Friend of the show Andrea James and I talk about the Coronavirus impact on our personal lives and what we hope happens for the island of Aruba.  This was recorded in April.

Recorded in April, Aruba Curt and Regina talk about how the Covid 19 pandemic has affected their personal lives.  We also commend Aruba on how they have handled their unique situation as a contrast to how the United States has handled theirs. 

Today I am being joined on the podcast by the Otoski’s, Cindy and Rob.  Rob and Cindy are both long time visitors to the island and friends of the show.  While on the island they split time between the Renaissance and the Marriott, giving them a multifaceted view of the Aruba vacation experience.  Together they are part of the group that founded and runs the Renaissance Oceans Suites Aruba Timeshares Facebook or ROSAT for short.

Rob and Cindy were actually supposed to be on the island at the time of recording but because the world is all sorts of upside down now instead Rob posted a hypothetical “What If..” style trip report, photos, and all.  

Some of the places mentioned in this episode of the podcast are:

• Renaissance Ocean Suites
• Marriott Surf Club
• Bully Taxi
• Superfoods
• Montefort Ship
• Jolly Pirates
• Pinchos
• Zeerover
• LG Smith
• Coco Loco
• Pinchos
• Yemanja
• Papygayo
• Maroc

On episode 125 of One Happy Podcast I talk with Marlene Nichols Purcell who lives on the island of Aruba.  Marlene has been a guest on the show on many other occasions (EP32 and EP115) and today she is here to give me a glimpse into what life on the island is like during the Covid 19 pandemic.  

Among the topics Marlene and I talk about on this episode of the show are:

• What an island devoid of tourists is like
• What measures the island of Aruba is taking to flatten the curve
• A new foundation formed to help feed the children of the island
• And more

Businesses mentioned in this episode:

• No child goes hungry - Aruba
• Aruba Wine and Dine
• Alfie’s in Aruba
• Scott’s Brats

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Joining us today is Ray Ellin from Aruba Ray's Comedy, and he's here to give us a run-through of the terrific lineup of Aruba Comedy happening down in the island for the rest of this month and the beginning of February.

On this most recent trip to the island I ran into Ray at the Holiday Inn which is the new venue for Aruba Ray's Comedy and it is fantastic.  Not only is the space larger than past Aruba Ray Comedy venues, but the centralized location of the Holiday Inn cannot be beat.  Also, there is a new piano bar across the hall from the comedy show called the Palicoco which is a lot of fun.

Ray and I talk about a lot on the show such as, obviously the Aruba Comedy shows, Ray's availability and plans for future schedules, as  "This Week at the Comedy Cellar", which is the television show he produces which airs on Comedy Central. We talk a bit about the the behind the scenes and his experience with working with the fantastic team behind it. 

For more information regarding Aruba Comedy, please visit https://www.arubacomedy.com/ and book your tickets to catch the remaining shows! They are fantastic and trust me you do not want to miss it.