http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Netherlands-Antilles/Cura-ao/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Central America Caribbean , Netherlands Antilles , Cura ao en-us Sat, 05 Dec 09 16:24:37 +0000 Sat, 05 Dec 09 16:24:37 +0000 I love Curacao This is thge best place in the world. Nice people good weather wonderful sea http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Netherlands-Antilles/Cura-ao/blog-409909.html Bon dia everyoneIt has been a while and a lot happenedLast days of Januaryfirst days of February PanamaOn a Thursday evening just a few hours before I had to board the bus to Panama City I got an injury at my ankle. I was playing volleyball and jumped to block a guy smashing from the other side. His feet crossed under the net and I landed with my left foot on his foot. I couldnrsquot walk http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Netherlands-Antilles/Cura-ao/blog-376854.html I helmed a boat in celebrity match races during the Curacao Heineken Regatta. Our good friend Gayle sailed with us from Curacao to Aruba Bonaire and Puerto Rico. http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Netherlands-Antilles/Cura-ao/blog-356184.html After our time in Aruba we were ready for more antics in Curacao. It didnrsquot end up being as amazing of a day but it was still pretty nice. Nicole Steph Katelyn and I ate lunch at a nice little restaurant overlooking the water. It was so relaxing watching the sailboats and parasailers out on the ocean. We then walked around town visiting some stores and eventually meeting up with Jimy f http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Netherlands-Antilles/Cura-ao/blog-350076.html Though Grace and I had already planned a trip to visit South Florida Grace found a great deal to spend a few days in the island of Curacao that left from Miami. Both of us had never done an island vacation before so we were both excited to give it a try and see how we liked it. Instead of the usual hustle of going from museum to museum or watching a baseball game or finding a new place to eat w http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Netherlands-Antilles/Cura-ao/blog-334458.html Enjoy these photos http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Netherlands-Antilles/Cura-ao/blog-245538.html 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 back here in Toronto after enjoying the sunshine in Curacaohowever I have had the best time this week celebrating my 30th birthdaymany of you in town came to my party hat party on Saturday and it was g http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Netherlands-Antilles/Cura-ao/blog-245349.html Saturday February 2 2008We're in route to Curacao after an excellent start 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. Completely forgetting I packed an 8 pound laptop in my bag I came in five pounds to heavy and couldn't transfer weight to http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Netherlands-Antilles/Cura-ao/blog-245216.html Happy Groundhog Day everyoneNot 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 have been many here when I know many of you have been digging yourselves out of your driveways filled with snow Every day the sun shines here in Curacao and the skies are blue with white puffy clouds with http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Netherlands-Antilles/Cura-ao/blog-242144.html Bon tardeHello 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 afternoon. This past weekend I spent most of my time visiting with my friend Amarelys. We went on a drive out to Caracasbaai and saw all the very expensive homes right on the waterside. We climbed up into an ol http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Netherlands-Antilles/Cura-ao/blog-240447.html Hey everyoneOk 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 onceToday Elizabeth and I went on a fantastic bus trip all over the island. Of course Elizabeth is from here but went to places she has never been to before. Here are some of the things I learned today They are in no par http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Netherlands-Antilles/Cura-ao/blog-239441.html 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 had my three seats to myself... I read mostly. Last night we chatted a fair amount here with everyone and caught up. Elizabeth's mom and sister speak little English so I am speaking spanish most of the tim http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Netherlands-Antilles/Cura-ao/blog-239196.html After dinner one night sitting out back dark swirling water swells rolling thrursquo itrsquos so much spookier at night the forebodingmeter ratchets up to 11 I chuck a piece of leftover bread out the backhellipsuddenly a massive splash flash of silver and gonehellipquickhellip.out with the linehellip. bit of somescrap on the hook and inhellip.the line didnrsquot get 10 http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Netherlands-Antilles/Cura-ao/blog-222913.html We stayed a little too long in Peurto la Cruz Venezuela after hurricane Felix kissed Bonaire our next main island. Finally we got out to the Venezuelan offshore island and the were georgous. Fantastic water snorkelling diving fishing and eating. Eventually getting to Bonaire we were in divers paradise on an island that got the nature preserve idea early on. There waters are totally protected http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Netherlands-Antilles/Cura-ao/blog-222642.html We went to Curacao between 30Aug06 and 05Sep06 straight after the amazing trip to Aruba. Curacao looks similar to Amsterdam with all the colorful buildings There is a floating market at Willemstad they sale fishes fruit and vegetables as well There are 2 mustvisit beaches called 1. Porto Marie there is a small entrance fee USD3 per person including 1 soft drink from the bar. But on the http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Netherlands-Antilles/Cura-ao/blog-174279.html It was my boyfriend's dream as a kid to swim with Dolphins. So to make his dream come true I've been doing research and found this site www.dolphinacademy.com. It is located at Sea Aquarium Curacao Southern Caribbean which was great There are different programs depending on your age budget and what you prefer. Pregnant women can only participate in the Dolphin Encounter Program. Before a http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Netherlands-Antilles/Cura-ao/blog-174244.html Someone sometime long long ago decided that the center of Willemstad the capital was the ideal place to situate an oil refinery. Maybe it was because a natural deepwater harbour was located here or maybe someone thought that upper respiratory tract infection would be trendy for the locals in 2007. We think the former was the reason and that the latter was an unfortunate side effect. The Isla http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Netherlands-Antilles/Cura-ao/blog-164289.html As a matter of principle we must feature Curacao. The trip started there we will pass thru it at least three times before we say 'goodbye' and not least of all we lived there for a year or so. Plus our friends and fans and history would not forgive us. The island is bright and cheerful in most parts. It is the kind of place where people are not afraid to paint their homes and businesses in th http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Netherlands-Antilles/Cura-ao/blog-163536.html I guess you can say that this is a lemontolemonade type story. We both quit our jobs for similar reasons and faced with the prospect of being unemployed we decided to do something we had dreamt and spoken about ... a world tour. With the decision made we jumped into setting the priorities. We decided on the places to visit gt from Cuba to Australia and most everywhere in between. We'll swim http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Netherlands-Antilles/Cura-ao/blog-153594.html Ok we're not in Curacao as the header says we're actually in Bonaire which isn't listed on this thing.....but Curacao is only just across the waterSo it's been an eventful four days and lots of fun. Started out at 4am at Heathrow where we queued for an hour at checkin followed by over an hour at security. Lorna got the opportunity to strike a pose after looking dodgy enough to be asked to b http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Netherlands-Antilles/Cura-ao/blog-84326.html