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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 [...]

Posted in Activities, Excerpt, News, Worth discovering | Tagged blogsherpa, challenge, madagascar | 4 Responses

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 [...]

Posted in Activities, Excerpt, Local corner, References, Worth discovering | Tagged antsiranana, blogsherpa, fact, mahajanga, taxi | 25 Responses

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

Not [...]

Posted in Conservation corner, Excerpt | Tagged blogsherpa, firefox, madagascar, namoroka, park, release | 5 Responses

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 [...]

Posted in Activities, Excerpt, Local corner, Worth discovering | Tagged blogsherpa, dolphin, holiday, madagascar, sambaraha, surf, tolagnaro | 13 Responses

Ikopa by canoe this saturday

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 | 1 Response

Follow Madafan today at Enjoy Madagascar 2009

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 [...]

Posted in Excerpt, Local corner, News | Tagged blogsherpa, enjoy, madagascar, salon | Leave a response

Enjoy a colorful november: mangos, mimosa, jacaranda and so on

Enjoy a colorful november: mangos, mimosa, jacaranda and so on

By madafan on November 17, 2009

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 [...]

Posted in Activities, Excerpt, Local corner, News, Worth discovering | Tagged blogsherpa, fruit, jacaranda, madagascar, mango, mimosa | 4 Responses

getting ready for “takariva any Mahavelona”

By madafan on August 7, 2009

So here we are in Mahavelona for the event “One night in Mahavelona”. Arrived this friday morning at the “Lagon hotel” where participants to this event will meet tomorrow before hanging out around Mahaveona for some drinks and barbecue.
Thanks to Thierry Orre (Lagon Hotel’s owner),Madafan is Lagon Hotel’s invitee- that’s a very nice treat [...]

Posted in Activities, Excerpt, Local corner, News | Tagged blogsherpa, madagascar, mahavelona | 3 Responses

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