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By madafan on December 26, 2009

 
 
 

Madafan always wanted to be a platform where anyone who travelled or lived in Madagascar can share their experience, their recommendations (as well as the “avoid it” places/activities) that Madafan readers ought to know, though setting-up a vibrant community of  Madagascar-fans.
We definitely aim to have everybody fom every corner of Madagascar write articles about what’s [...]

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"I met Madagascar": showcase Madagascar products you find abroad

“I met Madagascar”: showcase Madagascar products you find abroad

By madafan on October 18, 2009

Just wandered in a TJMaxx shop somewhere in Tysons corner in Virginia- US and stumbled upon this wonderful surprise that I wanted to share with Madafan readers. Everytime I have to travel outside Madagascar, I’m always eager on finding some Madagascar-related items around me- this time it happened at a time where I didn’t expect [...]

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BOMBS discovered in Madagascar

By madafan on October 14, 2009

Madafan is about “discovering” Madagascar, and given the crisis we have now, you may think that there has actually been bombs that exploded in Madagascar. Well, sorry to “disappoint” but the bomb I’m talking about here stands for “Best Of Malagasy Blogs”- the second edition, as the first one happened in 2007. Just couldn’t resist [...]

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A tour around the duty free zone at Ivato airport. Some malagasy voan-dalana

By madafan on October 11, 2009

A “voan-dalana” is what you bring back to your close friends and relatives after travelling- a kind of souvenir. The worst part of travelling must be hanging inside the airport waiting for the nice lady to call passengers of your flight. So, in Madagascar, while waiting for a 1:40 AM flight, I did a tour [...]

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Two spots for catching a wave or hitting the surf in Madagascar

Two spots for catching a wave or hitting the surf in Madagascar

By madafan on July 31, 2009

So I’ve visited the “Destination Vacances” expo that was held at “La Résidence” last week-end. The idea was to get some inspiration for this coming holidays, and I dare say I wasn’t disappointed. I guess  I’ll have more post inspired by the event but here are few options you can consider. For now, let’s focus [...]

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David Grier: Why a crazy man's effort matters?

David Grier: Why a crazy man’s effort matters?

By madafan on March 3, 2010

Frankly speaking, the first time I heard about the name of “David Grier”, it was a facebook (shame?) friend of mine who told me to become one of his fans, or friend him …. can’t even remember … I skipped the invite (so do I with all those funny- and not so funny- facebook invites [...]

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Taolagnaro to welcome 900 cruisers on march 2010

Taolagnaro to welcome 900 cruisers on march 2010

By madafan on February 25, 2010

photo credit: joiseyshowaa
So a cruise will land in Taolagnaro on march 28th 2010, bringing 900 english-speaking tourists to this wonderful city of  Madagascar for 9 hours. The tourism ministry even held a special session to “motivate” tourism actors in this city so as to shine and give the best of them during this 9 [...]

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7 facts you need to know about taxi rides in Madagascar

7 facts you need to know about taxi rides in Madagascar

By editor on February 10, 2010

Once you’re tired of walking around a city, as a tourist, you may be tempted to have a taxi-ride… So let’s try to give you some tips in order to make it a memorable and funny ride
The following isn’t about the”agreed” taxis parking outside big hotels and at the airport , we’re talking [...]

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Promoting a travel destination through a blog

Promoting a travel destination through a blog

By editor on February 3, 2010

Be warned, this post is not about Madagascar, it’s a self-inspection of madafan…
As this new year has started (well, we’re already on february), I just took some time to look back at what I want  Madafan to become and where does it stand now.
The goal is clear: I want madafan to become the reference for [...]

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Contribute to Mozilla FireFox's support to Namoroka Park in Madagascar

Contribute to Mozilla FireFox’s support to Namoroka Park in Madagascar

By madafan on January 15, 2010

Those last years, big guys find it trendy or fashionable to get an inspiration from a Madagascar-related item… We all know the dreamworks cartoons (Madagascar, Madagascar 2-escape to africa, Merry Madagascar), now we have my favorite browser AKA Firefox who codenamed its next release Namoroka – inspired from a park in the north-west of Madagascar

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More to come for 2010 …

By editor on January 4, 2010

Beginning of a new year (or decade) always comes with its set of “looking-back” session. Madafan just want to begin this year by thanking you all for this exciting and enriching experience. I can’t name you all (and I don’t want to risk myself forgetting some importanant names- although you are all important) So – [...]

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Summer in the south east

By dadamanga on December 29, 2009

December holidays come around and every year I think, “hmm, where will I go for a break this year?” and my decision is always the same.  I stay at home in Fort Dauphin and spend the time visiting our spectacular beaches and enjoying the perfect weather!  Summer is for me the best time to visit [...]

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