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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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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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 [...]
Posted in Activities, Excerpt, Local corner, References, Worth discovering | Tagged antsiranana, blogsherpa, fact, mahajanga, taxi
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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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
Not [...]
Posted in Conservation corner, Excerpt | Tagged blogsherpa, firefox, madagascar, namoroka, park, release
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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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 [...]
Posted in Activities, Excerpt, Local corner, Worth discovering | Tagged blogsherpa, dolphin, holiday, madagascar, sambaraha, surf, tolagnaro
By editor on December 20, 2009
Ok, the Copenhaghue’s title is a little catchy here Nonetheless,
it’s a good introduction to this small but how effective local
community initiative that is worth a shout out (you know the kind of
initiative that doesn’t even have a marketing budget but who deserve a
round of applause for what it’s doing)…we’re going to talk about [...]
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By editor on December 17, 2009
So the second edition of Enjoy Madagascar took place last week-end, I
just want to report some activities that I found interesting for those
who are in Madagascar.
1- Ikopa by canoe
This coming saturday, as part of the monthly outing organized by the
ORTANA (Analamanga’s regional tourism bureau), 80 people will have the
chance to “ride” the Ikopa river on [...]
Posted in Excerpt, News | Tagged blogsherpa, canoe, ikopa, madagascar
By madafan on December 12, 2009
Despite the political crisis that still prevails in Madagascar, the second edition of Enjoy Madagascar still happens today and tomorrow (December 12 and 13) in Antananarivo, at Futura Business Park. This second edition is a bit of challenge as international tourists and professionals may not massively come, though I personally think that by choosing to [...]
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