La Piscine Hotel Mahajanga
Bd Marcoz, La Corniche Mahajanga, Madagascar
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Sunny Hotel Majungle Mahajanga 1 mile W of La Piscine Hotel
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Hotel Coco Lodge Mahajanga
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Last review: Nov 06, 2010<1 mile NW of La Piscine Hotel -
Les Madras Mahajanga
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Last review: Jun 09, 2010
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Still stranded in Mahajanga/Amborovy
... the rough because this is an area in decline. The prevailing colours are brown and the sprinkled blue and white of plastic bags and discarded refuse. There is still a lot of construction going on, but it seems to be desperate rather than positive. The vendors and touts also have a note of desperation, the sounds of a people used to largesse and now staring at an ever decreasing source of income. Their ferry ...
Food, Francs & Relaxation
... amp; Ariary:
Allright, the official currency of Madagascar is Ariary, correct. Technically yes, however prior to a few years ago they used the Madagascan Franc. One favourite trick of taxi's, pousse pousse drivers and smaller stores is to quickly quote the price in Francs. The value is exactly 5 times that of Ariary, making their mark up quite considerable as tourists will only have Ariary - in fact so do the locals - they just quote Francs to trip ...
Buffeted & Baked (at least the nights are cool)
... mini-bus. It seems that Trans-Post have steped into the void that is Madagascan public transport and begun to offer the only alternative to a Taxi-Brousse or a plane. Alternative? Didn't really see the difference between the Trans-Post vehicle and a Taxi-Brousse, although to be fair there were less of us on the vehicle, and our luggage was actually strapped on top. Note: when taking the Trans-Post, they mean 20kg per person (they actually weigh ...
Majunga
"Song Sung Blue" - Neil Diamond Song sung blue, everybody knows one Song sung blue, every garden grows one Me and you are subject to The blues now and then But when you take the blues And make a song You sing 'em out again You sing 'em out again Song sung blue, weeping like a willow Song sung blue, sleeping on my pillow Funny thing, But you can sing it with a cry in your voice And before you know it get to feeling good ...
I found a gold mine. literally.
Well Rose and I are back in Mahajanga bringing our travels in Madagascar to a close. Thankfully we were able to find a host family and are spending our last days here hanging out with some wonderful local people!! They are teaching us some amazing Malagasy dishes (fresh coconut fish stew anybody?? yum!!) and tomorrow in return we are making them some good old American corn bread, chili, and brownies!! After spending a day in Tana upon our 20 hour ...
