June 30, 2012 - Boarding the airplane in Miami, we got our first glimpse of the diversity we would see in Curacao. It was impossible to generalize about our fellow travelers; we were already hearing several different languages being spoken, and skin complexions ranged from pale white northern European to dark African tones. There were a few Americans here and there, but none stood out as novice travelers. In any case, it was a very different group than I had traveled with on my last flight to Cancun :).
Several folks I've chatted with about our trip to Curacao were surprised to learn how easy it is to get there. Indeed, this was a key reason for selecting it among other destinations in the Caribbean. American Airlines offers twice daily flights seven days a week, and it is a relatively quick three hour plane ride from Miami. Despite the ease of arriving in Curacao, part of its allure (to me at least) was its obscurity in the American psyche; very few Americans have any real perception of where Curacao is, let alone what type of culture exists there. This may change in the coming years as the Curacao turism board looks to grow the tourism business (their efforts were on display in a recent episode of The Bachelorette that was set in Curacao - Youtube "sneak peak" is here if you can't stand a full episode), but for now it remains a unique little island off the coast of Venezuela with a diverse mix of cultural influences and a limited number of American tourist.
Go before everyone finds out about it!
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