I visited the island in December 2022, spending four full days there, and playing poker on three successive nights in all three of the island’s poker rooms. It is also home to many spectacular resorts and restaurants. It is generally flat, with some rolling hills and a few high points of no more than 200 meters.
It is roughly 19 miles long, 6 miles wide, and covered with cactus, aloe vera plants, sand, and other desert features. Known for its beautiful Atlantic and Caribbean beaches, Aruba is an island nation located 15 miles off the coast of Venezuela. It’s also nice to have something for a non-poker playing travel companion to do.Īruba fits the bill on all counts, with three poker rooms and a lot of other activities to keep you busy and happy when you’re not playing poker. My ideal places for poker travel all have good poker games of course, but also other activities to engage me when the poker room is closed, or when I have grown weary of my favorite leisure activity. This is the very first in what will be a six-part series. He has agreed to publish a few of his chapters here first. note: Ashley is working on a book of his poker travels entitled Poker in 50 States (and 26 countries).
