Northshore magazine showcases the best that the North Shore of Boston, MA has to offer.
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161 Here is what you will see as you drive from one end of Curaçao to the other: the beach, forests of 15-foot cacti lining both sides of the road, the beach, 50-something flamingos wading in the shallow green water of the Jan Kok salt flats. And then, the beach. Drive in any direction for more than a few minutes and you're sure to hit one of the island's semipri- vate paradises. Perhaps it's because the Beach Boys never learned how to pronounce the country's name ("Kewr-e-sow"), but tourism has only recently broken into the top spot on the country's list of largest industries, and there's still plenty of room to stretch out in the sand. On our first day, our guide takes us to the island's west side, home to some of the best (and most secluded) beaches, including Playa Knip, a pretty strip of sand dotted Playa Knip, a sandy strip surrounded by rugged terrain, is just one of the many beaches on this Dutch island. photograph by Gail Johnson