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Albany2Aruba · 07-24-2008, 05:23 PM

Hi, we did 7 days in Aruba followed by 3 days in Curacao in March-April and found a lot of differences - most that have been expressed above but I wanted to agree/elaborate:

Aruba - better beaches but much more commercialized/tourist vibe.

Curacao - we found there to be more foreign tourists which we enjoyed but it may not be for everyone - we felt a little out of place on an excursion and a bar where everyone was Dutch but luckily we made friends fast.

Aruba is much more windy but the weather was perfect in both places.

I so loved the Curacao downtown/waterfront area though with the movable bridge.

My boyfriend says scuba diving was better in Curacao or at least different - less shore dives or something technical.

I've also been to St. Thomas and St. John and would definitely reccomend St. John if you can find reasonable accomodations.

Enjoy your trip!

07-24-2008, 05:23 PM	#6 (permalink)
Albany2Aruba Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 17	Hi, we did 7 days in Aruba followed by 3 days in Curacao in March-April and found a lot of differences - most that have been expressed above but I wanted to agree/elaborate: Aruba - better beaches but much more commercialized/tourist vibe. Curacao - we found there to be more foreign tourists which we enjoyed but it may not be for everyone - we felt a little out of place on an excursion and a bar where everyone was Dutch but luckily we made friends fast. Aruba is much more windy but the weather was perfect in both places. I so loved the Curacao downtown/waterfront area though with the movable bridge. My boyfriend says scuba diving was better in Curacao or at least different - less shore dives or something technical. I've also been to St. Thomas and St. John and would definitely reccomend St. John if you can find reasonable accomodations. Enjoy your trip! __________________ Can't wait for fun in the sun!