Retirement Adventure

Larry SchlesserIsland News

People are drawn at times to islands for many reasons. The laid back life style, the lower expenses and tropical climate. Some have said that what God did not give to the people of Central America he more than made up for in natural habitat. The lack of cold weather, the plentiful fruits, veggies and seafood allows people with little …

Obama Care getting you down? …….How about Honduran Care?

Larry SchlesserIsland News

With my being here on Roatan, (and it really makes little difference to me politically on which side my readers are on in regard to all the trauma going on in the U.S. regarding the medical situation in the U.S.), because much of what happens there matters little to us here, especially medical care. It seems that the past couple …

Another New Air Service

Larry SchlesserIsland News

Tropic Air has announced service to Roatan, from the country of Belize three times weekly as follows – DEPARTS – Belize City Int’l (BZE), 4:15PM ARRIVES – Roatan (RTB), 5:15PM From Roatan, Tropic Air offers many multi-daily non-stop international flights that Belize City has to offer (Los Angeles, New York, Dallas, Charlotte, Houston, Miami, and Atlanta among others. Air service …

Hurricane Warnings! Not so much.

Larry SchlesserIsland News

Yes I know people automatically think of warm weather places, even like Florida and the eastern Caribbean, and think that dodging Hurricanes will be like dodging tornados in the states. Nope. Those hurricanes almost always start off the coast of Africa then head west. More often than not the eastern Caribbean, Florida, Cuba, the gulf coast are the most visited …

Health Care Off-shore

Larry SchlesserIsland News

Health concerns? Yes we all have them and if you are under 65 years old or a non- Canadian, your options can be few. Here you have three insurance options that I am aware of. Those would be CIGMA, Prudential or BUPA that all would cover your needs both here or there, where ever ‘there’ may be. With the costs …

Rotary District Conference -2014

Larry SchlesserIsland News

For those of you who are among the millions who are members of Rotary International, you already know what a great organization it is. Rotary Groups work locally, within their communities, with the calling of ‘others before self’ and contribute 100% of any funds raised to benefit their communities. The Roatan Rotary Group has been chosen to host the 2014 …