Tag: beach

• Caribbean Dreaming: Warm & Colorful Notes

  

  With each turn of the new year and winter setting in, I can’t help but dream of a tropical escape. There was a time when the Caribbean would satisfy that dream by way of a 1-week getaway. Aside from the warmer climate and clear blue seas, I always enjoyed the cultural elements of the destination…

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  January 28, 2026

  Caribbean

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• Going All In for the Aruba 5 Florin

  

  The Aruba Florin (AWG) was instituted in 1986 when the island became an autonomous nation within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Historically, Aruba’s status as part of the Netherlands Antilles was that of a colony. The origins of the term florin may date to gold coins circulating in Florence as of 1252, bearing that name.…

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  January 20, 2025

  Caribbean

  Aruba, banknotes, beach, currency, Dutch, Florin, island, Papiamento, pre-Colombian, travel, turtle

• $10 Cayman Islands: The Perpetual Reign

  

  The Cayman Islands Dollar (KYD) was introduced in 1972 as the new currency for the self governing British Overseas territory, that previously shared the Jamaican Dollar as the Caymans’ legal tender. Four denominations were introduced that year starting with $1 followed by $5, $10 and $25. In 1981 the Cayman Islands Currency Board introduced $40…

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  January 21, 2024

  Caribbean

  $10, banknotes, beach, cayman islands, crab, currency, dollars, island, QE2, queen, travel, turtle