Travel Blogs by Travelers Who Stayed at this HotelHotel Colbert Antananarivo
Le Colbert
Our heroes were up at daybreak and headed straight for the Taxi-Brousse station. "We're celebrities- get us out of here!" Take us to Tana and to the fanciest joint in Madagascar - the Colbert Hotel! [or so the website had promised] But what an anti-climax. The room was horribly bland and our filthy heroes had to ask for shampoo! The hot water wasn' …
Tana, take two
Yesterday Matt and I had another day in Tana before heading out on our exploration of provincial Madagascar. We got up and took a taxi be (pronounced 'bay' - now I have the right spelling!) downtown which seemed like a much shorter ride than the one getting home the night before in the dark! We decided to try having breakfast downtown at a …
I arrive in Madagascar!
(Note: this is a long entry... I think because I am now alone at night my thoughts will come out more as I have more time to write.) It's hot! Not quite as hot as South Africa, but a stickier heat for sure. I'm in Madagascar!!! I keep thinking about how crazy that is and how I don't think I know anyone who has been here. I feel lucky to have this …
Where Dr T and M save a pussy cat
This morning meet: Marina Monster. My first swollen face in over 2 weeks. Although, I do feel miserable, I cannot help laughing: I look like a lip Botox went wrong. Yes, probably an allergic reaction to my yesterdays' treatment, but certainly NOT the fault of the nice beautician at the hotel Colbert. We pack, send some more mails (internet is …
Nosy Be: Madirokely: who chose this???
I did. Nosy Be is Madagascar's premier beach-destination. It is the biggest island of the country, right in the north and has a population of 40.000. Madirokely is a beach village with the highest amount of dive shops listed in our guide book. Madiro hotel promised us internet. http://www.madirohotel.com/ Dr T gets a phone and some software. It …


