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Arikok National Park Improves

07 Jun 2010

It’s almost one year ago since I took an extensive tour of Arikok National Park, a few months after it reopened. I was very pleased with what I saw and thought the improvements were encouraging. I wrote a lengthy piece about it, with many photographs. I’ve seen this park evolve since the early beginning. In [...]

Aruba Aloe Explained

04 Jun 2010

Aruba is mostly known for its sun, sea and sand. Naturally. This is a vacation island in the Caribbean. Another thing Aruba is known for is its Aloe vera. What is Aloe vera? According to Wikipedia it’s a species of succulent plant which is widely used in medicinal and cosmetic products. According to people with [...]

Beware of construction at Radisson, La Cabana and The Mill

02 Jun 2010

As the softer period of the year – in terms of tourism arrival – approaches many resorts take advantage of this fact to renovate its facilities. This way they try to minimize the inconvenience to customers as much as possible. Currently Radisson Beach Resort, La Cabana Beach Resort and The Mill Resort & Suites are [...]

Hurricane Season Starts Today

01 Jun 2010

It’s official, today 2010 Atlantic Hurricane Season starts. It will last through November 30th. Aruba is not in the common hurricane paths, however, we are in the Greater Caribbean, thus in the “area”. Last year was very calm with just a few named storms and relatively little damage. According to some experts this year may [...]

Señor Frogs Palm Beach Aruba

31 May 2010

Señor Frogs is coming to Palm Beach, and how. I think they’ve just installed the biggest signs in Palm Beach, nobody could miss them. The Village Lifestyle Center is going to be host of Señor Frogs Palm Beach, located just in from of Radisson Resort. Mexican chain of this “Bar – Restaurant – Clothesline” store [...]

Rock Shop in Aruba

28 May 2010

Hard Rock Cafe Aruba has been open for well over a year now at South Beach Centre in Palm Beach. It opened in a time proven to be rather difficult for the restaurant business in Aruba. Examples of this are the recent closures of some high profile restaurants such as Le Dome Restaurant, Ristaurante Italiano, [...]