Monday, December 04, 2006

American Eagle Expands Service to Bonaire with Daily Flights Effective January 9, 2007

American Eagle currently offers five roundtrip flights from San Juan, Puerto Rico to Bonaire each week.  However, beginning January 9, 2007, this service will be upgraded to daily flights in each direction.

Flights leave San Juan at 6:50 PM and arrive on Bonaire at 8:55 PM.  On the return trip to San Juan, flights depart Bonaire at 7:10 AM and arrive San Juan at 9:20 AM.

For additional information, visit www.aa.com. (Source:  American Airlines Web Site)

Sunday, December 03, 2006

Former NASA Astronaut, Charles Bolden, Concludes His Visits to Bonaire’s Schools

This past week, former NASA astronaut, Charlie Bolden, spent a week on Bonaire, visiting with Bonaire’s schoolchildren, and giving presentations to the general public.  His lectures were informative and engaging, and he gave inspiring messages to Bonaire’s youth:  “Work hard, and you can achieve your dreams!”

The Lt. Governor and his wife met Charlie and his family upon arrival at Bonaire’s Flamingo Airport on Saturday, November 25.  Sunday he met with trip sponsors, and Monday evening was a press conference, where Charlie announced the contest winners from the schools and presented their awards.

During the week, Charlie and his family (his wife and daughter were traveling with him) were kept busy visiting schools and meeting the youth of Bonaire.  In between school visits, he did manage to get in a bit of scuba diving.

The week’s events concluded with a presentation to the general public, where Charlie discussed his four space missions and explained various facets of space exploration. 

Thanks go to the organizers of the event, Ben and Laura Buchbinder, as well as the numerous sponsors who made the trip possible.  Click here to view images of the various events of the week which are available on the Bonaire Insider Photo Gallery. (Source:  Bonaire Insider reporter)

Saturday, December 02, 2006

Plaza Resort Bonaire Announces Holiday Festivities for Christmas and New Year’s Eve

Plaza Resort Bonaire has just announced their holiday schedule for special events over Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and New Year’s Eve.  Executive chef, Chris Nesbitt, has chosen a selection of mouth-watering dishes for these special menus. 

The holiday menus will begin on Christmas Eve with a choice of a special buffet menu at the Banana Tree Restaurant or a five-course dinner at the Tipsy Seagull (view these menus, in pdf).

Begin Christmas Day with an extended breakfast buffet in Caribbean Point Restaurant where special holiday delectables will be added to the normal menu.  A traditional Christmas Dinner buffet will be available at the Banana Tree Restaurant, or opt for a six-course dinner at the Tipsy Seagull (view these menus, in pdf).

Boxing Day, December 26th, you can enjoy a special beach BBQ at the Coconut Crash Beach Bar from 6:00 PM until 10:00 PM.  And then on New Year’s Eve, what has become a tradition at Plaza, a special BBQ and buffet will begin at 7:00 PM and continue on until late.  At midnight, toast the new year with a glass of champagne as you enjoy the fireworks, after which you can dance under the stars to the magic sound of Rumba, one of Curacao’s most popular bands (view these menus, in pdf).

For additional information, email Plaza Resort Bonaire (Source:  Plaza Resort Bonaire)

Friday, December 01, 2006

RE/MAX Paradise Bonaire Homes and Caribbean WebCams Join Together for Bonaire’s New StreetCam

RE/MAX Paradise Bonaire Homes and Caribbean Web Cams LLC are pleased to announce that a new DowntownCam is available on Bonaire.  The DowntownCam, Bonaire’s latest cam, joins a popular roster of other Bonaire-based web cams, including the first permanent open water reef web cam in the world, along with five land-based web cams.  This new cam is located on Kaya Grandi, looking towards the north.

RE/MAX is pleased to be a part of the growing family of webcams on Bonaire.  Owner Bob Bartikoski states, “Since we are located just off Kaya Grandi on Bonaire, we wanted all our clients to be able to view the main street at any time, to remind them of the island.  All they have to do is visit the site, and they can view live images of Kralendijk.”

Images from the new DowntownCam are available for viewing at www.bonairewebcams.com.  The images are set to update every minute, and, as with all cams provided by Caribbean Web Cams, the current image is free to anyone who accesses the site.  Archive images are also available at www.bonairewebcams.com.  However, to view the archives, one must have a membership in Bonaire Web Cams, and different levels of membership are available at very reasonable fees, including a limited access free membership.

The Bonaire Web Cams have proven themselves to be very popular with visiting tourists from around the world, and have, on their own, became famous, from the award-winning underwater cam, to the beach cams, DonkeyCam, and WindsurfCam.  Many Bonaire visitors plan at least one trip to the cams to wave to family and friends back home and now the DowntownCam makes this very easy.  www.bonairewebcams.com receives an average of 200,000 visitors per month, with an average of 2,000,000 page views per month.

RE/MAX Paradise Bonaire Homes is one of Bonaire’s finest realtors, and offers expert advice no matter if you are buying a home, selling a home, or just wish to rent a villa for your vacation.  Additional information is available at http://www.bonairehomes.com, or email info@bonairehomes.com or call +599-717-7362, or FAX +599-717-7366.

Caribbean WebCams, LLC, owner and operator of the Bonaire WebCams and the award-winning Bonaire ReefCam, specializes in all aspects of commercial WebCam set-up and installation for resorts and travel destinations. Company headquarters are located in Bolton, Massachusetts in the U.S.A. Caribbean WebCams information can be found at http://www.CaribbeanWebCams.com, and the company may be contacted at info@CaribbeanWebCams.com or by phone at +1-703-783-8370 or by FAX at +1-703-783-8371 in the U.S., or by phone at +599-7-174112 on Bonaire.