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One of the more aptly-named beaches anywhere, Pig Beach is also easily among the most uncommon. This is home to the famous swimming pigs of Big Major Cay.

When I dream of getting lost in The Bahamas, my visions often look something like this tiny islet somewhere in the Exumas.

The joys of solitude are easily found among the 360+ islets, cays, and rocks that comprise the Exuma chain of The Bahamas.

Morning coffee or tea, some fresh fruit, and a bagel on the balcony of my supremely spacious, 2,600 square-foot penthouse villa, the highest elevation along Emerald Bay in Great Exuma, proved an inspiring way to start the day. There was only one problem...

When flying over the many jewels that make up the Exumas it's hard to get to your final destination. Why not stop at this beautiful sand bar or that tiny runway? The choices seem nearly endless.

A good 360 islands, islets, cays, and rocks lay scattered about this extraordinary corner of The Bahamas that is the Exumas, all of them sporting the same crystalline seas.

One of the top dive sites in the Exuma Islands of The Bahamas, Amberjack is a patch reef measuring about 50 feet in length that is ideal for all levels of divers.

Interspersed among the 360 islands, islets, and cays in the Exuma chain of The Bahamas are little patches of sandy heaven like this. Sandbars: pure Bahamas paradise.

Any week can be Shark Week when you're visiting the Exuma Islands where controlled encounters with docile nurse sharks are a top attraction.