Country Info
- Antananarivo
- Capital
- Malagasy Franc (MGF)
- Currency
- 15,982,563
- Population
- MG
- Country Code
Antananarivo Slideshow
Antananarivo
Travel Blogs from Antananarivo, Madagascar
Vohimana Reserve
Located just 15km east of Andasibe, there is a reserve called Vohimana. This is a unique place where people are trying live in harmony with the forest. There is a research center located within the reserve that you have to walk 45 min to reach, passing ...
Johannesburg and Beyond! (Phone Conversation)
(Updated by Jason) Amy called today to let us all know that she made it safely to Johannesburg. I spoke with her this afternoon around 3:30 CST, (10:30 South Africa Time) Amy was in incredible spirits, and sounded like she was having quite an adventure ...
Letter to Keramet
... , in trouble -- I didn't think domestic violence was a legal issues in developing countries but apparently it is here -- yay Madagascar! And when I told Peace Corps, they said that people in that situation would come to my house, since my dad is the ...
Madagascar and Mauritius
2 foto's van containers in Madagascar en een paar foto's van mijn hotel in Mauritius. Uiteraard was ik mijn fototoestel vergeten, en zijn alle foto's met de gsm genomen, inclusief die foto's genomen tijdens een feestje georganiseerd door de Britse ...
Letter to Grandpa
Dear Grandpa, The rain has finally started! In the U.S., I wouldn't be thrilled about months of rain every day, but we've had such a severe drought here that everyone's ecstatic. People have been saying, "Happy Rainy Season!" the same way that ...
advice for future mcar pcvs
i've recently gotten a bunch of emails from future madagascar pcvs, saying that they appreciate my site and asking some questions. first of all, i'm glad that this travelogue has been helpful (or at least interesting) to you! i intended it to just ...
i saved a life!!!
.... or at least, i'd like to think i did. it's costing me a fortune to write this from my site, but i'm too excited not to. i've noticed problems at our clinic since i got here 6 (!!) months ago. doctors and nurses treat patients terribly, yelling ...
Letter to Keramet
2/20/04 Dear Keramet, Yikes, so many questions! And a headache, almost, trying to decipher them - maybe type next time? :) At site, where I've been now for a month (!), I'm getting a clearer perspective on male-female relations. Men-only ...
Update
... could be interesting! The town she is staying in until she moves to Anjozorobe is called Manjakandrina and is outside og the capitol Antananarivo. She said it is very hilly and she's building up the old leg muscles. The soil is also red and she ...
Adventures in Volunteerism - Getting Involved!
... . over about donations and sponsoring a child there because it is SUCH an amazing place that is really making a difference here in Madagascar. I hope to volunteer there once a month when I come in for banking. Sometimes you just need kids to play with and ...
First letter to her parents
... ; I watched movies, read a bit, and slept lots. The flight to Paris and the layover were uneventful, but the flight to Madagascar was amazing. We crossed the Sahara while it was still light out. The dunes and the rock formations were stunning and it ...
girls, AIDS, and tupperware
... or I thought true in my region; I've used this information to help persuade PSI, which manufactures the mosquito nets in Madagascar, to start selling them in my town. I also found many deaths from acute respiratory syndrome (pneumonia, bronchitis, flu, ...
Laying low in Tana
Lately, I've been laying low in Tana. I've taken some more market pictures. My dad's gone to the annual World Bank meetings in DC so I am staying at home with mom, who's having a hard time with the house. It is, by all accounts, very ugly and very ...
puppies and health...
[NOTE: Sorry for the delay in getting this typed up! ~ scott :) ] Dear Scott, Hi, and welcome back to the US! (I can still welcome you if I'm not there myself, right?) It's a little late to start inter-continental dialogue, but better to ...
Letter to Omi (Grandmother)
... a magazine; they recognized neither the face nor the name. I then got out a world map on a hunch, and they could identify only Madagascar. (The kids are babies to about 13 years, but even the 9 to 13-year-olds couldn't find any other country.) After a ...
SDF, Sans Domicile Fixe ?
In afwachting van de "grote vergaderingen" met de nieuwe collega's, zijn we in de persoonlijke en financiële gegevens van de nieuwe medewerkers gedoken en proberen die zo goed mogelijk over te brengen in onze systemen. Dat is niet altijd evident. Neem ...
Een eerste dosis lokale cultuur
Goede vooruitgang geboekt vandaag. We beginnen de lokale geplogenheden op het vlak van lonen en betalingen te begrijpen. Hebben bv. ook ontdekt dat de belastingvoet amper 23% bedraagt. Misschien is dat een beetje aan de lage kant. Met een hogere zouden ...
Where it really starts... Murphy's Law - Take II !
... as GPS coordinates, temperature, etc... Just for FUN! I also added some of my best pictures... I took a walking tour of Antananarivo ("TANA" for the locals). It is nothing out of the ordinary but some aspects are interesting. Expectedly, it is poor ...
trip summary - completed!
... come) was about $35. you all should come visit. 6/29 after tamatave, we flew to ile sainte marie, a small island off madagascar's east coast. we had originally planned to take the ferry over, but decided to fly at the last minute - a decision we ...
THE AFRICAN GERBER BABY
Adverstising is probably the most important job in a major corporation. Slogans are the way we are introduced to a company, and more than often, it is what makes us choose one product over another. Companies know this, and are willing to pay to get the ...
A letter to Ann
(This is a letter posted to Ann dated November 9. Apologies to all who are confused by the chronology of all these entries; this letter only appeared in my mailbox a few days ago. Also, apologies if I've spelled any of the place-names wrong due to a ...
Back to the start (Tana)... don't collect 200$
... and dogs... The malagasy people get up at the crack of dawn, not particularly my lifestyle let's say...! Final leg back to Antananarivo: Saw the men equivalent of the colorful women attire. Ricky B my travelling buddy decided to show up ...
finally in mcar
... apparently think that mcar is in asia: Jessica Gordon, PCT Corps de la Paix L'Ambassade des Etats Unis BP 620 Antananarivo 101 Madagascar East Africa i hope that all of you are doing fabulously as well! love; jess ps ) i won't have ...
Jessica's site placement
Jessica just learned of her site placement and she is thrilled!!! Her town is about 200 km. from Tana (the capital). There is another city only 25 km. away. Another Peace Corps volunteer, known as her "site partner," is in the Education Program and ...
Letter to Mr. Kramer's class
... ." People go to church on New Year's as well, and they might eat poultry or other expensive loaka. Some holidays Madagascar has that the U.S. doesn't are National Women's Day (March 8), Insurrection Day (March 29), Labor Day (May 1), Anniversary ...
Island hopping
... , kunnen de muziek (en wie weet enkele taallessen Malagasch ?) wat oefening en verstrooiing brengen. Uit de briefingdocumenten over Madagascar heb ik gelezen dat ze het erg appreciëren als buitenlanders hun best doen om enkele zinnen in hun ...
Changez ! (bis)
... naar de stad Pointe Noire. Aan de lange reistijd is niet te ontkomen, die is altijd minstens 24 uur: ik zal van Antananarivo naar Nairobi vliegen en van daar naar Addis Abeba (Ethiopië). In de transitruimte zal ik de nacht doorbrengen om 's morgens door ...
Antananarivo: impressies
Vandaag hebben we met 'Baba' de hoofdstad Antananarivo bezocht. Baba is de chauffeur/gids die ons door collega’s was aangeraden. We boekten hem via het hotel. Hij spreekt redelijk goed Frans en (uiteraard) Malagasch en kent de stad. Niet dat hij er ...