Country Info
- Oranjestad
- Capital
- Aruban Guilder (AWG)
- Currency
- 70,007
- Population
- AW
- Country Code
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Aruba
Travel Blogs from Aruba
Aruba on a Budget
After Bonaire, I spent three days on Aruba. Because all the hotels there are really expensive, I just rented a car and camped on south end of the island. It worked out pretty well, even with some rain showers. I would set up my tent in the evening, and ...
Aruba
... It rained this morning so I sat in the Spa pool area and read my book, later I went to the room and got ready for Aruba. In Aruba we went ashore and walked around the little town some. It is very commercial and I did not expect that. We saw ...
A Day on the Sea
... nidnight, there is another dance party! Fuego Latino Party at the poolside ( ). I did not go and just went back to bed since I hope to spend as much time as possible on the next island tomorrow. This very popular island, Aruba, will be my 92nd ...
Best of Aruba
... in line for the tour.....good. We then proceeded entering the air-conditioned mini bus for a drive through Oranjestad, Aruba's capital, with its colorful markets and Dutch Colonial buildings. We could easily see why so many people would want ...
Aruba, Deb and Tom version
... ....in bathing suits made with less material than the standard face cloth....saw a lot of bare bums. So that was Aruba - the escapist's "island paradise" as long as you stay within the resort hotel complexes along the beach. There we saw ...
Aruba
... like boulders and weird hollowed-out rocks, some shaped like giant hammer claws. No one has satisfactorily explained their origin, although, since Aruba was volcanic, the rocks might have been thrown up by that. From the top of the main boulder, one had a ...
En route to Aruba
... the main source of wealth until the early 20th century. --Tourism and oil refining now make up most of Aruba's economy. --Islanders speak Papiamento (a combination of English, Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch, Arawak, and languages from Africa) After ...
Aruba
There is really not much to write about my stay in Aruba. It's a small island 19x6 miles. There is really nothing there except for the white beaches, blue ocean, and lots of sun. I met there with my mom and her husband. ...
Watch out, scam at Aruba airport
... that had never happened before. At the same moment the tow truck dove by and hooked up another car…… I guess Aruba spends big money to advertise its beautiful island. But it’s beyond my comprehension why, for the short time benefit of ...
Bonaire - A Great Place to Pee
Hundreds of years ago the Spanish fleet landed on and explored a few tiny islands that are now known as the Dutch Antilles or ABC islands. They looked around and quickly declared them "Useless Islands" and went on plundering and murdering on the ...
Aruba
Aruba (Caribbean) 19th January 2008 - After a tropical down pour a hot windy day in the island of Aruba off the Northern coast of Venezuela. We went on a grand tour of the island, fantastic beaches of soft coral and ...
Ruwe Bolster met Pindakaas!
... ie hier meerdere malen per jaar komt, weet ie iets meer van het eiland dan de gemiddelde vakantieganger. "Oké, welkom op Aruba. Wat hebben jullie het meeste gemist uit Nederland?" vraagt Jurien terwijl we linksaf slaan richting Oranjestad. “Kaas! ...
Aruba and a new lifestyle
Just as the whole Detox thing has been a revelation, so has been what I leaned about nutrition. Once again I was taking the wrong approach … starving myself and eating only twice a day was not the correct strategy, I now know. The key things I have ...
Alaaf!
... werk op de duikschool op en ontstaat er een kleine logistieke uitdaging als we tegelijkertijd met de rest van alle inwoners en vakantiegangers op Aruba de auto zo dicht mogelijk bij de route willen parkeren. In Aruba noemen ze 4 auto’s voor het rode ...
Stop #67
... is a colony of the Netherlands, the main language is a form of broken Spanish. This is due to it's proximity to Spanish-speaking. Aruba is not a typical Caribbean island; it is very dry and has no lakes or rivers. It is a flat, almost desert-like island ...
Enroute to Aruba
... dinner. It made dinner more enjoyable with the win!! Sunday was a very lazy day as the seas were very rough and it was hard to move around the ship. We were able to see the playoff games and rested in our stateroom with room service. Next stop ...
Aruba
Lucie's 60th Birthday
... in Sydney. More on that later. After cruising the Straits of Florida and the Caribbean Sea, our first stop today was in Aruba - one of the ABC islands off the ocast of Venezuela. What a wonderful way to spend my 60th Birthday! We had a ...
Day in Aruba
... a unique combination of Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch, English, African and Indian words. It is spoken on the Dutch "ABC" islands of Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao. Alonso de Ojeda claimed Aruba for the Spanish Crown in 1499. In 1634, near the ...
Where is Natalie Holloway??--Aruba
... ship got too close to submerged coral rocks and broke apart. You could see the beautiful cove that is the beach area Aruba is famous for. They speak a bunch of languages here and there are a 100 different nationalities represented in this island 20 ...
Purple Haze
... . facial, reflexology and a hot stone massage. Spa treats are cheaper on port days ! Here it is after we have sailed away from Aruba and are heading north. Whatta day! HOT HOT HOT! Gorgeous! The excursion was all kinds of wonderful. First off, as soon as ...
The other side of Aruba
... of Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch, English, African, and Indian words. It is spoken only on the Dutch "ABC" islands of Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaco. Papiamento became the official language of Aurba seven years ago. Aruba was part of the Spanish empire from ...
I was completely preoccupied planning a wedding...
that I totally forgot to plan the Honeymoon. I'm such a planner, especially when it comes to traveling. I normally know where I'm going, when I'm doing things and what not to miss. I was so busy planning a wedding that I kept forgetting ...
Driving in circles and Off-roading in a Yellow Kia
... ; And never an apology. Hmmm. He did give me a map and outlined my turns to get to the National Park. Aruba is tough on tourist drivers because it is a bit skimpy on signs. There are some signs at the rotaries but I don't ...
Aruba
... a bar on a short pier that served decently priced drinks and food. I have to say though, that I had expected more from Aruba's beaches. However, it seemed like a good location for a longer stay. The resorts on Palm Beach include the Riu ...
