Country Info
- Oranjestad
- Capital
- Aruban Guilder (AWG)
- Currency
- 70,007
- Population
- AW
- Country Code
Aruba Slideshow
Aruba
Travel Blogs from Aruba
SKIP IT! Not a great city!
I'm a girl and I love to shop...unfortunately, the shopping in Aruba was poor to say the least. I would have thought Oranjestad would have had great shopping - but it was very lacking. It has tons of touristy stores selling the key chains, ...
relaxing in aruba
... was well worth it. My amazing friend Snyder and his family invited me to spend a week with them at their timeshare in Aruba. I had an amazing time with his family and fell in love with the beautiful island. Besides ...
Aruba Ariba
... ik zijn een heel stuk langs het strand gelopen, want dat strand houdt bijna niet op... Kortom, een topplek! En vandaag zijn we Aruba rondgegaan, omdat het een iets mindere dag zou worden wat de zon betrof. Dat kwam inderdaad uit, maar ...
Sea Treking
Today was supposed to be a real adventure --- we were going underwater sea trekking in Aruba. This is when you put this sort of diving helmut on they send you down 20 feet to swim with the fish. I was feeling quite nervous about the whole thing as I ...
Describing water to a fish=s air
... 't had sex here yet. fish color change outside of water. that's their home i'm the tourist. we both digest. A length of Aruba distant from Venezuela. healing of my compulsive itch spots via lotion bar with Vitamin E and salt ...
Replay!
Sorry this is a boring entry - just trying to keep the dates going and my map straight! :-D Nov 06 & 07 - At Sea Nov 08 - Ft. Lauderdale Nov 09 & 10 - AT Sea Nov 11 - Aruba Corona replay. Need I say more. ...
Diving Aruba
... the English took control for a short period but returned the island to the Dutch in 1816. Over the past decade Aruba has become an independent country, although it continues to exist within the kingdom of the Netherlands. From what we saw ...
Aruba -- The Not-So-Happening Place
... and aquamarine; the sky is cerulean, cobalt, and white. Buildings burst with primary colors of the spectrum and beyond. This is Aruba, the Dutch Antilles. Most famous for beaches, bars, boats, and beautiful people, the Aruba we found, on this Sunday ...
Our Honeymoon.
He Said: This was a very exciting time for me. I had never been out of the Country or Married so I had a lot of stuff going on with me.lol Aruba was beautiful though, we had a great flight there and we got to the resort without any ...
Warmth - arrival in Aruba!
... ; So I have perused the tourist info and frommer's guide and settled on a few things for my 5 days here in Aruba: the jeep safari, horseback riding, exploration of Oranjestad and the south coast beaches and then more snorkeling hopefully to round it ...
Still wet!
Hello everyone from soggy Aruba. Thank you everyone for your kind comments. Today was another very wet day here on the island. Once again it rained much of the day. No thunder today, but several very heavy showers passed this morning into early afternoon. ...
Around Aruba
... About 75 square miles total, the island of Aruba is 20 miles at its widest point and 6 miles at its longest. Oranjestad, Aruba’s Dutch capital city, is on the island’s southernmost coast. It is home to all of Aruba’s government ...
Corona
Oct 26&27 At Sea Oct 28 - Aruba You can feel the heat again! I signed up for scuba of course. I didn't get to the escort pass but was told I could go if I paid. Good deal, but I was told too late and couldn't get out of the damn crew drill. Such is ...
Bon bini Aruba
... . Er ontbreekt niets aan comfort of luxe! En dan moeten we ook het privé-zwembad nog noemen, in een woord GEWELDIG!!! Temperatuur op Aruba op dit moment rond de 33-34 graden, temperatuur van het zwembad ligt slechts een paar graadjes lager (voor de ...
Back again but only for a short time
There is always a last port of every cruise and on this cruise it was Aurba. Like our last stop, we would spend only a short time docked in port. The stay in port was from 1:00PM until 7:00PM. We have been to Aurba on a previous cruise so the short time ...
Dante's Inferno
Good evening from Aruba. I thought I would be telling you that we were rain free today. We were, until 5 minutes ago, when once again it rained. That means there has been rain here everyday we have been here except for Saturday when we arrived. That's ...
ATVing in Aruba
... at the Natural Bridge, a formation of coral limestone cut out by years of pounding rough seas this is one of Aruba’s most popular and photographed attraction. Luckily, some very nice people offered us some sunscreen, since we were unprepared for ...
Day 4
With the 130-mile trip to Cabo de la Vela upon us it is by far the best day we've had so far. What a perfect day for sailing. Blue skies. Not a cloud in sight; lucky day for two. I feel the cool wind, from some distant place what more luck will blown on ...
Mi Dushi
... ;rendition of "Rap das Armas" courtesy of me and "free" drinks courtesy Jac's stalker bartender. It should be noted that Aruba's domestic beer, Balashi, is a refreshing brew! Most of the trip was spent enjoying the sunny, windy, ...
Nov 13, 2008
Fountain of Youth found in Aruba!
... Not much scares me, but water is not my thing. And now its our time again, this funny love affair with a tiny island called ARUBA. Every year I say, "I'll pick another island and explore", and every year Aruba calls me back. I can hear it, smell it, feel ...
Sun?
... their time in this area, particularly those at the all inclusive resorts. That is their loss. This area is more like Florida than Aruba. We headed south and stopped at perhaps the most famous beach in Aruba, Eagle Beach. While the sand is not as white as ...
Aruba - One happy day und am Strand vergessen
Herrlicher Sonnenschein, die üblichen karibischen Temperaturen... Wir machen mit einem einheimischen Veranstalter (unser Tourguide heißt Lady) ein kurze Inselrundfahrt. Was will man auf solch kleinen Inseln auch machen. Im Anschluss lassen sich die ...