Showing posts with label XE Currency. Show all posts
Showing posts with label XE Currency. Show all posts

Friday, January 13, 2017

San Ignacio, Belize, January 13, 2017

Flores to San Ignacio, Belize is only 106 km-


but the bus ride was a first for me with-


wifi in a moving vehicle!  Service was great too!

Along the way-



I didn't see any cultivated fields at all - just lots of pasture, quite a few cattle and a few goats.

A money changer hopped on the bus - I learned from my Africa trip that their rates are always better than the banks and bus companies usually won't let them on if they are crooks or if it's a bad deal.  Having the XE Currency app on my phone is also really useful.   I didn't want to cash in any U.S. money so I just changed my quetzals.  It's always wise to get rid of currency at the border because the banks don't want it and once a few miles down the road, you're stuck with it - forever!

Leaving Guatemala was free and quick, as was entering Belize.  In no time I had checked into my room at Bella's Backpackers in San Ignacio-


After exploring the town I used the ATM at the SCOTIABANK!!  and it worked, no problem!

English is the language of choice here, unfortunately!  How can I practice and improve my Spanish?

I'm here for 4 nights which seems like a lot considering the size of the town but there is a lot to do.  Tomorrow, 2 Americans and I have rented a car and we're going to Caracol which is a Maya ruin.


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