This is my last postcard with all of the colorful buildings in Curacao, I promise--although, to be fair, I wish there could be more! Otrobanda is the neighborhood on the other side of the port in Willemstad--it literally means "the other side." Once...
If it's not clear enough by now that the colorful buildings of Curacao were a BIG reason why I decided to go--in addition to all of those beautiful beaches--they were. I was genuinely excited to wander around the city in search of brightly-hued...
Full disclosure: I work at Vimeo, and Cameo is part of the Vimeo family of products. That said, no one here asked me to write this post and I'm not being compensated for it. All opinions, as always, are my own.
So! To be honest, I've never been...
Curacao is well-known for the colorful buildings that line the waterfront in Willemstad: as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the historic downtown and harbor has been carefully renovated and restored. And although Willemstad is fantastic, I think that...
Confession: I sometimes take trips, and the carefully edited and highly curated set of photos that results makes it seem far more beautiful and more relaxing that it ever actually was (see: notes on authenticity). But when it comes to Curacao, the...
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Christine Amorose Merrill
C'est Christine is my little slice of the internet to talk travel, lifestyle and twenty- and thirty-something struggles. After stints living in France, Australia and NYC and lots of (often solo!) travel around the world, I currently live in San Diego with my husband, daughter and two pugs.