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Traditional Aruban fishing boats just look happy to me, which certainly fits in a place known as "One Happy Island."

This is the most enduring image from my just-completed trip to Aruba.

Wish you were here..?

I'm just back from my first trip back to Aruba in six years! Did time apart make my heart grow fonder for this ultra-popular corner of the Caribbean?

Zig where others zag. It's a principle that mostly fits our style of uncommon travel, especially relative to my summer escapes.

It pays to leave your high rise Palm Beach hotel behind and explore Aruba, especially if you can find your way to Baby Beach.

Running for about four minutes, this timelapse masterpiece shows off the "One Happy Island" as most of us have never seen before.

Riding the wind by kite and by sail off the coast of Aruba.