Ben Starr

The Ultimate Food Geek

Tag: Mayan

  • Belize, part 1

    Hola from beautiful Flores, Guatemala! Many of you knew that I was going to Costa Rica after the fall dinner party with my college friends Nate and Sandy and Christian. As it turns out, the flights were full to Miami, so we had to rethink our trip entirely. Flying by the seat of our pants,…

  • Belize, part 2

    I am sitting in an internet cafe in San Ignacio, Belize, eating an ice cream cone filled with homemade sweet corn ice cream. That’s what the locals eat here! It’s really quite good. First, to ease any fears you may have about Hurricane Wilma, we are perfectly safe. The hurricane has passed Belize safely by,…

  • Belize, part 3

    While Hurricane Wilma is several hundred miles to our north tearing into Cancun (hopefully Justin and Katie, and their other friends who are there, are safe and sound), we are relaxing after another incredible day in Belize. I forgot to mention a detail in yesterday’s email. On our hike to the sacred Mayan cave of…