Le Lac Hotel Antananarivo

Mandrosoa Ivato Antananarivo, Madagascar

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The Urban Jungle

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... single piece of wood, it was carried there by 2,000 slaves, of which many died during the journey. When someone came to visit the King, the King would climb to the top of the house and hide on a platform under the roof. His wife would entertain the guest and it was only when she gave a certain signal that all was safe would he descend. There are also other houses in the complex built for later queens. They still contain the original furniture, much of which was given ...

When in Rome, do as the Romans do

A travel blog entry by josblykers

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... inspringt voor een collega een tijdelijke loonsverhoging van 30% krijgt. Als dat maar niemand op ideeën brengt bij ons ...

Onder het motto “When in Rome, do as the Romans do” zijn we ook samen met de medewerkers voor de lunch in hun cafetaria gaan aanschuiven. Die is buiten, in een met tentzeil overspannen ruimte, waar op de wijze van een chiro- of scoutskamp het eten uit grote potten op het bord wordt geschept: (veel) ...

The Hilltops of 'Tana

A travel blog entry by kazbar212

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... vista is magnificent and promises that Madagascar will be a plethora of photos, stories and experiences. Tomorrow we will try to hire or buy a car (not expensive or difficult) to head north, as the Taxi-Busse system (small vans, chock full of locals) will not be nearly adequete enough for our luggage, which now seems excessive (must keep remembering how long we will be away). Exploration ...

Taxi-Bruuse Take Two & The Market

A travel blog entry by jlemasur

... Our driver was good, if you consider a safe drive like a roller coaster ride from Wonderland. It was like the bat when you go backwards, mixed in with the fly and the wildebeest…you know the sketchy wood roller coaster that could just break at any turn…that was our taxi. Besides that there was the racing between our car and this white other one around midnight which was kind of sketchy, but we survived. The one bonus of the taxi ride is that ...

Privacy...it can't be beat!

A travel blog entry by jlemasur

Oh privacy how I have missed you! You never realize how nice it is to have a room to yourself until you don't have one. I love the guys but it’s nice to have my own space again. The bed is not great but I had an amazing sleep plus we have mechanical shutters, which block out all the light! So when I woke Cory up at 11am he thought it was 4am and got all crabby haha. Unfortunately I ...