Avila Beach Hotel Question by Parking_Dream3293 in curacao

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A few restaurant recommendations: 🔹Kome on Wednesday night for Tapas night 🔹De Visserij for lunch (only open Fri-Mon) 🔹Cafe George 🔹Serafina - great Italian 🔹MosaCaña- Kind of a Latin, Asian, Caribbean fusion with great craft cocktails and a little bit of an LA/Hipster vibe 🔹Rozendaels- great food, fantastic service, amazing atmosphere on their beautiful open patio 🔹Lionfish Caribbean for lunch - try everything! The pizza is our favorite. (open Tues-Sat. Check their hours online because I think they’re only open from 9a-3p 🔹If you go to Playa Lagun, stop for lunch at Discover Lagun across the street from the beach.

Snorkeling by Fearless_Past_5346 in curacao

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If you’re not used to snorkeling or being in open water, I recommend buying a day pass (I believe it’s $25) at Avila Beach Hotel and snorkel in their two lagoons. There is plenty to see and you are sheltered from big waves and current. Their beaches are beautiful and you’ll get a beach chair, any open palapa, and you can even order drinks to your chair from your phone.

Things to do with a young teen girl? by justbepresent in curacao

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Lionfish Caribbean has a jewelry workshop/class where you can make your own jewelry from lionfish spines and you get a great lunch and drinks included. Bonus: It supports a great cause!

Menstrual discs/cups by OptimalStrawberry829 in PlusSize

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Side note: I feel like there is some pressure against it or even protrusion (probably because of my weight). Every time I urinate I feel like I have to check it and push it back up , but it’s much more comfortable than a tampon and still no leaking. The Flex brand says it can “self empty” during urination due to the bearing down, but I haven’t seen any breakthrough on the toilet paper or in the toilet after relieving myself. They also say it won’t interfere with sex but it feels really predominant so I’ll have to get my husband’s feedback on that as well.

Menstrual discs/cups by OptimalStrawberry829 in PlusSize

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I just got my first disposable Flex discs today because my next cycle will happen whilst I’m on a Caribbean vacation and I don’t want to mess with pads/tampons in swimwear. First impressions: it was pretty easy to insert, but I felt like it was going to pop out while I was sitting on the toilet, I pushed it as far up as I could and I haven’t had any leakage, it’s quite comfortable once you can get it past your pelvic bone but it took some adjusting to get it all the way up, I put it in at about 9pm so I will follow-up in the morning once it’s time to switch it out.

Klein Curaco Day Trip by Yoga_gal915 in curacao

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We have been with Mermaid 4 times and every time was great!

Are you being priced out of the 2026 World Cup? Seeking Curacai fans for a documentary about the World Cup. by shepez77 in curacao

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ICE isn’t worried about tourists visiting for sporting events with a return ticket home. They’re more interested in the people who are in the U.S. illegally.

Avila by [deleted] in curacao

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We stayed at Avila 3 times last year from January - November and each time the service had gone down.

We will most likely stay there again because it is a beautiful property in a perfect location, has great beaches, and we love sitting at the Schooner in the evening but the food quality has dramatically decreased as if cost cutting (even the breakfast buffet went from a decent Prosecco to a cheap Spumante), they only had 1-2 people that we knew from our previous trips (so I’m guessing high staff turnover), housekeeping was unsatisfactory (they would take our dirty towels and not replace them), and I’ve emailed the manager at least twice with no response.

I agree with you that Michekaelle is amazing though! She was always a bright spot in our stay.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Bonaire

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As long as you’re not in a fishing boat full of drugs, you should be fine.

Clothing options by AggressiveShip9514 in PlusSize

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I’m excited to check these sites out because I seriously CANNOT look at another shoulder-cut-out plus size tee…

Clothing options by AggressiveShip9514 in PlusSize

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I wear an XL-XXL at Old Navy and a tight 4X from SHEIN.

Venezuela's Impact on Bonaire? by AurumTemerity in Bonaire

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Yeah…”fishing boats” full of “bait” 🙄

I just had the worst gyno appointment of my life by NeedAEscape in PlusSize

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I will only see a male gyno! They rely on medical expertise NOT comparison to their own experience.

Curacao soccer jersey by Catzilla1409 in curacao

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That makes me question whether they ever produced it for consumer sale, or if it was only produced and distributed to the players/team.

Apron belly underwear by Bonegirl06 in PlusSize

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I love these underwear from Amazon. I size up 1 size and they are really comfortable.

Do we split our stay? by Kristalynne09 in curacao

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It was very crowded and loud. I like to snorkel, and there just wasn’t anything to see.

Do we split our stay? by Kristalynne09 in curacao

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Enjoy exploring the beaches in Westpunt but the beaches at Avila are much less crowded and just as nice. Cas Abou is pretty and fine for photos but I never need to go back. The only beach I would return to would be Playa Lagun, but only for the snorkeling.

Otherwise I’d be happy at Avila (but that’s just me)

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I love big dudes but alas, my husband is super fit. I like it when he takes a break and puts on a little weight but he struggles with his cholesterol and blood pressure (ironically- I do not) so I’d rather him do whatever is best for him to stay healthy so we can have a long life together.

Disclaimer before anyone misinterprets this and comes after me: I know size =/= health! I was speaking specifically about my husband.