Forget The Time, Relax

14 Oct 2007

This really off topic post is to give a suggestion when people are traveling the Caribbean. Leave the watch behind. Forget about the time, you’re in the Caribbean to experience the Caribbean pace, to assimilate a little. Relax. When you book something like a restaurant, excursion, transfer or whatever else please make sure you plan [...]

It’s Raining On The Island

13 Oct 2007

The weather today has been unstable for a good part of the day now. It’s been raining lightly in the afternoon. Actually during the end of the week the weather has been acting up. Wednesday and Thursday felt hotter and extra humid then normal and to make matters worse the wind has not been its [...]

Update Construction Amsterdam Manor, Westin Aruba & Marriott Aruba

12 Oct 2007

Yesterday I drove by Amsterdam Manor at Eagle Beach and noticed more containers has been added outside the perimeters of the resort. Plenty of additional dumpsters decorate the area like a regular construction site. Amsterdam Manor has been playing around with expansion plans for a long time, this round doesn’t seem to be an expansion [...]

Nice Little Property

11 Oct 2007
Coral Reef Beach Aruba

Coral Reef Beach On more than one occasion I wrote about how much I like properties that aren’t mainstream, the ones that are away from the sometimes frantic Palm Beach area. Yesterday I stumbled upon one that is located at Savaneta Beach. This property offers a unique ambiance due to its setting and location. The [...]

New US Passport Regulation Impact On Tourism

10 Oct 2007

Starting January 2007 United States introduced stricter rules regarding air travel within the western hemisphere, the so called Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative. The most important change is that all US citizens are requiered to show a valid passport upon entry on US territory. In an earlier post I wrote about this new rule and the [...]

Cruise Season Started

09 Oct 2007
Cruise Season Kicked Off

Adventure of the Seas visits all year The cruise ship season started yesterday with the arrival of Princess Cruises’ Coral Princess. The season in the southern Caribbean runs from October to April. Aruba is not a cruise ship island, in the off season only Royal Caribbean’s Adventure of the Seas visits every other week. The [...]

Latest News On Westin Remodeling

08 Oct 2007
Starwood Moving Parking Area

First shot shows fresh pavement of the new parking area, paid by Starwood, second shot shows construction outside the lobby at Westin Aruba Like many resorts in Aruba, The Westin Aruba Beach Resort is renewing and remodeling. The current activity is primarily focused to the interior as you cannot see major movement on the exterior [...]

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