Love how you engage with others and treat them with respect

@willieexplore

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, wonderful comment to receive!

I sail Holland America cruise ships, based out of Amsterdam, I met a girl several years ago onboard, from South Africa. She was married this year there and her husband and her have returned to the ship. They both work onboard. We have been to the ABC many times. We will be back in October. Looking forward to seeing the Islands again. Enjoy! And I have many conch shells. They are beautiful.

@willieexplore

10 күн бұрын

That is interesting Jamie! Lots of South Africans work on the cruise ships worldwide, I certainly have a few friends who do. What is your favourite part of the ABC islands?

I suppose I'll just work myself backwards then since I've started on episode 10 haha Those buildings are incredible. I love the vibe the islands got going on. Also, that plane was awesome. I've never been in a such a small plane. Love it!

@willieexplore

Жыл бұрын

Well, you have to start somewhere! Haha! Thanks my man, this is a very intriguing part of the world. Loads of colour on all the islands and a very relaxing vibe in general. That small plane was some experience!

Hello my friend from South Africa the last time I spoke with you was in the ci lands were you did a great job on Jersey and Guernsey looks like your making your way home anyway thanks for the video my friend all the best John uk 😊

@willieexplore

11 ай бұрын

Hi John, nice to hear from you again! Appreciate you checking out my other content too. Hope to one day return to the Channel Islands and explore more. All the best :)

Hi wille my friend thanks for seeing me before u left curacao.I visited Bonaire before 15 year now omg what a developments .The people of Boniare so humble people .❤

@willieexplore

Жыл бұрын

Jagadeesan my friend, I really appreciated all your help and your friendly smile in Willemstad! You will see in my next videos just how much Bonaire has developed...many of the locals I've spoken to said it is a very different place than a few years ago even. Thanks for all your support!

It's so incredible that all these islands are in the middle of the ocean and the climate is so dry instead of it being humid . Mission accomplished my man you completed all 3 ABC islands and Flying in that tiny plane is an experience by itself Keep up the good work man🙂👍👍

@willieexplore

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely incredible, as you say, that they have this dry climate. They sit below the hurricane belt. Yes, I can now say I've ticked off the three ABC Islands! But watch this space for more vlogs of Bonaire :) Cheers for the support, hope all is well in UAE and that you're looking forward to your Armenia visit

@gohardorgohome7687

Жыл бұрын

@@willieexplore Yeah man everything is alright thanks for asking my time here in the UAE is almost over i am leaving in 4 days and heading to Armenia i will stay there for 2 or 3 weeks then I'll be heading back home to Montreal , Canada

@willieexplore

Жыл бұрын

@@gohardorgohome7687 have a great time and make good memories!

@gohardorgohome7687

Жыл бұрын

@@willieexplore Thank's bro i will for sure 🙂👍

@panlomito

Ай бұрын

The climate is not dry but very humid instead, about 80-90% relative air humidity all year round. But there is not a lot of rainfall and nature looks very dry. Then wait for a nice rain shower and all the plants will flower. We are collecting condensated water from our 4 airconditioning units that deliver 50 liters of clean water each every day. So 200 liters of water per day. This way we can take advantage of the high air humidity. We use that water to irrigate our lovely garden full of colourful Bougainvillea or Trinitaria as it is called here.

Wow, I so miss Bonaire. I was born in Curacao but Bonaire has always been my favorite place to go to relax. People are friendly, life is paid back, the beaches are fantastic. I'm in New York State now, and people up here have no idea what Bonaire is like. I need to go back to Bonaire some day very soon. Thanks for the video.

@willieexplore

6 ай бұрын

Really appreciate your comment Rex! Bonaire really is a wonderful place to visit. Wish I had more time to explore the island but I'm delighted that I had at least a taster of what it has to offer. Hope you get a chance to visit again soon!

My favourite island! ❤❤

@willieexplore

11 ай бұрын

Was a great trip!

Fantastic video, Willie Explore! Great to see the other side of the postcard-pretty images we see all the time. Keep up the good work!

@willieexplore

11 ай бұрын

You are most welcome Jasper! Thanks for travelling along virtually!

Bro what a really nice confidence you have, great video, greetings from El Salvador 🇸🇻

@willieexplore

4 ай бұрын

What a nice message to receive, thank you so much! I appreciate the support!

Hi Willie, is good to see my friend Lucy in your video, she is awesome person. Blessings ❤

@willieexplore

2 ай бұрын

Ahh great! Yes she was very nice to me. Thanks for watching!

Wow, that's a really nice room! Gotta love those upgrades! Hopefully your souvenir headwound healed quickly lol

@willieexplore

10 ай бұрын

That was a very unexpected flight and an even more unexpected ending to the flight! Healed quicker than I thought it would lol! Great accommodation, I had a fantastic stay

This is a brilliant video Willie thanks for that and was you scared of small-scale plane? Awesome video and meet another KZread channel viewer brilliant video Willie thanks!

@willieexplore

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words, Simon! I wasn't scared but I might have been if it was a longer journey! The captain on the day was excellent and the landing super smooth. Really appreciate all your support Simon :)

Just returned from a trip to the ABC islands, and loved Bonaire and Curacao! Highly recommend renting a jeep to explore the north side and all of the amazing snorkeling spots.

@willieexplore

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and sharing your experiences! I'm sure these islands have a lot to offer, glad you had a great time

I have been waiting for your travel vlog to Bonaire, Willie! What a tiny plane but those ladies seemed great company and not too long a flight😊. Another upgrade for you too, what a beautiful apartment. Looking forward to seeing Bonaire now👍

@willieexplore

Жыл бұрын

That's wonderful to hear, Sheila! Delighted that you're looking forward to these vlogs and, as always, I am grateful for the support and comments :) As for a quick journey, in fact the wait at the airport was longer than the bus journey, plane journey and taxi ride all put together. It is always fun meeting people on my travels and Kenty and Candy certainly added to the experience on the day. The accommodation was first class. More Bonaire content coming soon :)

@sheilam4525

Жыл бұрын

@@willieexplore 😄 that's the problem with arriving much too early for flights! I am exactly the same but I love the buzz of an airport so actually enjoy waiting around. I wonder if Bonaire is as colourful as Curacao... will wait and see👍

@willieexplore

Жыл бұрын

@@sheilam4525 I can people-watch all day at airports! Love the build up to the flight, all part of the experience :)

@MsElita5

10 ай бұрын

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Now you now what it's like in a Tin of sardines. lol. Another enjoyable journey looking forward to seeing Bonaire. Kiwi from Virginia

@willieexplore

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely, Swanoaks! Tin of sardines is a good description! I'll post more Bonaire content in due course, it was a great visit.

That was cool, Willie. Those ladies were fun too! That aircraft was a Britten-Norman Islander. I've flown a few times on its slightly bigger brother, the Trislander (15 seats) which has three engines, one in the tail! Did you know they were originally built on the Isle of Wight? More recently they've been built in Romania, I believe. But they still have to come to the UK first to get certified for flight. I've just realised I may have missed a video or two of yours, they must have been posted while I was on holiday in the Netherlands! Time to catch up. 😊

@willieexplore

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Andy! Hope you had a great holiday in the Netherlands and that you feel refreshed. I did not know the information about the aircraft, so thank you very much for sharing this. I really enjoyed both my flights in the Caribbean on those small aircrafts.

Had to wait again for transfer to hotel... this time you really could walk the 2 km to the hotel (compared to the 11 km distance at Curaçao).

@willieexplore

Ай бұрын

I got some good footage for my channel. So thank you.

HI Wille i like to visit Bonaire by september and like to stay in same appartmnet such a nice place ❤

@willieexplore

Жыл бұрын

You absolutely should! Great place to stay and friendly staff

Willie hierdie eilande se kleure herinner my aan die Bo Kaap se kleure! Lekker vlug!

@willieexplore

8 ай бұрын

Definitief Tosca! Dit lyk baie soos die Bo-Kaap, selfs nog meer kleurvol. Daai vlug was 'n great 25 minute se avontuur

@toscabrutus1781

8 ай бұрын

Ja dit lyk baie karaktervol en kleurvol!

Just a suggestion, you may try to visit the stans ( kyrgyztan, Uzbekistan, turkmenistan and Kazakhstan) not a lot of vloggers visiting those countries .. you may also try southeast asia like Indonesia, myanmar and Philippines

@willieexplore

7 ай бұрын

Hi there, I know you've suggested those places before, they are definitely on my bucket list

What was the cost to croos over to Bonaire?I'm going to be visiting Curacao pretty soon but I'm interested in crossing over to Bonaire and so happy to see pop on your channel. I've been to Aruba already so my desire is to complete the full ABC tour.

@willieexplore

3 ай бұрын

Hi there! Unfortunately I don't know the cost of the individual flights I took, as I booked a multi-trip ticket through a booking website and that does not give you the individual breakdowns. Where will you travel from? If it helps, for me it was best to first do Aruba, then Curacao, then Bonaire, as I could do direct flights from each island. Sometimes you need to stop over in one of them to visit the others, but in my case I didn't have to.

@randi-j6166

3 ай бұрын

I've already visited Aruba a year ago.Now I'm going to Curacao,would have loved to cross over to Bonaire so as to complete my travels to the ABC countries as opposed to returning back home,then return another time to Bonaire, why not do it now as i would be so close while in Curacao. Thank you for responding,much appreciated.

@willieexplore

3 ай бұрын

@@randi-j6166 you are most welcome. Definitely visit Bonaire if you have the chance! Check out my other videos on Kralendijk too if you haven't already, that will give you an idea of what to expect. Remember to take into account the $75 charge (entry) to visit Bonaire.

nice video again. You sound South African.

@willieexplore

5 ай бұрын

Thanks Alan, I am indeed

Hope you visit the Dominican Republic soon 🇩🇴🇩🇴

@willieexplore

11 ай бұрын

Cheers my friend, I hope so too!

Is this hendrik lopez? The incheck, douane, piloot meneer

@willieexplore

14 күн бұрын

No idea, but thanks for watching!

hello Willie, you say you are from South Africa, are you a native Afrikaans speaker? If so, you could have spoken Afrikaans to most of the people on the ABC islands. They speak Dutch as you know, and Afrikaans and Dutch are almost the same. How come you didn't do that?

@willieexplore

5 күн бұрын

Hi! Thanks for watching and supporting my channel :) I have indeed spoke some Afrikaans to some people in the ABC islands - if you watch the entire series you will definitely find snippets of Afrikaans. I kept to English mostly when filming - not many people could immediately understand me so I often had to repeat myself, but also keeping it in English helps to save time with editing. Editing is a tough and time-consuming gig, let me tell you!

@rsdtknqr

5 күн бұрын

@@willieexplore I understand you fully that you spoke English for your viewers. Now as for you personally, how was it for you that you were able to be understood in Afrikaans on the other half of the globe, knowing that there are only a few spots in the world where you would be able to communicate in Afrikaans? Was it sort of exhilarating to you(I hope!), or wasnt it such a big deal to you. Ps: if it was exhilarating, then I definitely recommend Suriname, where Dutch is an official language.

@willieexplore

5 күн бұрын

@@rsdtknqr I have to say it was amazing to speak Afrikaans and be (partly) understood on the other side of the world! Language is such a beautiful thing, isn't it? Suriname sounds like a great suggestion, thank you! Have you been there?

We do not eat lizard This is a wrong information The name of what you saw ad the airport is Iguana !!!! WE DO NOT EAT LIZARD

@willieexplore

2 ай бұрын

Okay, no need to get upset with Caps Lock

@willieexplore

2 ай бұрын

Hang on...but if you eat iguanas, you eat lizards, right?