Yearly Archives: 2013
734. Curaçao’s Blue Room
Let Captain Goodlife (Juni Obersi) take you on tours of the secluded area surrounding Santa Cruz. Our favorite ‘Goodlife’ coastal adventure has to be diving into the Blue Room, a sea cavity you reach 3 feet under a coral and limestone
734. Curaçao’s Blue Room
Let Captain Goodlife (Juni Obersi) take you on tours of the secluded area surrounding Santa Cruz. Our favorite ‘Goodlife’ coastal adventure has to be diving into the Blue Room, a sea cavity you reach 3 feet under a coral and limestone
735. Curaçao’s Obsession with Superstition
Asina Nan Di… By Paul Hubert Franz Brenneker (‘Pader Brenneker’) Nan di: No bari kas despues di seis’or di atardi. Nan di: No kumpra nada na 50, ni na 13 tampoko, Djo libra! Nan di: No duna un hende nada na
735. Curaçao’s Obsession with Superstition
Asina Nan Di… By Paul Hubert Franz Brenneker (‘Pader Brenneker’) Nan di: No bari kas despues di seis’or di atardi. Nan di: No kumpra nada na 50, ni na 13 tampoko, Djo libra! Nan di: No duna un hende nada na
736. Curaçao’s Tennis Champion
Curaçao’s very own Pete Sampras look-a-like, Jean-Julien (‘Juls’) Rojer (31) is the first* yu’i Kòrsou to win a Master’s title. The first yu’i Kòrsou to reach the semi-finals of a Grand Slam tournament (Australian Open 2011, French Open 2012, US Open 2012). The first yu’i Kòrsou to break into the top 10 world
736. Curaçao’s Tennis Champion
Curaçao’s very own Pete Sampras look-a-like, Jean-Julien (‘Juls’) Rojer (31) is the first* yu’i Kòrsou to win a Master’s title. The first yu’i Kòrsou to reach the semi-finals of a Grand Slam tournament (Australian Open 2011, French Open 2012, US Open 2012). The first yu’i Kòrsou to break into the top 10 world
737. Curaçao Passover Charoset
Last week I found myself making a Passover favorite, Garosa (Charoset), just like my mama and her mama and her mama and her mama before her. Meant to symbolize the sticky-and-strong mortar Hebrew slaves used to build clay bricks in Egypt
737. Curaçao Passover Charoset
Last week I found myself making a Passover favorite, Garosa (Charoset), just like my mama and her mama and her mama and her mama before her. Meant to symbolize the sticky-and-strong mortar Hebrew slaves used to build clay bricks in Egypt
738. Easter in Curaçao (Part 2)
People of all walks of life pack their beach bags and stock their BBQ to celebrate Dia di Wèspen (more intimate version of Fuikdag) on Easter Sunday at Playa Forti… One big awesome, boisterous family!!!
738. Easter in Curaçao (Part 2)
People of all walks of life pack their beach bags and stock their BBQ to celebrate Dia di Wèspen (more intimate version of Fuikdag) on Easter Sunday at Playa Forti… One big awesome, boisterous family!!!
739. Easter in Curaçao (Part 1)
NO SWIMMING on Good Friday! Or you might turn into a fish…* Soulful home-cooking on the ‘konfó’ (krioyo BBQ) seen all over the island! (Tutu, black-eyed pea mush, in the making) Good Friday = Piská Hasá ku Funchi i Tutu! (but this plate
739. Easter in Curaçao (Part 1)
NO SWIMMING on Good Friday! Or you might turn into a fish…* Soulful home-cooking on the ‘konfó’ (krioyo BBQ) seen all over the island! (Tutu, black-eyed pea mush, in the making) Good Friday = Piská Hasá ku Funchi i Tutu! (but this plate
740. Curaçao Bread Pudding
Irela Girigori-Panneflek writes: “I’d like to contribute by adding the ‘boyo or bolo di pan’ (Curaçao’s version of bread pudding), a delicious treat form the Curaçao kitchen. Made with bread, milk, eggs, raisins or small chopped prunes and sometimes with crystallized fruits, but I prefer it
740. Curaçao Bread Pudding
Irela Girigori-Panneflek writes: “I’d like to contribute by adding the ‘boyo or bolo di pan’ (Curaçao’s version of bread pudding), a delicious treat form the Curaçao kitchen. Made with bread, milk, eggs, raisins or small chopped prunes and sometimes with crystallized fruits, but I prefer it
741. Curaçao’s Olympic Medalist Swimmer
“No doubt the best black swimmer of the 70′s was Enith Brigitha of Curaçao. She was the first black swimmer to win an Olympic medal.” – Christian Berger, A Short History of Black Swimming: The 70s Enith Brigitha (5/5/2011) “Knowing everything
741. Curaçao’s Olympic Medalist Swimmer
“No doubt the best black swimmer of the 70′s was Enith Brigitha of Curaçao. She was the first black swimmer to win an Olympic medal.” – Christian Berger, A Short History of Black Swimming: The 70s Enith Brigitha (5/5/2011) “Knowing everything
742. Curaçao’s Magical 2013 World Baseball Classic
A patchwork Dream Team made up of rookies, seasoned players and veterans from Curaçao, Aruba, and Holland, led by Curaçao’s first MLB player and current hitting coach for the SF Giants, Hensley Meulens, was the surprise entry into the Final Four of the
742. Curaçao’s Magical 2013 World Baseball Classic
A patchwork Dream Team made up of rookies, seasoned players and veterans from Curaçao, Aruba, and Holland, led by Curaçao’s first MLB player and current hitting coach for the SF Giants, Hensley Meulens, was the surprise entry into the Final Four of the
743. Curaçao’s Pallet Board Soccer Arena
Gino Costino and 10 other enterprising teenage boys, the “Hollywood Muiz” crew, from the neighborhoods of Muizenberg and St. Jacobs decided to take matters into their own hands when they found their beloved neighborhood soccer field deteriorating; its unruly condition
743. Curaçao’s Pallet Board Soccer Arena
Gino Costino and 10 other enterprising teenage boys, the “Hollywood Muiz” crew, from the neighborhoods of Muizenberg and St. Jacobs decided to take matters into their own hands when they found their beloved neighborhood soccer field deteriorating; its unruly condition
744. Curaçao’s Pan Será
Pan Será dates back to a time when there were no bakeries outside of Willemstad (Bandariba), in Bandabou. So people would bake their own bread in fòrnu di klenku (outdoor stone ovens). The frugal recipe calls for minimal yeast, so the bread
744. Curaçao’s Pan Será
Pan Será dates back to a time when there were no bakeries outside of Willemstad (Bandariba), in Bandabou. So people would bake their own bread in fòrnu di klenku (outdoor stone ovens). The frugal recipe calls for minimal yeast, so the bread
745. Curaçao’s Swinging Old Lady: Queen Emma
Paris has the Eiffel Tower. New York has the Brooklyn Bridge. The Statue of Liberty. The Empire State Building. Beijing has the Great Wall. Cusco has the Machu Picchu. Agra has the Taj Mahal. San Francisco has the Golden Gate.
745. Curaçao’s Swinging Old Lady: Queen Emma
Paris has the Eiffel Tower. New York has the Brooklyn Bridge. The Statue of Liberty. The Empire State Building. Beijing has the Great Wall. Cusco has the Machu Picchu. Agra has the Taj Mahal. San Francisco has the Golden Gate.
746. Curaçao’s Colorful Clapboard Houses
Yuppies everywhere are wondering, ‘how much space do we really need to live comfortably? 300 sq feet? 500 sq feet? 1,000 sq feet?’ We live in a world where downsizing as opposed to super-sizing is a source of admiration, where small is beautiful
746. Curaçao’s Colorful Clapboard Houses
Yuppies everywhere are wondering, ‘how much space do we really need to live comfortably? 300 sq feet? 500 sq feet? 1,000 sq feet?’ We live in a world where downsizing as opposed to super-sizing is a source of admiration, where small is beautiful
747. Curaçao Chicken Soup
I present to you my grandmother’s famous krioyo chicken soup for the heart and soul… A few bowls a day are guaranteed to keep your sniffles away! Ingredients: 1 whole chicken (about 2 1/2 lbs) Limes Water 3 stalks diced
747. Curaçao Chicken Soup
I present to you my grandmother’s famous krioyo chicken soup for the heart and soul… A few bowls a day are guaranteed to keep your sniffles away! Ingredients: 1 whole chicken (about 2 1/2 lbs) Limes Water 3 stalks diced
748. Curaçao’s Female Head Art
Our Lensu di Kabes (headscarf) is a fascinating African tradition nearly extinct due to modern hair straightening and relaxing techniques (who’d voluntarily cover up their expensive hairdos?!) But back in the 19th and 20th century, Lensu di Kabes would communicate a woman’s story,
748. Curaçao’s Female Head Art
Our Lensu di Kabes (headscarf) is a fascinating African tradition nearly extinct due to modern hair straightening and relaxing techniques (who’d voluntarily cover up their expensive hairdos?!) But back in the 19th and 20th century, Lensu di Kabes would communicate a woman’s story,
1000 Awesome Things About Curaçao 