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A whole week?? You must drink and eat a whole lot less than I do, which is very easily done. With diving I could do $400 in an afternoon lol.

Stayed @ Ruby's - $25US/night
Taxi's - $50US
Food - $20US/day some days I spent next to nothing for food as I was with friends and they generously made sure I had food & drink)
Blue Hole trip - got a sweet deal on this one...not what you know, but who you know.

I had a $400 budget for the week. I knew that I didn't need to spend alot of money to enjoy myself.

It was truely the friends I made on my last visit that made the trip worthwhile.

The Blue Hole trip for snorkeling (not diving) & it helps to make friends @ the dive shops...

As far as eating and drinking...I have a tendency to eat much lighter when I am in Belize. From the Great White North, I am, so the humidity has a tendency to take its toll on me and eating less food & lighter foods helps me handle the humidity better--plus drinking tons of water helps too.

Don't get me wrong, I drank my fair share of Belikin as well as One Barrel during my stay.

See...you were living off others, for a portion of your vacation.

All that matters is that you enjoyed yourself.

I agree with everyone's comments here. You can't compare Belize (and certianly not AC) to Mexico. I'm visiting Cuernavaca, Mex this weekend and even expect that to be quite a bit different than Cancun.

phishhippiegirl, i'm glad you had a great visit and did it at a cost that was in your budget, nothing wrong with that girl!

Having lived in SP and having hosted many friends and family as visitors during that time, I would not characterize anyone who is a guest or friend as 'living off of others' while attending local dinner parties or being guests of locals at bars or restaurants as the case may be. One of the great things about AC and San Pedro is all of the wonderful people you meet who live there and who visit frequently, who become life long friends. It is truly a community of folks who share in having a good time in paradise.

While it is all true that it is nice to have friends that host us from time to time and that there's nothing wrong with that, such a happy circumstance,should not be used as an argument for the relative "cheapness" of a stay in San Pedro. The majority of visitors to San Pedro, expect to pay their own way and budget for that. The majority of tourists that go to the Blue Hole, have to pay for it, no sweetheart deals.

And phishippiegirl, for the future, you could save even more money by taking a few more walks . . .seems like you spent a lot on taxis. :^)

SS i simply stated that I would not characterize being a guest of friends as "living off of others" while visiting. SP is one of THE best bargains as far as lodging, fishing, diving, etc. go in the Caribbean! It is not cheap in cost like visiting many places in Mexico is, but it ain't Mexico either.

Interesting that you would suggest that someone you don't know take more walks in lieu of taxi rides. Maybe she could also skip a few meals to save a few bucks LOL.

iluvbelize, I wasn't addressing your post, in fact was probably supporting your position.

As for your last comment, it is apparent to me that you have no sense of humor at all. My last line was supposed to be a joke based on the percentage of dollars phish spent on taxi's vs all other items. Maybe I should have suggested she make friends with someone that has a golf cart.