http://www.bucuti.com/blog Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:38:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_200" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Bucuti's Green Team proudly displays ISO 9001 and 14001 certificates"][/caption] Buy Cheap Nero 8 Buy Cheap Apple iWork08 Buy Cheap Guitar Pro 5.2 Buy Cheap Sony Vegas 6.0 Buy Cheap Nero 7 Premium Buy Cheap Adobe Encore CS3 Buy Cheap Adobe GoLive CS2 Buy Cheap Adobe Presenter 7 Buy Cheap Adobe Audition 2.0 Buy Cheap Adobe ... http://www.bucuti.com/blog/bucutis-green-team-earns-iso-9001-14001-re-certification-for-6th-consecutive-year/ [caption id="attachment_191" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Ewald Biemans honored by Minister of Tourism Edison Briesen and Director of Tourism, Myrna Jansen"][/caption] All of us at Bucuti are very proud of our Ewald Biemans who was recognized during a gala event last week, produced by the Aruba Tourism Authority and the Radisson Resort Aruba where ... http://www.bucuti.com/blog/ewald-biemans-honored-as-visionary/ Nothing is certain except change… ..and loyal guests of our resort have been watching our extreme makeover for the past few years as we invested and evolved into a sophisticated boutique resort exclusively for couples. On occasion we have been asked if we will promote our new upscale product with an updated ... http://www.bucuti.com/blog/extreme-makeover-for-logo-too/ [caption id="attachment_140" align="alignleft" width="274" caption="Last hatchling from a Bucuti nest"][/caption] For those of you who have been our guests in the past, you have seen how strong our company culture is with regard to the importance of sustainable practices.  Within our company and through stewardship, we do our utmost to promote awareness ... http://www.bucuti.com/blog/earth-day-2009/ [caption id="attachment_125" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Rafael enjoys a dance at the company Christmas party 2008"][/caption] If you were a guest at our resort you may have passed a smiling Rafael Tromp in the hallway at one time or another.   Rafael's strength and stamina have been invaluable to our housekeeping department as he lifted and carted ... http://www.bucuti.com/blog/joy-and-inspiration/ [caption id="attachment_120" align="alignnone" width="224" caption="Bucuti"][/caption] You may have already seen Nashette's photo in advertisements within the New York Subway system, on aruba.com, on a billboard in a major US City, or maybe in the Real Simple Magazine, Islands, Bridal Guide, amongst many others.    Nashette Wouters is Bucuti's Wedding Planner and  local celebrity ... http://www.bucuti.com/blog/nashette-wouters-bucutis-wedding-planner/ If you have not yet signed yourself up on Facebook, read this article today in Time Magazine: "Why Facebook is for Old Fogies"  People of all ages have facebook pages and you should see what it is all about.  As the social networks continued to explode, I set up a series ... http://www.bucuti.com/blog/bucuti-fans-gather-on-facebook/ Bucuti Beach Resort     Real Bucuti guests like you reviewed Bucuti on the popular travel site TripAdvisor, which recognized us as one of the top 10 most romantic resorts in the ... http://www.bucuti.com/blog/thank-you-for-helping-bucuti-top-tripadvisor%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%9cbest-for-romance%e2%80%9d-list-for-the-fourth-consecutive-year/ Happy Holidays from all of us at Bucuti in Aruba.  As the new year approaches we prepare to welcome all our old friends and look forward to meeting new ones.  Here is some of what is new at Bucuti that may be interesting & helpful for your upcoming visit. 2008 was an award ... http://www.bucuti.com/blog/whats-new-at-bucuti/ This handsome young football player is my Grandfather, Ralph Johnson, photographed in the '30's.  He was a teacher in Pacific Grove, California and the high school football coach.    They called him "Pappy".  He loved the outdoors and fishing...and took my father and his brother every summer vacation to appreciate nature in our beautiful US ... http://www.bucuti.com/blog/my-grandfather-ralph-johnson/