4 hours difference in travel time matters for me. I don't want to arrive to destination tired to dead and spend a few days unable to enjoy my holiday. And then the journey home and at once to work. A holiday doesn't have to be a struggle.
And yes, I googled the subject before posting this thread and learned that different travel agencies praise the place (of course, they want to sell tickets), while information from people could be summarised: "Aruba is more like Miami, Curaçao is slightly different". I never been to Miami and have nothing to compare with. And then, I'd prefer biased, but passionate opinion from them, who been there.
First and foremost I want sun and warmth: a few lazy days doing nothing, but swimming and sun-bathing. To get as much positive energy as possible in order to survive another winter. Don't want interact with people beyond strict necessity. Don't need duty free... One or another tour / visit to an historical place or spectacular scenery, one or another experience of local music and arts... and that would be enough for me.
Wow! Thank you for the advise. From what I've seen, price doesn't differ especially much between the two islands. And if there's no any dramatic differences in, say, safety, then perhaps, I'd choose the closest one.
No, my experience of Spain is rather positive. Though the palm trees there in a great need of water. But that's not the point. The point is in the difference in temperatures in November: Day / Night / Water
Planned to go to Curaçao in the end of November, but it looks like big airplanes from Europe go to Aruba and there you have to change to some lesser craft, which makes the journey both longer and more cumbersome.
Is there any difference between Aruba and Curaçao that worth the struggle? Anyone experienced on the subject?
Well... I'm really sorry, but Stradivarius is Latin to Stradivari - a family name of a family that created musical instruments (of very high quality indeed), violins and cellos, to mention some. But as talented as they were, they were not composers, I'm afraid. Not performers either.
Thank you a lot. I consider her the most feminine singer of our times. She is a prove that a female artist doesn't need to take off clothes in order to perform. A symbol of talent and dignity.
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Aruba vs Curaçao
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