Nov 1, 2026

Partaking in the paradise that's Placencia’s Pickled Parrot

Have you ever been on vacation when you discovered a place so perfect yet very much under the radar that you didn’t want to let anyone in on the secret spot you found?  After all, too many  tourists can sometimes ruin a good thing.  For that reason, I had been reluctant to blog about the Pickled Parrot Bar & Grill in the Belizean coastal town of Placencia.  I want this place to be just as idyllic upon our return as when Punky and I first found it a few years ago.


Scenes from the Lawrence Welk Birthplace, Strasburg, N.D.

Picture yourself cruising through the rolling hills and farmland of southern North Dakota early on a late summer morning.  The sun is stil...