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First impressions are always important. Didn't our mother's drill that into our heads? My first visit to Aruba I hated it. I could care less if I ever returned. I TOO said, "what the heck is the big fuss all about"? My parents who went to Aruba for 2 weeks every February and RAVED about this place. What is the fascination?
Granted, I was only there for one day on a cruise (honeymoon no less), but it RAINED, no, it poured, the entire day! EVERYONE says it "NEVER" rains in Aruba. Since then, 15 or so trips, I've stayed on the island for up to 2 weeks at at time and NEVER had that happen again.
My impression of Aruba was that it looked like Florida...condos everywhere (what I now know are timeshares)...reminded me of Grand Cayman...gee don't all the islands begin to look the same? Evidently my bad memories of Aruba lasted about as long as that marriage...18 months...
Don't know why, but by chance, God dragged me back to Aruba 6 years later, with a different man, who is now my husband, and THEN it was love at second sight, Aruba mi dushi tera.
- New Year's Eve At The Amsterdam Manor Beach Resort
If you will be on the island of Aruba for New Year's Eve 2014 here is a fun way to spend the entire evening. Our family attended last year and had a wonderful time and look forward to repeating it again. ...
- Aruba By Cruise Ship: Diving One Of The Caribbean's Best Wrecks
Link: Aruba by Cruise Ship: Diving One of the Caribbean's Best Wrecks See Aruba Bound! for additional information on scuba diving in Aruba...
- 18th March- Aruba’s Flag & National Anthem Day
Aruba Dushi Tera (Aruba Precious Country) is the national anthem of Aruba. It is a waltz written by Juan Chabaya 'Padu' Lampe (lyrics) and composed by Rufo Wever (music). It was accepted as the anthem on March 18, 1976 and is is written in Papiamento....
- Do Not Peak At Aruba Weather Forecasts!
Where the Aruba weather forecasts are concerned, they are not reliable to say the least. Ask anyone who has followed the reports prior to their Aruba vacation and the Aruba weather forecast always says a "chance of showers". There are no two weather forecasts...
- Where To Begin?
People have asked us why dh and I did not go to Aruba last year. Very interesting story actually. In the late part of 2003 we decided that we would like to become parents through adoption. We already had a few "irons in the fire" so to speak, when we...
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Sure Not Everyone Loves Aruba
First impressions are always important. Didn't our mother's drill that into our heads? My first visit to Aruba I hated it. I could care less if I ever returned. I TOO said, "what the heck is the big fuss all about"? My parents who went to Aruba for 2 weeks every February and RAVED about this place. What is the fascination?
Granted, I was only there for one day on a cruise (honeymoon no less), but it RAINED, no, it poured, the entire day! EVERYONE says it "NEVER" rains in Aruba. Since then, 15 or so trips, I've stayed on the island for up to 2 weeks at at time and NEVER had that happen again.
My impression of Aruba was that it looked like Florida...condos everywhere (what I now know are timeshares)...reminded me of Grand Cayman...gee don't all the islands begin to look the same? Evidently my bad memories of Aruba lasted about as long as that marriage...18 months...
Don't know why, but by chance, God dragged me back to Aruba 6 years later, with a different man, who is now my husband, and THEN it was love at second sight, Aruba mi dushi tera.
- New Year's Eve At The Amsterdam Manor Beach Resort
If you will be on the island of Aruba for New Year's Eve 2014 here is a fun way to spend the entire evening. Our family attended last year and had a wonderful time and look forward to repeating it again. ...
- Aruba By Cruise Ship: Diving One Of The Caribbean's Best Wrecks
Link: Aruba by Cruise Ship: Diving One of the Caribbean's Best Wrecks See Aruba Bound! for additional information on scuba diving in Aruba...
- 18th March- Aruba’s Flag & National Anthem Day
Aruba Dushi Tera (Aruba Precious Country) is the national anthem of Aruba. It is a waltz written by Juan Chabaya 'Padu' Lampe (lyrics) and composed by Rufo Wever (music). It was accepted as the anthem on March 18, 1976 and is is written in Papiamento....
- Do Not Peak At Aruba Weather Forecasts!
Where the Aruba weather forecasts are concerned, they are not reliable to say the least. Ask anyone who has followed the reports prior to their Aruba vacation and the Aruba weather forecast always says a "chance of showers". There are no two weather forecasts...
- Where To Begin?
People have asked us why dh and I did not go to Aruba last year. Very interesting story actually. In the late part of 2003 we decided that we would like to become parents through adoption. We already had a few "irons in the fire" so to speak, when we...