Oranjestad, Aruba – Netherlands Antilles – sightseeing and the Butterfly Farm

On July 7, 2019September 27, 2019 By travelaround513In Animal Encounters, Caribbean & Central AmericaLeave a comment

Aruba - Cruise port Once off the dock, we started looking for a likely taxi ride to take us to the things we planned to see. Our primary interests were the diorite boulders and the butterfly farm. We quickly found a driver who would take the three of us to those two attractions and a …

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Aruba – History and general info

On June 12, 2019September 27, 2019 By travelaround513In Caribbean & Central AmericaLeave a comment

Aruba - History and general info Tourism is Aruba's main industry. People here speak Dutch and Papiamentu (which is an amalgam of Portuguese, Spanish, and Dutch), as well as in many cases English and Spanish. Children start with Papiamentu, and then in school routinely learn multiple languages. Their passports are Dutch. The basic history of …

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There are few things that stay with you your entire life, and your experiences are one of them. When you travel, those memories are yours. You can’t lose them in a fire, they can’t be stolen, they are part of you. And they sometimes change who you are.

I love to travel. I love to plan to travel. I love figuring out the best way to try to fit everything in while I’m away. I’m always looking for the next deal I can find to go somewhere new (at least most of the time). It’s not that I don’t like the places that I’ve been, it’s just that there are so many new places to go.

Because of this, I am constantly thinking about travel. Where to go, what to do, what to see. What to do on the long plane ride or the long train ride. What foods to find and try. What cultural experiences do I have to find? What things I can buy to make travel easier? What books or movies can give me a good idea what the country is like?

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Oranjestad, Aruba – Netherlands Antilles – sightseeing and the Butterfly Farm

Aruba – History and general info

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