Preface - A few words about restaurant reservationsI had read several comments that you need reservations at restaurants in Aruba. The week before we ...
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Preface - A few words about restaurant reservationsI had read several comments that you need reservations at restaurants in Aruba. The week before we left, I made reservations online for two restaurants at which I knew I definitely wanted to eat. If you make the reservation more than a couple of days in advance, the advice is to call the day before you go to make sure they still have your reservation correct. The other thing I should have done in advance was to make a reservation to tour the Balashi Brewery. The tours fill up about 1 week in advance. Oh well. Next time! Saturday We left our ho...
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Before I left Boston, I only knew the expression “Bon Bini”, which does not exactly mean “ Hello, " as we are used to it. It really means " Welcome." ...
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Before I left Boston, I only knew the expression “Bon Bini”, which does not exactly mean “ Hello, " as we are used to it. It really means " Welcome." For example, "Welcome to my country, " or "Welcome to my home. " I learned this from a kind Aruban woman named “Gloria,” who works at an “information booth” adjacent to the Divi Phoenix Resort. The day after my arrival, we had exchanged smiles and stories about where I was from, and she taught me a number of Papiamento expressions, 2 or 3 per day, whenever I passed by her booth while I was jogging on the walkway between the Divi Phoenix and the H...
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