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One month on Curaçao

Esther Jacobs — Fri, 27 Dec 2019 10:06:22 +0000

I will be spending the entire month of March on my beloved 'dushi korsou'. I am planning a writing retreat and some workshops.

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2019 Curaçao tips

Esther Jacobs — Tue, 16 Apr 2019 02:48:41 +0000

Since 1994, the Dutch Caribbean island of Curacao has had a special place in my heart. Every now and then I organize workshops or retreats on the island. After my recent writing retreat in March 2019, I discovered many new places, which I will share in this blog.

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Why Curaçao?

Esther Jacobs — Thu, 31 Jan 2019 21:21:03 +0000

Every time my plane is about to land on this island in the Dutch Caribbean, my heart makes a little jump. For more than 2 decades I’ve had a love-hate relationship with this special island, but in the end, the love always seems to win. No matter how sure I was that I never wanted to go back, as soon as the airplane doors open, the warm, humid wind embraces me and I know I am home.

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Bon Bini, be happy (Curacao 2015)

Esther Jacobs — Thu, 25 Jan 2018 02:41:04 +0000

In 2015 I visited Curaçao. Read about my adventures in Dutch.

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US Virgin Islands

Esther Jacobs — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:19:30 +0000

The US Virgin islands consist of three big islands (St Thomas, St John and St Croix) and some smaller ones. They used to be Danish, until the US bought them in the 1930’s because they were afraid the Germans would get hold of the strategic [...]

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Saba (2010)

Esther Jacobs — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 12:02:07 +0000

Magical island in the clouds Saba is magical! A fairy-tale community of white houses + red roofs built on a steep volcano. There’s only one road, which is referred to as ‘the road that could not be built’, because Dutch engineers said the [...]

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British Virgin Islands (BVI) (2010)

Esther Jacobs — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 11:48:07 +0000

Paradise! I have had the privilege to experience the beautiful islands of the BVI on a sailboat. Turquoise waters, white beaches and turtles, it doesn’t get any better than this! Virgin Gorda: Richard Branson owns a private island in this [...]

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Bahamas (1996, 2008)

Esther Jacobs — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 15:49:59 +0000

A humbling hurricane experience… In 1996 I had briefly visited the Bahamas by boat and on jet ski with some friends from Miami. We enjoyed the sun, sea and fun. In 2008, however, I was about to have a completely different experience… In the [...]

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Broederlijk naast elkaar

Esther Jacobs — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 04:03:24 +0000

In 2011 I visited Curaçao. Read about my adventures in Dutch.

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Tips voor Curaçao

Esther Jacobs — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 03:51:46 +0000

I visited Curaçao. Read about my adventures in Dutch.

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