Aruba ⇄ Paugus Bay, NH

Every song is a true story.

Sunset nights in Palm Beach, Aruba. Sandbar days on Paugus Bay, New Hampshire. No made-up characters, no invented nights — just real moments with the people who were there, turned into island songs.

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Rob and Nadine at the ARUBA One happy island sign in Palm Beach
Palm Beach, Aruba
Yalla habibi!
A Little Dirt cover art
OutOct 16

New single

A Little Dirt

“A little dirt, a lot of happy.”

Years ago we bought a little dirt in Aruba. We built houses on it, opened the gates to guests from all over the world — and somewhere between the first sketch on a napkin and the hundredth sunset, it turned into a whole life by the Caribbean Sea. This song is that story.

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The songs

The story behind every song

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Aruba

Get On The Bus

The famous Aruba party bus. We got on for one ride and the whole night turned into a song.

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Rob and friends on a catamaran off Palm Beach, Aruba
Aruba

Aruba’s Calling You

When Aruba calls, you answer. Sails up, drinks out, Palm Beach on the horizon. One happy island.

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Friends partying at night at the Paugus Bay campground
The Lake

Security Is Out

A party on Paugus Bay got so good that security showed up. You know it was a good night.

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Rob and friends floating together at the sand bar on Lake Winnipesaukee
The Lake

Meet Me at the Sand Bar

Tie up the boat, grab a float, and find everybody at the sand bar. Summer Saturdays on the lake.

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A pontoon boat with a hot dogs flag at the sand bar
The Lake

Selling on My Pontoon

Open for business… on the pontoon. Hot dogs, cold drinks and the best view on the lake.

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Rob standing on a big rock on Aruba's north coast
Life

No Challenge Too Steep

Left Lebanon at 11, no language, no friends. Every lesson from building a life, a family and a few businesses.

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The family in a tuk-tuk in front of Almudena Cathedral, Madrid
Europe

Buongiorno!

Eleven days, one ship: Italy, Spain, Greece. Our favorite part? Getting lost. Every wrong turn became a story.

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Aruba
Out Oct 30

Still Got It

New Year’s Eve on Palm Beach, sweeping my wife off her feet in the surf.

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Aruba
Out Dec 11

Celebrate the Moments

Champagne, fireworks and the people who matter most. New Year’s Eve, Palm Beach.

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Who is ArubaRob?

From Lebanon at 11 to a life by the sea

I left Lebanon when I was 11. I didn’t speak the language and I didn’t have a single friend. Step by step I built a life, a family and a few businesses — and somewhere along the way, Aruba and a lake in New Hampshire became home.

These songs are how I keep the best nights from fading: the party bus, the pontoon, New Year’s on the beach, the time security showed up. I write the stories; the music is made with AI tools. If you’ve partied with me, you might be in one of these songs.

— Rob

Rob carrying Nadine on Palm Beach on New Year’s Eve
New Year’s Eve, Palm Beach

Straight from the camera roll

Real nights. Real people. Real songs.

Rob and Nadine at the New Year’s Day swim in Aruba
New Year’s Day dive, Aruba
Rob with friends and a trophy at the lake poker run
Poker run, the Weirs
Friends at a lookout above the harbor in Capri
Capri, Italy
Rob patting the head of a bronze statue on a sidewalk
Making friends, Scotland
Rob and Nadine hugging in a Barcelona square at night
Barcelona nights
Rob and Nadine on a jet ski on the lake
Jet ski date, the Lake
Rob and a friend toasting espresso martinis on a cruise ship
Espresso martinis at sea
Rob and Nadine on a boardwalk at a Greek beach
Greek beach, off season
Rob and a friend with a bottle of sangria on a tree-lined street
Sangria in the streets, Spain
A crowd of friends parading through the Paugus Bay campground
Campground parade, Paugus Bay
Friends in pirate gear holding a trophy under a beach tent
Pirates win a trophy
A group of friends on the bow of a boat at sunset on the lake
Sunset cruise crew
Rob and friends raising drinks on a party tractor ride in Nashville
Party tractor, Nashville
Rob and friends posing with the Easter bunny at a bar
Easter with the bunny
Rob and Nadine toasting pints in a pub
Pints for two
Rob and a friend laughing at a saloon bar
Saloon night
Rob on a jet ski at sunset flashing a peace sign
Golden hour, Winnipesaukee

Same people. Different water.

Two cold beers in the sand at sunset on Palm Beach
Caribbean Sea
Palm Beach, Aruba

Party buses, sunset sails, New Year’s on the sand.

Get On The BusAruba’s Calling YouA Little DirtStill Got It
Rob on a jet ski in the Weirs channel flashing a peace sign
Lake Winnipesaukee
Paugus Bay, New Hampshire

Sandbar days, pontoon deals, and the night security showed up.

Security Is OutSelling on My PontoonMeet Me at the Sand Bar

Ocean Hill Properties · Palm Beach, Aruba

Stay where the songs were written

The “little dirt” is real. Our villas in Palm Beach come with pools, sunsets — and a soundtrack. Every guest gets the ArubaRob Aruba Vacation playlist to jam to by the pool.

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Rob relaxing on a lounger in the shallow end of a villa pool
Story of the Month

Your story.
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The trip nobody stops talking about. The anniversary. The night that got out of hand. Tell me what happened — every month I turn a real story into an ArubaRob song.

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