We arrived to fine weather. From above we could see the turquiose waters lapping the white sand shoreline and palm trees swaying in the breeze. The passengers chattered excitedly and the air hostess welcomed us to Aruba. After reporting a damaged bag to JetBlue customer service, we exited to find Tanta Henna waiting for us. We hugged. And then, a little head appeared thru the back window of her car. Panic was jumping up and down with excitement wagging his little stumpy tail. We hugged again and then headed home. Oom (uncle) Jean, Tashi (Shanna's 10-year old cousin) and Tanta Henna's [View Full Entry]

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After 1 week in Bonaire we're all ready to move on- Next stop is Aruba, 3 days in port and guess what...Another 1 and a half day off...Again...We are SO SO lucky & Happy !! First night out to explore town and have some food,( or it's accully more just a square and a Mall ), But nice to get off and spend some time outside together!! Found a little colorful place "MAMBO JAMBO" where they have Tasty frozen drinks and good barbequed food!! Turns out to be a good spot we found, more people are coming, music getting Funky [View Full Entry]

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Last night in Bonaire, me and Chris ( 1 of the crew) are new "watch-buddies" and for the night we have planned a little costume game.... We're having a barbeque on sundeck, everyone is meeting at 5.30 'pm for snacks and coctails. Sutch a great crowd of people, everybody shows up , music is playing, drinks sre made and it's time tio PLay , ) 2 boxes of random things, some old clothes, shammys, silvertelp, feathers, tu-tuus, braa's, wigs, pearls, and we divide us into 2 teams..,,Both teams get a box full of the random things and the game is [View Full Entry]

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Heading west from Leesburg, we spent some time in Crystal River, where it was warm and muggy during our entire stay. We visited Homasassa Springs Wildlife Park and saw our first manatees. We then parked the bus at Marathon’s facility near Tampa and flew to Aruba on a timeshare exchange. Arrival was on a bright sunny day with temperatures in the mid 80’s. The weather was the same through the week with only an occasional passing shower. Our resort was on Eagle Beach, a pristine white beach with no seaweed or jellyfish and crystal clear, beautiful turquoise water. We went in [View Full Entry]

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After spending 3 days in intense conference activities (and one fun night at the conference dinner where 50 year old academics started doing playing limbo), it was time to hit the tourist trail again. Till now, those conference days had been essentially work punctuated with good eating and the occasional lazing on the resort beach. As far as resorts go, I have to say the Marriot resort was rather disappointing - nicely decorated, but not much to do. I guess its geared more at the 'laze about and do nothing all day', rather than the more active, 'let’s see some fun' [View Full Entry]

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Aruba - been here one day already and all I've seen is flab, flubber and overhang. Goodness, these American tourists need to diet. Today, a friend and I decided to venture out of the comfort of the resort to experience the offroad Aruba. Our plan was to drive alone the rugged north and east coasts of Aruba - sparsely populated and often compared to the moon landscape. The island is infact akin to a parched desert - dry sandy expanses where cactii and tumbleweed abound. Admidst this all, you often catch a glimpse of an isolated colorfully decorated dwelling - yellows [View Full Entry]

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Aruba - known to me solely from its brief mention in the Beach Boys song, Kokomo. Its one of the many gorgeous islands in the carribean thats been converted into a tourist haven, and thus is the constant abode of overweight americans with oversized wallets looking to further increase their girth by lazing about and eating all day. I was in Aruba for a conference - funny how serious conferences are held in holiday destinations all too often! The conference was in the swanky Marriot resort, isolated towards the nothern tip of the small island. There isn't much to do in [View Full Entry]

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Aruba - Eagle Beach Central America Caribbean » Aruba By roseycheeks August 24th 2006 Yvonne ChoiDuring Aug06, we stayed at the MVC Eagle Beach hotel which is directly opposite the beautiful Eagle Beach. It’s got long white sand stretches along the west-side of the island! It is very quiet; it really feels like a private beach. The Eagle Beach is just across the [View Full Entry]

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Aruba - Hudishibana - California Lighthouse  Central America Caribbean » Aruba By roseycheeks August 24th 2006 Yvonne Choi This Hudishibana - California Lighthouse is isolated at the northwest tip of the Aruba Island. This lighthouse has become one of the Aruba’s most scenic trademarks. It offers the perfect view of the western coastline if sandy beaches. There a [View Full Entry]

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[url='/Videos/3988.html' onclick='dialog("/Videos/3988.html?popped=1","tbvideo",600,600);return false;'] Baby Ostriches[url='/Videos/3989.html' onclick='dialog("/Videos/3989.html?popped=1","tbvideo",600,600);return false;'] Me feeding Ostriches[url='/Videos/3990.html' onclick='dialog("/Videos/3990.html?popped=1","tbvideo",600,600);return false;'] Feeding Ostriches I'm working for an airline and I've won a pair of tickets (had to pay for the taxes though) over x’mas prize draw the year before last. And we didn’t know where we should go. But I’ve always fancie [View Full Entry]

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