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Welcome to the No Before You Go Travel Show show
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where we share all the latest travel tips, tricks and
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insights to make your next vacation the best one. Yeah.
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So sit back, relaxed, grab a cocktail and enjoy the
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show with Pennac Travels, George Benyac and our senior travel
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consultant Janet Begnac.
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What is up everybody? Hey everyone, welcome back to another
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edision of the Note Before You Go Travel Show, and
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we got a show for you to day. Ye, welcome back.
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Everybody feeling food. It's holidays. Things are turning brown, you
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know when the lee's turn brown. The marsh is turning brown.
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And in our neck of the woods, yeah, LEAs are
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starting to fall off. And then you're just like ah,
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and it's getting a little chillier.
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Not here though, it's actually been kind of crazy. It's
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been kind of hot for this time of year.
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Yeah. I was that like a food event yesterday. It
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was like a barbecue cookoff thing, but it was this
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big event yesterday here in Charleston was really good. The
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weather was perfect, it was on the water, it was amazing.
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It was amazing, and I ate so much food and
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I'm so full of barbecue Still to this day, I'm
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going I'm going to pop and barbecue's going to go everywhere,
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you know, like my jokes. But that it was all
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you can eat. It was amazing. It was like there
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were barbecue companies from all over the country that came
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into this and it was a lot bigger than I thought.
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It was pretty good, pretty good, But we got a
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show for you today. We are not here to talk
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about barbecue.
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Sorry, we missed last week. We were out of town
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watching our South Carolina game.
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Cocks play and it was an amazing win.
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It was an amazing win.
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Ranked. We literally just got the lern our phone. We're
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right now.
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Yes, now we are ranked number twenty three, which it's.
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Been many, many years since we've been ranked.
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Yeah, it's been a long like ten years of gamegg football.
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We've had a tough few years. Yeah, shout out Spencer
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Rally though, he gave he kind of life into the
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program and then now he's at the Saints and anyways, no,
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we are back.
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But yeah, so sorry sorry for any texting and fantast there,
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but we love you guys.
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Yeah, we crushed you guys though, but we do love
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you guys. Yes, Anyways, we are back. Feels good, back
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in the studio. We have an awesome podcast for you
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yesterday because this is a we're gonna go over another
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brand new resort that's opening up. Yes, really really excited
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about this resort. We're gonna have to get this on
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the short list to get to next year if we could.
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And not only do we love this resort, I love
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this destination. Yes, Like this is kind of like our
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kind of place.
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It's one happy island.
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It is one happy island. All right, Well, you're spelling
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the beans.
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Now, so well some people might not know what that is.
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Now, I'm sure that they might not.
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Yeah, yeah, but that's the slogan. So what we're gonna
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talk to you guys about today is something very very
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exciting is Secrets Baby Beach is the new Secrets resort
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coming in to Aruba. So you know, a couple of
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episodes ago we talked about their new one coming to
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Saint Lucia, which I'm super excited about that, and this
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is a new one that they're planning to open hopefully
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if they stay on track, in March of twenty twenty
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five Ruba. And there's not really that many all inclusive
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resorts in Aruba. The ones that are there are kind
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of meh in my opinion. Yeah, this is a great addition.
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Having a nice inclusive there that we're comfortable recommending is
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really exciting. Yes, you know, and we've we've been a
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Ruba a few times. We've had a lot of fun
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in a Ruba. We remember that that ATV tow It
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in Aruba where we ATV the whole island and ended
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up in that little local bar on the beach. Oh
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my god, it's just stunning. It's a beautiful Aruba's a
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beautiful island. It's part of the ABC Islands, very very
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close to South America, has a lot of South America flair,
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a lot of South American culture in the islands, very culture,
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some Dutch culture. It's like it's like it's a beautiful
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hodgepodge of a lot of different cultures. And the food
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at this island is unbelievable. So you can easily walk
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around the island, go downtown, enjoy the food, try restaurants
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off the resort. It's that kind of island and just
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a lot to do on the island, lot too, explore,
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a lot of hiking. They have twenty square miles of
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the island is dedicated to a park, so it's a
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nature park, you can do hiking ATVing, all sorts of stuff.
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It's really it's really a special place. I'm really glad
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we have a brand new, really a really well respected
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brand of resorts of resort coming here.
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Yes, and so in the past, when people have asked me,
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you know, for Aruba, I have generally said, you know, oh,
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you don't want to do an all inclusive there because
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it's completely safe to go off resort and go into
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town and you know, to different restaurants. But that was
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also in part because the all inclusives that are there
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are kinda mah. So I'm really excited to have something
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of good quality that which we'll get into pricing much later,
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but as of right now, it's actually pricing pretty good.
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So I think really good. It's pricing like ridiculously good
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for a brand new resort, I mean, and.
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They have their pre opening offer right now.
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So yeah, these offers are really nice. Like the earlier
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I mean, obviously the earlier you book any resort, the better. Yeah,
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but because this is new, I think they're trying to
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get everything, you know, filled up for the future. Bookings
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are open now. We have some great pricing want to
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share with you guys. And I'm excited about this resort
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because Secrets Now, Secrets can be a mixed bag of quality.
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Yeah, we talked about this, yeah before, they're not all
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the same quality across the board.
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But what I can say with certainty is all the
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New Secrets we have been to have blown us away.
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Yes, and this is a completely new build that they
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have built from the ground up, So I am confident
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that it will be, you know, one of their better ones.
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I'm thinking a comparison would be like Secrets Mache, which
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we freaking love Secrets Mache.
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Yeah, I think it's going to be like that or
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kind of like what I've heard with the new Secrets
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Plyablanca in Plyma Harris.
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So, like, I am more than comfortable, like just based
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on what we've seen from this brand and they're what
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they do with their resorts, Like, I'm so comfortable recommending
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it already, just because I know what they're capable of,
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I know what they've done in the past. I'm sure
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they're to deliver here. The renderings look awesome. Yeah, they're
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checking a lot of my personal boxes, rooftop pool check,
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infinity pool check. You know, great restaurants check. So like
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I am super stoked and even better, great price, which
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we're gonna share the end. Yes, yes, so a couple
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we're gonna start. Do you want to start with the island?
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Do you want to start with? Like?
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Yeah, So, I was gonna say a couple quick facts
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just to kind of give you an idea on the island. So,
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Aruba is located very far south, not too far off
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the coast of South America. And it's part of the
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ABC Islands, which generally speaking they say is out of
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the hurricane belt.
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Aruba, bonn Air, and Curasow.
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For those wonders, Yes, time of year to go is
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really year round. It's such an amazing destination. If you're
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worried about chili weather, like during the winter time, you know,
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like the Bahamas can be a little chili and say January,
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Aruba is perfect. It's like eighty eighty five degrees in
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the winter.
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It's so far south and the waters, yeah, the water's warm.
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The geographical location helps it. And it's i mean three
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hundred days a year they have peak weather, yeah, you know,
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and it really doesn't rain as much there as it
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does in other parts of the Caribbean. So I think
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that's benefit because a lot of people worry about rain.
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weather forecast rain. Rain's uncontrollable, and honestly, honestly, in the
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Cribbean islands, they forecast rain a lot because these pop
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up showers can happen given the humidity and the climate
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that you're in. But with over three hundred days of
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sunshine annually, that's what they say. They say three hundred
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days out of the three hundred and sixty five day
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year calendar they have sunshine. So there you go.
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I was so little, you know, Yeah, I was very
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surprised at what do you call it? I guess the
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topography of the island.
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Yeah, me too.
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Very desert is it is.
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It is very desertous, and it's which I think makes
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it a unique Caribbean island because a lot of a
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lot of Cribbean islands can be really lush, really green, green,
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beautiful landscaping, even the volcanic islands can be like that.
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This is a little more of like a desert field,
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almost like a Cabo feel. If you've been to Cob.
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You get that kind of desert field, like no mountains,
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no mountains, no, no, no, but it does it a little
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bit of elevation.
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I mean a little bit, but not much.
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A few other quick facts about the island. So populations
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one hundred and six thousand people. The island is sixty
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nine square miles big, so pretty small island.
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like that small island feel. You know. It's if you've
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gone to Jamaica, you've gone to Cancoon and you want
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to kind of venture out and you want to get
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that little kind of bigger, secluded feel. Go there, check
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out a Ruba.
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Yeah. So, or I was gonna say, this is smaller
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than Jamaica.
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Yeah, a bit much smaller, yah, much smaller. Oh yeah yeah.
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And then to kind of give you an idea on
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where this is located. So this is kind of located
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on the southeast side of the island, on Baby Beach.
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So it's about thirty minutes from the airport.
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I already love the name Secrets Baby Beach. I just
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like the name.
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Yeah, And it's about thirty six minutes to downtown Aranjestad.
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I probably mispronouncing that forty one minutes to Palm Beach,
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which is like one of the most popular beaches in
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that or on the island. So I like the location
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because it is kind of secluded, and apparently the beach
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that it is on, there's really great snorkeling right off
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the beach.
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Yeah, really great snorke on the beach. Another thing I
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love is this island is super friendly. The locals are
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really friendly. It's known for having friendly locals. This is
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one island might be the only one I think in
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the entire Caribbean. Maybe Currous out throw in there where
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I would actually feel comfortable renting a car. Yeah, I could.
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I would rent a car in that way, if you
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stay at a resort like this, we are thirty six
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minutes away, rent a car and going to town for a.
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Day, Yeah, I would definitely rent a car.
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One hundred pcent. We drove ATVs on the street. I've
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definitely rent a car. Remember we had ATVs going all
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over the place.
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Yeah, There's not many places in the Caribbean that I
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would rent a car, but that is one.
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The Rube was one for sure. So like that's kind
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of little Nope, Travel said, think about that. If you're
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going to go to this resort, rent a car, drive
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into town, enjoy the Enjoy the downtown area. It's so quaint.
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It's really close to the cruise port. But a lot
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of local vendors, great food. You can just stumble into
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great restaurants. Kind of reminds me like downtown Charleston's like that.
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There's so many good restaurants everywhere. Room is like that.
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Yes, yeah, so with all as with all secrets, it
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is an adult's only resort. So they are going to
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have three hundred and four rooms, so a good size.
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Decent size, yeah, average sise resort.
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So they have four Ala Karte restaurants, which is kind
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of small, but hey, that leaves room for you to
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go out into town. Yes, and then a buffet, a grill,
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and a cafe, and then there are six bars and
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lounges here.
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Okay, decent bard room ratio. It's my kind of place.
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Yeah, there you go. So now let's talk about, you know,
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a little bit about the room categories that they are
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going to have.
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you thinking? What do you like?
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So their base room is starting at the Gun your
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suite with a king bed, it's.
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Pretty standard for them. It looks like it looks like
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a lot of these rooms look to be fairly standard
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for what you would find that is at a newer
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Secret resort. They they do look larger than that, which
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I care. Is that a thing? Now? Like remember you
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know Secret or Sandels, Saint Vincent had larger rooms. We're
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now seeing a trend where these rooms are getting bigger
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and bigger.
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Yes, so I don't.
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I don't hate it.
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No, I don't either. So there are room categories. All
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their rooms are starting at six hundred and seventeen square feet, which.
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Is a w A, that's a pretty big that's insane. Yeah,
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the smallest room is six hundred and seventeen square feet. Yes,
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now you can play everywhere.
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Yes, so I said that. The least expence it was
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Junior Sweet King. They do also have Junior Sweet Double,
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but they actually only have one of those. Interesting Yes,
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and then it goes up to Junior sweetpool View. You
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can also get that in a King or doubles Junior
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Sweet pool Side Terrace, Junior Sweet Ocean View.
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What I like, you got your swim out room so
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we can talk about that. So swim out rooms have
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become so popular in the Caribbean, I'm not surprised, they
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added that. I'm glad. They added that, I think a
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lot of people look for those kind of rooms, right.
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Yes, yeah, So then they have the swim out, they've
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got the preferred club rooms with the private pools, the
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ocean views, and then of course like your master suite
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and presidential suite that they have.
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And who does love a private pool, Yes, you can do.
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You can have a lot of fun in a private pool.
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Well, I'm just i you know, okay, I'm just saying.
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All right, So all suites offer the following amenities. So
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one king or two double beds, a private furnished balcony
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or terrace, mini bar that's refreshed daily with soft drinks,
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bottled water and beer of course, TV, rain shower heads,
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bathrobes and slippers, iron espresso, coffee maker, black aldries, and
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then twenty four hour room service. Here.
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Well, let's gets that. You know, I need to do
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a better job of using the robes and the slippers
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they put them out. I'm guilty of never using those items,
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but they're so nice to have.
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I don't I don't really use them either.
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I'll like meander around in my underwear in the room
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when I could just be in a nice comfortable robe,
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or when I get out of the shower, I'm just
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like donning a towel. Why not put the robe on,
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kick your feet up, put your slippers on, sit down, drinks.
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I assume that they robe and wine goes. I assume that.
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All I assume that all resorts wash the robes. But
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I think that that's why I don't put them on.
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Maybe that's why it is.
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I just like, in the back of my mind, I'm like,
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I don't I don't know.
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Well, we don't use them here. You use a robe? Yeah,
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I haven't. I used to wear a robe all the time. Wow,
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I was Macaulay Culkin back in the day. I used
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to rock the robe. Okay, I wonder is it is
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it like a nineties thing?
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Is a robes dyties?
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A robe's dying? Is there at the time?
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I don't think ropes are dying, but I don't know.
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I don't know. Yeah, I kind of want to walk
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outside in robe and get people's reactions, like the Christmas vacation, Yeah, yeah, absolutely, what's.
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That guy's name? From the Christmas vacation. I can't think
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of it. Yeah, cousin Eddie, there you go. Absolutely So anyways,
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I don't know. Maybe on our next trip that is
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next month. We're still not going to tell you guys
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where we're going.
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We do have it. I can't believe we have a
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trip coming out next month.
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Makes maybe all where the road then?
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I am so excited, like this is one of the
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most for me personally anticipated trips that I've had. Yeah,
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one of the most. Yes, because it's I think this
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is so unique. It's going to be a unique experience.
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We have been to this destination before, specifically this exact
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destination before. It had a lot of fun. Yeah, but
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now we're going to get We've never stayed there. We've
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been there, we've never stayed there. Yes, that's right, Yes,
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now we're going to stay.
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Yeah, I will tell you. No, actually I'm not going
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to tell you that.
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Don't say it.
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Yeah, yeah, no, I was gonna say. I was going
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to give another clue, but I'm not going to just
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move on, move on. But yet we leave for that
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pretty much almost a month from uh like tuesday, Yeah,
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believe a month from Tuesday, which is crazy like the
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holidays are here.
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Well, well, before we move on, let's get a quick
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commercial break in. We'll take a thirty second break. We'll
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be right back hands some podcasting bills are we are back.
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Thanks for sticking this here all right? Uh now, this resort,
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like all Secrets resorts, has a preferred club section. Yes,
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you get asked all the time is what do you
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give a preferred club? Is it worth it? You know?
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I always like preferred club just because I like to
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have that one extra restaurant. I don't know why. I
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just think that it's just me. And then sometimes you
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get access to a pool like and sometimes a Beateria
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and Secret Mache. You get those extra areas like that
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rooftop pool was so worth it.
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Yeah, I definitely think that's worth it.
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You gotta do it. But what about what are your
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thoughts here?
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So this is all new, and so this is as
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of November twenty twenty four, so if you're listening to
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this later in the future, hopefully this changes. I hope
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they add a few more amenities, but right now I'm
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not so sure that it would totally be worth it
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in my opinion, based on the prices that I pulled
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but what you do get is you get the private
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soaking tub on the balcony or a private plunge pool
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on ground floor terraces, the preferred club lounge where there's
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concent service daily, constinental breakfast or dervs and they have
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a bar in there, and then uh prefer club lounge
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bar open daily from seven am to eleven pm, preferred
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club status amenities, and then the one restaurant for breakfast.
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So it's not listening as of right now. Any preferred
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club pool or beach area, so that remains to be seen.
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If that, if they do come out with that, then
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I think it would be worth it. But otherwise I'm
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not so sure.
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I wonder if that like pool, then if any pool
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is going to be like I feel.
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Like I said that that it was going to be
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in that they're gonna have an ocean front.
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And yeahof the renderings that there's a rooftop pool, that
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could be wrong or maybe that was a SPA picture
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I saw. I don't know that.
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I'm not entirely.
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Yeah, it's a brand new resort. We don't know. Well,
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we will update information as it comes out, so and.
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We're gonna make an effort to get to this res
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orright now.
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We are absolutely going to get to this resort. I
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just love a roote. I love the ABC Islands, I
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love the culture, I love the people. I love that
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there's so much to do. I feel like if you're
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an active couple, like hiking and stuff like that, this
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is a great island for that.
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Yes. Absolutely so we'll get into some of the off
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resort kind of activities or highlights that you should see.
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But it's not like overly touristy either. I feel like
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a rub is still a hit, not like a hidden gem,
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but like you know, it's not like a I don't know,
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it's not like a primary spot for a lot of people.
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It's definitely not like, yeah, like Cancun pintkon Jamaza exactly.
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It's in that tierable, like tier of less traveled.
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Yes, so on resort activities, they've got bike tours available Monday, Wednesday, Friday,
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cocktail classes. They do cooking classes, which is cool. It
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says a sushi and shashimi, pizza and guacamal class.
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I would love to take a sashimi class.
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Yes, Cornhole, CrossFit dance lessons, mixology lessons, pool volleyball, ping pong,
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and they do have golf nearby. I'm not exactly sure
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how close it is, but it says that they do
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have golf nearby. Now some you know highlights on a
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roub on the island of Aruba that you should see
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and that are very popular. So we've done the ATV
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tour around the whole island and it took us to
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a lot of these but Aircock National Parks beautiful, the
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Natural Bridge, which I think they were anticipating that like
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that might could like break. But there's some golden gold
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mill ruins, the Alta Vista Chapel, which is that really
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pretty chapel, Like we've been there.
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We've been there, that that place is stunning. We took
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the ATVs there and that's such a memorable place and
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we got some really good pictures. Yes, do we have
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a vlog of that. I think we have a log
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of that.
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No, I don't think we do have a vloga that resort.
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It was a crew stop. We were there for the cruise.
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That's right, Yeah, that's right.
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So California Lighthouse. There's some great shipwrecks around the island.
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So there's good snorkeling, and diving if you like that.
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That whole ABC Islands is known for that. Yeah.
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Yes. And then also, uh, if you like, you know, nightlife,
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then they have nightlife tours off property, like where you
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can go into town and they take you around.
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So is that kind of place you can do that?
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It is, yes. So overall, I mean I think that
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this island has something for you know, every kind of couple.
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Whether you are just the kind who wants to sit back, relax,
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lay on the beach, do nothing, or if you do
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want some activities and things to do, it's perfect for
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that too.
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Yeah. And it does have some golf options here. I
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don't think it's really known for its golf, but they
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do have golf options, so if you are a golfing couple,
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you can bring your clubs and enjoy some golfing at Aruba.
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Yes. Now the list on here that they are going
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to have some culinary adventures, so local rum tasting, a
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wine tasting. It says for wine lovers, wine cellar is
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the place to go and they're gonna do wine pairing
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with special dinner. So this is going to be at
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an additional cost.
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My gosh, so could shut up and take my money, but.
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I was so you know how they have that wine
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cellar or in the secrets at Secret Mache. Yes, so yeah,
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I wonder if it's going to be something like that.
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That would be cool, probably because I really did like
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that and I love that, Like I think I think
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our generation millennials, we're drinking more and more wine. I
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think a lot of us are Whinos. Yeah, like a
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higher percentage than maybe previously generation, so cater to us.
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I like this. I like this, We're becoming that age
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where you know, people are forming to us.
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So then there's also a chef's table experience, so they
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are going to have uh food pairing with the salmonier
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and where the chef's going to create a special menu
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focusing on a ruben flavor.
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So oh my gosh.
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And I think that is also an additional cost.
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So I like, I like how I like their immersing
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local culture into the and just giving you these options
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here at the resort. Yes, fantastic, Yes, so here for it.
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What the dining options that they're going to have is
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kind of standard if you've been going to like secrets
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for a while, say Secrets for All Beach kept Kana
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accamol uh so they're going to have their market cafe
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for breakfast and lunch, and that's the buffet.
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If that buffet is anything close to Mosche.
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Yeah, that the buffet of Mache is really nice.
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Yeah. With the live music. They did live music everywhere.
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I just love it.
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Yes.
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Then they have Himitsu, which is the hibachi hibachi and
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they have this she bar there, and then Tierra which
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is vibrant flavors of South America, so South American cuisine.
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Which local vibe there.
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I was gonna say, I think that that's more local
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because I don't remember that at any of their other resorts.
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And a portafina which is their standard Italian Oceana, which
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is their standard like grille, and then the barefoot grill
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for like lunch lunch for burgers and stuff like that,
484
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and then their cocoa cafe standard so no reservations are required.
485
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So that's a nice perk.
486
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Same thing about pants, What about pants?
487
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It does say.
488
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Really don't like the pants thing. I'm gonna have a
489
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I'm on like a campaign here to be no pants
490
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at any cribon reason.
491
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The casual elegance, sneakers, tennis shoes, dress sandals, dress shirts,
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snow sleeveless long pants required for men.
493
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So come on, guys, let us go pantsless. Not literally,
494
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but you know what I mean, short guy.
495
00:21:53.160 --> 00:21:57.640
So literally all of their all of their restaurants require
496
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that require pants. Yeah, AMD to Yes, the South America,
497
00:22:02.519 --> 00:22:06.119
they're all casual elegance portaino. Now, I will say that
498
00:22:06.200 --> 00:22:08.920
in the past you did not have to wear pants
499
00:22:08.920 --> 00:22:11.160
if you sat outside, which doesn't make any sense. Like
500
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I truly think that this.
501
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Is the drop this I mean they, I mean, I understand.
502
00:22:17.119 --> 00:22:19.480
You don't want people coming in in like swimsuits and stuff,
503
00:22:19.519 --> 00:22:21.920
but like, come on, it's hot.
504
00:22:22.160 --> 00:22:25.000
It's hot down there, especially down there. I'm getting close
505
00:22:25.000 --> 00:22:26.279
to the equator here. What are we doing?
506
00:22:26.519 --> 00:22:28.519
Yeah, I don't know, but that's Are you sure its
507
00:22:28.559 --> 00:22:31.240
pants like pants are required? It says, it says that
508
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now you know.
509
00:22:32.440 --> 00:22:34.599
It'll roll my pants up. I'll roll them all the
510
00:22:34.640 --> 00:22:36.279
way up. So yeah, I think it's.
511
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It'll remain to be seen if they actually enforce it,
512
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because I have been to some resorts where they don't
513
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enforce it. But true, true, as of right now, yes,
514
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that that's what they're doing.
515
00:22:46.279 --> 00:22:49.680
So bring your loose pantalonis.
516
00:22:49.079 --> 00:22:53.960
Yes, all right, So let's talk about the price.
517
00:22:53.839 --> 00:22:55.519
And I think everyone's wondering this.
518
00:22:55.599 --> 00:22:58.480
Yeah, yes, they're special opening offers that they have. One
519
00:22:58.519 --> 00:23:01.079
other thing that I do want to say is or
520
00:23:01.160 --> 00:23:04.160
let me yeah quick quickly talk about the airlift to
521
00:23:04.240 --> 00:23:08.400
this island. It's very easy to get to, especially for
522
00:23:08.480 --> 00:23:11.440
anyone pretty much on like the East Coast or midwest.
523
00:23:11.559 --> 00:23:14.519
There's tons of flights from all over the East Coast to.
524
00:23:14.359 --> 00:23:16.680
Me slightly longer because it is for pretty far south.
525
00:23:16.720 --> 00:23:21.119
But yeah, Also if you would want to maybe island
526
00:23:21.200 --> 00:23:23.400
top and say, oh well, I want to go stay
527
00:23:23.559 --> 00:23:26.640
in Curisau and go to Aruba or vice versa, there's
528
00:23:26.759 --> 00:23:30.200
direct flights on It's called Divvy Airways and it's only
529
00:23:30.200 --> 00:23:31.960
a thirty five minute flight from Aruba.
530
00:23:32.000 --> 00:23:34.440
Tour close and that would be if you're going to
531
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go stay for seven nights or something, you're going to
532
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do an extended stay there, go check out Kirasouth. Pirosau
533
00:23:39.319 --> 00:23:42.000
is so unique. Such if you've never been to Europe
534
00:23:42.079 --> 00:23:43.960
but you want a taste of Europe and the Caribbean
535
00:23:44.400 --> 00:23:46.599
and you're staying in Aruba, get that thirty five minute
536
00:23:46.640 --> 00:23:49.240
flight and go enjoy, you know, because Cure Sound is
537
00:23:49.319 --> 00:23:53.519
very walkable. Total European flare. I mean, it's amazing there.
538
00:23:53.599 --> 00:23:57.680
It's interesting that like Aruba is also a Dutch island, like.
539
00:23:57.680 --> 00:23:59.400
Cura South, it doesn't have the flare though I was.
540
00:23:59.359 --> 00:24:01.960
Gonna say I think that. Yeah, We've talked about it before.
541
00:24:02.000 --> 00:24:05.799
But Cures How really feels like you're in Amsterdam and
542
00:24:05.839 --> 00:24:06.359
the Caribbean.
543
00:24:06.519 --> 00:24:09.440
Yeah, Like you walk to a bar and people just
544
00:24:09.480 --> 00:24:11.319
speak Dutch, you know what I mean. Like it's and
545
00:24:11.359 --> 00:24:13.960
it's got the like the architecture and everything like that,
546
00:24:14.000 --> 00:24:16.519
which I really love. It's a different experience.
547
00:24:16.720 --> 00:24:20.000
Yes, So if you're interested in island hopping, you can
548
00:24:20.200 --> 00:24:23.799
definitely do that. Otherwise, I mean, there's so much airlift
549
00:24:23.799 --> 00:24:31.680
to this island from all over the East Coast. A JFK. Charlotte, Boston, Dulles, Philly, Miami, Orlando, Newark, Atlanta,
550
00:24:31.720 --> 00:24:33.759
Fort Lauderdale is in Toronto.
551
00:24:34.000 --> 00:24:35.880
Is there a faery? There might be a ferry from Rouba.
552
00:24:35.880 --> 00:24:38.559
It's a it's probably long though it might be a
553
00:24:38.559 --> 00:24:39.039
long one.
554
00:24:39.240 --> 00:24:41.319
Yeah that I'm not entirely I'd take too long. Yeah,
555
00:24:41.960 --> 00:24:44.079
it wouldn't surprise me if there was but.
556
00:24:44.559 --> 00:24:45.640
Speed fairry or something.
557
00:24:45.880 --> 00:24:49.160
Yeah. So pricing all right, So we are coming up
558
00:24:49.480 --> 00:24:54.759
on the holidays, which not everyone likes to be around
559
00:24:54.799 --> 00:24:57.680
their family during holidays, especially it's been a very divisive
560
00:24:57.920 --> 00:25:00.440
year with the election and everything. So so maybe you
561
00:25:00.519 --> 00:25:04.079
just don't want to see you're crazy aunt, Karen. So
562
00:25:06.400 --> 00:25:08.480
maybe you want to get away for You're like, oh,
563
00:25:08.559 --> 00:25:11.079
let's get away for next let's plan to not be
564
00:25:11.160 --> 00:25:15.400
here for next Thanksgiving. So Thanksgiving pricing is starting at
565
00:25:15.440 --> 00:25:17.559
eight hundred and twenty four dollars per night for a couple.
566
00:25:17.880 --> 00:25:20.440
Oh wow, you're giving people a strong reason to get
567
00:25:20.440 --> 00:25:22.000
away from their family this Thanksgiving.
568
00:25:22.079 --> 00:25:23.759
Well, no, I'm just saying a lot of people don't.
569
00:25:23.960 --> 00:25:26.240
A lot of people love traveling during the holidays. Yeah,
570
00:25:26.240 --> 00:25:28.079
and listen, listen, not everyone.
571
00:25:28.200 --> 00:25:30.799
You know, we were out with friends last night at
572
00:25:30.880 --> 00:25:35.279
two different couples, and like they all just talked about
573
00:25:35.279 --> 00:25:35.799
their families.
574
00:25:35.880 --> 00:25:36.920
They're just laughing about it.
575
00:25:37.000 --> 00:25:39.599
Yeah, and so it's just kind of funny, you know.
576
00:25:39.680 --> 00:25:43.799
Not everyone everyone's family's got crap, you know what I mean.
577
00:25:44.000 --> 00:25:46.039
Yes, and so some people just want to get away.
578
00:25:46.079 --> 00:25:50.440
So if you do next Thanksgiving holiday pricing eight hundred
579
00:25:50.480 --> 00:25:52.279
and twenty four dollars per night for a.
580
00:25:52.200 --> 00:25:55.680
Couple, that's ridiculous. Yes, for this resort that's insane over
581
00:25:55.720 --> 00:25:58.759
a holiday too, which can be the most expensive time to.
582
00:25:58.759 --> 00:26:01.400
Travel, right, and then if you wanted a preferred club
583
00:26:01.480 --> 00:26:04.279
room over that time, it's thirteen hundred and eighteen dollars
584
00:26:04.279 --> 00:26:07.920
per night. So again going back to if I think
585
00:26:07.960 --> 00:26:10.240
it's worth it, it's almost five hundred dollars a night,
586
00:26:10.279 --> 00:26:12.119
and you don't even as of right now, get like
587
00:26:12.200 --> 00:26:14.200
a separate pool or beach area. I'm not so sure
588
00:26:14.200 --> 00:26:18.279
if that's worth it in my opinion. Looking at October.
589
00:26:18.359 --> 00:26:22.359
So let's say you want to be around for the holidays,
590
00:26:22.359 --> 00:26:23.960
but when am I going to get the best price?
591
00:26:24.039 --> 00:26:26.599
So best time of year to travel. If you've been
592
00:26:26.599 --> 00:26:28.480
listening to this podcast for a long time, you've heard
593
00:26:28.480 --> 00:26:32.200
me talk about it. So September through December, not over
594
00:26:32.240 --> 00:26:34.759
a holiday, is going to be your least expensive time
595
00:26:34.799 --> 00:26:37.400
of year to travel to the Caribbean and all inclusives.
596
00:26:37.839 --> 00:26:41.559
So this resort is starting at six fifty six per
597
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night for a couple in October of next year.
598
00:26:44.359 --> 00:26:45.440
That's crazy good.
599
00:26:46.279 --> 00:26:50.039
There's only a few other all inclusives on the island. Okay,
600
00:26:50.079 --> 00:26:55.319
there's two reus. There's a Barcello, which is eh, and
601
00:26:55.359 --> 00:26:58.720
then there's a Divvy resort, which there's a few Divvy
602
00:26:58.759 --> 00:27:04.039
options they're okay, but the Reus the big popular brand.
603
00:27:04.079 --> 00:27:06.920
So there's Reu Palace Arubo, which is family friendly, Reu
604
00:27:06.960 --> 00:27:11.480
Palace Antillus, which is adults only. So Rio's can be
605
00:27:11.559 --> 00:27:15.599
you know, hit or miss. But this Riu, the Riu
606
00:27:15.680 --> 00:27:19.519
Antillus is seven eighty four per night for the same dates.
607
00:27:19.640 --> 00:27:21.279
It's actually more than the Secrets.
608
00:27:21.559 --> 00:27:24.519
I would say that that's such a crazy that makes
609
00:27:24.559 --> 00:27:25.799
the Secrets look so attractive.
610
00:27:25.920 --> 00:27:28.759
Yeah, this is a much better quality resort. Now. The
611
00:27:28.880 --> 00:27:33.319
Reu is some might seem in a good location because
612
00:27:33.319 --> 00:27:36.240
it's in Palm Beach, but it's adequate. I mean it's fine,
613
00:27:36.440 --> 00:27:39.640
But this pricing, I mean you got to go.
614
00:27:40.000 --> 00:27:41.680
It's like, I think you're getting a level You're definitely
615
00:27:41.680 --> 00:27:44.519
going to level up, culinary experience, You're getting get leveled up,
616
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like pool environment. Like yeah, especially this being a brand
617
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new Secrets, this is not even close. Like I'm shocked,
618
00:27:50.000 --> 00:27:51.720
But I think what they're doing is they you know,
619
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being at brand new Some people don't want to go
620
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to new resorts. You know, we've talked about how sometimes
621
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you don't want to be the first one in the door.
622
00:27:57.759 --> 00:28:01.119
But something like this, in a place like Aruba, where
623
00:28:01.160 --> 00:28:03.920
there's not many great options, this should be option number one.
624
00:28:04.079 --> 00:28:05.640
I would rather roll the dice on this on the
625
00:28:05.680 --> 00:28:07.160
third week they're open than go to the red.
626
00:28:07.359 --> 00:28:08.920
Yeah. I don't know that I would roll the dice
627
00:28:08.960 --> 00:28:09.960
on third week being open.
628
00:28:10.039 --> 00:28:11.519
But if you if you wanted to go there and
629
00:28:11.519 --> 00:28:13.079
you had that was your dates that you could go,
630
00:28:13.160 --> 00:28:16.759
would you would you truly in the first month or two,
631
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let's say a second.
632
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Month, I don't know. This is why I price it
633
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for October. So then it gives them, you know, like
634
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seven months.
635
00:28:23.119 --> 00:28:25.640
To I think all the training staff together. I think
636
00:28:25.640 --> 00:28:27.359
all the training staff still be there. I think it'd
637
00:28:27.359 --> 00:28:27.640
be good.
638
00:28:28.319 --> 00:28:31.799
Yeah, well, I don't know. I typically recommend six to
639
00:28:31.839 --> 00:28:34.880
eight months before visiting a brand new resort to you
640
00:28:34.920 --> 00:28:37.759
get so they can work out the kinks. Otherwise, if not,
641
00:28:38.319 --> 00:28:40.799
you just need to go into it knowing that they
642
00:28:41.079 --> 00:28:41.599
just open.
643
00:28:41.839 --> 00:28:43.400
I could deal with that. That's fine by me.
644
00:28:43.519 --> 00:28:45.680
That there's gonna be some hiccups.
645
00:28:45.839 --> 00:28:50.359
So now you're too cautious. I'm going, well, yeah, you
646
00:28:50.359 --> 00:28:51.920
go stay at three all set the secrets.
647
00:28:52.160 --> 00:28:59.000
No, stay with the secrets. But anyway, so I am so
648
00:28:59.160 --> 00:29:01.359
much looking forward to this resort. I think it's a
649
00:29:01.359 --> 00:29:04.440
great addition to the island. And I get a lot
650
00:29:04.440 --> 00:29:07.960
of request especially like for girls trips or just friend
651
00:29:08.000 --> 00:29:12.480
groups for Aruba, and it's nice. We have a really
652
00:29:12.519 --> 00:29:16.200
good quality, all inclusive resort that we can now you know,
653
00:29:16.240 --> 00:29:17.799
book and recommend it. And so if you want to
654
00:29:17.839 --> 00:29:22.039
take advantage of these pre opening offers, which al of us, yeah,
655
00:29:22.079 --> 00:29:23.920
please let us know. We would love to work with
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00:29:23.960 --> 00:29:26.960
you on your next trip. So you can give us
657
00:29:27.000 --> 00:29:29.039
call one one hundred and sixty seven four three two
658
00:29:29.079 --> 00:29:31.440
seven eight. Go to piniac travel dot com, click request
659
00:29:31.440 --> 00:29:33.920
a quote. It comes directly to us, or sign into
660
00:29:33.960 --> 00:29:34.440
our DMS.
661
00:29:34.759 --> 00:29:37.119
Absolutely and we we we book so many people from
662
00:29:37.119 --> 00:29:39.279
the podcast. You guys have been freaking awesome and we
663
00:29:39.279 --> 00:29:41.960
we love it. We appreciate of it. Reach out to us.
664
00:29:42.039 --> 00:29:43.759
We can't wait to work with you guys. This is
665
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an amazing, amazing resort and also they do an amazing price.
666
00:29:47.839 --> 00:29:49.440
The price is so good it's crazy.
667
00:29:49.559 --> 00:29:52.200
Yes, since I was gonna say, if you're contemplating, oh
668
00:29:52.519 --> 00:29:56.319
you know, I want I'm contemplating a destination wedding, this
669
00:29:56.400 --> 00:29:58.960
might be a good option. It's definitely a good option,
670
00:29:59.119 --> 00:30:02.160
because you know, if you have groups of friends traveling
671
00:30:02.240 --> 00:30:05.400
like bridesmaids, you know, yes, you can fit three in
672
00:30:05.440 --> 00:30:08.920
a room. So a lot of good options. So let
673
00:30:09.039 --> 00:30:10.039
us know we would love to work with.
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00:30:10.000 --> 00:30:13.160
You, absolutely, absolutely, all right. You know that leads us
675
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to question on the day. Question on the day. All right,
676
00:30:17.240 --> 00:30:20.160
this is fun. I'm almost forty. We're getting up there
677
00:30:20.680 --> 00:30:22.559
in forty is over the hill? Technically?
678
00:30:22.799 --> 00:30:23.720
Yes? I think?
679
00:30:23.880 --> 00:30:25.359
Is that where they give you the walker and all
680
00:30:25.359 --> 00:30:27.559
that because you're forty, you're like halfway to eighty.
681
00:30:28.039 --> 00:30:29.680
Other it's like they give you like a bunch of
682
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black balloons or something.
683
00:30:31.079 --> 00:30:33.240
Oh god, I don't want to turn forty. All right.
684
00:30:33.720 --> 00:30:37.279
Leads me to my question, though, what quote old person
685
00:30:37.799 --> 00:30:39.680
end quote habits do you have?
686
00:30:40.519 --> 00:30:41.559
Old person habits?
687
00:30:41.599 --> 00:30:44.480
What old person habits do you have? We're going to
688
00:30:44.519 --> 00:30:46.960
bed earlier. That's we're starting to get like trying to
689
00:30:47.000 --> 00:30:49.759
really enjoy going to bed of like so I'm talking
690
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like nine o'clock.
691
00:30:51.160 --> 00:30:55.440
Well, and I also really enjoy staying home.
692
00:30:56.400 --> 00:30:58.359
I know. We're starting to become homebodies.
693
00:30:58.799 --> 00:31:03.599
Yeah, and we used to because we both work from home,
694
00:31:04.359 --> 00:31:07.240
we used to go out a lot more like just
695
00:31:07.279 --> 00:31:09.440
to get out of the house because we're here all day.
696
00:31:09.480 --> 00:31:11.279
But yeah, when you both work from home, it's like
697
00:31:11.359 --> 00:31:13.240
you want to change your environment. Then I'm just like,
698
00:31:13.319 --> 00:31:16.720
you know, I'm just like too tired. I know, I
699
00:31:16.880 --> 00:31:18.000
don't want to get ready.
700
00:31:18.319 --> 00:31:20.680
Yeah I know that. I'm like, oh, I have to
701
00:31:20.720 --> 00:31:22.119
fix my hair and put makeup on.
702
00:31:22.559 --> 00:31:25.240
Nothing like sleeping so valuable now to me, Like that's
703
00:31:25.319 --> 00:31:27.839
a thing for me, is sleeping. I love tracking and
704
00:31:27.920 --> 00:31:30.200
making sure I'm sleeping really good. Like that's a big
705
00:31:30.240 --> 00:31:30.720
thing for me.
706
00:31:31.119 --> 00:31:33.759
Yeah, so I would definitely say that. And then this
707
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has kind of been what I think is an old
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person habit for a while that we've had. Remember our
709
00:31:39.119 --> 00:31:41.880
friends a few this was a few years ago, but
710
00:31:42.720 --> 00:31:45.559
they invited us to go out to dinner at like
711
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eight pm. Was the reservation. You can't do that, And
712
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I'm like eight pm.
713
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Eight pm. Yeah, you know, if.
714
00:31:52.880 --> 00:31:56.160
I'm not like leaving the house and out by six pm,
715
00:31:56.200 --> 00:31:56.799
I'm not going.
716
00:31:56.960 --> 00:31:59.359
That's the thing. Yeah, yeah, I know, I know.
717
00:31:59.440 --> 00:32:02.240
This summer, but not in the winter when it's now
718
00:32:02.279 --> 00:32:03.680
it's dark at five thirty.
719
00:32:04.000 --> 00:32:06.519
I hate that. Like we're like, it makes you tired.
720
00:32:06.160 --> 00:32:09.200
At like seven, Yeah, just put my Pajamason.
721
00:32:08.839 --> 00:32:11.759
And it's been dark. It's been dark for like two hours.
722
00:32:11.799 --> 00:32:13.920
So at seven o'clock, I'm like, oh, forget this, Like
723
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I don't even think about inviting me out after eight o'clock.
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Yeah, do not invite me out if it starts at
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eight pm or after.
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Yeah, I'm popping a mellow Tona in thirty minutes. Yeah,
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I'm popping my melly and I'm going to bed, unless
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I think that's one I.
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Was gonna say. I will say though, we did go
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out to something that started at eight pm, but we
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started earlier. We went to Dave Chapelle a few weeks ago.
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I can't remember if we talked about it.
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All that was he was so good. He was like
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it was like a pop up show.
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Yeah, last minute pop up show to help hurricane victims.
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And we love Dave Chapelle. We've seen him a few.
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Did did she was so good.
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I will pay whatever amount of money to see him
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forever because he's so great. And he went right into
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all the Diddy controversies.
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Oh he jumped right in like that was his first jokes. Yeah,
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it was so good. Yeah, he's like, man, who did
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Diddy piss off? Even piss off the wrong person.
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Yeah, but his show started at eight pm, So I
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will go out at APM for Dave Schapelle.
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Yeah, on a Tuesday. I will absolutely do that. You
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can't pass up that opportunity.
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But otherwise our friends, no thanks.
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Yeah, I just I just can't do it. I'm just
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too tired, Like I really. The thing is like, if
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you got it, if you start something at eight, that
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means you're not getting at the best case, you're not
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getting out there like nine thirty. Right, then you get
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to get home. Then you gotta like, you know, wind down.
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Now you're pushing ten now in the double digits. Now
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there's a problem, right, is just a problem. I just
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then it just throws off my sleep, the whole game, yeah,
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my whole Yeah. I just can't do it. Yeah, I agree,
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I'm you know what I'm also doing. I don't you know,
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we don't we don't watch the news, like our TV's
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never on the news, but like I do get like
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this little thing in my email every morning, and it's
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just like it's like a five minute read and it
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just covers what in the hell, what the heck's going
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on in the world.
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Oh, just like high levels.
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It it's just like high levels. It's like a business thing.
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It's got financial news and things like that. But I'm like, oh,
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I'm kind of like it's like I guess, like reading
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the paper in the morning. Yeah. I started like I'll
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get my coffee. It's called I think it's called like
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Morning Brewer or something. I can't remember. But it is
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kind of a nice little read and not biased. It's
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just right down the middle on stuff for what I
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can tell at least, and it just gives me like, hey,
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was going on in the world financially, technology wise, you know,
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just kind of gives you the deats. Yeah, and then
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you're like, okay, good, I'm good with my That's about
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all the news I can take. And then I'm on
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about my day.
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Yeah. The news is very negative all the time.
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So it is too. That's why. That's why like we're
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this podcast is a beacon of freshness, like.
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We are a vacation for we really are.
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I feel like we are.
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Yeah.
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Yeah, there's so much chaos out there. And then like
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during the election, that's all you heard everywhere, like every
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podcast was talking about Like that's the last thing we
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would talk about on this podcast. Because you're hearing about
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it freaking everywhere. Yeah, so it's like we're talking about
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swam up bars, you know, having a good time, family vacations,
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doing the fun things in life. That's right, Life's too short.
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Take the vacation absolutely and belly to that swimmer bar
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and get you a fat freaking drink.
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All right. Well, I think that about sums up the show.
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So again, guys, if you are interested in this resort,
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they've got some great pre opening offers. We would love
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to help you with your trip, so please go to
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pinnac travel dot com. Quick request to quote comes directly
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to us as.
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A Caribbean queen herself.
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Yes, and or you can give us a call winey
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hundred sixty seven four three two seven eight real quick.
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One last thing that I want to say, because I've
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gotten this question a few times recently, is if you
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are using like credit card points or something like that
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to book a trip and you want us to help you. Unfortunately,
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the only way we would be able to help you
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is if you redeem those points for cash to pay
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for your trip.
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Yeah, do that? Like the credit card thing kind of
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nuts out about the same.
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Yeah, but if you redeem for cash, yeah, readem for cash.
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Because otherwise we can't help you.
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Yeah, you don't have to deal with a call center
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agent at American Express or something. There you go, and
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they're not as knowledgeable as US. I can promise you that.
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All right, Well, thank you guys. We will see you
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next time.
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See you next time,
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Welcome to the No Before You Go Travel Show show
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where we share all the latest travel tips, tricks and
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insights to make your next vacation the best one. Yeah.
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So sit back, relaxed, grab a cocktail and enjoy the
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show with Pennac Travels, George Benyac and our senior travel
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consultant Janet Begnac.
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What is up everybody? Hey everyone, welcome back to another
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edision of the Note Before You Go Travel Show, and
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we got a show for you to day. Ye, welcome back.
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Everybody feeling food. It's holidays. Things are turning brown, you
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know when the lee's turn brown. The marsh is turning brown.
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And in our neck of the woods, yeah, LEAs are
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starting to fall off. And then you're just like ah,
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and it's getting a little chillier.
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Not here though, it's actually been kind of crazy. It's
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been kind of hot for this time of year.
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Yeah. I was that like a food event yesterday. It
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was like a barbecue cookoff thing, but it was this
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big event yesterday here in Charleston was really good. The
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weather was perfect, it was on the water, it was amazing.
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It was amazing, and I ate so much food and
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I'm so full of barbecue Still to this day, I'm
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going I'm going to pop and barbecue's going to go everywhere,
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you know, like my jokes. But that it was all
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you can eat. It was amazing. It was like there
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were barbecue companies from all over the country that came
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into this and it was a lot bigger than I thought.
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It was pretty good, pretty good, But we got a
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show for you today. We are not here to talk
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about barbecue.
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Sorry, we missed last week. We were out of town
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watching our South Carolina game.
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Cocks play and it was an amazing win.
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It was an amazing win.
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Ranked. We literally just got the lern our phone. We're
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right now.
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Yes, now we are ranked number twenty three, which it's.
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Been many, many years since we've been ranked.
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Yeah, it's been a long like ten years of gamegg football.
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We've had a tough few years. Yeah, shout out Spencer
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Rally though, he gave he kind of life into the
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program and then now he's at the Saints and anyways, no,
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we are back.
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But yeah, so sorry sorry for any texting and fantast there,
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but we love you guys.
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Yeah, we crushed you guys though, but we do love
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you guys. Yes, Anyways, we are back. Feels good, back
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in the studio. We have an awesome podcast for you
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yesterday because this is a we're gonna go over another
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brand new resort that's opening up. Yes, really really excited
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about this resort. We're gonna have to get this on
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the short list to get to next year if we could.
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And not only do we love this resort, I love
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this destination. Yes, Like this is kind of like our
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kind of place.
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It's one happy island.
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It is one happy island. All right, Well, you're spelling
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the beans.
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Now, so well some people might not know what that is.
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Now, I'm sure that they might not.
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Yeah, yeah, but that's the slogan. So what we're gonna
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talk to you guys about today is something very very
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exciting is Secrets Baby Beach is the new Secrets resort
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coming in to Aruba. So you know, a couple of
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episodes ago we talked about their new one coming to
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Saint Lucia, which I'm super excited about that, and this
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is a new one that they're planning to open hopefully
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if they stay on track, in March of twenty twenty
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five Ruba. And there's not really that many all inclusive
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resorts in Aruba. The ones that are there are kind
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of meh in my opinion. Yeah, this is a great addition.
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Having a nice inclusive there that we're comfortable recommending is
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really exciting. Yes, you know, and we've we've been a
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Ruba a few times. We've had a lot of fun
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in a Ruba. We remember that that ATV tow It
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in Aruba where we ATV the whole island and ended
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up in that little local bar on the beach. Oh
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my god, it's just stunning. It's a beautiful Aruba's a
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beautiful island. It's part of the ABC Islands, very very
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close to South America, has a lot of South America flair,
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a lot of South American culture in the islands, very culture,
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some Dutch culture. It's like it's like it's a beautiful
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hodgepodge of a lot of different cultures. And the food
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at this island is unbelievable. So you can easily walk
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around the island, go downtown, enjoy the food, try restaurants
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off the resort. It's that kind of island and just
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a lot to do on the island, lot too, explore,
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a lot of hiking. They have twenty square miles of
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the island is dedicated to a park, so it's a
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nature park, you can do hiking ATVing, all sorts of stuff.
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It's really it's really a special place. I'm really glad
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we have a brand new, really a really well respected
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brand of resorts of resort coming here.
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Yes, and so in the past, when people have asked me,
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you know, for Aruba, I have generally said, you know, oh,
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you don't want to do an all inclusive there because
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it's completely safe to go off resort and go into
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town and you know, to different restaurants. But that was
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also in part because the all inclusives that are there
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are kinda mah. So I'm really excited to have something
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of good quality that which we'll get into pricing much later,
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but as of right now, it's actually pricing pretty good.
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So I think really good. It's pricing like ridiculously good
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for a brand new resort, I mean, and.
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They have their pre opening offer right now.
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So yeah, these offers are really nice. Like the earlier
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I mean, obviously the earlier you book any resort, the better. Yeah,
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but because this is new, I think they're trying to
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get everything, you know, filled up for the future. Bookings
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are open now. We have some great pricing want to
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share with you guys. And I'm excited about this resort
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because Secrets Now, Secrets can be a mixed bag of quality.
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Yeah, we talked about this, yeah before, they're not all
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the same quality across the board.
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But what I can say with certainty is all the
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New Secrets we have been to have blown us away.
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Yes, and this is a completely new build that they
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have built from the ground up, So I am confident
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that it will be, you know, one of their better ones.
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I'm thinking a comparison would be like Secrets Mache, which
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we freaking love Secrets Mache.
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Yeah, I think it's going to be like that or
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kind of like what I've heard with the new Secrets
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Plyablanca in Plyma Harris.
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So, like, I am more than comfortable, like just based
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on what we've seen from this brand and they're what
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they do with their resorts, Like, I'm so comfortable recommending
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it already, just because I know what they're capable of,
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I know what they've done in the past. I'm sure
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they're to deliver here. The renderings look awesome. Yeah, they're
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checking a lot of my personal boxes, rooftop pool check,
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infinity pool check. You know, great restaurants check. So like
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I am super stoked and even better, great price, which
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we're gonna share the end. Yes, yes, so a couple
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we're gonna start. Do you want to start with the island?
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Do you want to start with? Like?
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Yeah, So, I was gonna say a couple quick facts
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just to kind of give you an idea on the island. So,
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Aruba is located very far south, not too far off
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the coast of South America. And it's part of the
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ABC Islands, which generally speaking they say is out of
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the hurricane belt.
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Aruba, bonn Air, and Curasow.
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really year round. It's such an amazing destination. If you're
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worried about chili weather, like during the winter time, you know,
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like the Bahamas can be a little chili and say January,
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Aruba is perfect. It's like eighty eighty five degrees in
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the winter.
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The geographical location helps it. And it's i mean three
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hundred days a year they have peak weather, yeah, you know,
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and it really doesn't rain as much there as it
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does in other parts of the Caribbean. So I think
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that's benefit because a lot of people worry about rain.
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weather forecast rain. Rain's uncontrollable, and honestly, honestly, in the
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Cribbean islands, they forecast rain a lot because these pop
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up showers can happen given the humidity and the climate
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that you're in. But with over three hundred days of
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sunshine annually, that's what they say. They say three hundred
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days out of the three hundred and sixty five day
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year calendar they have sunshine. So there you go.
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I was so little, you know, Yeah, I was very
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surprised at what do you call it? I guess the
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topography of the island.
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Yeah, me too.
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Very desert is it is.
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it a unique Caribbean island because a lot of a
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lot of Cribbean islands can be really lush, really green, green,
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beautiful landscaping, even the volcanic islands can be like that.
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This is a little more of like a desert field,
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almost like a Cabo feel. If you've been to Cob.
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no mountains, no, no, no, but it does it a little
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bit of elevation.
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I mean a little bit, but not much.
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A few other quick facts about the island. So populations
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one hundred and six thousand people. The island is sixty
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nine square miles big, so pretty small island.
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like that small island feel. You know. It's if you've
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gone to Jamaica, you've gone to Cancoon and you want
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to kind of venture out and you want to get
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that little kind of bigger, secluded feel. Go there, check
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out a Ruba.
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Yeah. So, or I was gonna say, this is smaller
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than Jamaica.
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Yeah, a bit much smaller, yah, much smaller. Oh yeah yeah.
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And then to kind of give you an idea on
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where this is located. So this is kind of located
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on the southeast side of the island, on Baby Beach.
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So it's about thirty minutes from the airport.
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I already love the name Secrets Baby Beach. I just
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like the name.
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Yeah, And it's about thirty six minutes to downtown Aranjestad.
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I probably mispronouncing that forty one minutes to Palm Beach,
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which is like one of the most popular beaches in
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that or on the island. So I like the location
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because it is kind of secluded, and apparently the beach
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that it is on, there's really great snorkeling right off
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the beach.
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Yeah, really great snorke on the beach. Another thing I
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love is this island is super friendly. The locals are
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really friendly. It's known for having friendly locals. This is
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one island might be the only one I think in
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the entire Caribbean. Maybe Currous out throw in there where
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I would actually feel comfortable renting a car. Yeah, I could.
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I would rent a car in that way, if you
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stay at a resort like this, we are thirty six
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minutes away, rent a car and going to town for a.
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Day, Yeah, I would definitely rent a car.
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One hundred pcent. We drove ATVs on the street. I've
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definitely rent a car. Remember we had ATVs going all
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over the place.
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Yeah, There's not many places in the Caribbean that I
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would rent a car, but that is one.
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The Rube was one for sure. So like that's kind
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of little Nope, Travel said, think about that. If you're
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going to go to this resort, rent a car, drive
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into town, enjoy the Enjoy the downtown area. It's so quaint.
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It's really close to the cruise port. But a lot
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of local vendors, great food. You can just stumble into
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great restaurants. Kind of reminds me like downtown Charleston's like that.
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There's so many good restaurants everywhere. Room is like that.
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is an adult's only resort. So they are going to
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have three hundred and four rooms, so a good size.
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of small, but hey, that leaves room for you to
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go out into town. Yes, and then a buffet, a grill,
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and a cafe, and then there are six bars and
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lounges here.
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Okay, decent bard room ratio. It's my kind of place.
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Yeah, there you go. So now let's talk about, you know,
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a little bit about the room categories that they are
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going to have.
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Yeah, what do you got here for rooms? What are
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you thinking? What do you like?
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So their base room is starting at the Gun your
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suite with a king bed, it's.
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Pretty standard for them. It looks like it looks like
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a lot of these rooms look to be fairly standard
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for what you would find that is at a newer
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Secret resort. They they do look larger than that, which
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I care. Is that a thing? Now? Like remember you
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know Secret or Sandels, Saint Vincent had larger rooms. We're
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now seeing a trend where these rooms are getting bigger
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and bigger.
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Yes, so I don't.
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I don't hate it.
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No, I don't either. So there are room categories. All
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their rooms are starting at six hundred and seventeen square feet, which.
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Is a w A, that's a pretty big that's insane. Yeah,
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the smallest room is six hundred and seventeen square feet. Yes,
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now you can play everywhere.
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Yes, so I said that. The least expence it was
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Junior Sweet King. They do also have Junior Sweet Double,
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but they actually only have one of those. Interesting Yes,
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and then it goes up to Junior sweetpool View. You
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can also get that in a King or doubles Junior
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Sweet pool Side Terrace, Junior Sweet Ocean View.
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What I like, you got your swim out room so
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we can talk about that. So swim out rooms have
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become so popular in the Caribbean, I'm not surprised, they
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added that. I'm glad. They added that, I think a
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lot of people look for those kind of rooms, right.
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got the preferred club rooms with the private pools, the
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ocean views, and then of course like your master suite
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and presidential suite that they have.
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And who does love a private pool, Yes, you can do.
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You can have a lot of fun in a private pool.
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Well, I'm just i you know, okay, I'm just saying.
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one king or two double beds, a private furnished balcony
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or terrace, mini bar that's refreshed daily with soft drinks,
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bottled water and beer of course, TV, rain shower heads,
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bathrobes and slippers, iron espresso, coffee maker, black aldries, and
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then twenty four hour room service. Here.
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Well, let's gets that. You know, I need to do
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a better job of using the robes and the slippers
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they put them out. I'm guilty of never using those items,
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but they're so nice to have.
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I don't I don't really use them either.
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I'll like meander around in my underwear in the room
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when I could just be in a nice comfortable robe,
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or when I get out of the shower, I'm just
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like donning a towel. Why not put the robe on,
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kick your feet up, put your slippers on, sit down, drinks.
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I assume that they robe and wine goes. I assume that.
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All I assume that all resorts wash the robes. But
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I think that that's why I don't put them on.
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I just like, in the back of my mind, I'm like,
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I don't I don't know.
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Well, we don't use them here. You use a robe? Yeah,
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I haven't. I used to wear a robe all the time. Wow,
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I was Macaulay Culkin back in the day. I used
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to rock the robe. Okay, I wonder is it is
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it like a nineties thing?
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Is a robes dyties?
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A robe's dying? Is there at the time?
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I don't think ropes are dying, but I don't know.
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I don't know. Yeah, I kind of want to walk
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outside in robe and get people's reactions, like the Christmas vacation, Yeah, yeah, absolutely, what's.
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That guy's name? From the Christmas vacation. I can't think
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of it. Yeah, cousin Eddie, there you go. Absolutely So anyways,
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I don't know. Maybe on our next trip that is
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next month. We're still not going to tell you guys
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where we're going.
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We do have it. I can't believe we have a
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trip coming out next month.
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Makes maybe all where the road then?
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I am so excited, like this is one of the
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most for me personally anticipated trips that I've had. Yeah,
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one of the most. Yes, because it's I think this
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is so unique. It's going to be a unique experience.
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We have been to this destination before, specifically this exact
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destination before. It had a lot of fun. Yeah, but
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now we're going to get We've never stayed there. We've
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been there, we've never stayed there. Yes, that's right, Yes,
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now we're going to stay.
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Yeah, I will tell you. No, actually I'm not going
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to tell you that.
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Don't say it.
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to give another clue, but I'm not going to just
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move on, move on. But yet we leave for that
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pretty much almost a month from uh like tuesday, Yeah,
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believe a month from Tuesday, which is crazy like the
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holidays are here.
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Well, well, before we move on, let's get a quick
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commercial break in. We'll take a thirty second break. We'll
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be right back hands some podcasting bills are we are back.
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Thanks for sticking this here all right? Uh now, this resort,
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like all Secrets resorts, has a preferred club section. Yes,
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you get asked all the time is what do you
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give a preferred club? Is it worth it? You know?
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I always like preferred club just because I like to
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have that one extra restaurant. I don't know why. I
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just think that it's just me. And then sometimes you
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get access to a pool like and sometimes a Beateria
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and Secret Mache. You get those extra areas like that
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rooftop pool was so worth it.
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You gotta do it. But what about what are your
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thoughts here?
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So this is all new, and so this is as
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of November twenty twenty four, so if you're listening to
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this later in the future, hopefully this changes. I hope
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they add a few more amenities, but right now I'm
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not so sure that it would totally be worth it
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in my opinion, based on the prices that I pulled
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but what you do get is you get the private
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soaking tub on the balcony or a private plunge pool
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on ground floor terraces, the preferred club lounge where there's
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concent service daily, constinental breakfast or dervs and they have
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a bar in there, and then uh prefer club lounge
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bar open daily from seven am to eleven pm, preferred
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club status amenities, and then the one restaurant for breakfast.
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So it's not listening as of right now. Any preferred
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club pool or beach area, so that remains to be seen.
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If that, if they do come out with that, then
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I think it would be worth it. But otherwise I'm
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not so sure.
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I wonder if that like pool, then if any pool
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is going to be like I feel.
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Like I said that that it was going to be
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in that they're gonna have an ocean front.
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And yeahof the renderings that there's a rooftop pool, that
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could be wrong or maybe that was a SPA picture
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I saw. I don't know that.
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I'm not entirely.
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we will update information as it comes out, so and.
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We're gonna make an effort to get to this res
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orright now.
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We are absolutely going to get to this resort. I
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just love a roote. I love the ABC Islands, I
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love the culture, I love the people. I love that
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there's so much to do. I feel like if you're
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an active couple, like hiking and stuff like that, this
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is a great island for that.
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Yes. Absolutely so we'll get into some of the off
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resort kind of activities or highlights that you should see.
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But it's not like overly touristy either. I feel like
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a rub is still a hit, not like a hidden gem,
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but like you know, it's not like a I don't know,
394
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it's not like a primary spot for a lot of people.
395
00:17:19.240 --> 00:17:23.400
It's definitely not like, yeah, like Cancun pintkon Jamaza exactly.
396
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Yeah.
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It's in that tierable, like tier of less traveled.
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Yes, so on resort activities, they've got bike tours available Monday, Wednesday, Friday,
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cocktail classes. They do cooking classes, which is cool. It
400
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says a sushi and shashimi, pizza and guacamal class.
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I would love to take a sashimi class.
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Yes, Cornhole, CrossFit dance lessons, mixology lessons, pool volleyball, ping pong,
403
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and they do have golf nearby. I'm not exactly sure
404
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how close it is, but it says that they do
405
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have golf nearby. Now some you know highlights on a
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roub on the island of Aruba that you should see
407
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and that are very popular. So we've done the ATV
408
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tour around the whole island and it took us to
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a lot of these but Aircock National Parks beautiful, the
410
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Natural Bridge, which I think they were anticipating that like
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that might could like break. But there's some golden gold
412
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mill ruins, the Alta Vista Chapel, which is that really
413
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pretty chapel, Like we've been there.
414
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We've been there, that that place is stunning. We took
415
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the ATVs there and that's such a memorable place and
416
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we got some really good pictures. Yes, do we have
417
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a vlog of that. I think we have a log
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of that.
419
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No, I don't think we do have a vloga that resort.
420
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It was a crew stop. We were there for the cruise.
421
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That's right, Yeah, that's right.
422
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So California Lighthouse. There's some great shipwrecks around the island.
423
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So there's good snorkeling, and diving if you like that.
424
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That whole ABC Islands is known for that. Yeah.
425
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Yes. And then also, uh, if you like, you know, nightlife,
426
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then they have nightlife tours off property, like where you
427
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can go into town and they take you around.
428
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So is that kind of place you can do that?
429
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It is, yes. So overall, I mean I think that
430
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this island has something for you know, every kind of couple.
431
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Whether you are just the kind who wants to sit back, relax,
432
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lay on the beach, do nothing, or if you do
433
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want some activities and things to do, it's perfect for
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that too.
435
00:19:15.480 --> 00:19:17.079
Yeah. And it does have some golf options here. I
436
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don't think it's really known for its golf, but they
437
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do have golf options, so if you are a golfing couple,
438
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you can bring your clubs and enjoy some golfing at Aruba.
439
00:19:25.079 --> 00:19:28.799
Yes. Now the list on here that they are going
440
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to have some culinary adventures, so local rum tasting, a
441
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wine tasting. It says for wine lovers, wine cellar is
442
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the place to go and they're gonna do wine pairing
443
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with special dinner. So this is going to be at
444
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an additional cost.
445
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My gosh, so could shut up and take my money, but.
446
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I was so you know how they have that wine
447
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cellar or in the secrets at Secret Mache. Yes, so yeah,
448
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I wonder if it's going to be something like that.
449
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That would be cool, probably because I really did like
450
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that and I love that, Like I think I think
451
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our generation millennials, we're drinking more and more wine. I
452
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think a lot of us are Whinos. Yeah, like a
453
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higher percentage than maybe previously generation, so cater to us.
454
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I like this. I like this, We're becoming that age
455
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where you know, people are forming to us.
456
00:20:06.519 --> 00:20:10.880
So then there's also a chef's table experience, so they
457
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are going to have uh food pairing with the salmonier
458
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and where the chef's going to create a special menu
459
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focusing on a ruben flavor.
460
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So oh my gosh.
461
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And I think that is also an additional cost.
462
00:20:23.000 --> 00:20:25.440
So I like, I like how I like their immersing
463
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local culture into the and just giving you these options
464
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here at the resort. Yes, fantastic, Yes, so here for it.
465
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What the dining options that they're going to have is
466
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kind of standard if you've been going to like secrets
467
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for a while, say Secrets for All Beach kept Kana
468
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accamol uh so they're going to have their market cafe
469
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for breakfast and lunch, and that's the buffet.
470
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If that buffet is anything close to Mosche.
471
00:20:48.799 --> 00:20:50.960
Yeah, that the buffet of Mache is really nice.
472
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Yeah. With the live music. They did live music everywhere.
473
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I just love it.
474
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Yes.
475
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Then they have Himitsu, which is the hibachi hibachi and
476
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they have this she bar there, and then Tierra which
477
00:21:03.200 --> 00:21:06.960
is vibrant flavors of South America, so South American cuisine.
478
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Which local vibe there.
479
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I was gonna say, I think that that's more local
480
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because I don't remember that at any of their other resorts.
481
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And a portafina which is their standard Italian Oceana, which
482
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is their standard like grille, and then the barefoot grill
483
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for like lunch lunch for burgers and stuff like that,
484
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and then their cocoa cafe standard so no reservations are required.
485
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So that's a nice perk.
486
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Same thing about pants, What about pants?
487
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It does say.
488
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Really don't like the pants thing. I'm gonna have a
489
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I'm on like a campaign here to be no pants
490
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at any cribon reason.
491
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The casual elegance, sneakers, tennis shoes, dress sandals, dress shirts,
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snow sleeveless long pants required for men.
493
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So come on, guys, let us go pantsless. Not literally,
494
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but you know what I mean, short guy.
495
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So literally all of their all of their restaurants require
496
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that require pants. Yeah, AMD to Yes, the South America,
497
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they're all casual elegance portaino. Now, I will say that
498
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in the past you did not have to wear pants
499
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if you sat outside, which doesn't make any sense. Like
500
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I truly think that this.
501
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Is the drop this I mean they, I mean, I understand.
502
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You don't want people coming in in like swimsuits and stuff,
503
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but like, come on, it's hot.
504
00:22:22.160 --> 00:22:25.000
It's hot down there, especially down there. I'm getting close
505
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to the equator here. What are we doing?
506
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Yeah, I don't know, but that's Are you sure its
507
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pants like pants are required? It says, it says that
508
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now you know.
509
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It'll roll my pants up. I'll roll them all the
510
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way up. So yeah, I think it's.
511
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It'll remain to be seen if they actually enforce it,
512
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because I have been to some resorts where they don't
513
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enforce it. But true, true, as of right now, yes,
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that that's what they're doing.
515
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So bring your loose pantalonis.
516
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Yes, all right, So let's talk about the price.
517
00:22:53.839 --> 00:22:55.519
And I think everyone's wondering this.
518
00:22:55.599 --> 00:22:58.480
Yeah, yes, they're special opening offers that they have. One
519
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other thing that I do want to say is or
520
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let me yeah quick quickly talk about the airlift to
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this island. It's very easy to get to, especially for
522
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anyone pretty much on like the East Coast or midwest.
523
00:23:11.559 --> 00:23:14.519
There's tons of flights from all over the East Coast to.
524
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Me slightly longer because it is for pretty far south.
525
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But yeah, Also if you would want to maybe island
526
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top and say, oh well, I want to go stay
527
00:23:23.559 --> 00:23:26.640
in Curisau and go to Aruba or vice versa, there's
528
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direct flights on It's called Divvy Airways and it's only
529
00:23:30.200 --> 00:23:31.960
a thirty five minute flight from Aruba.
530
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Tour close and that would be if you're going to
531
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go stay for seven nights or something, you're going to
532
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do an extended stay there, go check out Kirasouth. Pirosau
533
00:23:39.319 --> 00:23:42.000
is so unique. Such if you've never been to Europe
534
00:23:42.079 --> 00:23:43.960
but you want a taste of Europe and the Caribbean
535
00:23:44.400 --> 00:23:46.599
and you're staying in Aruba, get that thirty five minute
536
00:23:46.640 --> 00:23:49.240
flight and go enjoy, you know, because Cure Sound is
537
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very walkable. Total European flare. I mean, it's amazing there.
538
00:23:53.599 --> 00:23:57.680
It's interesting that like Aruba is also a Dutch island, like.
539
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Cura South, it doesn't have the flare though I was.
540
00:23:59.359 --> 00:24:01.960
Gonna say I think that. Yeah, We've talked about it before.
541
00:24:02.000 --> 00:24:05.799
But Cures How really feels like you're in Amsterdam and
542
00:24:05.839 --> 00:24:06.359
the Caribbean.
543
00:24:06.519 --> 00:24:09.440
Yeah, Like you walk to a bar and people just
544
00:24:09.480 --> 00:24:11.319
speak Dutch, you know what I mean. Like it's and
545
00:24:11.359 --> 00:24:13.960
it's got the like the architecture and everything like that,
546
00:24:14.000 --> 00:24:16.519
which I really love. It's a different experience.
547
00:24:16.720 --> 00:24:20.000
Yes, So if you're interested in island hopping, you can
548
00:24:20.200 --> 00:24:23.799
definitely do that. Otherwise, I mean, there's so much airlift
549
00:24:23.799 --> 00:24:31.680
to this island from all over the East Coast. A JFK. Charlotte, Boston, Dulles, Philly, Miami, Orlando, Newark, Atlanta,
550
00:24:31.720 --> 00:24:33.759
Fort Lauderdale is in Toronto.
551
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Is there a faery? There might be a ferry from Rouba.
552
00:24:35.880 --> 00:24:38.559
It's a it's probably long though it might be a
553
00:24:38.559 --> 00:24:39.039
long one.
554
00:24:39.240 --> 00:24:41.319
Yeah that I'm not entirely I'd take too long. Yeah,
555
00:24:41.960 --> 00:24:44.079
it wouldn't surprise me if there was but.
556
00:24:44.559 --> 00:24:45.640
Speed fairry or something.
557
00:24:45.880 --> 00:24:49.160
Yeah. So pricing all right, So we are coming up
558
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on the holidays, which not everyone likes to be around
559
00:24:54.799 --> 00:24:57.680
their family during holidays, especially it's been a very divisive
560
00:24:57.920 --> 00:25:00.440
year with the election and everything. So so maybe you
561
00:25:00.519 --> 00:25:04.079
just don't want to see you're crazy aunt, Karen. So
562
00:25:06.400 --> 00:25:08.480
maybe you want to get away for You're like, oh,
563
00:25:08.559 --> 00:25:11.079
let's get away for next let's plan to not be
564
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here for next Thanksgiving. So Thanksgiving pricing is starting at
565
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eight hundred and twenty four dollars per night for a couple.
566
00:25:17.880 --> 00:25:20.440
Oh wow, you're giving people a strong reason to get
567
00:25:20.440 --> 00:25:22.000
away from their family this Thanksgiving.
568
00:25:22.079 --> 00:25:23.759
Well, no, I'm just saying a lot of people don't.
569
00:25:23.960 --> 00:25:26.240
A lot of people love traveling during the holidays. Yeah,
570
00:25:26.240 --> 00:25:28.079
and listen, listen, not everyone.
571
00:25:28.200 --> 00:25:30.799
You know, we were out with friends last night at
572
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two different couples, and like they all just talked about
573
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their families.
574
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They're just laughing about it.
575
00:25:37.000 --> 00:25:39.599
Yeah, and so it's just kind of funny, you know.
576
00:25:39.680 --> 00:25:43.799
Not everyone everyone's family's got crap, you know what I mean.
577
00:25:44.000 --> 00:25:46.039
Yes, and so some people just want to get away.
578
00:25:46.079 --> 00:25:50.440
So if you do next Thanksgiving holiday pricing eight hundred
579
00:25:50.480 --> 00:25:52.279
and twenty four dollars per night for a.
580
00:25:52.200 --> 00:25:55.680
Couple, that's ridiculous. Yes, for this resort that's insane over
581
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a holiday too, which can be the most expensive time to.
582
00:25:58.759 --> 00:26:01.400
Travel, right, and then if you wanted a preferred club
583
00:26:01.480 --> 00:26:04.279
room over that time, it's thirteen hundred and eighteen dollars
584
00:26:04.279 --> 00:26:07.920
per night. So again going back to if I think
585
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it's worth it, it's almost five hundred dollars a night,
586
00:26:10.279 --> 00:26:12.119
and you don't even as of right now, get like
587
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a separate pool or beach area. I'm not so sure
588
00:26:14.200 --> 00:26:18.279
if that's worth it in my opinion. Looking at October.
589
00:26:18.359 --> 00:26:22.359
So let's say you want to be around for the holidays,
590
00:26:22.359 --> 00:26:23.960
but when am I going to get the best price?
591
00:26:24.039 --> 00:26:26.599
So best time of year to travel. If you've been
592
00:26:26.599 --> 00:26:28.480
listening to this podcast for a long time, you've heard
593
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me talk about it. So September through December, not over
594
00:26:32.240 --> 00:26:34.759
a holiday, is going to be your least expensive time
595
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of year to travel to the Caribbean and all inclusives.
596
00:26:37.839 --> 00:26:41.559
So this resort is starting at six fifty six per
597
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night for a couple in October of next year.
598
00:26:44.359 --> 00:26:45.440
That's crazy good.
599
00:26:46.279 --> 00:26:50.039
There's only a few other all inclusives on the island. Okay,
600
00:26:50.079 --> 00:26:55.319
there's two reus. There's a Barcello, which is eh, and
601
00:26:55.359 --> 00:26:58.720
then there's a Divvy resort, which there's a few Divvy
602
00:26:58.759 --> 00:27:04.039
options they're okay, but the Reus the big popular brand.
603
00:27:04.079 --> 00:27:06.920
So there's Reu Palace Arubo, which is family friendly, Reu
604
00:27:06.960 --> 00:27:11.480
Palace Antillus, which is adults only. So Rio's can be
605
00:27:11.559 --> 00:27:15.599
you know, hit or miss. But this Riu, the Riu
606
00:27:15.680 --> 00:27:19.519
Antillus is seven eighty four per night for the same dates.
607
00:27:19.640 --> 00:27:21.279
It's actually more than the Secrets.
608
00:27:21.559 --> 00:27:24.519
I would say that that's such a crazy that makes
609
00:27:24.559 --> 00:27:25.799
the Secrets look so attractive.
610
00:27:25.920 --> 00:27:28.759
Yeah, this is a much better quality resort. Now. The
611
00:27:28.880 --> 00:27:33.319
Reu is some might seem in a good location because
612
00:27:33.319 --> 00:27:36.240
it's in Palm Beach, but it's adequate. I mean it's fine,
613
00:27:36.440 --> 00:27:39.640
But this pricing, I mean you got to go.
614
00:27:40.000 --> 00:27:41.680
It's like, I think you're getting a level You're definitely
615
00:27:41.680 --> 00:27:44.519
going to level up, culinary experience, You're getting get leveled up,
616
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like pool environment. Like yeah, especially this being a brand
617
00:27:47.279 --> 00:27:49.839
new Secrets, this is not even close. Like I'm shocked,
618
00:27:50.000 --> 00:27:51.720
But I think what they're doing is they you know,
619
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being at brand new Some people don't want to go
620
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to new resorts. You know, we've talked about how sometimes
621
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you don't want to be the first one in the door.
622
00:27:57.759 --> 00:28:01.119
But something like this, in a place like Aruba, where
623
00:28:01.160 --> 00:28:03.920
there's not many great options, this should be option number one.
624
00:28:04.079 --> 00:28:05.640
I would rather roll the dice on this on the
625
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third week they're open than go to the red.
626
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Yeah. I don't know that I would roll the dice
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on third week being open.
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But if you if you wanted to go there and
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you had that was your dates that you could go,
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would you would you truly in the first month or two,
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let's say a second.
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Month, I don't know. This is why I price it
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for October. So then it gives them, you know, like
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seven months.
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To I think all the training staff together. I think
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all the training staff still be there. I think it'd
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be good.
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Yeah, well, I don't know. I typically recommend six to
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eight months before visiting a brand new resort to you
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get so they can work out the kinks. Otherwise, if not,
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you just need to go into it knowing that they
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just open.
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I could deal with that. That's fine by me.
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That there's gonna be some hiccups.
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So now you're too cautious. I'm going, well, yeah, you
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go stay at three all set the secrets.
647
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No, stay with the secrets. But anyway, so I am so
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much looking forward to this resort. I think it's a
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great addition to the island. And I get a lot
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of request especially like for girls trips or just friend
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groups for Aruba, and it's nice. We have a really
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good quality, all inclusive resort that we can now you know,
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book and recommend it. And so if you want to
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take advantage of these pre opening offers, which al of us, yeah,
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please let us know. We would love to work with
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you on your next trip. So you can give us
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call one one hundred and sixty seven four three two
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seven eight. Go to piniac travel dot com, click request
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a quote. It comes directly to us, or sign into
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our DMS.
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Absolutely and we we we book so many people from
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the podcast. You guys have been freaking awesome and we
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we love it. We appreciate of it. Reach out to us.
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We can't wait to work with you guys. This is
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an amazing, amazing resort and also they do an amazing price.
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The price is so good it's crazy.
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Yes, since I was gonna say, if you're contemplating, oh
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you know, I want I'm contemplating a destination wedding, this
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might be a good option. It's definitely a good option,
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because you know, if you have groups of friends traveling
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like bridesmaids, you know, yes, you can fit three in
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a room. So a lot of good options. So let
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us know we would love to work with.
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You, absolutely, absolutely, all right. You know that leads us
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to question on the day. Question on the day. All right,
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this is fun. I'm almost forty. We're getting up there
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in forty is over the hill? Technically?
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Yes? I think?
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Is that where they give you the walker and all
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that because you're forty, you're like halfway to eighty.
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Other it's like they give you like a bunch of
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black balloons or something.
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Oh god, I don't want to turn forty. All right.
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Leads me to my question, though, what quote old person
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end quote habits do you have?
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Old person habits?
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What old person habits do you have? We're going to
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bed earlier. That's we're starting to get like trying to
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really enjoy going to bed of like so I'm talking
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like nine o'clock.
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Well, and I also really enjoy staying home.
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I know. We're starting to become homebodies.
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Yeah, and we used to because we both work from home,
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we used to go out a lot more like just
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to get out of the house because we're here all day.
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But yeah, when you both work from home, it's like
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you want to change your environment. Then I'm just like,
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you know, I'm just like too tired. I know, I
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don't want to get ready.
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Yeah I know that. I'm like, oh, I have to
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fix my hair and put makeup on.
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Nothing like sleeping so valuable now to me, Like that's
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a thing for me, is sleeping. I love tracking and
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making sure I'm sleeping really good. Like that's a big
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thing for me.
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Yeah, so I would definitely say that. And then this
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has kind of been what I think is an old
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person habit for a while that we've had. Remember our
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friends a few this was a few years ago, but
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they invited us to go out to dinner at like
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eight pm. Was the reservation. You can't do that, And
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I'm like eight pm.
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Eight pm. Yeah, you know, if.
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I'm not like leaving the house and out by six pm,
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I'm not going.
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That's the thing. Yeah, yeah, I know, I know.
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This summer, but not in the winter when it's now
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it's dark at five thirty.
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I hate that. Like we're like, it makes you tired.
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At like seven, Yeah, just put my Pajamason.
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And it's been dark. It's been dark for like two hours.
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So at seven o'clock, I'm like, oh, forget this, Like
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I don't even think about inviting me out after eight o'clock.
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Yeah, do not invite me out if it starts at
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eight pm or after.
726
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Yeah, I'm popping a mellow Tona in thirty minutes. Yeah,
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I'm popping my melly and I'm going to bed, unless
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I think that's one I.
729
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Was gonna say. I will say though, we did go
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out to something that started at eight pm, but we
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started earlier. We went to Dave Chapelle a few weeks ago.
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I can't remember if we talked about it.
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All that was he was so good. He was like
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it was like a pop up show.
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Yeah, last minute pop up show to help hurricane victims.
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And we love Dave Chapelle. We've seen him a few.
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Did did she was so good.
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I will pay whatever amount of money to see him
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forever because he's so great. And he went right into
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all the Diddy controversies.
741
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Oh he jumped right in like that was his first jokes. Yeah,
742
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it was so good. Yeah, he's like, man, who did
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Diddy piss off? Even piss off the wrong person.
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Yeah, but his show started at eight pm, So I
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will go out at APM for Dave Schapelle.
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Yeah, on a Tuesday. I will absolutely do that. You
747
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can't pass up that opportunity.
748
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But otherwise our friends, no thanks.
749
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Yeah, I just I just can't do it. I'm just
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too tired, Like I really. The thing is like, if
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you got it, if you start something at eight, that
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means you're not getting at the best case, you're not
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getting out there like nine thirty. Right, then you get
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to get home. Then you gotta like, you know, wind down.
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Now you're pushing ten now in the double digits. Now
756
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there's a problem, right, is just a problem. I just
757
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then it just throws off my sleep, the whole game, yeah,
758
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my whole Yeah. I just can't do it. Yeah, I agree,
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I'm you know what I'm also doing. I don't you know,
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we don't we don't watch the news, like our TV's
761
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never on the news, but like I do get like
762
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this little thing in my email every morning, and it's
763
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just like it's like a five minute read and it
764
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just covers what in the hell, what the heck's going
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on in the world.
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Oh, just like high levels.
767
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It it's just like high levels. It's like a business thing.
768
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It's got financial news and things like that. But I'm like, oh,
769
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I'm kind of like it's like I guess, like reading
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the paper in the morning. Yeah. I started like I'll
771
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get my coffee. It's called I think it's called like
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Morning Brewer or something. I can't remember. But it is
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kind of a nice little read and not biased. It's
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just right down the middle on stuff for what I
775
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can tell at least, and it just gives me like, hey,
776
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was going on in the world financially, technology wise, you know,
777
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just kind of gives you the deats. Yeah, and then
778
00:34:22.519 --> 00:34:24.559
you're like, okay, good, I'm good with my That's about
779
00:34:24.559 --> 00:34:26.119
all the news I can take. And then I'm on
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about my day.
781
00:34:27.000 --> 00:34:29.079
Yeah. The news is very negative all the time.
782
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So it is too. That's why. That's why like we're
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this podcast is a beacon of freshness, like.
784
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We are a vacation for we really are.
785
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I feel like we are.
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Yeah.
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Yeah, there's so much chaos out there. And then like
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during the election, that's all you heard everywhere, like every
789
00:34:44.400 --> 00:34:46.119
podcast was talking about Like that's the last thing we
790
00:34:46.119 --> 00:34:47.800
would talk about on this podcast. Because you're hearing about
791
00:34:47.800 --> 00:34:51.239
it freaking everywhere. Yeah, so it's like we're talking about
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swam up bars, you know, having a good time, family vacations,
793
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doing the fun things in life. That's right, Life's too short.
794
00:34:57.960 --> 00:35:00.800
Take the vacation absolutely and belly to that swimmer bar
795
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and get you a fat freaking drink.
796
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All right. Well, I think that about sums up the show.
797
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So again, guys, if you are interested in this resort,
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they've got some great pre opening offers. We would love
799
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to help you with your trip, so please go to
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pinnac travel dot com. Quick request to quote comes directly
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to us as.
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A Caribbean queen herself.
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Yes, and or you can give us a call winey
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hundred sixty seven four three two seven eight real quick.
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One last thing that I want to say, because I've
806
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gotten this question a few times recently, is if you
807
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are using like credit card points or something like that
808
00:35:33.920 --> 00:35:36.920
to book a trip and you want us to help you. Unfortunately,
809
00:35:37.239 --> 00:35:38.800
the only way we would be able to help you
810
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is if you redeem those points for cash to pay
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for your trip.
812
00:35:41.519 --> 00:35:44.079
Yeah, do that? Like the credit card thing kind of
813
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nuts out about the same.
814
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Yeah, but if you redeem for cash, yeah, readem for cash.
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Because otherwise we can't help you.
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Yeah, you don't have to deal with a call center
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agent at American Express or something. There you go, and
818
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they're not as knowledgeable as US. I can promise you that.
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All right, Well, thank you guys. We will see you
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next time.
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See you next time,