ann_eliese wrote:Hi all!
I've been planning a move (slowly) for over a year now and am getting close to getting my final preparations in order. My main goal is to find somewhere to live (that's how I found this site). Looking forward to reading others experiences and learning, it's a huge leap! My plan is to semi-retire (I work remotely).
My biggest concern is making the move with my older cat, but we will figure it out.
After checking out a few places, I think somewhere near Placienda or Hopkins area is where I'm targeting. Safety is always a concern for me living alone.
I have never done the drive, always fly into BZE. From a personal safety standpoint of a single woman driving through Mexico, I would think the shipping of your vehicle packed with stuff would be a better option. Getting a customs broker that will handle all the pitfalls of shipping and dealing with importing your vehicle is a really good idea.
I do not know what the options for internet are in Hopkins. Perhaps someone from that area can post some info on housing and internet options.
In Placencia where I have my 2nd home, you have three internet choices. I have tried the cable company, many folks use it fine. But my personal experience has been poor, with many outages and or intermittent very slow speeds. (max available is about 2meg). The government phone company has DSL that is reported by friends to be OK, but they want a BSD$500 deposit for non residents. Then the private cell phone company has a MiFi internet option that sounds good, I plan to try that soon. You will find more info on all these subjects in previous post on this site. Just be cautious relying too much on a prolific poster or two that only know what they glean from the internet while living outside of Belize.