Tropical islands available for private hire in Belize, Australia, Madagascar and more

If you’re looking to truly get away from it all when travel reopens, one of these dreamy private islands might fit the bill.  Drenched in sunshine and surrounded by azure waters, these Robinson Crusoe-esque tropical retreats, from Belize to Australia, are an ideal base to let your cares slip away.  Scroll down and allow that … Read more

Private paradise: These tropical islands, from Belize to Australia, are available for hire

If you’re looking to truly get away from it all when travel reopens, one of these dreamy private islands might fit the bill.  Drenched in sunshine and surrounded by azure waters, these Robinson Crusoe-esque tropical retreats, from Belize to Australia, are an ideal base to let your cares slip away.  Scroll down and allow that … Read more

Is this Belize break the ultimate all-inclusive holiday?

All-inclusive holidays don’t get much posher than this – a breathtaking seven-night break to not one but two paradise enclaves, one at sea and one on land, with helicopter transfers (and a whole lot more) thrown in. For anyone who’s been saving for a post-Covid trip of a lifetime, it’s surely a contender. The three-night … Read more

Damselfish living in the waters of Belize train shrimp to run algae farms used for food

Could anything be better than chilling by the sky-blue waters of Belize, with servants doing your grunt work? Not for the longfin damselfish, who has turned the planktonic mysid shrimp into a virtual farmhand. The tiny shrimp have been trained to help the damselfish fertilize the algae farms that make up its diet, according to … Read more

Belize private island for sale: Stunning resort hits the market for £3.3million 

Forget going on holiday in paradise – own it instead. A stunning private island resort in Belize has hit the market for £3.3million ($4.5million). And it comes with mesmerising white-sand beaches, five beachfront cottages, spa facilities, a seafront restaurant and four boats. Royal Palm Island off the coast of Belize, which covers 6.5 acres and … Read more

Residents of a remote island in Belize will use a machine to harvest drinking water from the air

Residents on a remote island in Belize will use solar-powered hydropanels to harvest drinking water from the air after coronavirus shutdowns delayed shipments of bottled water from the mainland Locals on Caye Caulker Island are transforming vapor into drinking water The small island off the coast of Belize relies on bottled water from the mainland … Read more