Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles

Travel Blogs from Curaçao (47)

Things (once again) do not work out as planned, Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles travel blog
Things (once again) do not work out as planned
Jul 26, 2007

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 ...

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Here Curaçao, Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles travel blog
Here Curaçao
Jul 18, 2007

... center of Willemstad. We find another supermarket and buy the things we forgot yesterday. Check out the supermarkets in Curacao: Almost all Dutch! Dr T in his office: And me in the kitchen with my vegetables: ...

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Discovering Willemstad, Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles travel blog
Discovering Willemstad
Jul 20, 2007

... ancient Suzuki Samurai. No ABS or any of the other safe gadgets, no trunk, no airco, no nothing. But he is so cute! Curaçao is not what I expected. To start with it is so Dutch! It is a mixture of 3rd and 1st world country. I thought it would ...

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Hi, Curacao, or not, Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles travel blog
Hi, Curacao, or not
Jul 17, 2007

... and a lot of backspaces because he miss typed. I have to go for a walk. Tony sees he types in an AFTN message for the Curacao authorities at the airport asking them whether he can let on board. He puts 'stand by' labels on our luggage. The clock says: tick ...

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Forum Discussions on Curaçao (6)

Curacao: best avoided
Posted on Jul 5, 2008, 21:46:47
... are supposedly many interesting shipwrecks to be seen and the water is warm and calm, which always makes for a smoother experience. Curacao also has a lovely little vista known as the Handelskade, which is a group of colonial Dutch buildings along the ...
Curacao: best avoided
Posted on Jul 6, 2008, 00:27:25
... cannot judge the place only because of them, as I have never been there. Anyways, I went to Aruba, part of the ABC islands (Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao) and I kind of liked it very much, loads to do! So let's send people there instead of Curacao!
Curacao: best avoided
Posted on May 26, 2009, 15:15:53
... a chance to see much of the natural scenery there, which I regret. I've heard that Aruba is quite nice, too. In Curacao, we mainly walked around and went shopping and we enjoyed our time there. It's too bad that you had some bad experiences ...
Curacao: best avoided
Posted on Jul 7, 2008, 21:37:05
Louise...you did indeed make the best choice. I still think Curacao got a bum rap, but on the other hand, it's not nearly as scenic as St. Maarten and Saba. More like Anguilla, but without the beaches.

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