NANA FEST - ENTREVISTAS 2

CONFIRA MAIS ALGUMAS ENTREVISTAS !!!



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Dmsy5sr66M&hl=en

Maluquete - CHICLETE COM BANANA NO CORREFOLIA 2007

CHICLETAO EM LUIS CORREIA 2007



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTR8i8pWAB8&hl=en

www.torcidaflachiclete.com - TRÓPICO BANANA - Nana Banana Carnaval 2009

Por Luciano FlaChiclete, no Carnaval de Salvador (Fev/2009). Com direito a showzinho da PIPOCA mais foda de Salvador...CHICLETÃOOOOOOO! As fotos do carnaval também já estão no site! www.torcidaflachiclete.com



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Who Said Bananas Are Not Good For You?

After reading this, you'll never look at a banana in the same way again.

Bananas: Containing three natural sugars - sucrose, fructose and glucose combined with fibre, a banana gives an instant, sustained and substantial boost of energy. Research has proven that just two bananas provide enough energy for a strenuous 90-minute workout. No wonder the banana is the number one fruit with the world's leading athletes. But energy isn't the only way a banana can help us keep fit. It can also help overcome or prevent a substantial number of illnesses and conditions, making it a must to add to our daily diet.

A few people have a slight problem with the digestion of bananas, the simple answer, even though it sounds strange, is to sprinkle a little Pepper on the banana before eating, it works wonders.

Anaemia: High in iron, bananas can stimulate the production of haemoglobin in the blood and so helps in cases of anaemia

Blood Pressure: This unique tropical fruit is extremely high in potassium yet low in salt, making it the perfect to beat blood pressure. So much so, the US Food and Drug Administration has just allowed the banana industry to make official claims for the fruit's ability to reduce the risk of blood pressure and stroke.

Brain Power: 200 students at a Twickenham (Middlesex) school were helped through their exams this year by eating bananas at breakfast, break, and lunch in a bid to boost their brain power. Research has shown that the potassium-packed fruit can assist learning by making pupils more alert.

Constipation: High in fibre, including bananas in the diet can help restore normal bowel action, helping to overcome the problem without resorting to laxatives.

Depression: According to a recent survey undertaken by MIND amongst people
suffering from depression, many felt much better after eating a banana. This is because bananas contain tryptophan, a type of protein that the body converts into serotonin, known to make you relax, improve your mood and generally make you feel happier.

Hangovers: One of the quickest ways of curing a hangover is to make a banana milkshake, sweetened with honey. The banana calms the stomach and, with the help of the honey, builds up depleted blood sugar levels, while the milk soothes and re-hydrates your system.

Heartburn: Bananas have a natural antacid effect in the body; so if you suffer from heartburn, try eating a banana for soothing relief.

Morning Sickness: Snacking on bananas between meals helps to keep blood sugar levels up and avoid morning sickness.

Mosquito bites: Before reaching for the insect bite cream, try rubbing the affected area with the inside of a banana skin. Many people find it amazingly successful at reducing swelling and irritation.

Nerves: Bananas are high in B vitamins that help calm the nervous system.

Overweight and at work? Studies at the Institute of Psychology in Austria found pressure at work leads to gorging on comfort food like chocolate and crisps. Looking at 5,000 hospital patients, researchers found the most obese were more likely to be in high-pressure jobs. The report concluded that, to avoid panic-induced food cravings, we need to control our blood sugar levels by snacking on high carbohydrate foods every two hours to keep levels steady.

PMS: Forget the pills - eat a banana. The vitamin B6 it contains regulates blood glucose levels, which can affect your mood.

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD): Bananas can help SAD sufferers because they contain the natural mood enhancer tryptophan.

Smoking: Bananas can also help people trying to give up smoking. The B6, B12 they contain, as well as the potassium and magnesium found in them, help the body recover from the effects of nicotine withdrawal.

Stress: Potassium is a vital mineral, which helps normalize the heartbeat, sends oxygen to the brain and regulates your body's water balance. When we are stressed, our metabolic rate rises, thereby reducing our potassium levels. These can be rebalanced with the help of a high-potassium banana snack.

Strokes: According to research in "The New England Journal of Medicine," eating bananas as part of a regular diet can cut the risk of death by strokes by as much as 40%!

Temperature Control: Many other cultures see bananas as a "cooling" fruit that can lower both the physical and emotional temperature of expectant mothers. In Thailand, for example, pregnant women eat bananas to ensure their baby is born with a cool temperature.

Ulcers: The banana is used as the dietary food against intestinal disorders because of its soft texture and smoothness. It is the only raw fruit that can be eaten without distress in over-chronicler cases. It also neutralizes over-acidity and reduces irritation by coating the lining of the stomach.

Warts: Those keen on natural alternatives swear that if you want to kill off a wart, take a piece of banana skin and place it on the wart, with the yellow side out. Carefully hold the skin in place with a plaster or surgical tape!

A banana really is a natural remedy for many ills. When you compare bananas to an apple, it has four times the protein, twice the carbohydrate, three times the phosphorus, five times the vitamin A and iron, and twice the other vitamins and minerals. It is also rich in potassium and is one of the best value foods around. Maybe its time to change that well-known phrase so that we say, "A banana a day keeps the doctor away!"

P.S. Bananas must be the reason monkeys are so happy all the time!

Carnabeirão 2009 - Chiclete Com Banana - Nana Banana - Domingo - TV THATHI AO VIVO - PARTE 2

Carnabeirão 2009 - 3,4,5 de Abril. A maior micareta de São Paulo e do Sudeste. Bloco Eva: Banda Eva / Ivete Sangalo Bloco Nana Banana: Chiclete Com Banana Bloco Cocobambu: Asa de Águia. Chiclete Com Banana - 05/04/2009 - Domingo



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Filipino Recipes - Banana Turon - Pinoy Food

Banana can be cooked in a lot of ways but banana turon is certainly the best for me. It is, in fact, one of the top 5 snacks that I love the most. I still remember way back in grade school and high school when I would race down to the canteen after I hear the recess bell ring just to be able to get a banana turon because they sell really fast. Meaning, it is not just my favorite alone, but others also find it really delicious and satisfying. And apart from being delicious, they really come in cheap that most students can afford buying one or two turons during snacktime. And now that I am already a mom, I prepare turon for my son who loves it as much as I do.

Ingredients:

12 pieces bananas (saba)
light brown sugar
native lumpia wrapper
slivers of langka or jackfruit (optional)
flour and water (used to seal the edges)
oil (for frying)
Cooking Procedure:

Remove the banana peel.
Prepare half a portion of the wrapper to fit the peeled bananas.
Roll the peeled bananas in light brown sugar.
A sliver of langka can be added on top of the saba but this is only optional.
Place the sugar coated banana on the lumpia wrapper and roll until the banana is completed wrapped. If necessary, you can also double the wrap.
Heat oil in a pan. Fry the wrapped bananas gently until your have a golden brown, crispy and caramelized turon.
Remove the excess oil by placing the cooked turon in a strainer.
Best served while hot.

3 Banana Smoothie Recipes

Bananas are among our most favorite fruit and we make use of it in every conceivable way. Bananas can be fried, boiled, roasted, or eaten raw. They are nutritious and should be part of any healthy diet. Bananas are high in potassium, protein, dietary fiber, vitamins A, B, and C, as well as Folic Acid, Thiamine, Ribovlavin, Niancin, Calcium, and Magnesium. This same banana will have only about 140 calories, and just 36 grams of carbohydrates.

Bananas are a staple ingredient in many of the free recipes found at Best Fruit Smoothies.com. Here are just three for you to enjoy:

Banana Strawberry Kiwi Smoothie

1 cup frozen banana chunks
1 cup frozen strawberries
1 Kiwi fruit peeled and cut into chunks
1 cup of Dole brand Strawberry Kiwi fruit juice

Put all ingredients into your smoothie blender and mix until you get the consistency you prefer. Using frozen banana and strawberries will preclude the need for ice to cool the drink. Pour into chilled glasses and enjoy!

Banana Strawberry Peach Smoothie

2 medium bananas, sliced
2 cups frozen strawberries
2 cups frozen peach slices
1 cup low fat or no fat banana strawberry yogurt
1 cup of chilled fruit juice; either orange, or strawberry, or banana, or any combination thereof!

As you can see, bananas and strawberries are a great smoothie combination.

This fruit smoothie recipes will produce 3 to 4 servings and works very well as an afternoon between meal snack, or even an after dinner dessert.

Banana Pomegranate Smoothie

This recipe is really simple and is really refreshing.

1 large banana, sliced
1 cup cold pomegranate juice
1 cup plain or vanilla low fat yogurt.

With a little extra effort you can also add a pomegranate to the mix for even more flavor. For the best way to clean and prepare the fruit see Pomegrantes.org

So there you are! Three delicious, nutritious smoothie mixes using bananas that you can make easily and enjoy all year round.

Smoothies are a great way to add fruits and vegetables to your meals and deserve a place in your daily meal plans.

Chiclete com assistant no fortal 2009

Bloco nana banana Chiclete na cabeça...........



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Bud Spencer - Banana Joe (original soundtrack)(con testo)

La colonna sonora originale del mitico film con Bud Spencer. La canzone è "Banana Joe" di Guido e Maurizio De Angelis. Joe ¡oh Banana Joe! tu tienes, ¡oh Banana nana Joe! corazón gigante y alma soñante ¡oh Banana nana Joe! Joe ¡oh Banana Joe! tu eres, ¡oh Banana na na Joe! un gran marinero con puños de acero. Violento y enojón, se oye hablar de un trueno, un avión, ¡que vendrá!. Empieza discusiones, y vuelan los golpes. En miles situaciones, es Joe el vencedor. Cantando viaja por el río, en su barca noche y día, pájaros de compañía, ¡Toda la selva es su hogar! Cena tarde con la luna, tenue el fuego le acompaña sólo atrasa su fortuna Banana Joe. Joe, ¡oh Banana Joe! tu vives, ¡oh Banana nana Joe! solo en tu mundo de mil colores. ¡oh Banana nana Joe! Joe, ¡oh Banana Joe! defiendes ¡oh Banana nana Joe! siempre muy valiente tus ideales. Parece un ciclón, se oye hablar de un trueno un camión ¡que vendrá! sus puños dos cañones no escuchan....razones sin muchas excepciones es Joe el vencedor. Cantando viaja por el río, en su barca noche y día, pájaros de compañía, ¡Toda la selva es su hogar! Cena tarde con la luna, tenue el fuego le acompaña sólo atrasa su fortuna Banana Joe.



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Nana Fest By NAGANDAIABSB.COM

Nota 10!! Chiclete com Banana!! Banda EVA!! By NAGANDAIABSB.con



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPEvjgxQ7sw&hl=en

Morning Banana Diet Plan - Best, Cheapest, Easiest Diet Ever For Weight Loss?

The morning banana diet is a new diet that got the Japanese crazy, and making waves around the world, and every diet has plans & rules. If it works for you, then you are successful in eating less food, since this diet generally do this by making eating less convenient or a little harder through restricting what or when you can eat. You will also need motivation for you to be successful in any diet.

1. Eat a banana for breakfast - you can eat more than one. You should only eat uncooked, raw, and unfrozen bananas. If you are still hungry after 15 to 30 minutes, then you can have oatmeal.

2. Eat normally for lunch & dinner - Take your dinner before 8pm, but 6pm is better. On the types of food or amount you can eat for lunch and dinner, there are no explicit limits. In practice, try to cut the amount of rice you eat and find substitutes for fried foods. You are also more aware of what and how much you are eating and how healthy it is. Dessert with dinner or any of your meals is also not recommended for morning banana diet.

3. Drink only water - preferably filtered or mineral, must be in room temperature, not chilled or hot, should be drunk in small sips. Non-caloric beverages like coffee, tea, and diet soda are generally somewhat frowned upon, and water is encouraged as much as possible. Milk products are also discouraged. Milk products is discouraged.

4. You may eat an afternoon snack - fresh fruit for snack are recommended, but if you want sweets you should not deny yourself.

5. Go to bed early - Aim for a 4-hour period between your last meal and bedtime.

6. Exercise only if you want to, since there is no pressure in this diet, but try to do some walking every day.

Fiber Content in Fruits - Top 5 High Fiber Fruits

Fibers are important nutrients for us because of the following several reasons:

- Fiber controls overeating
- It neutralizes blood-sugar level
- It control fat absorption in the body
- It reduces cholesterol
- It reduces chances of cancer

Fruits are one of the rich sources of fiber. High fiber fruits are essential for people who want to burn fat or lose weight. Here we'll be discussing top five fruits having maximum fiber content. Apple, fig, blackberries, pear and banana are top five fruits rich in fiber.

Apple: Apple is a rich source fiber. An apple with skin contains 3 to 5 grams of fiber depending upon the size. An average size apple contains 4grams of fiber.

Figs: One fresh fig contains 2 to 4 grams of fiber.

Blackberries: half cup of raw blackberries contains 4 to 5 grams of fiber.

Pear: Pear is a high fiber fruit. A large pear with skin contains 5 to 6 grams of fiber.

Banana: One banana contains 2 to 4 grams of fiber

There are also several other fruits, which are rich in fiber, viz. Guava, orange, coconut, grapefruit, apricot etc.

The skins of fruits are generally rich sources of fiber. So don't peel fruits like apples & pears. And instead of fruit juice opt for raw fruit. Let's explain this citing an example. An apple contains 3 to 5 grams of fiber depending on its size. To make one glass (250 ml size) of apple juice say three apples are needed. So in making one glass of juice we are wasting 12gm of fiber (assuming one contains 4gm of fiber). So high fiber fruits like apple & pears, having edible skins, should be taken as raw not as juice. Also while making juice of fruit, like orange we throw the pulp, which is a rich source of fiber.

Intake of lots of high fiber fruits makes one's body immune to several diseases along with burning fats.

Nana Fest 2010 - Vitória ES

Um super evento com palco e trio elétrico para você! Show especial do Chiclete e convidados comemorando 15 anos de Nana no Espírito Santo.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gv2zanzFHqU&hl=en

Bem vindo ao mar - Fortal 2008

Uma das primeiras múscias que o Chiclete tocou na quinta de nana, o primeiro dia de Fortal. Esperei um ano pra ouvir essa música no contexto adequado: em Fortaleza.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28nB8pVFuqM&hl=en

ARIR - DOMINGO Camaleão 2010

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qa4LqgESHhs&hl=en

Milk Banana Diet Review - Weight Loss Benefits of Japanese Milk Banana Diet

Excess weight is a problem faced by the majority of people world-wide and people go through rigorous exercises & real tough schedules to overcome this problem. There are many of us who cannot get indulged such hard & time consuming activities, hence are forced to live along with this problem & suffer on health account. The other option would be to keep trying the ever changing diet plans. One such program which has gained popularity is Milk Banana Diet.

This is a new diet program from Japan which claims to help reduce weight without getting involved in tough work-outs along with the freedom of having the meals of your choice. This diet plan is as follows:

o You start your day with bananas only in the breakfast (1 or more).
o At lunch time you can have any meal whatsoever, only desserts shall be avoided.
o You can again have a banana around 4.00 pm, if you feel so.
o At dinner, you can again have any meal of your choice barring the deserts.
o It would be more beneficial if you include milk in your lunch or dinner as having a healthier meal at lunch/dinner time will give you the desired results faster. You can also have tea or coffee in place of milk.
o Also, you are advised to have your dinner before 8.00 pm for better results and you should retire to bed before midnight.

The benefits of reducing weight through this plan are:

o You can escape from the tough exercises & work-outs.
o The plan is very easy to follow & does not require any specific equipments etc.
o You have the flexibility of having your favorite meals during lunch & dinner, as getting into any other dieting program creates a mental trauma that you will have to get away from the food of your choice.

But one of the major warnings for this program is that it's comparatively very new and the results needs to be carefully evaluated before going ahead.

2 Delicious No Bake Banana Dessert Recipes

Are you looking for some great no baking involved dessert recipes? If so, I think you will enjoy these two recipes which use bananas, along with some additional ingredients.

I try to feed bananas to my family almost on a daily basis because they are healthy for us. They are high in potassium and low in sodium, making them the ideal healthy fruit. They are great for reducing depression, achieving bone and intestinal health, and for regulating high blood pressure.

Bananas can be used in a variety of ways. You can eat them plain as a snack, make some bread, pudding, cakes or even a pie.

The following 2 recipes are great tasting and easy to make.

No-Bake Banana Split Dessert

4 large bananas

2 cups graham cracker crumbs

2 1/2 sticks of margarine, melted

3 cups crushed pineapple, drained

2 cups confectioners sugar

2 eggs

1 small package chopped nuts

1 large tub of Cool Whip

1 jar maraschino cherries

*optional* Chocolate Sauce

In a medium-sized bowl, combine the 1/2 stick of melted margarine and graham cracker crumbs. Spread mixture evenly into the bottom of a 9 x 13" baking pan and place in the freezer for 15 minutes. In a large bowl, combine the eggs, 2 cups of melted margarine and confectioners sugar. Mix those 3 ingredients together using a mixer for 10-15 minutes. Remove baking pan from freezer and spread this mixture over top of the graham cracker crumbs. Slice bananas on top and then add the drained crushed pineapple. Cover pineapple with Cool Whip and sprinkle chopped nuts and cherries on top. Cover pie and refrigerate for 6 hours before serving. If desired, you can serve chocolate sauce over top of the pie but don't add it until 15 minutes before serving the pie to your guests.

No-Bake Banana Pudding Dessert

1 (12 ounce) box vanilla wafers

4-5 bananas

2 (4-ounce) boxes vanilla or banana cream instant pudding mix

3 cups of cold milk

1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk

1 (14-ounce) tub Cool Whip, thawed

Line a 13 x 9" baking dish with a single or double layer of vanilla wafers, then add banana slices. In a large bowl, prepare instant pudding mixes according to box directions and using the 3 cups of cold milk; mix in the sweetened condensed milk and then fold in the thawed Cool Whip. Pour this mixture immediately over the sliced bananas and vanilla wafers. Refrigerate dessert for 4-6 hours before serving.

The Medical Effects of Banana

Banana is one of the favorite fruits for many people. Because banana can relieve the depression, so Europeans call it as a "happy fruit". It is also a good fruit to help many girls lose weight. Banana is rich in nutrition but low in calorie. It contains plenty of protein, sugar, potassium, vitamin A and C, as well as dietary fiber. As a result, it is a very good nutritious food. What's more, banana has many medical effects, which are as follows:

First, to relieve depressed emotion
Research found out that banana contains certain substance which can help the brain produce 5-HT (hydroxyl tryptamine). People who suffer from depression always lack of 5-HT in their brain. As a result, properly eating some bananas can dispel the pessimistic and irritable emotion, and increase the calm and happy feeling.

Second, to treat constipation
If the children suffer from constipation, many mothers would like to provide bananas to them. This is absolutely correct. Nutritionists say that banana contains a great amount of soluble fiber-pectin, which can promote digestion, and adjust the gastrointestinal function.

Third, to lower the blood pressure
Banana is rich in A, B, C, E and other vitamins, and it also contains sodium and is low in cholesterol. As a result, regular eating banana can effectively prevent the hardening of the arteries, lower blood cholesterol and high blood pressure. Research shows that eating two bananas a day can reduce the blood pressure by 10%.

Fourth, to relieve itching
Banana peel contains certain material which can inhibit the growth and proliferation of the fungus and bacteria. It is obviously effective to cure the skin itching caused by diseases such as athlete's foot, tinea manuum, tinea corporis and so on.

Fifth, to eliminate the wrinkle and care the skin
Because banana contains various kinds of vitamins, and is rich in sodium while low in cholesterol, so eating banana regularly will not make people gain weight, but can make the skin delicate and healthy. What's more, often rubbing the hands with banana juice can prevent the aging, decrustation, and itching of the skin.

Sixth, to treatment insomnia
Banana is also effective on insomnia or emotional stress, because the proteins in banana contain some amino acids, which have the effect of calming nerves. So eating some bananas before going to bed can play certain sedative effect.

Although banana contains high nutrition, it is not suitable for all the people. Nutritionists say that banana contains high potassium, so people with acute and chronic nephritis, renal failure, are not suitable for eating. In addition, the banana contains too much sugar, so diabetes patients must also pay more attention not to eat too much.

Lorena e Nana

melhor de todos.



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Menina me dá seu amor - Chiclete com Banana

Música 'Menina me dá seu amor' com a banda 'Chiclete com Banana' na apresentação de São Paulo, no Credicard Hall, em março de 2007.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_YSSbU6Rks&hl=en

Old Fashioned Banana Bread

As you know the banana is one of the most delicious and nutritive fruits available on earth. It is also a super ingredient to cook delicious old fashioned banana bread. This bread is yummy to eat and easy to cook. Therefore, most of the ladies like to add its recipe to their cookbook.

Old fashioned banana bread stays fresh for a long time, hence it is ideal to carry in traveling. You can also add it in your picnic especially in summer and other family get-together because it will not rot quickly. Therefore, it can be prepared for any occasion one day before.

This old fashioned banana bread taste more luscious when it is cooked with butter instead of oil. In addition if you also add some nuts in it then its taste become more mouth-watering. So, here is a recipe to bake banana bread.

The following recipe has creaming method including both butter and sugar. Actually, these ingredients are used as the makeup material for the old fashioned banana bread in order to increase its taste. The sugar as well as butter is creamed together and then the rest of the other ingredients are added into the batter for the bread. The butter cream is helpful to include some air pockets into the mixture and thus the loaf of bread becomes lighter.

In addition, by including extra sugar, butter and eggs into the mixture you can get more fluffiness in the bread. However, you should have to mix in less flour. The flour is responsible to add the chewy and toughness like properties in the old fashioned banana bread. The following recipe is sound enough to make this bread flavorful and moist. With the use of baking soda and lemon juice you can have more bubbles that can make your bread softer. You can also add buttermilk as a substitute of lemon juice and milk.

So, here are the old fashioned banana bread ingredients:
- All purpose flour
- 1/2 Baking powder
- 1 tablespoon Baking soda
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 teaspoon Mashed bananas
- 2 cup lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 eggs
- 3 milk
- 3/4 cup chopped walnuts
- 1/2 cup

Recipe directions for old fashioned banana bread: Preheat you microwave or oven at 350 degrees. Grease two medium sized loaf pans and put aside. Measure the flour as you like and then mixed it with other dry ingredient. Thereafter, mix the lemon juice in the mashed banana. Along with the above processes, prepare the cream of sugar and butter together. Then add the eggs one by one and beat the batter finely after each addition of egg into the batter. Thereafter, mix other ingredients like banana mixture, milk, dry ingredients and nuts into the batter and blend them finely. Thereafter, pour the prepared mixture into the pans and bake for the required time.

Banana Beach Honduras - Forget About the Gold Coast and Start Heading for the Banana Coast!

Since I was ten years old my father, without fail, went every year on a Caribbean vacation. He tended to stick to the big names, Aruba, Grand Cayman, Jamaica and Barbados. Every year he brought back pictures and trinkets from the Caribbean, a dance-hall CD, a traditional necklace or some souvenir. Undoubtedly initially prompted by the fact that my father would never let me go with him (selfish adults wanting romantic breaks!), I became determined to visit the Caribbean myself and discover slices of paradise like Banana Beach Honduras.

After my fourth or fifth trip to the type of beautiful resorts my father always visited I realized that they really weren't for me. Who doesn't love the pure white sand of Palm Beach in Aruba or the gentle party atmosphere of Luquillo Beach in Puerto Rico? But I wanted something more.

For me visiting the Caribbean should be like visiting a little slice of paradise. The overcrowded and overbuilt aspects of the Gold Coast in Barbados, or the spring break atmosphere in Seven Mile Beach, Jamaica just do not cut it for me. Paradise should be paradise. So for the past few years I have been searching out undiscovered spots in the Caribbean for my vacations.

I found another amazing spot this year... Banana Beach Honduras. About 30 minutes away from the sleepy coastal town of Trujillo in the north part of the country, near to the better known Bay Islands of Roatan and Utilla. Nestled in the middle of Trujillo Bay, Banana Beach is just what I want from a Caribbean spot... small, secluded and with an emphasis on uniqueness. Rather than a hotel, or some other type of complex, the owners opted for three two bed-room cabanas.

The cabanas have been put together with a real eye for detail. The kitchen and bathroom are modern, but the rooms benefit from Colonial furniture and bamboo features. One of their best features are the gazebos which are covered to allow you to sit in the evening with a drink, without worrying about the bugs (a tiresome reality for all Caribbean vacations!). But for me the most important feature of any Caribbean resort is the beach and Banana Beach in Honduras definitely lives up to its reputation.

The Beach front stretches out for miles in either direction. More development is on its way to the Trujillo area, but at present the coast line is pretty undisturbed. If you want a relaxing beach walk, Santa Fe, a vibrant Garifuna town, is not too far away. The water is crystal clear, the resort beach is clean and well looked after. The main bar is close by so you can have agua de coco (coconut water) to your heart's content! The beach has just the right combination of interesting visitors and locals - neither of which are trying to sell you souvenirs every minute!

So, if you are looking for a little slice of undeveloped Caribbean paradise I recommend Banana Beach Honduras. Trujillo is developing along the same lines as Roatan and Utilla were a few years back, so I would suggest that you visit before the crowds set in!

Christopher Columbus discovered Trujillo a few hundred years ago, I would encourage you to re-discover it before everyone else does!