Travel: Madagascar - Hotel Princess Bora Lodge & Spa

Sainte Marie Island lies just off the coast of eastern Madagascar and until a few years ago, your luggage would be transported from the tiny airport to your hotel on a wheel barrow.

This tropical paradise boasts sunshine year round, incredibly warm, calm waters, and perfect white sand beaches fringed with palm trees. The island was popular haven for pirates during the 17th century.

Photo by Princess Bora