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1800 km off-road on 4WD in the South of Madagascar
I once asked Madafan readers about making Madagascar a destination for extreme sports, not only have I found answers from my internet-wanderings and from the discussions I had with few of them, but one exciting experience is soon going to happen in the south region of Madagascar. In that previous article, I was mentioning the [...]
David Grier: Why a crazy man’s effort matters?
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 [...]
7 facts you need to know about taxi rides in Madagascar
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 [...]
“Write for us” at madafan.com, free publicity for your Madagascar tourism activity while getting published on different networks, including www.lonelyplanet.com
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 worth [...]
Enjoy a colorful november: mangos, mimosa, jacaranda and so on
Sometimes when you are too used to your everyday life, you just don’t pay attention to all those nice things happening around you. This time, I just wanted to take Madafan readers through three things that you sometimes take for granted that you don’t pay attention too… Those things has one thing in common: colors [...]
BOMBS discovered in Madagascar
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 [...]
A tour around the duty free zone at Ivato airport. Some malagasy voan-dalana
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 [...]
Conservation International leverages google earth for climate change showcase
… and guess who’s the country used for case study: Madagascar. Although I’m not inspired yet to make a whole new post about how google earth virtual tour can help, I just want Madafan readers to be aware of this video.
I know, this is only an “echoing chamber” phenomenon but the video is worth a [...]
A rambling from Madagascar: some positive notes despite all
Madafan is not the know-it-all about Madagascar (the motto “discover Madagascar” also applies to Madafan’s writers). This post will try to highlight some positive notes on Madagascar although things ain’t bright on the ground. It’s always satisfying to showcase what people are doing on the ground despite all.
- spotlightmadagascar.org: Sara Lehouillier Landed in Madagascar and [...]




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