The Ultimate Aruba Vacation Guide

Aruba is the crown jewel of the Dutch Caribbean. Lying just 18 miles off the coast of South America it's a tropical paradise with an unexpectedly arid, landscape. You're as likely to find cactuses here as you are palm trees. The dryness leads to dependably warm and cloudless sunny days--ideal beach weather. It is also lies outside of Hurricane Alley with high temperatures fluctuating from 86 degrees in January to 91 degrees in August. In other words, there is no off-season here. MORE at Forbes.com