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Palm Beach in 2004
Once in a while I like to browse thru my collection of photos. I stumbled across one that is interesting, especially if compared with changes as of late.
The picture was shot in 2004 and shows Aruba Grand Hotel and Wyndham Resort. Today those properties are owned by Riu Palace Aruba and Westin [...]

Rainy Palm Beach
As a follow-up post on the weather I drove down to Palm Beach to shoot the beach briefly while it was raining. There wasn’t really anything spectacular, just a very calm beach with some rainfall. Soon after I left it stopped raining.
Despite above average rainfall in the last few weeks, the majority of [...]

Eagle Beach
There are several theories as to how the name of Eagle Beach came to be. The most popular explanation is that the word “eagle” was used by allied forces during WWII as a code word to refer to the location, which seems plausible. At a certain point during the war there was a [...]

Recently I visited Eagle Beach and took about two hundred pictures in the hopes that a couple would come out decent. Actually many came out very good, considering I only use a 6.1 mega pixel point-and-shoot camera.
Structures in the surrounding area of this beach are: La Cabana Resort, Paradise Beach Villas, Marine Verlofcentrum, Chalet Suisse [...]

Another week comes to an end and there isn’t a better way to enter the weekend then to go have a relaxing swim at Eagle Beach.
Above picture is shot around 5 pm while the sun is starting to set with a beautiful backdrop where you can see the water in between two small piles [...]

Fisherman’s simple life
Seemingly without a care in the world a fisherman finds his way to Druif Beach around sunset where he throws a line in the hope to catch some (small) fish. Surely he does this to relax and forget all about daily life troubles and routines and not to bring home a big catch. [...]