travel: aruba

i've been reading so much about aruba lately-
it's literally popping up everywhere!

i guess it all started back in may,
when i found a really cool article in New York magazine.

things to know about aruba:

• 18 miles north of Venezuela
• dry climate
• can literally go there all year round

things to do in aruba:

• if you want a lazy swimming day, go to the beach on the west coast
• west coast if you want to snorkel, kitesurf, waterski, and parasail
• east coast ("wild coast") to hunt for coves carved out of limestone
• shop! malls and boutiques are downtown

cool facts:

• Bon Bini festival in Oranjestad every Tuesday
• first ever Aruba film festival was this past June
• a lot of aloe, a LOT of cactus'!

there is so much more i have to tell you about aruba...but i am taking my time. there is so much to share!

love me,
the globetrotting gamine