aruba, my love!

things i loved about aruba...

• crystal blue waters
• everything in walking distance (at least where the hotels are)
• super friendly people
• super friendly cactii
• the fact that when you're swimming, you can dig up a huge shell with your big toe. (thanks, LML!)
• not so crazy waves
• beautiful architecture!
• marketplace
• happy hour, everyday no matter what!

take me back to aruba!

love me,

the globetrotting gamine

aruba visions

tiny jail in the middle of nowhere...

big boulder- no one knows where it came from

but it is assumed that this area was once underwater

LML, very hot (and muy caliente!) in front of the boulders

exploring aruba is wonderful

i highly recommend it!!

love me,

the globetrotting gamine

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