I’d always imagined Madagascar as total jungle, narrowly framed by tropical beaches. Anything but! Especially nowadays. The island, which is a bit bigger than France and about twice the size of Arizona, now devotes over 70% of the land to farming. Most farms are small family units – there’s somewhere between 2.4 and 2.5 MILLION […]
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The devil, in a fit of rage, upended the baobab and planted it upside down. The tree wouldn’t stop walking so God planted it with its root-feet in the air and its branches underground. This was once a proud and beautiful tree that was punished by the gods for its vanity -they uprooted it and […]
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Antananarivo won’t suit everyone – at first glance, there isn’t a lot to love about the place to be honest. But, as always, familiarity reveals those little surprises and quirks – and we can all find a certain charm pretty much anywhere! While Antananarivo (Tana) is the most likely point of arrival and departure on […]
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