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Hidden Gems of Madagascar: Holiday Inspirations
Blog: Madafan.com: Discover Madagascar - 4 May 2012
Considering Madagascar has become synonymous with its – admittedly impressive- lemur population, the island off the south-east coast of Africa has so much more to offer the tourist and backpacker alike than these furry little natives. Be it adventure fuelled activities or pirate ship graveyards, to wildlife spotting, exotic hut spa relaxation for a taste
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Amazing chameleons fighting video
Blog: Madafan.com: Discover Madagascar - 12 April 2012
When I was a kid, it was common to find some chameleons where I grew up. As most malagasy boys do (they still do it as a game in fact): we took two chameleons and put each on some branches and have them fight against each other. The game wasn’t exactly about who the winner
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3 reasons why I don’t like the next Dreamworks Madagascar animation
Blog: Madafan.com: Discover Madagascar - 11 April 2012
The third of animation of the Madagascar serie produced by Dreamworks will soon hit theatres, and while I’m pretty sure it’s gonna be another hit, I just can’t help feeling sad about it (and it’s not because we, Malagasy people, usually are jealous about other people who succeed). Let’s see some reasons why I’m sad
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Don’t be jealous of Tourism Queensland active engagement in the blogosphere
Blog: Madafan.com: Discover Madagascar - 10 April 2012
Well, the title of this blog post is meant for me … But anyway, stay with me as you may either be jealous too, or you may be brave enough to run for that competition. Who knows, you may be one of the 10 blogger who’ll get an almost fully-covered trip to Queensland-Australia. Read on.
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Going down memory lanes with old photos
Blog: Madafan.com: Discover Madagascar - 2 April 2012
I just love the internet. I’m sure we all say that, and we all have our own reasons for doing so. But one of the reasons I love the Internet is that people are sharing a lot of interesting stuff: photos, private collections, insightful quotes, and so on and so forth. Lately, on thing caught
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JCI Antananarivo is seeking for an Outstanding Young Person
Blog: Madafan.com: Discover Madagascar - 30 March 2012
The time has come to recognize the outstanding achievements of Madagascar’s youth. JCI Antananarivo is looking for the next Malagasy Outstanding Young person that will represent our country for the worldwide 2012 JCI Ten Outstanding Young Persons of the World (JCI TOYP).
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Madagascar: The Lost Island
Blog: WildJunket - 22 March 2012
From endemic wildlife to bizarre stone forests and unexplored beaches, remote Madagascar may just be one of Africa’s last great unknowns. By: Nellie Huang | Originally published in WildJunket Magazine April/May 2012 t was a tail. A very long, white and bushy tail.
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Golden Orb Spiders of Madagascar Weave Malagasy Motifs
Blog: Madafan.com: Discover Madagascar - 26 January 2012
Madagascar: the home of thousands of endemic species of flora and fauna, flourishing in the island that has been isolated for over 70 million years. As one of the largest islands in the world, Madagascar homes about 5% of our world’s animal and plant species, including unique species of lemurs, chameleons, butterflies, and foxes. While
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5 Mauritius Beaches You Shouldn’t Miss
Blog: Vagobond.com - 10 December 2011
Mauritius, located to the east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean is renowned for its white sandy beaches and also the coconut trees that appear to come straight from a dream. Below you will find 5 of the most interesting beaches that you should not miss when visiting this tropical island.
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8 Things You Might Not Know about Madagascar
Blog: WildJunket - 15 September 2011
Before coming to the Red Island, I knew nothing about Madagascar, except for its quirky lemurs and chameleons (let’s admit it, even that I’d learned from the animation movie).
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Life Lessons from a Bustling Village Market in Madagascar
Blog: WildJunket - 14 September 2011
“Food comes to those who work, those who don’t work should not eat, ” translates Heri, our local guide. These words, in Malagasy language, are sprawled across the front gate of the central market. Heri tells us it’s just one of the many Malagasy sayings.
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Madagascar: Laidback Beach Town of Morondava
Blog: WildJunket - 12 September 2011
“Mora mora.” Slowly, slowly. Everywhere you go in Madagascar, you see and hear these words. But in Morondava, it takes on new meaning. Here, mora mora is a way of life – there’s no rush to get anywhere, nor stress to get things done. It’s where you go to kick back, relax and let the [...]
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Photoblog: Life Along the Tsiribihina River, Madagascar
Blog: WildJunket - 8 September 2011
Before setting off for Madagascar, I dreamt about its wildlife, its forests and its cities; but only after the trip did I realize that the most memorable moments of my trip were spent watching the locals.
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Climbing Madagascar’s Stone Forest – Tsingy de Bemahara
Blog: WildJunket - 7 September 2011
They don’t call this the ‘wild west’ for nothing. Red Earth, robust baobab trees and brownish rivers – the remote Western region of the country epitomizes Madagascar at its most exotic.
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Here’s to a stumbling blog day 2011
Blog: Madafan.com: Discover Madagascar - 31 August 2011
Do you know that today(august 31st 2011) is a worldwide blog day ? Ok, some (or most) of madafan readers won’t care – but since the blogosphere is such a wonderful way for opening oneself to other culture, other opinions, I think it’s worth taking a little time participating into it. And yes, blogging ain’t dead
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Wildlife-watching in the Kirindy Nature Reserve, Madagascar
Blog: WildJunket - 9 August 2011
During our trip to Madagascar, the Kirindy Forest Reserve was our first stop and it also proved to be the highlight of the trip. We’d come to Madagascar to see wildlife, and Kirindy definitely did not disappoint.
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Faces of Madagascar
Blog: WildJunket - 29 July 2011
I love interacting with people when I travel – locals, expats, guides or peddlers, they are the ones who tell the story of a country.
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Captivating Moments – Catching Sunset at Avenue du Baobab, Madagascar
Blog: WildJunket - 25 July 2011
There are some things in life that are so beautiful they often leave us speechless and moved to tears. For me, watching sunset along the Baobab Avenue in Madagascar is one of them.
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Madagascar Unmasked: Wildlife, Nature and Beautiful People
Blog: WildJunket - 19 July 2011
There are few places as remote and wild as Madagascar, and even fewer that offer such fulfilling and authentic travel experiences.
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Sar’Nao 2011: check the program of this month of photography
Blog: Madafan.com: Discover Madagascar - 3 July 2011
The kick-off of Sar’Nao, the second edition of the now well-established “month of photography” was done at the lobby of the Louvre hotel last night, gathering most of the malagasy photography world (well, at least those who could make it to Antananarivo). Right before the opening at 6 PM, photo lovers started the afternoon by
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Wanna go on a train ballad in Ambatolampy?
Blog: Madafan.com: Discover Madagascar - 1 July 2011
Those last couple of months, I took some time to do some trekking with some folks who just love practising it for the sake of doing some physical exercise. I’m not really a sporty person but when I joined the Rando du Val fellows for their monthly trekking session, I just forgot about competition or
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TEDxAntananarivo the panel list is out: mind-blowing
Blog: Madafan.com: Discover Madagascar - 23 November 2010
The TEDXantananarivo event on November 27th 2010 gathers extraordinary people for extraordinary conversations around the "Time to go green" theme. Check the panelist, it's awesome.
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15 years later, the “Rova manjakamiadana” opens to the public
Blog: Madafan.com: Discover Madagascar - 7 November 2010
15 years after the criminal incendie that took away almost all of the Rova of Manjakamiadana, this symbolic place opened to the publicfor four days even though its restoration isn’t complete yet. I do admit opening the gate to the public for free and letting people take photos is a good initiative. And the public
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TEDxAntananarivo “Time to go green” … What the heck a TED talk is?
Blog: Madafan.com: Discover Madagascar - 4 November 2010
"TEDxAntananarivo- Time to go green" will happen at Café de la Gare-Antananarivo on November 26th 2010, starting 2 PM
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A new beginning …
Blog: Madafan.com: Discover Madagascar - 26 October 2010
A year and a half down the road, one can say that madafan.com has stepped up from an initiative that initially sparkled from a frustration to a more targeted Madagascar travel and conservation platform. This slowly started with few posts that were born as my inspiration came up, followed by some late night writing (when
