Voodoo in Benin: the Bradt guide to gods, ghosts and dead people

This animistic religion has over 50 million followers in West Africa.

The most impressive lakes in the world

From boiling lakes to vast alpine bodies of water, these are our favourite lakes from around the world. 

Benin

Hidden away in the green folds of Africa, Benin is a small country that few westerners have thought to make a holiday destination, but…

The best forests in the world

Covering even more of the world than our guidebooks, forests are ubiquitous but almost always different.