Comments on: Watching flamingos in Curaçao http://www.thecooler.info/travel/34.html travel articles, views, interviews and photographs from around the world Sun, 23 Nov 2008 09:59:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Anni Poulsen http://www.thecooler.info/travel/34.html#comment-47901 Anni Poulsen Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:29:27 +0000 http://www.thecooler.info/anni/travel/34.html/#comment-47901 Hi Denae, The official message from the Curaçao Tourist Board is that they encourage gay and lesbian travellers to visit, see <a href="http://www.gaycuracao.com/eng/gay_friendliness.php" rel="nofollow">gaycuracao.com</a> . I wouldn't necessarily say that Curaçao is specifically gay-friendly, but I didn't experience or hear of any hostility aimed at gay people and I certainly found people on Curaçao to be friendly towards everybody, regardless of sexual orientation. I didn't go to Klein Curaçao, but I've heard the snorkelling is very good from there. I didn't realise you can stay there, sounds fun! I hope you and your partner have a wonderful trip! I'd love to hear what you thought of the island, when you get back. Hi Denae,
The official message from the Curaçao Tourist Board is that they encourage gay and lesbian travellers to visit, see gaycuracao.com . I wouldn’t necessarily say that Curaçao is specifically gay-friendly, but I didn’t experience or hear of any hostility aimed at gay people and I certainly found people on Curaçao to be friendly towards everybody, regardless of sexual orientation.

I didn’t go to Klein Curaçao, but I’ve heard the snorkelling is very good from there. I didn’t realise you can stay there, sounds fun!

I hope you and your partner have a wonderful trip! I’d love to hear what you thought of the island, when you get back.

]]> By: Denae http://www.thecooler.info/travel/34.html#comment-47900 Denae Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:51:06 +0000 http://www.thecooler.info/anni/travel/34.html/#comment-47900 Anni, My partner and I are going to Curacao in Oct. I chose Curacao because it is supposed to be very gay friendly... Did you find that to be the case? We are actually going to spend the night on Klein Curacao and the tour company providing it is sending a fellow lesbian over with us as our survival guide!!! They are excited that we are coming to the island! D Anni,
My partner and I are going to Curacao in Oct. I chose Curacao because it is supposed to be very gay friendly… Did you find that to be the case? We are actually going to spend the night on Klein Curacao and the tour company providing it is sending a fellow lesbian over with us as our survival guide!!! They are excited that we are coming to the island!

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]]> By: carrie anderson http://www.thecooler.info/travel/34.html#comment-6292 carrie anderson Tue, 13 Feb 2007 05:02:42 +0000 http://www.thecooler.info/anni/travel/34.html/#comment-6292 Thank you so much, I will let you know how they compare when I get there (not if)... Thanks for your help, sites such as yours are much more helpful than the commercial sites! Thank you so much, I will let you know how they compare when I get there (not if)…
Thanks for your help, sites such as yours are much more helpful than the commercial sites!

]]> By: Anni Poulsen http://www.thecooler.info/travel/34.html#comment-6173 Anni Poulsen Mon, 05 Feb 2007 11:39:28 +0000 http://www.thecooler.info/anni/travel/34.html/#comment-6173 Hi Carrie, I can definitely recommend a visit to Curaçao, but I haven't been to Aruba, so unfortunately I can't compare the two. It might help you to know that Curaçao does not depend on tourism, so you get to experience a more genuine island than is perhaps the case on certain other Caribbean islands. I particularly liked the fact that when we went out for dinner or a drink, we would find as many locals in the restaurants and bars as tourists. Curaçao is perhaps not as lush as other Caribbean islands and its beaches perhaps not the most spectacular, but the friendliness of its people is second to none! Enjoy your holiday wherever you end up. If you end up on Curaçao, please let me know how the two compare. Hi Carrie,
I can definitely recommend a visit to Curaçao, but I haven’t been to Aruba, so unfortunately I can’t compare the two.

It might help you to know that Curaçao does not depend on tourism, so you get to experience a more genuine island than is perhaps the case on certain other Caribbean islands.

I particularly liked the fact that when we went out for dinner or a drink, we would find as many locals in the restaurants and bars as tourists.

Curaçao is perhaps not as lush as other Caribbean islands and its beaches perhaps not the most spectacular, but the friendliness of its people is second to none!

Enjoy your holiday wherever you end up. If you end up on Curaçao, please let me know how the two compare.

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