Country Info
- Willemstad
- Capital
- Netherlands Antillean guilder (ANG)
- Currency
- 212,226
- Population
- AN
- Country Code
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Travel Blogs from Netherlands Antilles
The National Park and Northern Beaches
I thought I was so on top of things when I got up a 7 am and was ready to go downstairs to plug in at 7:30. The best laid plans. The doors to the outside where the plug-ins are were locked. I couldn't even get out and it was all dark ...
no seahorses to be found
This morning I was still congested, but much less so than yesterday. I took a max dose of Sudafed and we headed off to try a dive. Good news is that I was able to make all 3 of the dives today, but it took a lot of work and time to clear my ears each ...
The best snorkeling ever
This island is a diver's paradise. Literally, it says so on their license plates. I was afraid that we wouldn’t find the fish, so I booked a tour with Renee Snorkel Trips. Boy was I wrong; there were tons of huge fish right off of the boat. ...
Niederländische Antillen
Tag 96 - 102: Was am Tag 50 in Montevideo noch grosses Staunen auslöste, wurde gut 50 Tage später Wirklichkeit. Der kleine Mann vor dem grossen Schiff stand mit seiner Frau plötzlich auf dem grossen Schiff! Wir hatten also die günstige ...
Singing the Scooter Blues
Today's plans were pretty straightforward: first, return the scooter, then write up my postcards and mail them out, have a nice lunch, do some shopping and then return to the Lizard Inn and relax, work on my photos and pack. I was up early enough ...
Curacao
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 ...
Kralendijk, Bonaire
... Anilities that is referred to as the ABC Islands (Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao). Bonaire was part of the Netherlands Antilles until the country's dissolution on 10 October 2010, when the island (including Klein Bonaire) became a special municipality ...
I had to laugh
I've acclimated myself to the bar culture as best I know how: serve them fast, cold and mind your own business. That said, I still have a number of characters coming through my bar in the later hours. One of my co-workers delicately regarded ...
Shopping & Food
Today we headed into Philipsburg to do some shopping. It was really hot. Shopped for 3 hours or so and then headed back to the resort. For dinner we went over to the French side of the island to a restaurant called "La ...
My first week on St.Maarten
Well it's already one week since I'm here! Time flies, it's true what other interns are saying! My first week was really nice, I will tell you a bit what I did that you can be a little jealous ;) So I arrived Monday round 16 PM local time so 11AM of ...
WiFi shortage
So I haven't had internet access for about three days. I'm sitting in a coffee bar now and I'm scrambling to find a way to remedy this. Do any of you guys have expertise insofar as getting free wireless ...
Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean
The first day we arrived in Bonaire was quite cloudy so we had a walk around town got supplies and had lunch by the harbour. The rest of the day we chilled by our pool and had a tasty tapas dinner. The second day we were up early and rented a ...
aankomst met vlieger op sint maarten
Voor de spotters onder jullie, de aankomst op Sint Maarten is altijd een beetje speciaal. De landingsbaan is er kort, en de vliegtuigen zijn er groot. Dit geeft een speciaal effect, zeker voor de mensen op het strand voor de luchthaven. Hier een ...
Arrived Bonaire
Arrived this morning in good nick having slept most of the way. Still went to bed and slept like logs for a couple of hours After breakfast we grabbed a couple of sunbeds and slept for most of the day. This is going to be a sleepy holiday. Diving ...
vieroitusoireita
St. Marteen on siis nykyinen sijaintini ja nailla nakymin jumissa taalla huhtikuulle asti. Sunnuntaina liityin kuntosalille ja yrittanyt viettaa jokseenkin terveellista elamaa. Talla alalla tuo alkoholi ja huonot elamantavat on hyvin tavanomaista ...
Kaannoskohtia
Taas paljon tapahtunut New Yorkin reissun jalkeen.. Meille tuli uusi tytto veneelle toihin, minun pomokseni. Osoittautui ihan painajaiseksi ja ammattitaidottomaksi. Inhosin sita alusta asti, kai muutkin. Kaikki kuitenkin huipentui eraana kauniina ...
12 Metre Challenge
There is an attraction here called "The 12 Metre Challenge". It's a business that owns four boats that formerly raced in the America's Cup competition, including the "Stars & Stripes" which, under a skipper named Dennis Connor, won the cup in ...
Bonaire
We have just sailed out of Bonaire and are on our way to Curacao. It's only 52 miles away so we're not moving really fast, only 10 knots.Glenn just hopped in the shower so I figured I would update.I splurged on some more internet minutes. Today we went ...
Maritime Museum
I woke up really late today...after 8 am. I tried to rush but needed to get organized for the snorkel trip and get my directions in order too. So I started out about 10. I fed some of my scrambled egg pieces to the kitty kat but s/he ...
... et encore la mer!
le soleil est de retour, la chaleur suffocante à l'intérieur du voilier aussi… ce sont mes dernières 24h de navigation, je vais quitter mes coequipiers à Aruba. Ca aurait été une expérience incroyable que je retenterai peut être au retour ! ...
Back Home
Well we finally left Bonaire on 15th July 2011 and we made our way home to Melbourne. Once again, a long flight, but it was made a little easier thanks to the new Bose Noise Cancelling Head-Phones we purchased from Los Angeles on the way home. ...
Back to the National Park
I should try to send out Valentines but since just before dinner, the internet has fizzled and I lost my photo captions on my blog. But dinner was lovely as usual. They have the absolute best potatoes and the garnish of pear and cranberries ...
A Visit to the Dutch Antilles
... 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 ...