MADAGASCAR | Saturday, 15 May 2010 | Views [526]
About 5minutes after the green and brown of
Madagascar was no longer in sight from my window seat, I realised, I am completely
exhausted. It’s not just a lack of sleep either, I am truly tired. I am hungry.
I am hungry for clean, nutritious, ... Read more >
MADAGASCAR | Saturday, 15 May 2010 | Photo Gallery
Trip of a lifetime!
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Tags: madagascar
MADAGASCAR | Friday, 14 May 2010 | Views [700]
Oh no, where has the time gone! It’s my last
day in Madagascar, and I truly am sad to see this adventure end.
Where did I break off last?
The morning in Ifaty was perfect. We headed
out on a snorkelling trip on one ... Read more >
MADAGASCAR | Tuesday, 11 May 2010 | Views [1587]
Ikaka is the name of the river running
through a settlement that has literally sprung out of nowhere. The reason;
beautiful, abundant and lucrative sapphires. The first was found just over a
decade ago by a Swiss-Frenchman who we had the good ... Read more >
MADAGASCAR | Monday, 10 May 2010 | Views [1352]
Our day began well, we woke up bright and
early to start our 6 hour trek in Isalo National Park (Isalo being the name of an endemic tree that is found here), and I got to have a real
breakfast, an omelette instead of the monotonous baguette ... Read more >
MADAGASCAR | Sunday, 9 May 2010 | Views [626]
Not much. Most of today was spent driving the
5-6hours to Ranohira, a small town in the middle of nowhere. Turns out the gem
mines are ~80km from here so we’ll visit them later on. We’re now staying at
the Hotel Orchidee (single double 36,000Ar).... Read more >
MADAGASCAR | Saturday, 8 May 2010 | Views [1125]
Ambavalo and an unexpected return to
Fiana. A slight bout of tummy bug and cold (I caught the cold a couple of days
ago)... BUT! My first sighting of lemurs in Madagascar! Ring tailed lemurs (the
black and white stripy tailed ones) at Anja park, ... Read more >
Tags: ambavalo
MADAGASCAR | Friday, 7 May 2010 | Views [1914] | Comments [4]
The last two days have been
picturesque to say the least. After the previous post about scammers we risked
it again and signed up for a 2 day train and homestay trip to Andrambovato (Normally
120,000Ar and worth every penny, though not ... Read more >
MADAGASCAR | Wednesday, 5 May 2010 | Views [630]
We got jipped. Plain and simple. Kind
of. We decided to rent a guide who was going to take us to Tulear over 7-8days.
According to the boss (read salesman) our guide was either going to be him or
one of his partners who could also speak ... Read more >
Tags: fianarantsoa
MADAGASCAR | Tuesday, 4 May 2010 | Views [1802] | Comments [1]
Wow,
what a day! Travelling is as much the meeting of people as the travel itself
and boy did we meet some interesting locals! I think this is a post best
described through pictures, so I’ll keep it short. Waking early we borrowed a
couple ... Read more >
Tags: antsirabe, lake tritriva
MADAGASCAR | Monday, 3 May 2010 | Views [604] | Comments [3]
I realise now that it was never the fact
that I was a nightowl, but rather that I lived in the wrong time zone. This
morning I was up at the crack of dawn, 6am before my alarm and once again to
the sound of cock crows. I ventured out by myself ... Read more >
MADAGASCAR | Sunday, 2 May 2010 | Views [538] | Comments [1]
The morning in Reunion involved more rain
and taking a lovely walk by a very grouchy looking sea. Also worth mentioning for
potential travellers, the main St Denis bus stop (Gare Routiere) is right on
the sea in the middle of town. It was an ... Read more >
Tags: antananarivo, madagascar, tana
REUNION | Saturday, 1 May 2010 | Views [448] | Comments [1]
We touched down just as it was beginning to
rain (and then pour) at the already dark and overcast Roland Garros airport of
Reunion Island.
As
soon as I'd set foot off the plane I was struck by the concoction of thick
humidity, the ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Saturday, 1 May 2010 | Views [523] | Comments [3]
I gotta say, Air Austral is ok in my books!
Decent leg room, attentive staff, smoked salmon for
lunch and a nice French red on offer. No economising with ‘petite’ sized
meals either. The only drawback is no individual entertainment for this ... Read more >
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