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My trip to Comoros Islands was more of an adventure than a visit. As soon I arrived there the amazing nature intrigued me into discovering the wildlife of the islands. The nature was richer that what i had expected with all the endangered species of birds and turtles, and some kinds of fish that you can only find in the Comoros ...

The Comoros is freaking expensive. Really nice, but crazy expensive. The only way I would come back is with lots of money. Examples: Zanzibar: for 20 bucks Rose and I get a double room with fans, mosquito nets, water elecricity, and a nice roof top terrace from which we enjoy our free giant breakfast in the mornings. Madagascar: for about 9 bucks Rose and I get a double bed in a bungalow surrounded with sand, with fan, mosquito net, open shower but hey there is ...

... day (and the dear man did I will add). If you know me you will know that I have an accute fear of the dark, and so this would be no easy task. I stood staring for a while longer and he motioned me to go... could I handle it? As you can assume I did not go four days witrhout peeing. But you know what? As I crouched there in the complete darkness, sopping wet, hanging onto the moist with only God knew what walls of the most disgusting bathroom I ...

... s narrow roads, blaring music and yelling in support of one of the 18 presdiential candidates. Note that there's at most 350,000 people on this island, but 18 presidential candidates. So, we spent our time going on long walks, swimming in the ocean (still hasn't gotten old), reading (I'm currently caught up in a secondhand copy of "The Devil Wears Prada" in French. Nothing like reading something kinda junky ...

Transportation lessons I have learned in the last few years: - Don't take the Megabus overnight to Chicago for only a two-day weekend. - Don't forget your sleeping pills on the 12-hour overnight bus from Delhi to Dharamsala. - Don't EVER travel by sea between African islands in the Indian Ocean. Especially between Zanzibar and the Comoros Islands on the Ile des Comoros II. Put Marta, Rose, and 20 Tanzanians and Comorians in a not-so-big or clean ...

... as we enter the side gate. The staff are familiar with our "guide", and he helps sort out a room in the "superior" class at E37.50 without breakfast. Our guide, "Chauffeur" now sets out his proposition for our stay, which involves climbing the big volcano. It looks like being either a walk of 30km if done in one day, or splitting the trip over 2 days, and camping at 1600 metres on the way back. The former is too much for us, and ...

Il semble que le mauvais temps nous suive. Pas grand chose à voir. Les Comores ressemblent beaucoup aux Seychelles. L'île semble très pauvre. Les gens sont gentils, mais quelque chose manque. It looks like the bad weather follows us. Not much to see. The Comores look a lot like the Seychelles. The island seems very poor. The peoples are nice but something is missing.