Ten years ago, I read an article in a magazine while waiting in a lobby  about an island called Ambergris Caye.  I had no idea where it was, but I remember the article saying it was like 'paradise,' just like Fiji but a fraction of the price.  I had always dreamed of going to Fiji.  I tore out the small article and shoved it in my purse, thinking one day (when I could afford it) it would be a great destination spot.  Later that night I placed it in small pocket in my planner.  It remained there for 8 years until 2 years ago, when my boyfriend proposed to me, and we began discussing honeymoon destinations.  I remembered the article about this island that I read, and went to fetch it out of my 10- year old planner. Sure enough, it was still there.  I started researching the small island of  Ambergris Caye, Belize, and we immediately made our decision.  We spent 7 days at Victoria House hotel/suites on this island and had absolutely no regrets.  Our single unit thatched-roof casita was perfect for newlyweds.  It was quiet and peaceful, yet alive and awake with woodpeckers in the trees and iguanas walking though the grass.  It was just-as-described...paradise.  All our needs were attended to and the level of service was impecable.  Most notably, the locals were super friendly and sociable, and not afraid or disgusted by tourists.  The island is overtaken my golf carts, the primary means of transportation by the locals, yet the island still has a local feel to it.  There are no McDonalds or Wendy's there, but any day of the week you can eat where the locals eat, at little diners like Los Cocos where we ate freshly caught snapper and conch, and homemade ceviche.  No restaurant in the U.S. could beat it.  The water was warm every day and you could swim near the beach and see eel and stingray swimming under your deck.  It was picturesque.  Words can't describe what made this the best vacation EVER for us, and pictures just don't do it justice.  But we will be back. Oh yes...we'll be back.