Blogging to Aruba

Why Don't We Own an Aruba Timeshare?

Hmmm...rewind to 1999 and we had made a profit on the sale of our condo in NJ. Choices were a deeded studio timeshare purchase at Playa Linda Beach Resort in Aruba for one week or a Jacuzzi Hot Tub. $5000 same price for either one.

It came down to the logic that we could use the hot tub 365 days a year or as many days as we were home and not in Aruba .

Delta Air Lines Blog | SkyMiles

Ah, as a resident of the Atlanta metro area, my love for Delta Airlines is dwindling. Even more so after our most recent experience. Today I went to their website to see if our flight times for Aruba in December had changed yet again for the umpteenth time.

How Did Your Thanksgiving Travel Go?

Our family was booked on Delta for a 1:30 pm flight on Saturday the 17th from ATL (Atlanta) to EWR (Newark).

Flight was ready to board and a crowd gathered around the gate's check-in desk. Looked around and looked up and flashing on the overhead screen, was the notice that the flight had been cancelled. Shortly afterwards the announcement was made that indeed the flight was cancelled due to some type of gas leak.

Protest against plans for a dolphinarium

"Dolphins belong in the open water and not in captivity to entertain people.
ORANJESTAD 09-05-2007 – In a letter to the editor, directed to the ministers of Milieu and Finance and Economic Affairs, respectively Booshi Wever and Nilo Swaen (both MEP) and to the owners of De Palm Tours, Giolina Henriquez of Aruba Marine Mammal Foundation (AMMF) asks to abandon the plans to create a dolphinarium on De Palm Island. The Dolphin Academy in Curacao is also involved in the plans.

CrownCast Episode 69.2

CrownCast Episode 69.2 has now been posted with the second half of my Aruba interview with Jamie and Veronica Snyder "Live from the Sea view Cafe aboard Jewel of the Seas" at the CrownCast Podcast.

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 for Aruba which are exactly the same.