On February 24, 2020, my family experienced it’s first and definitely not last Carnival! Or at least the parade part, not the party all night part – we’re old and enjoy sleep. My biggest fear were crowds, parking, and getting lost. Friends of ours helped […]
Logistics The Hato Caves are near the airport and on the same road. You can see the sign on the right coming from the airport. There is free parking at the caves. Once there, you can buy your tickets ($9) and have a snack at […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
