Off the coast of West Africa lies a little-known destination: the Bijagos Islands of Guinea-Bissau. This remote archipelago of 88 islands offers more than just pristine beaches and waters — it's a ...

Many travelers haven’t heard about the beauty of Orango Island in Guinea-Bissau. However, the island is an incredible destination in West Africa. A place for nature and outdoor lovers, Orango Island ...

Paradise means different things to different people, especially when it comes to travel. One person’s life-affirming mountain hike is another’s Sisyphean hell. But there is a paradise—a Platonic Form ...

Passengers waiting to board a boat taking them back to the island of Bubaque in the Bijagos Archipelago. — AFP TURQUOISE waves splash against the white sand beaches of the Bijagos archipelago, where ...

Thousands of people flock to a tiny island off Guinea-Bissau to party hard at a three day music festival every Easter: It can take five hours by ferry from the West African nation's capital, Bissau, ...

Only Papua New Guinea is not located in Africa (it's in the southwestern Pacific Ocean). It's surprising that guinea pigs don't come from any of these countries and that none of them touch the Gulf of ...

The 12 traditional priestesses of Orango island gathered in their wide hut in a deserted clearing of ankle-deep vegetation, passing a bowl of orange palm nuts between them. Like their grandmothers ...

Thousands of people flock to a tiny island off Guinea-Bissau to party hard at a three day music festival every Easter: It can take five hours by ferry from the West African nation's capital, Bissau, ...

It can take five hours by ferry from the West African nation's capital, Bissau, to reach the island of Bubaque. Its festival is now in its sixth year and musicians came from Senegal, France and ...