The Amazing Cathedral of Thorns in Curacao
By Eileen Ogintz Think a kind of maze made out of thorns—92 million in fact fashioned into blocks in which art has been inserted, creating an open-air gallery of sorts. “This is an ode to the free spirit,” explains artist Herman Van Bergen, who is Dutch but married to...
Herbal Remedies with a long history on Curacao
By Eileen Ogintz Got pine needles? Brew them into a tea and they could help with Covid-19 respiratory symptoms. We learned this at an eclectic herb garden in the Caribbean. “It’s a very old herbal remedy used...
Bon Bini from Curacao, a gem in the Southern Caribbean
By Eileen Ogintz Bon Bini means welcome in Papiamentu, language of Curacao, a gem of an island with 150,000 people in the Southern Caribbean. Papiamentu emerged as the local language spoken everywhere in this area — from African languages, Spanish, Dutch,...
Vacation with ease – in Belize
By Eileen Ogintz PLACENCIA, Belize — Conch carpaccio or shrimp fritters? We are having lunch on the terrace at Naia Resort and Spa on the Placencia Peninsula of Belize. It’s a private 200 acre reserve where we’re ensconced in our own bungalow. We step out onto...
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