Telegraph: "I'm sitting on the rim of a volcano, my feet dangling beneath me. La Soufrière on the Caribbean island of St Vincent is still active; it last erupted in 1979, clouds of grey ash showering the island and the neighbouring island of Bequia, nine miles away, for days."
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.