Forum: Aruba in General
Friday, December 16th, 2011, 12:08 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,381
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Forum: Lisa's Box of Treasures
Wednesday, June 29th, 2011, 10:16 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 6,307
Re: Legend of Pirates
thank you and you are welcome :wink_smil apologies for making you lose your head on that one hahahaha
i got this story from an old friend when i told him that i love legend stories and that i post...
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Forum: Aruba in General
Monday, June 6th, 2011, 11:24 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 3,254
Re: Deep sea fishing, any recommendations?
Please check out this page for more information. Aruba - Deep Sea Fishing - VisitAruba.com (http://www.visitaruba.com/experience-aruba/attractions-and-activities/deep-sea-fishing/)
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Forum: Lisa's Box of Treasures
Friday, May 13th, 2011, 11:16 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 6,307
Legend of Pirates
In the 16th century, the Caribbean was a nest of pirates, who stole gold from the Spanish ships as they were trying to return to Spain.
Tonchi was a fisherman in the waters by Pos Chikito and...
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Forum: Aruba by Day and Night
Friday, May 13th, 2011, 10:55 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,786
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Forum: Aruba in General
Wednesday, May 4th, 2011, 12:24 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,307
Re: Is this site working????
it is about half mile coming from the Wendy's roundabout or traffic circle, it is a yellow house on your left with the King Ribs neon yellow sign in the front. They are open only on weekends for now...
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Forum: Aruba in General
Wednesday, May 4th, 2011, 09:10 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,307
Re: Is this site working????
hi eagle-beach boy, the site is working. i haven't been posting more often because of loads of work during the holidays hehehe. but i will start posting interesting information on what's happening...
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Forum: Aruba in General
Friday, April 29th, 2011, 03:50 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 2,811
A Royal Weekend of Celebrations
Queen's Day Celebration
On April 30th (http://www.visitaruba.com/about-aruba/culture/queens-day/) of each year, the citizens of the Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, Curacao, St Martin and...
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Forum: Aruba in General
Tuesday, April 26th, 2011, 01:58 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,841
Re: Aruba Cuaresma Celebration
feeling grateful you enjoyed the article. The San Nicolas catholic church is dedicated to Saint Therese of Jesus which is the same patron of Saint Therese of Avila. The Saint is usually portrayed...
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Forum: Aruba in General
Thursday, April 21st, 2011, 02:43 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,841
Aruba Cuaresma Celebration
Cuaresma is the local name term for the Lent period. Fasting is a customary practice for devout Catholics during Lent. Some will abstain from food for an entire day; others take only one meal each...
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Forum: Aruba in General
Monday, April 11th, 2011, 11:12 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 3,605
Re: excited and curious...
Mambo is doing a great job. Mambo is an organization of all the merchants in the mainstreet they organize the Shopping Bazaar, this keeps the flow of people coming. the bazaar is a real event, the...
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Forum: Aruba in General
Friday, April 8th, 2011, 11:46 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 3,605
Re: excited and curious...
iamromo, not to worry hopefully you can do another streak of 10 years or more starting next year:wink_smil. although the weather is constantly changing we still count on the trade winds to keep the...
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Forum: Aruba in General
Thursday, April 7th, 2011, 01:55 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 3,605
Re: excited and curious...
While celebrating the national flag and anthem day (March 18th) we had a real downpour from early morning till late in the evening. that was I belief the last heavy rainfall. after that the days are...
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Forum: Aruba in General
Thursday, April 7th, 2011, 10:35 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 3,605
Re: excited and curious...
Thank you :D and 23 years that is fantastic :thumbs_up
the closing of the mainstreet actually will have very little impact on the mainroads if you go to google maps or road maps their are subroads...
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Forum: Aruba News
Thursday, April 7th, 2011, 09:53 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,944
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Forum: Aruba in General
Thursday, March 31st, 2011, 02:28 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 3,605
Re: excited and curious...
hi sbatjc :wink_smil
there is 2 great projects going on right now.
That is one the Linear Park which will start from the airport to the high rise hotels. The construction has already begun and...
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Forum: Aruba in General
Thursday, March 17th, 2011, 09:26 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,849
Re: Aruba's National Anthem and Flag Day
thanks Elaine, this year it's the 35th year that we raised the flag and sang the anthem on this date. I have just placed a small piece of history of it.
it's on the Aruba tales forum...
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Forum: Lisa's Box of Treasures
Thursday, March 17th, 2011, 09:15 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 3,009
Betico Croes
A young ambitious schoolmaster/politician from the A.V.P. became the leader of a new political party - M.E.P. (Movimiento Electoral di Pueblo). This ambitious young politician emerged as the driving...
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Forum: Aruba in General
Thursday, March 17th, 2011, 08:40 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 1,663
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Forum: Aruba in General
Thursday, March 17th, 2011, 09:21 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,387
Re: Flag day eve?
Hi gumbo, the party celebration starts tonight at the Plaza Betico Croes right behind the Cas di Cultura building. Featuring live music of several local bands. Aruban delicacies tasting and local art...
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Forum: Aruba in General
Wednesday, March 16th, 2011, 12:09 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 4,967
Re: Aruba vs SXM
Nice strolls can be done on the white soft sands of Eagle and Palm beach, specially during sunsets which I do enjoy very much whenever I have time.
For hiking I suggest the wild side the coast is...
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Forum: Aruba in General
Tuesday, March 15th, 2011, 01:40 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 4,967
Re: Aruba vs SXM
Hi charlieh, I have never visited St. Martin but I have seen pictures and some videos and it looks wonderful, most pictures most seashores and vegetation do remind me of Aruba so I guess they are...
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Forum: Aruba in General
Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011, 04:28 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 8,920
Re: Fruit in aruba
Sure, if you take the road between Royal Plaza and the bus station drive 7 to 8 blocks in north direction. If correct on the 5th or 6th there is a supermarket on your left (the ex-Ling and Sons in...
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Forum: Aruba in General
Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011, 10:09 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 8,920
Re: Fruit in aruba
Sadly there are no open fruit markets anymore, there used to be one in-front of the Royal Plaza in Oranjestad where the Venezuelan boats came with fresh fruits, fish or other goodies. The place still...
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Forum: Aruba by Day and Night
Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011, 12:08 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 3,332
Re: Teens in Aruba
Recently visited fun city with my son of 5, he had the greatest time at the daycare while i was having fun on my own checking out the mall, i saw the famous dream bowl featuring glow-in-the-dark...
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Forum: Aruba in General
Wednesday, February 16th, 2011, 08:42 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 2,282
United Airlines grounds all Boeing 757s
Travelers using United Airlines today should look out for delays and cancellations after the airline grounded all 96 of its Boeing 757s on Tuesday night to follow an FAA air-worthiness directive.
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Forum: Aruba Trip Reports
Tuesday, September 21st, 2010, 09:09 AM
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Replies: 41
Views: 3,577
Re: Ahhhhhh.......aruba
great to know you arrived safe and already enjoying this crazy weather :wink_smil those slippery monkeys are tempting, loving your report so far.
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Forum: Aruba by Day and Night
Wednesday, August 25th, 2010, 10:23 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 7,329
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Forum: Aruba by Day and Night
Wednesday, August 25th, 2010, 10:13 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 7,329
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Forum: Aruba by Day and Night
Wednesday, August 25th, 2010, 10:08 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 7,329
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Forum: Aruba in General
Tuesday, August 17th, 2010, 10:52 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,302
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Forum: Aruba in General
Friday, August 13th, 2010, 01:54 PM
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Replies: 90
Views: 18,560
Re: aruba vacation so far
that's a wonderful surprise. very nice touch by cooks. congratulations to all for the award. :thumbs_up
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Forum: Aruba in General
Thursday, July 29th, 2010, 01:45 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 3,017
Re: Honeymoon in Aruba
these are all fine suggestions :wink_smil, what do you think of massage treatment for couples? and sunset horseback riding?
congratulations to the couple. nice cake too :tounge_sm
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Forum: Aruba in General
Saturday, June 19th, 2010, 11:52 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 3,053
Re: DePalm Island Full day Tour
the children are going to love the waterpark. my son of 5 loves it. and everytime we go he goes nuts about the slides it has 4 different type of waterslides, the pool is knee high and you can sit in...
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Forum: Aruba in General
Tuesday, May 25th, 2010, 04:49 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 4,460
Re: Turtle Nests
i just got a reply from tortuga aruba foundation:
The first nest of the Leatherback Sea Turtle at Eagle Beach is now 65 days, and incubation time normally is in between 60 -7O days. So, every day...
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Forum: Aruba in General
Monday, May 24th, 2010, 09:32 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 4,460
Re: Turtle Nests
found an old thread with information and pictures. i've send tortuga aruba foundation an email requesting a schedule and to verify that the phone number and bank account number are still valid.
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Forum: Aruba Safety
Tuesday, May 11th, 2010, 08:45 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 4,461
Re: another fatality over the weekend
when are they going to learn to use a helmet, his death was almost instant and most of the damage received was his head. and this happened just before mother's day. very sad for the mom and family....
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Forum: Aruba in General
Friday, April 30th, 2010, 09:43 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,502
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Forum: Tasty Tidbits
Tuesday, April 13th, 2010, 08:46 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 16,832
Re: Papaya Hot Sauce
here is the link to the 3 hot sauces. my favorite is the tropical heat
Aruba Heat - Home - Quality home made hot sauces from the Caribbean island of Aruba. (http://www.arubaheat.com/)
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Forum: Aruba Restaurant Reviews
Thursday, April 1st, 2010, 11:31 PM
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Replies: 476
Views: 159,206
Re: cooks restaurant
my sushi cravings were completely satisfied. ommi you were right on the toro roll, those and tempura roll were my favz tonight i even had the mango roll. men did we get the chefs work a sweat lol. we...
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Forum: Aruba Restaurant Reviews
Thursday, April 1st, 2010, 12:21 AM
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Replies: 476
Views: 159,206
Re: cooks restaurant
thank you, i'm going in a group of 4 ladies and a gentleman and thank you for your offer but i do have a ride already, lol. we r all sushi lovers and this is my first time at cooks. i'm really...
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Forum: Aruba Restaurant Reviews
Wednesday, March 31st, 2010, 07:03 PM
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Replies: 476
Views: 159,206
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Forum: Aruba in General
Wednesday, March 31st, 2010, 05:19 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,068
Re: Bag Banning
i don't know about the bj's but the prices here are lower comparing to other supermarkets, but you'll buy large quantity. for example instead of one small can of tuna you buy six and single products...
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Forum: Aruba in General
Tuesday, March 30th, 2010, 02:49 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,068
Re: Bag Banning
until now the only place that requires the use for reusable bags is the pricesmart. sometimes they help out with empty cardboxes, they also sell reusable bags. i don't recall any other place.
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Forum: Aruba Safety
Tuesday, March 30th, 2010, 09:52 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 4,708
Re: Intersection by the Mill will be closed
here is a link to new rules presented to the press last week by minister of justice, some of the rules are already in action.
seat belts
children safety
speed cameras
danger...
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Forum: Aruba in General
Thursday, March 18th, 2010, 11:35 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,685
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Forum: Aruba Safety
Thursday, March 18th, 2010, 10:06 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 31,299
Re: Tiger Shark / Be Cautious
sure you can either combine it with pan bati or funchi. this dish is a tradition. and is being served at the several stands at the community centers today.
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Forum: Aruba Safety
Thursday, March 18th, 2010, 09:29 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 31,299
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Forum: Aruba Safety
Thursday, March 18th, 2010, 09:13 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 31,299
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Forum: Aruba in General
Sunday, March 7th, 2010, 11:10 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 5,421
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