Category Archives: Awesome
762. Dushi Dates
Standup Paddleboard with your favorite dushi through Curaçao’s mangrove-covered Tunnel of Love… Stay a while… no one’s watching! Let Captain Goodlife Obersi take you and your dushi to our stunning Blue Room… He can also drop you off at our secluded Love Beach.
762. Dushi Dates
Standup Paddleboard with your favorite dushi through Curaçao’s mangrove-covered Tunnel of Love… Stay a while… no one’s watching! Let Captain Goodlife Obersi take you and your dushi to our stunning Blue Room… He can also drop you off at our secluded Love Beach.
764. Curaçao Romance
Strop’i Kakalaka = Cockroach Syrup. If that doesn’t work on your Djègèdjègè, you can always try these. But your best bet is always: #954. Yummy homemade Arep’i Pampuna. And a bouquet of these: #773. Faya Lobi (Fiery Love) Then maybe — if
764. Curaçao Romance
Strop’i Kakalaka = Cockroach Syrup. If that doesn’t work on your Djègèdjègè, you can always try these. But your best bet is always: #954. Yummy homemade Arep’i Pampuna. And a bouquet of these: #773. Faya Lobi (Fiery Love) Then maybe — if
765. Curaçao’s ‘Burning Man’ Momo
In order to be king, you have to be “as big as a house” and jolly, says Brazil’s current King Momo, Rodrigues da Silva (here with his daughter). King Momo represents ‘excess’… like that cartoon-ish devil over your shoulder… you know… the one
765. Curaçao’s ‘Burning Man’ Momo
In order to be king, you have to be “as big as a house” and jolly, says Brazil’s current King Momo, Rodrigues da Silva (here with his daughter). King Momo represents ‘excess’… like that cartoon-ish devil over your shoulder… you know… the one
766. Curaçao’s Proverbial Cats
Curaçao’s imagination runs wild when it comes to cats. In fact, we have over 90 (!) proverbs related to pushi (cats) and only 60 or so related to kachó (dogs). Check out Grupo Premium – Caché’s ‘proverbial cats’ in the 2013
766. Curaçao’s Proverbial Cats
Curaçao’s imagination runs wild when it comes to cats. In fact, we have over 90 (!) proverbs related to pushi (cats) and only 60 or so related to kachó (dogs). Check out Grupo Premium – Caché’s ‘proverbial cats’ in the 2013
767. Curaçao Sculptor Helen Martina
Helen Martina (54) is a lady of eccentric hair. At one point, long dread locks. Short ‘fro. Most recently, sister locks. Her nimble fingers sculpt her personal development as a woman, a black woman, a yu’i Kòrsou. She observes daily life. The
767. Curaçao Sculptor Helen Martina
Helen Martina (54) is a lady of eccentric hair. At one point, long dread locks. Short ‘fro. Most recently, sister locks. Her nimble fingers sculpt her personal development as a woman, a black woman, a yu’i Kòrsou. She observes daily life. The
768. Carnival di Banda Bou
Carnival di Banda Bou, our mom-and-pop version of Carnival is my personal favorite. Wholesome and homemade not cluttered with sponsorships and ads — one big happy family parading in front of each others’ houses decked out in pretty costumes.
768. Carnival di Banda Bou
Carnival di Banda Bou, our mom-and-pop version of Carnival is my personal favorite. Wholesome and homemade not cluttered with sponsorships and ads — one big happy family parading in front of each others’ houses decked out in pretty costumes.
769. Curaçao Carnival Costume Designer
Crowd-sourced creativity on display, a deep labor of love, honoring tradition, living in the moment, tailgating and pelvic gyrations. Carnival gives us permission to escape reality for 6 weeks or so… play, dress up, laugh, drink, dance, dream… and each
769. Curaçao Carnival Costume Designer
Crowd-sourced creativity on display, a deep labor of love, honoring tradition, living in the moment, tailgating and pelvic gyrations. Carnival gives us permission to escape reality for 6 weeks or so… play, dress up, laugh, drink, dance, dream… and each
772. Curaçao Baseball Hero: Hensley Meulens
I’ve never been great at memorizing baseball stats, but I can tell you that Hensley Meulens (45) is the first major league baseball player from Curaçao and he played from 1989 to 2000. It’s not a coincidence that baseball has trumped soccer as Curaçao’s
772. Curaçao Baseball Hero: Hensley Meulens
I’ve never been great at memorizing baseball stats, but I can tell you that Hensley Meulens (45) is the first major league baseball player from Curaçao and he played from 1989 to 2000. It’s not a coincidence that baseball has trumped soccer as Curaçao’s
773. Curaçao’s Faya Lobi
Despite its awesome name, Faya Lobi (Fiery Love), isn’t exactly feverish and wild. She tends to grow in protected residential gardens and her tiny four-leaf clover flowers blossom in neat, large clusters. She tends to create structured, centerpiece bouquets. Little
773. Curaçao’s Faya Lobi
Despite its awesome name, Faya Lobi (Fiery Love), isn’t exactly feverish and wild. She tends to grow in protected residential gardens and her tiny four-leaf clover flowers blossom in neat, large clusters. She tends to create structured, centerpiece bouquets. Little
774. 5 Lessons from Curaçao Guitarist Julian Coco
Julian Basilico Coco (1924 – 2013) grew up during Curaçao’s Shell-led migration from the kunuku to Otrobanda. He was part of the rising black middle class who brought along tambú music until then considered taboo by the urban mostly white, waltz
774. 5 Lessons from Curaçao Guitarist Julian Coco
Julian Basilico Coco (1924 – 2013) grew up during Curaçao’s Shell-led migration from the kunuku to Otrobanda. He was part of the rising black middle class who brought along tambú music until then considered taboo by the urban mostly white, waltz
775. Norman’s
Nestled right next to our Caracasbaai fishing docks (facing Spanish Waters), Norman’s is a snack bar / shack conveniently accessible by boat and car. No official sign outside, you can’t miss the ‘Curaçao Tourist Information’ post out front. Sailors from
775. Norman’s
Nestled right next to our Caracasbaai fishing docks (facing Spanish Waters), Norman’s is a snack bar / shack conveniently accessible by boat and car. No official sign outside, you can’t miss the ‘Curaçao Tourist Information’ post out front. Sailors from
776. Quadrilingual Signs
Most yu’i Kòrsou have a natural inclination for speaking multiple languages and they tend to switch between 2-3 languages, several times a day: Dutch at school / work, Papiamentu outside of school / work (but also sometimes at work), Spanish and
776. Quadrilingual Signs
Most yu’i Kòrsou have a natural inclination for speaking multiple languages and they tend to switch between 2-3 languages, several times a day: Dutch at school / work, Papiamentu outside of school / work (but also sometimes at work), Spanish and
777. Curaçao’s Front Row at Carnival
Curaçao’s carnival is a long-standing 6-week all-island-consuming celebration at the beginning of each year. We kick things off with our 4-day musical extravaganza, Festival di Tumba (this year’s winner, Tin Wowo Riba Bo – All Eyes On You by the incredibly
777. Curaçao’s Front Row at Carnival
Curaçao’s carnival is a long-standing 6-week all-island-consuming celebration at the beginning of each year. We kick things off with our 4-day musical extravaganza, Festival di Tumba (this year’s winner, Tin Wowo Riba Bo – All Eyes On You by the incredibly
778. Curaçao Baby Names (Part 3)
In Curaçao, we tend to mash-up mom and dad’s name (sometimes grandmother and grandfather too) resulting in truly unique concoctions, often very difficult to pronounce and therefore reduced to “Juni” and “Dèka”, “Zusje” (little sister in Dutch) and “Broertje” (little brother
778. Curaçao Baby Names (Part 3)
In Curaçao, we tend to mash-up mom and dad’s name (sometimes grandmother and grandfather too) resulting in truly unique concoctions, often very difficult to pronounce and therefore reduced to “Juni” and “Dèka”, “Zusje” (little sister in Dutch) and “Broertje” (little brother
780. Curaçao’s Wind Farms
Brace yourself for a technical post 🙂 Highly dependent on expensive imported Venezuelan oil, we’re constantly on the look-out for alternative, cleaner energy sources. We dabble in Solar (no large scale plants yet), but we tend to brag about our
780. Curaçao’s Wind Farms
Brace yourself for a technical post 🙂 Highly dependent on expensive imported Venezuelan oil, we’re constantly on the look-out for alternative, cleaner energy sources. We dabble in Solar (no large scale plants yet), but we tend to brag about our
1000 Awesome Things About Curaçao 