by Cobalt Graphics | May 21, 2018 | Roatan
Roatan was our first experience with VRBO, Vacation Rentals By Owner, a site similar to Airbnb. The particular house we rented was owned by a family in the US, but had a live-in caretaker on the property. The caretaker, Pichi, picked us up from the airport and...
by Cobalt Graphics | May 21, 2018 | Roatan
Located about 40 miles off the coast of Honduras, Roatan is the larger of the 3 Bay Islands that also include Utila and Guanaja. Although it is the larger of the three, it still only measures about 48 miles long by 5 miles across. Christopher Columbus landed on the...
by Cobalt Graphics | May 21, 2018 | Roatan
There are a few choices as far as transportation on the island; rental car, cab, bus or motorbike. We chose to rent a motorbike and found it was the perfect way to see the island. We rented our bike from Captain Van’s Rentals in West Bay. This company was absolutely...
by Cobalt Graphics | May 21, 2018 | Roatan
We don’t have anything against cruises. In fact, as of this writing, we have never even been on a cruise. That being said, anybody that has traveled to an island or region that serves as a cruise ship stop knows that the atmosphere changes completely when the boats...
by Cobalt Graphics | May 21, 2018 | Roatan
The bugs on the island are extremely dense and extremely aggressive! Since I have allergic reactions to almost every bug bite I have ever had, we research the bugs wherever we travel to. We studied up on Roatan and found that the brand most people recommended for this...