Unless you’ve been ignoring print and digital health news, you know that encouragement to “get outdoors” is so pervasive, even physicians formally recommend it. For example, Dr. Robert Zarr, a practitioner who “doubles as a nature guide,” according to an article published in Axios newsletter,...
Make 2026 Your Year of Adventure and Relaxation
Do you set vacation goals? If so, you’re probably more organized than most because you want to be sure you maximize every moment of your escape. Blogger Angie Bellemare offers readers advice on how to stick to the goals you set for yourself. Among them...
Beat Those Winter Blues: Plan Your Belize Island Escape Now!
This may come as a surprise to you, but according to experts in the field of mental health, “winter blues” and “seasonal affective disorder (SAD)” are two different diagnoses. Winter blues strikes when days grow short, the urge to go to bed early can't be...
The Return Traveler: Why Guests Keep Returning to Belize’s Manta Island Resort
Dr. Charlotte Russell saw no value in returning to the same destination repeatedly as a young woman eager to see the world, but as the psychologist matured, she realized that flitting from place to place wasn’t exactly the travel style that suited her. She craved...
The Best of Both Worlds: Adventure and Relaxation at Manta Island Resort
Forbes journalist Sara Young Wang asked readers a question that may resonate with you: “Have you ever gone on a vacation with the intention of rest and rejuvenation, but then find yourself about to return to work still tired and not as refreshed as you’d...
Why Belize Adventure Tours Belong on Every 2026 Vacation Itinerary
Dr. Charlotte Russell knows a thing or two about the advantages of taking adventures, having turned her passion for helping others into a career that pairs her fascination with travel with her career as a therapist. According to Dr. Russell, there are more ways to...
Manta Island Resort Wins Back-to-Back Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards
If you could choose just one award show to watch, which would it be? Would you travel the world to see Taylor Swift win a Grammy, settle into your favorite chair for the Emmys, or root for your favorite movie at the Oscars? According to...
Your 2026 Guide to the Perfect Belize Beach Resort Vacation
Are you starting to think about New Year’s resolutions because you believe it’s never too early to identify something to look forward to? If travel happens to top your 2026 list, there’s no such thing as too much advance planning. What do experts say about...
Get A Head Start on 2026: Plan the Belize Island Vacation of Your Dreams
Chris Richardson advises planners to rethink their annual assessments of what they’d like to see in the year ahead. Instead of calling it your master plan, he recommends this revision: Plan not for what you perceive to be on the horizon; design the year you...
Start a New Tradition: Visit This Belize Island in 2026
Wall Street Journal reporter Ann-Marie Alcantara suggests a new way of thinking about New Year’s resolutions: “What if we set and started them in ... October?” she asks. This wasn’t her original idea, she admits, having discovered this October Theory on social media. Reasons for...