DePalm Island Review

One question we get and see a lot is, “do you think DePalm Island is worth it?” Well here is our opinion…YES! Keep in mind we are a family with kids and budget conscious with everything we do! Booking tickets was easy on their website and there was even a coupon. We did the walk-in price because we had a […]

“The Aruba Vacation Water Park”

On our trip, we went to a water park near Hooiberg with some friends. We had seen this park multiple times and never been on all of our trips so we made sure to do it this trip. It was $20 USD per tourist and 20,00 or 25,00 florins for locals with their ID. They were open from 10am-5pm and […]

Fishing Charter in Aruba

Piston has had a fishing charter on his bucket list for years and we decided to check that off his list. We booked easily with a charter called Sunrise Charters N.V. We did a 4 hour morning charter which included bait, lures, fishing poles, sodas/water, fishing licenses, and crew. The captain took us out of Hadicurari Pier on his beautiful […]

Aruba Restaurants For Us

Just like activities we also plan eating out in Aruba. Our family sticks to a tight budget so we try to head to Ling & Sons or Superfoods to get groceries and cook occasionally. Here are the restaurant requests for each family member: Nitro:– El Gaucho – Chicken and Lobster – Flying Fishbone – Zeerovers – Bugaloe – Grote Berg […]

Trip Planning to Aruba 2022

Let me be the first to admit how stupid I was in my younger years. My mom was born and raised in Aruba and I had the option of visiting Aruba many times growing up. I rarely took advantage of the opportunities outside of the “forced” trips to visit family. As an adult I view our trips to Aruba differently […]