder and Executive Director of the Crocodile Research Center in Belize. In this episode, Dr. Tellez and her colleague Darcy Ulez talks about the work at the CRC and their plans to build a wildlife clinic and crocodile conservation center in Belize to protect the crocodiles and educate the local communities about the importance of crocodiles to the...

Take a journey through Belize with Chef Sean Kuylen and learn about the different cultural dishes that make up Belizean Cuisine. Chef Kuylen is Belize's equivalent of Anthony Bourdain and he is on a mission to define and showcase authentic Belizean Cuisine. Chef Kuylen is a household name throughout the country and represents Belize by showcasing inspired Belizean Cuisine locally and throughout the world.

In this episode we welcome the Belize Ambassador to the United States of America, Daniel Gutierrez, for a conversation about his role as ambassador and how his office in Washington D.C. serves to promote Belize as a place to vacation but also as a place to retire and invest. We talked about his journey in Belize first as a teacher and school administrator at the local Sacred Heart Junior College and then his work at Belize’s only oil company, Belize Natural Energy (BNE) where he sought to...

Ali Wunderman is the author of Frommer's Guide to Belize. She is a freelance wildlife journalist, naturalist, and Belize travel expert. Her first trip to Belize turned into a fortunate disaster that inspired her to become a travel and wildlife journalist. She has published several articles about Belize in publications such as Conde Nast, Forbes, and others. Hear Ali's story of self-discovery in Belize and why she has fallen in love with Belize and keeps coming back.

An extended interview with Zhawn Poot who has strong roots at the Belize Zoo and gives us some insights into the conservation projects at the Belize Zoo and other places in Belize. Specifically, he discusses the Harpy Eagle Conservation Project and the Tapir Conservation Project spearheaded by the Belize Zoo. He also talks about his work with local kids at the summer conservation camp at the Belize Zoo.

Meet Executive Chef Enrique Awe from the world-renowned Running W Restaurant at the San Ignacio Resort Hotel in San Ignacio Belize. He was recently featured in a Forbes.com article about introducing brunch in Belize uniquely infused with Belizean ingredients and flavors. Enrique is a native of San Ignacio Belize, but he is fairly new to the Belize food scene, having spent 18 years in the United States building a highly successful culinary career.

Lorenzo Gonzalez is one of the original Belize travel bloggers. He runs the popular BelizeAdventure.ca blog that provides useful and relevant content for all travelers to Belize. If you've done any online research about Belize, you've probably come across his website. Lorenzo is a native of San Ignacio Belize, and now resides in Toronto Canada after emigrating to further his education. He visits Belize often, and continues to write about Belize and promote Belize throughout the world in his...

In 2003, the world famous Steve "The Crocodile Hunter" visited Belize and made a special appearance at the Belize Zoo for their 20th anniversary celebration. In attendance was a young Zhawn Poot, whose father has worked at the zoo for many years. Zhawn was inspired to pursue a career in conservation and became a tour guide at the age of 17. Zhawn and Javier discuss his love of nature and conservation including some of the work he has done in Belize and some of his favorite activities in Belize.

Mayke Moraes is a backpacker we met in San Ignacio Belize. He leads what he calls a detached and minimalist lifestyle. With his backpack on his back, he visits places and revisits dreams that were born when he decided to leave his comfort zone in Brazil to build memories instead of material riches. Mayke is an accomplished author and social media influencer. Belize is the 70th country he has visited toward his goal of 100 countries. Listen to his story and hear why he plans to come back to...

Jim Scott, the proprietor of Hospitality Training Services Belize discusses how hospitality service in Belize continues to improve. Jim talks about the array of upcoming brand-name resorts and hotel developments in Belize including Hilton, Marriott, Four Seasons, and others, and how it brings the need for improved service for visitors. Jim is a stalwart of the Belize Tourism Industry and is deeply passionate about uplifting the Belizean people by providing top-notch hospitality training in...

We welcome lead bird trainer from the Belize Raptor Center, Marcia Mas, a native Belizean from the Toledo district of Belize. Marcia talks about how her love for nature and the environment was nurtured from a young age by her parents growing up in southern Belize. Learn how the Lesson’s motmot was the bird that made her fall in love with birding. She is now the first certified female bird trainer in Belize and continues to inspire younger generations of birders through her educational...

Sarah from the Belize Raptor Center discusses her journey to Belize and how the Belize Raptor Center came about from her love of Birds. Sarah talks about her love for birds of prey and her journey to Belize first as a student volunteer and now as the director of the Belize Raptor Center. Sarah points out the Orange Breasted Falcon as the bird that convinced her that Belize was where she wanted to live. Hear the story of how she got her first lifer in Belize as soon as she landed at the airport.

Host Javier Gutierrez is joined by Jim Scott for a discussion about his journey to Belize and what made him stay in Belize after coming as a peace corps volunteer in 1987. Jim recounts his time in Belize City and how he assimilated into the culture of Belize and fell in love with the people. They discuss his love of nature and his experiences as a scuba diver, fly fisherman, avid hiker, and a professional in the Belize tourism industry

The Belize Travelcast is a new podcast series created by Belizing.com, a brand that is passionate about telling authentic stories, promoting sustainable tourism, and travel to Belize. Each episode is an engaging conversation that delivers authentic local travel experiences, useful travel tips and advice, as well as relevant updates on the Belize tourism industry and important issues affecting the environment, culture, and economy of Belize.