Background: Once the center of the Caribbean slave trade, the island of Curacao was hard hit by the abolition of slavery in 1863. Its prosperity (and that of neighboring Aruba) was restored in the early 20th century with the construction of oil refineries to service the newly discovered Venezuelan oil fields. The island of Saint Martin is shared with France; its southern portion is named Sint Maarten and is part of the Netherlands Antilles; its northern portion is called Saint-Martin and is part of Guadeloupe (France).
February 11th 2008Central America Caribbean » Netherlands Antilles » Curaçao with American Airlines. I was checked in separately from Alex due to my confirmation not pulling up in their system. Found out the hard way that they charge a flat $50 for anything over 50 pounds. ... 46 photos[full story]
February 12th 2008Central America Caribbean » Netherlands Antilles » Curaçao Hello everyone,
I have actually been home for almost a week now but I thought I would tell you briefly about my final days in Curacao. I have to admit getting used to the incredible mounds of snow b ... [full story]
February 2nd 2008Central America Caribbean » Netherlands Antilles » Curaçao Happy Groundhog Day everyone!
Not sure whether or not Wiarton Willie saw his shadow or not but hope you are all well in reading this blog.
I hate to talk about the sunny days in Curacao but there ... [full story]
January 28th 2008Central America Caribbean » Netherlands Antilles » Curaçao Bon tarde!
Hello everyone,
I hope that you have been receiving some of the sunshine I have been sending up north! Today the temperature was 29C and there was just a little rain shower in the aftern ... [full story]
January 25th 2008Central America Caribbean » Netherlands Antilles » Curaçao Hey everyone,
Ok so the true is, I didn't eat a whole iguana but I did get to try some today. It tastes like chicken really with a whole lot of bones. As they say, you only live once!
Today Elizab ... [full story]
January 25th 2008Central America Caribbean » Netherlands Antilles » Curaçao Hello everyone,
Well I arrived here safe and sound last night and was welcomed by my three friends Elizabeth, Amarelys and Farida at the airport. The flight was uneventful and for the last leg I h ... [full story]
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