Country Info
- Willemstad
- Capital
- Netherlands Antillean guilder (ANG)
- Currency
- 212,226
- Population
- AN
- Country Code
Netherlands Antilles Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Netherlands Antilles
In the Caribbean, man!
... , and is the smallest piece of land which is shared by two nations. The Netherlands are responsible for one half, Netherlands Antilles, and France for the other half, Guadaloupe. The rest of both the Netherlands Antilles and Guadaloupe are located rather ...
A good start in the Caribbean
Thought I should quickly confirm that I am doing well and having a good time, just don't find time to write... More coming soon :-) ...
Norm! (Not Norman, just Norm!)
So, it's been a while but I moved on from St. Maarten, the Vegas of the Caribbean, to Saba... the not Vegas of the Caribbean. Not sure that my discription of this place will do it justice but I'll give it a try. But first back to St. ...
Driving the Island
Our last day in Bonaire. We can't dive today since we leave tomorrow morning at 7 a.m. So we sleep in late (around 8 a.m. is all) and head for breakfast and enviously watch the divers getting ready to ...
Beginning the second Caribbean trip
We hit St Maarten, which became our base of operations again. It was during this time here i was fully introduced to the entire Ogier clan - Tahra, Paige, Guy, Greg & the Smiths: Sascha, Chris, Skyla, Rourke & Layla, of course, in their cruising ...
Last hop
What happened to my lucky travelling? Flight from Jamaica was delayed, so thought I might miss my connection from Curacao to Bonaire, but this was not the problem, that second flight got delayed too, then cancelled, had to take the next one in three ...
Aanvaring op St. Maarten!
Aanvaring op St. Maarten We hebben moeite om St. Eustatius, waar we het zo naar onze zin hebben gehad, te verlaten. Met een brok in de keel sleuren we het hekanker omhoog en bevrijden we ons van de mooring. Dan hijsen we de zeilen en maken we ...
And finally some kitesurfing
First day I learned the steering on a little kite, all the theory, the handling and preparation of the material, but when we went into the water, there was again not enough wind. Second day finally the wind came back! Did a lot of bodydragging, I am very ...
The bridge that drives away
Willemstadt Curacao We enjoyed this place it was very pretty, colourful and Dutch, the locals are multilingual and very much a cosmopolitan mix of colours and cultures. Again we walked off the ship and around the capital city, people ...
Huisje bouwen?!
Zullen we hier maar een huis bouwen? Het is al lang donker als we arriveren op St. Eustatius, daarom zien we pas de volgende de kale, grijze rotswand boven ons opdoemen. We kijken wat teleurgesteld om ons heen: olietankers, een steiger met wat ...
Donkey Sanctuary
Our last visit while driving around Bonaire was the donkey Sanctuary. it is on a dirt road at the end of the airport. Their sign says, as you drive into the sanctuary, that there are over 300 ...
A Diver's Paradise
It can't go wrong when the first thing you see when you land in Bonaire is its very pink "Flamingo International Airport". The second thing you see as you enter the city Kralendijk (if you can call five streets a city), is the huge amount on ...
Netjer crew in Nederland!
Netjer crew in Nederland! We staan een beetje onwennig op de supermoderne luchthaven van St. Maarten. Bijna twee jaar zijn we nu onderweg en nu staan we op het punt om in minder dan een dag dezelfde afstand af te leggen als we met behulp van de ...
Last stop
Relaxing last stop on Bonaire, not a lot of adventures, rented a scooter and drove around the little island and took some pictures. ...
Bonaire, the Paradise Island
One of the best islands of the Caribbean, Bonaire is a unique destination for those who seek relaxation, water sports, snorkeling and are eager to discover a rich Caribbean culture. We have been to most of the Caribbean Islands ...
Curacao
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 ...
Curacao – 19 January 2013
Curacao – 19 January 2013 Well we have arrived at our last port in the Caribbean and my is it hot – 86o . We have walked round the town and across a swing bridge to the main part. It is an exceedingly pretty area but after walking ...
Bonaire
It turns out that I had another friend from Utila living on Bonaire, that I only found out about once I got to Curacao. So I jumped over there and stayed on his couch for three days. Bonaire has only about 14,000 people on it, and is much drier. ...
Thoughts and Observations
The day started off as usual -we were getting so much used to being at sea, that the excitement about waking up and seeing nothing but ocean was turning into an everyday routine... Yeah right, we still get a kick out of meeting new people and making ...
The beautiful little island
At the airport of Bogota, before they give my ticket to Curazao, they want me to show them an outgoing ticket... which I haven’t yet bought. I told them I have one, but not the confirmation yet.... they told me I have to print it... So I had to ...
Duiken op Statia en slecht nieuws op Saba
Duiken op Statia en slecht nieuws op Saba Na al die weken op het drukke St. Maarten verlangen we terug naar de rust die heerst op Statia. We ervaren weer de rust die van het eiland uitgaat, maar de 10 dagen die we er dit keer doorbrengen zijn ...
Christmas and more in Curacao
Spanish Waters, our anchorage in Curacao, became our home base for many weeks. We enjoyed the international ambience with sailors from all over the world. Our friends, the Dariens, joined us for two weeks. We had our sail mended, too. ...
Let the games begin!...
... proper begins so jumped at the chance of a stopover offered by KLM on their flights to and from Quito & Lima in the Netherlands Antilles off the coast of Venezuela. Seemed to be just about the only stopover available en route to South America from Europe ...
Sort of Solid Ground
This was a day I had really longed for. I have never been anywhere near the Caribbean before, so I was really excited. And we were kind of desperate to set foot on solid ground again after all these days at sea! For the first (and only ) time on ...
island living
... ; Bonaire is part of the ABC islands, Aruba, Bonaire, and Curacao which form the Netherland Antilles. They sit very close to Venezuela. Of the three, Bonaire is the smallest both in size and ...
Back home in Amsterdam or in Curacao again
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
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 - ...
Een mooie tocht van Venezuela naar Curacao
Een mooie tocht van Venezuela naar Curaçao Onze laatste avond in Puerto la Cruz brengen we bij onze vriend Pedro (de bewaker) en zijn vrouw Osiris thuis door. Haar vader is ook uitgenodigd, omdat hij Engels spreekt. Ze hebben een zoontje van ...