CajunInFL

Funny you say that, I was at Marriott two weeks ago and tried to get change at the front desk. She informed me that they are a cashless hotel.

Long gone are the days of being able to cash a check at a hotel or make simple change. I hate that.

I put out my three feeders this week, but haven’t seen any yet.

I had 3 ties dry cleaned and 5 shirts laundered and it was $95 at Keans in Bocage.

Lululemon boxer briefs. Pricey, but worth every penny.

The island is small, but does take a while to get a round due to lack of major highways. Driving can be a little difficult, but not too bad.

We've stayed at the Divi the first time we went, but have moved over to Manchebo. We've been there 8 times now and can't give it enough of a recommendation. You can enjoy the resort as an all inclusive, but you don't have to, or you can do half and half. The beaches are the best in Aruba.

There is also Bucuti and Tara next door. We've never stayed there, but it does look nice.

Recs are for dinner - Madame Janettes - It really outstanding.
There's a tiny place called the LionFish Snack and it serves Lionfish which is great. We generally eat at Manchebo for our stay.

Bring snokeling gear (or rent it). There are a number of cool beaches and the snorkeling is fantasic (Baby Beach, Mangel Halto Beach, Arashi Beach, and the natural pool)

Local beer is Balashi, they also make Chill was is a great beer, but be warned, they coming in 7oz bottles and aren't cheap. We've started going to the store across the street and getting a case and it's half the cost of the same beer at the resort.

Overall, great island, great people and extremely safe. Enjoy!

Haven't found one nearly as good as the IBM code for Hertz. That was epic back in the day.

what are you buying?

My wife and I have been about 10 times now. Great town both for skiing and just hanging out.

Secret stash as mentioned has phenomenal pizza (we usually go a few times while we are there, great for large groups, FYI it's unseasonable warm inside, even worse if you are seated down stairs), Ryce for Chinese food, great breakfast sandwiches at the Exxon on 6th street.

My buddy and I set up our tailgate right before the rain started. A lot less people walking around for the 5 hours before the rain stopped. After the rain passed it was still pretty thin, but everyone seemed to get to campus around 4ish.

I signed up for All-Fi Pro with AT&T with an extender and I'm pulling close to 1 gig/sec on wifi.