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Getting to Isle St. Marie, Toamasina, Madagascar travel blog

Getting to Isle St. Marie

A travel blog entry by wbond

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Today I travelled to Ilse St. Marie, a little island off the east coast of Madagascar. For the trip, I used a "taxi-brousse", the local minibus system. The taxi was way overloaded both with people and cargo, and the driver went really fast on the little ...

My week in St. Marie, Isle St Marie, Madagascar travel blog

My week in St. Marie

A travel blog entry by wbond

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... a resort gives it a bit too much value) called the Lémurien for lunch. Lémuriens are a type of mammal indigenous to Madagascar; they are closely related to humans, even more so than monkeys; and because they only exist on Madagascar, they are very ...

St. Marie Part Two, Ile St. Marie, Madagascar travel blog

St. Marie Part Two

A travel blog entry by wbond

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... funny stories about the place. I saw the wedding of a 60 year old French vaza to a 30 year old Malagasy woman, which was pretty cool. It was done in the oldest Catholic church in Madagascar. Then I finished my stay at St. Marie and made my way ...

Ile St. Marie, Ile Saint Marie, Madagascar travel blog

Ile St. Marie

A travel blog entry by paulianina

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... like to do more of someday! When I arrived back to Tamatave, it was June 25, which is the eve of Independence Day in Madagascar. It was spectacular to watch the fireworks over the ocean, and to feel the joy of the people as they celebrated. It has ...

To the wilderness by water, Ampanakary, Madagascar travel blog

To the wilderness by water

A travel blog entry by awayfromitall2

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... between Brickaville and Tamatave. The RN2 is a narrow twisting road but the main thoroughfare between the coastal port of Tamatave (Toamasina) and the rest of the country.  All the container vehicles  carrying goods to Tana come this way, ...

Masoandro Lodge, Ile Sainte Marie, Madagascar travel blog

Masoandro Lodge

A travel blog entry by awayfromitall2

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Ile Sainte Marie (or as its called in Malagasi Nosy Boraha) is a small island off the north east coast of Madagascar and it is one of the places humpback whales choose to spend July to September.  They come north in hundreds to warmer seas for the ...

Pangalanes part 2, Toamasina (Tamatave), Madagascar travel blog

Pangalanes part 2

A travel blog entry by awayfromitall2

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... taxi who took us into town to check out options re flights/transfers.  Tamatave is the second biggest town and Madagascar's main port.  Its a curious meeting of 1st and 3rd world - huge petroleum storage tanks alongside the roads populated by ...

I want to be alone..., Ampanakary, Madagascar travel blog

I want to be alone...

A travel blog entry by awayfromitall2

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... starts in April and by July there should be a steady stream of visitors. I knew that tourism was suffering in Madagascar but I didn't realise just how much until we arrived and I found I was the one and only visitor. I ...

Lots of Lemurs, Ampanakary, Madagascar travel blog

Lots of Lemurs

A travel blog entry by awayfromitall2

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Visiting the Palmarium, http://www.bushhouse-madagascar.com/palmarium.html across the lake from Bush House, was an opportunity to see and photograph lots of different kinds of lemurs, orchids and other plants and animals.  ...

Back to the bigger Island again, Isle Saint Marie, Madagascar travel blog

Back to the bigger Island again

A travel blog entry by christinageorge

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Hot and ...

Bliss, Isle Saint Marie, Madagascar travel blog

Bliss

A travel blog entry by christinageorge

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Walked around the island and worked on our ...

Ile St Marie - paradise for a week or two, Ile St Marie, Madagascar travel blog

Ile St Marie - paradise for a week or two

A travel blog entry by rosums

... , and wet forest leaves...I feel like I'm in paradise.  This smell is, I think, my favourite personal memory from Madagascar.     Arriving, forget that I'm supposed to be mildly annoyed about La Crique - wow!  The bungalow is ...

Day of doing absolutely nothing!, Isle Saint Marie, Madagascar travel blog

Day of doing absolutely nothing!

A travel blog entry by christinageorge

After having such a horrible time on the big island, they decided that today should be a day of doing absolutely nothing!  They didn't even take any photos!  It was ...

Journey to Isle Saint Marie, Isle Saint Marie, Madagascar travel blog

Journey to Isle Saint Marie

A travel blog entry by christinageorge

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Standby & dodgy ...

Journey to the bigger Isle, Isle Saint Marie, Madagascar travel blog

Journey to the bigger Isle

A travel blog entry by christinageorge

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So not worth it. Still full of ...

Sainte-Marie - entre terre et mer, Vohilava, Madagascar travel blog

Sainte-Marie - entre terre et mer

A travel blog entry by bibi078

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La grisaille de Tamatave laisse la place au bleu de l'eau qui encercle l'île de Sainte-Marie. Ce bleu nous émerveille alors que nous survolons l'Océan Indien. Et quelques minutes plus tard, nous avons atterri sur ce petit bout de terre au milieu ...

Toamasina, Toamasina (Tamatave), Madagascar travel blog

Toamasina

A travel blog entry by b2009

Going to find my way around Madagascar, I want to ride some trains and take in the ...

Toamasina, Toamasina (Tamatave), Madagascar travel blog

Toamasina

A travel blog entry by amanda_marmotte

"Born Slippy" - Underworld Drive boy dog boy Dirty numb angel boy In the doorway boy She was a-lipstick boy She was a-beautiful boy And tears boy And all in your inner space boy You had hands girls boy And steel boy You had ...

Topsy turvy, Tamatave, Madagascar travel blog

Topsy turvy

A travel blog entry by lola_hd

... city. I'm not sure when things changed...one second I was marevelling at the difference in the scenery of eastern Madagascar - rising from the highland plateau to large lush mountains covered in an array of vegetation, including the ubiquitous ...

9, Ambodifototra, Madagascar travel blog

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A travel blog entry by xianart

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Jean de Dieu Didi: Bester Buschtaxifahrer Afrikas, Mananara-Toamasina/Tamatave-Perinet N. P.-Antananarivo, Madagascar travel blog

Jean de Dieu Didi: Bester Buschtaxifahrer Afrikas

A travel blog entry by juttachris

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Country #3 - Port  #2, Toamasina, Madagascar travel blog

Country #3 - Port #2

A travel blog entry by lissi

It was the raffest voyage and a lot of people couldn't keep any food down. Praise the Lord for I'm not getting seasick. This voyage was an special one. Not only was it the first time for me on sea but also the first time I could see ...

8, Manompando, Madagascar travel blog

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A travel blog entry by xianart

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Fünfter Tag, an die Ostküste, Tamatave, Madagascar travel blog

Fünfter Tag, an die Ostküste

A travel blog entry by dodosigi

Ankunft in der Stadt ,it dem grôssten Hafen des Landes. Strandspatziergang und Nachtessen richtig Madagassisch in einem kleinen Restaurant an der Ecke beim ...

Toamasina, Toamasina (Tamatave), Madagascar travel blog

Toamasina

A travel blog entry by amanda_marmotte

"Né quelque part" - Maxime Leforestier On choisit pas ses parents, on choisit pas sa famille On choisit pas non plus les trottoirs de Manille De Paris ou d'Alger Pour apprendre ŕ marcher Etre né quelque part Etre né quelque part Pour celui ...

Ile Ste-Marie, Ambodifotatra, Madagascar travel blog

Ile Ste-Marie

A travel blog entry by scoubi

On this island try "Chez Alain", good food, cheap bungalow. They can even show you how to make your own Coco-Punch (rhum) and tell you about the cultural belief in ...

7, Toamasina, Madagascar travel blog

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A travel blog entry by xianart

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11, Vohilava, Madagascar travel blog

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A travel blog entry by xianart

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