Travel notes from Curaçao
Trip-planning tips, insider guides, and stories from across the island, written to help you travel better.
Curaçao Shore Dive Sites: 38 Walk-In, 3 That Need a Boat
More than 38 shore sites line the calm south coast. Which ones you can walk into, which need a boat (Mushroom Forest, Watamula, Blue Room), and tank logistics.
Best Time to Visit Curaçao: No Direct Hurricane Since 1877
Curaçao sits at 12°N, outside the hurricane belt: no direct hit since 1877. Month by month on rain, prices, and why October is the underrated pick.
What Is Krioyo? Curaçao's Creole Food and Where to Eat It
Krioyo is Papiamentu for creole. The dishes to order (keshi yena, kabritu stoba, funchi, pastechi) and where locals eat them, from Plasa Bieu to Jaanchie's.
Klein Curaçao Day Trip: Which Boat and How Rough It Gets
Klein Curaçao boats leave Jan Thiel, Santa Barbara and Caracas Bay: 1 to 2 hours each way, rough outbound, calm back. Operators, seasickness, what to pack.
Willemstad Walking Guide: Punda, Otrobanda & More
The Handelskade photo is one street. Willemstad is four historic quarters, a floating bridge, a 1732 synagogue, and a mural district built on a merchant boom, all walkable in a day if you know the order.
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