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- Oranjestad
- Capital
- Aruban Guilder (AWG)
- Currency
- 70,007
- Population
- AW
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Aruba
Travel Blogs from Aruba
One Happy Island
My title today comes from the motto on Aruba license plates. I took the “Natural Wonders of Aruba” excursion. I worried all morning that I might have chosen wrong and should have gone snorkeling, because the water is so ...
Land at Last!- but not for long...
... on the sea!For dinner the cruise line had given us a dinner at the Pinnacle- they appreciated my comments apparently! Sailaway was late, and we watched the sparkling lights of ARUBA fall away in the distance. We were 10 miles from Venezuela at one ...
Tiny island!
December 9 Aruba! It is quite a small island, only 19 miles long by 6 miles wide and very hilly. There is lots of vegetation, but much of it is tall cactuses similar to Suguaro, but without the arms. The weather is very warm and steamy here, but not ...
It's a small world... ook op Aruba
... ingetrapt, maar blijven nu aan noordkant hangen. Het kan niet warm genoeg zijn hè? We hebben het avondleven op Aruba inmiddels goed gezien. Op 5 minuten afstand van onze kapitale villa is een uitgaanscentrum. Hier zijn veel winkels en restaurants ...
Day 6 of the Cruise - Aruba, Netherlands Antilles
... to the hospital early enough because that passenger is thankfully now in stable condition. I wonder what happened... Today, today, today...Aruba! Woke up and looked out the balcony - looks much like Bonaire - a relatively flat island with many brightly ...
Amelia's 1st World Adventure!
When Amelia was just 5 months old we set off to Aruba! Amelia did great traveling and LOVED the pool. Aruba was a bit windy and a little too bright for Amelia so maybe when she is older we will make our way back to there or to another island in the ...
Bon bini na Aruba! one happy island!
MARAVILHOOOOOOOOOOSAAAAA! é o que posso dizer de Aruba! tá tá tá professor Girafalles! Eu sei que aruba vive de turismo, eu sei que lá so tem hotel e praia, eu sei que lá os preços são altos! mas gente as pessoas são tão simpáticas! te ajudam ...
Idyllic beaches in Aruba
Warm tropical breezes, idyllic beaches, and friendly people. They say "Bonbini" and it means welcome. And you truly are welcome to their tiny island. Great destination...for shopping, dining, relaxing. Well worh the time and travel to reach this port of ...
Aruba
... took us to a small beach called Boca Catalina for a bit of snorkelling & then the busier Palm Beach near the main hotels. Aruba seems to be an up & coming resort island with lots of new hotels developments, mainly US hotel & food chains, lots ...
Aruba, Caribbean
Aruba, Caribbean – 3rd April 2011 We arrived at 8.00 am and boy it is hot. Disembarked by 8.30 am and walked through the town where the shops were mostly closed and found the local beach. The Caribbean is clear and bright blue, and we ...
Day 7 of the Cruise - Day At Sea
11:40pm What a day! For a day at sea, I think we filled just about each moment with something fun and memorable for our final day on board the Caribbean Princess. It's hard to believe that the week has passed - it went by way too fast and I don't want ...
At the beach
In Aruba on a sunny Monday morning, we head down to the beach early and end up at Palm Beach. Renting a big umbrella, some chaises and floats we settle in to enjoy the blue, blue Caribbean and white sands. Michael and George find a speedboat that ...
1998 Total Solar Eclipse
I experienced the total solar eclipse in Aruba 1998! At about 2:00pm the moon started overcoming the sun and it became totally dark for a few minutes. At that point, just for that short time, I felt as if I were in a dream. The feeling was ...
Oranjestad, Aruba
... town. Most of the town is comprised of tourist traps such as diamond stores, tanzanite stores, and designer name stores. We stopped at a place to get a beer where we were charged US$3.25 for an 8 ounce local beer! Aruba is not a place I would visit ...
Day 10
... garlic bread for dinner we watched a movie and then got the stuff packed up and the three boats headed out about 10pm onwards to Aruba. I played “Kokomo” on my ipod as we were packing up to leave and we all got out and danced with the Beach ...
Church
Honeymoon in Aruba
Mike and Caroline got married saturday, October 8th 2005. They spent 2 weeks in Aruba for their ...
Saw everything on Aruba during fun week
Rather than a long narrative describing what Sean, Anthony, Lee and I did during our Thanksgiving week on Aruba I think the photos capture the essence of our vacation pretty well. ...
Oranjestad and Horseback Riding
I got up kinda late today ...since I didn't have a watch or clock...I put my computer in the safe and didn't want to get it out just for the time. I got help from Marijan at the desk to set up some activities: The jeep safari isn't until ...
Jim & June's Odyssey 100114 - Orangestad, Aruba
... by white sugary sand, 82 degree aqua colored water, gentle surf and lots of shipwrecks. Our knowledgeable guide explained Aruba's history, their participation in WWII, their famous shipwrecks (involving royalty) and their culture. For example, ...