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Tuesday 22 May 2018

Happy Island Miracles in Pictures & Words

fort and a lighthouse. And
you will come across the
islands characteristic cu-
nucu houses wherever you
go. This guide will lead you
through this wonderful cul-
tural heritage along three
routes: one driving route
around the entire island,
and two walking routes
in the cities of Oranjestad
and San Nicolas. You will
discover places known only
to insiders. And of course
this guide also provides his-
torical backgrounds and
practical information.

Modern Caribbean Flavors
by Helmi Smeulders
This is thé book about the
contemporary Caribbean
kitchen with healthy recipes
made with fresh and local
ingredients. With recipes for
Tropical Quinoa Salad with
Mango & Pomegranate
tropical island in the sun architecture. Traces can still Seeds, Sweet Potato Sal-
with pearly white beaches be found of the original in- ad, Goat Merguez, Water-
and palm trees swaying in digenous inhabitants, and melon Sangria or Plantain

Books, they can shake your sand and calm, translucent the trade winds. But theres of the gold industry and Soup, the Caribbean vibe
world upside down. A good seas, passing hotels, sail- more to Aruba than this. It aloe plantations. The islands enters your kitchen, and
you feel for a bit you are
book is changing your boats and shipwrecks as has a fascinating history, a architectural heritage in-
mood like that perfect va- I go. At the southern tip, it diverse culture and a rich cludes historic churches, a back in the tropics again.q
cation spot that energizes is hard not to wish that the
your spirit. Put these two to- island would never end.
gether and what you get is Then back up the rocky
a vacation book, a memo- East coast, where time and
ry of that wonderful, heav- the eternal embrace of the
enly place where you spent waves have opened secret
your valuable leisure time. bays and stunning beaches
Aruba Today dived into a in the shelter of rock walls.
local book store and won- From beach to beach,
dered which Aruba books point to point, cave to cliff
thrill the visitor’s mind. Syl- to boat to bird, Aruba truly
via Wouters, store manager is... One Happy Island.”
at Bruna Book Store, gladly
helped us out and informed We Are Aruba by Linda
us about a small selection Reijnders
of Happy Island Miracles in Worldly life tales of islanders
pictures and words. that come from 76 differ-
ent countries. This is a book
Aruba Point to Point by Fed- that tells the stories of immi-
erico Cabello grants who make up for the
“Beautiful pictures of Aru- multicultural society that
ba, this is a perfect cof- Aruba is. A world within an
fee table book to dream island, a cocktail of people.
away with”, explains Sylvia. The book is visibly enriched
The book has 192 full color with a picture of each in-
pages and more than 400 terviewed immigrant and
photos in a landscape for- an image of her/his country
mat of 9.1 x 6.6 x 1.1 inch- as well as a map with the
es. In the words of the au- country’s location. In the
thor: “Slipping beyond a back you will find a list with
dynamic tourist industry to all nationalities living in the
discover its wild and unde- island and their numbers.
veloped beauty. Starting
at the extreme north of the Aruba Monuments Guide
island, at California Light- by Michel Bakker and Olga
house, I travel south along van der Klooster
pristine beaches of white Aruba! Everyone knows this