MSNBC.com "I’m sitting on the sloping lawn of the Montpelier Plantation Inn with a rum punch in hand, watching the sun slink gracefully into the sea below as a tiny hummingbird hovers above a giant hibiscus flower just feet away. I feel for a fleeting instant at peace with the world. A frog croaks nearby, and as I turn to look for it, the sun completes its dive, gone for another day."
Forbes , I have been a long time vacation homeowner on Aruba, the tiny Dutch Caribbean island off the coast of Venezuela. Only 20 miles long and 6 miles across, the cactus-filled, dry island features my favorite beach in the entire world. Endless days spent on the famed Eagle Beach floating in crystal clear, aquamarine warm waters is why massive throngs of tourists return annually to this island paradise.