Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles Travel Blogs

Things (once again) do not work out as planned
Jul 26, 2007 (1 photos)

At 07h40, I am at my computer. A knock on our door at 9h. I give the man his car back, when he says; why don't you keep it another day, free of charge, I do not need it. Ooooookeeeeyyyy. We have to bring it to his place (at the west site of the island ...

Here Curaçao
Jul 18, 2007 (5 photos)

... to repeat. We walk through the neighborhood. The resort is great but not in walking distance from the center of Willemstad. We find another supermarket and buy the things we forgot yesterday. Check out the supermarkets in Curacao: Almost all ...

Discovering Willemstad
Jul 20, 2007 (6 photos)

... not manage to buy a newspaper for Dr T!!! The view from the terrace is very nice. This is typical for Willemstad: the multicolored houses.  They also have a floating bridge: it is held up by what looks like boats. ...

Hi, Curacao, or not
Jul 17, 2007

... step out, Hans from Iguana Inn is waiting for us. He does not take us home but for a little half an hour side seeing tour in Willemstad. It looks great! But then he takes us to: Albert Heijn!!! I get all sentimental by it! Plus; I can buy food, real food, ...

North and East of the Island
Jul 25, 2007 (6 photos)

I manage to sleep in till 9! Nice mails from nice people, also from my Springmuis: joepie! Starting to answer and even send a couple of mails to my colleagues, the internet crashes, for the first time here, I feel handicapped! It is a router problem ...

Where Dr T gets a new hairdo and new sloefkes
Jul 24, 2007 (8 photos)

... .000 Euro Rolex, in a nasty divorce. Hans with his (20 year younger) girlfriend, trying to have a baby, moved here from the Netherlands, less than a year ago. I can imagine: having contact with the guests, who all stay a week or two and then they are gone ...

Big news from Curaçao
Jul 22, 2007 (3 photos)

... excited and ALL sentimental! I cook a crappy dinner (unlike at noon: verse maatjes: and broodje gezond; after all, we are in the Netherlands) and go to bed early: the emotions! So, now you know: we are coming back, get prepared to party, play cards and ...

Not naked today or maybe
Jul 27, 2007 (6 photos)

When we walk outside, Mark from diving shop 'The Dive Bus' is waiting for us. A very nice guy, the owner, English and a doctor from origin. In the shop, we have a coffee at ease. It think we are waiting for other people but, no, just chatting. We get ...

Midnightswim
Jul 23, 2007 (15 photos)

... the three so-called ABC islands (for Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao) of the Lesser Antilles and belongs to the Netherlands Antilles, a self-governing part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Curaçao has a land area of 444 square kilometres, population 130,627 ...

Another shore dive
Jul 28, 2007 (3 photos)

Mark is on time and we leave for 2 more shore dives. It is again the 3 of us and we dive for more than 2 hours in total! Although we do not see anything out of the ordinary, it is great dives. The second one is my nr. 250!!!! Mark brought lunch, ...

Curacao
Nov 7, 2008 (11 photos)

I stayed for five nights on Curacao, sleeping on the floor of a friend of mine. We had gotten our Scuba Instructor certifications on Utila at about the same time, and he had been working there for the last three years. I island has a lot of people on ...

Back home in Amsterdam or in Curacao again
Jul 30, 2009

Some persons take a flight back home to Amsterdam (or somewhere else) some other continue back home to Curacao. Flight Curacao - Amsterdam - Stockholm - Amsterdam - Curacao is not included in the package. Just convo me for more info.  ...

Some of us fly from Curacao to Gothenburg
Jul 18, 2009 (2 photos)

Some of us start our trip in Curacao. Our Flight:  Curacao - Amsterdam - Gothenburg - Kiruna - Stockholm - Amsterdam - Curacao Flight  from your home destination and back is not included in the package. Flight  Gothenburg - Kiruna - ...

Country No. 93: Curaçao
Mar 15, 2007 (37 photos)

... Aruba. Though a smaller island, you hear about Aruba much more frequently than Curaçao. Compared to Aruba's Oranjestad, Willemstad resembles the Netherlands even more (except for, of course, its sunny weather). There are canals and drawbridges. There is ...

Avoid Curacao
Jul 1, 2007

Recently, we got robbed on Curacao. We returned to our apartment from a morning at the university, and two young thugs were in our apartment stealing our things. We chased them away and called the "Polis," who took a leisurely three hours to respond to ...

Moving from Pietermaai
Apr 2, 2007

... desperate search for lodgings that were not found in Pietermaai, we wound up in the historic Rif Fort on the waterfront in Willemstad, where the offices of Hans and Margriet Vervoord are located. Hans and Margriet run the Re/MAX office here on Curacao, ...

Bringing you up to speed
Mar 30, 2007

So, we have been on the tiny island of Curacao now since the end of December. We came here so that my wife could study at the university here, and while she does that I am working towards getting my undergrad degree finished through Penn State's online ...

Crime and Punishment on Curacao
Jul 5, 2007

Another kid at the school got burglarized the other day, not three months after some hooligans stole his cell phone out of his hand. What's all this BS I hear about this being a "safe island?" Anyone who says that is either psychotic or a vicious liar. ...

Guide to Boca Sami
Apr 4, 2007 (2 photos)

... different from the rest of the island. The first thing you notice about Boca Sami is that the houses are different. Willemstad is largely composed of old, crumbling European-style buildings that were left by the Dutch and then ignored by the locals, ...

Technorati-ed
May 16, 2007

There's more of my travel adventures to come, but for now I'm just posting a Technorati link. Technorati Profile

Back again @ Curacao
Jun 23, 2005

The last visit to Curacao

Curacao Ostrich Farm
Oct 18, 2007

Come and visit the Curacao Ostrich Farm, and take the oppurtunity to meet these fascinating birds up-close and personal. You can touch them, feed them and even ride them (only for the daredevils!!) Every hour a safari tour will take you on a remarkable ...

CURACAO
Jan 21, 2009 (20 photos)

Hoi Mijn 5 dagen Curacao zitten er al op. Ik heb een auto gehuurd voor 2 dagen en zowat heel het eiland afgereden naar de mooiste stranden natuurlijk. Maar ik vraag me af waarom er op die mooie paradijselijke stranden ook zandvlooien moeten zitten waar ...

Curacao
Jan 23, 2008 (14 photos)

Arrived in Willemstad,,Curacao. Joined a tram city tour and see the multicolored Dutch heritage buildings. Willemstad is a UNESCO site. Ate Yeshi Yena.a native food of stuffed cheese and meat for lunch. Visited the Kura Hulanda Museum with a big ...

A Visit to the Dutch Antilles
Jan 26, 2005 (4 photos)

... informative and gave us a good look at Curacao's political history including the fact that they were in the midst of a campaign to determine if they would stay affiliated with the Netherlands or become independent. We really love this part of the world.

Curacao
Oct 9, 2003 (26 photos)

... 9day trip to Curacao. Here are the photos. Curacao is part of the three so-called ABC Islands. Aruba and Bonaire are the other two. Curacao belongs to the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The capital is Willemstad and the population is estimated at 138,000.

Curacao
Jan 16, 2009 (20 photos)

Curacao 2008 Christmas vacation

Back 2 Curacao
Apr 18, 2005

Back to work...

Curacao - Amsterdam
Apr 11, 2006 (5 photos)

Business during the day - back to the hotel at night. Had a blast - good hotel (Howard Johnson) very friendly staff - beautiful place and people - going to head back there on vacation at some point. Check the photos.

Photo's from the MacPhail's in The Caribbean!!
Dec 13, 2008 (2 photos)

Here are some photo's of the MacPhail's in The Caribbean!