Good Eats in Aruba

The restaurants in Oranjestaad is very diverse. They have everything from Indian, to Dutch, to Spanish, and even Chinese. There are also several Italian places on the island and in the city. The first night we were there we ate at Casa Tua which is an Italian place that specializes in brick oven pizza. Being a New Yorker, I am very particular about my pizza, but this was actually really tasty. Not at all like NY slices, but the crust was good and the ingredients were fresh and good. We had a caesar salad and a caprese salad to start and then shared the pizza with pancetta, arugula, and goat cheese. It was yummy. We also had a carafe of chianti. Honestly, I really liked the vibe of Casa Tua. It was open and had high ceilings and you could sit out on the terrace if you wanted. The staff were all young women and they were really nice and helpful. The service was nothing special, but they were super friendly which is all I wanted. Read more

Shoe Lovers Dream

I admit that I am an addict. I LOVE shoes. I am a true shopaholic and one of the things I am always in search of are cute and comfortable shoes. In most cases one wins out; either they are cute (high heels, strappy sandals, peep toe pumps) or comfortable ( sneakers, flats and Havianas). But occasionally these two worlds meet and you get the shoe girls dream. When walking down Florida in Buenos Aires Argentina we happened upon a leather shoe store named Praga. It was a little bit of heaven. Pick a color, any color, and pick a style of shoe and this is what this store was like. From gladiator sandals in champagne, to red high heel stilleto boots, purple strappy heels, to blue loafers every color and style under the rainbow was there. When you add the exchange rate of the dollar and the high quality Argentinean leather, I may have just found my own vision of heaven.

After several hours working with Isolina to find just the perfect shoes in every color imaginable, we left overjoyed with our purchases. When traveling to Argentina it is adviseable to bring an empty carry on since we found several places with shoes, bags and clothes we loved. If you like shoes then head down to Florida and our friends at Praga.

Praga
Shoes, Bags and Jackets
Florida 586
4328-6112
www.calzadospraga.es.mn

W Dallas

Video of highlights of the area around the W Dallas at night.

Recently Renovated is a Relative Term…

I now truly understand that you can take a theme too far. It is not reserved for Mother’s at their children’s birthday parties or for wedding planners that just must have everything covered in pink for an upcoming nuptial. The Luxor has also joined their ranks in letting their decorator loose with every imaginable item related to Egypt, pyramids, pharaoh, or the Nile.

We chose the Tower rooms because they were “recently renovated” and offered additional square footage. This we figured would be important to Escape Together readers who travel in groups and would want newer rooms with a lot of space. As we traveled through the maze of the large casino hotel to our rooms we couldn’t help but notice the random pictures of Cleopatra or Egyptian kings framed on the walls. If they had been nice pictures it might have been a nice addition to the theme but they were tacky dollar store photos that were thrown into even tackier frames. This should have been our first warning of what was to come… Read more

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