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