I am not the “flowers and card” kind of girl when it comes to Valentine’s Day. I usually ask for chocolate and some peace and quiet. But as we all know, I’m obsessed with travel, so here’s my new wish list: Travel Keychains I haven’t […]
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Curacao Liqueur Distillery Tour
It’s funny how, when I told people we were moving to Curaçao, very few people knew where that was, but almost everyone knows about Blue Curaçao Liqueur. After we settled in, I found out the distillery is quite close to our house and we decided […]
Touring Mikve Israel Emanuel Synagogue in Curaçao
When I first visited Curaçao in February 2019, I learned that the oldest synagogue in the Western Hemisphere was here. Now that I’m a resident, I have realized that there is a rich history on the island that I knew little about, so I had […]
Family Day at the Curaçao Sea Aquarium
We have been saving our visit to the Sea Aquarium for my Mom’s visit, so we went the first day of her holiday here. We’re so glad we did! Logistics As you get closer to the aquarium, there are a lot of signs to point […]
Beach Day at Playa Porto Mari
We chose this beach because of the promise of white sandy beaches, snack shops, easy accessibility, and large pigs! Yup – pigs. Playa Porto Mari is in the heart of Williwood (complete with a Hollywood lookalike sign on a small hill). The area has a […]
Family Day at the Ostrich Farm in Curaçao
Prior to this experience, my knowledge of ostriches consisted of the fact that they put their heads in the sand. Where did I get this information? Cartoons, of course. Spoiler alert: apparently they don’t do that at all. Just one of the many little nuggets […]
Restaurant Week – Curacao 2019
Saint Tropez Ocean Club After much debate about where to go first, Cody and I chose Saint Tropez for one of our dinner dates during restaurant week. I was biased, because of the salmon and then saw chocolate truffle – done! Unfortunately, the decision was […]
Healthy Oatmeal “Cookies”
I try to keep a relatively healthy home, cook at home a lot, severely limit processed foods while not starving the (not-so-) littles. I have an added challenge of avoiding gluten for health reasons. So finding snacks that work for our whole family is a […]
Thursday Nights in Curacao – Punda Vibes
Once we moved here, we realized that the people on our new little island stay out late no matter what day! We are not that cool, but we managed to go out three different Thursday nights in a row. In Curacao, every Thursday is Punda […]
Kaya Kaya Street Festival, Curaçao
In Papiamentu, Kaya Kaya means street, and this street festival is certainly quite a party. It is also touted as having a bigger purpose: a regentrification of a neighborhood. The festival is about bringing all the different people who live in the area of Otrabanda […]
Peaceful and Picturesque at Cas Abou Beach, Curacao
When we first arrived in Curacao we were invited for a beach day to Cas Abou. It was the first beach we went to as a family (besides a beach in Florida) and it just might ruin us for any future beaches! There were people […]
An Overcast Day at Kokomo Beach, Curacao
Saturday night, the family and I decided we would have a beach morning the next day, no matter what. That night it poured! Seriously! We have yet to see more than a 3 minutes’ drizzle here, but it came in a flood in that night. […]