Telegraph: "Oh, the joys of a Caribbean hideaway. Warm turquoise seas, deep blue skies, white sandy beaches and colourful wooden houses on stilts. What more could a foreign homeowner wish for? The Port Louis resort Yet the irony cannot be lost on the astute buyer that the very act of purchasing a home on a small Caribbean isle can contribute to the destruction of its beauty - surely the reason you bought there in the first place. "
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.