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Reminiscing about a
pre-Covid-19 trip to
Curacao
Shana Jones , the Roaming Aviatrix
Punda shopping district
Photo Credit : Marcela Correa
Curaçao . The word had only come to my ears once as a child when my mom mentioned something about the ABC islands . Other than that , I knew nothing of the place . So , when work called one day and said I ’ d have to cover some flights there for 10 days , I leaped in the air with excitement at the prospect of going somewhere different , not necessarily to Curaçao .
It turns out there was plenty to leap about . Curaçao reminds me one of those multi-coloured quilts of a million different hues and patterns : it ’ s a cultural patchwork of varying skin shades , diverse languages , and titillating sights and sounds destined to enrapture the curious tourist . Discovering this early in my stay , I packed my days with as much sightseeing and entertainment ( oh yeah , and some work too !) as possible . Here are my 10 days of gallivanting shrunk into a 5-day to-do guide for the soon-to-be Curacao lover :
Day 1 : Island Tour
This is a nice way to get around and see different parts of the island . My tour people picked me up in front of my hotel in an air-conditioned bus . There weren ’ t too many people on the bus so it was a bit like a private tour . My tour guide was quite knowledgeable and in the casual conversations between site visits , revealed that she spoke close to 5 languages and that her young daughter was following in her footsteps .