Madagascar

[TonyMontanaaO7]

There is currently a famine in southern Madagascar. Hundreds of thousands are dependent on food aid because of a drought that has lasted for three years.

[Neddy69]

In on remote village in the southeast I asked the chief about the still existence of cannibals, as I have heard rumors about it.

He had a good laugh and replied: Do not let them fool you Tinte, there is no more cannibals in this region! Actually we have eaten him, the last on of them the other Sunday with great delight as he was very tasty.

Tinte / Black ink.

To my knowledge there were never cannibals in Madagascar. But in south of Madagascar there is the Zone Rouge. This area is controlled by the Dahalo, traditional cattles rustlers who also plunder and kill the passengers passing through by Taxi Be. To this day. Cannibals you can still find mostly in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Why let the good meat of your enemies go to waste. LOL.

La Buse.

[Tinte]

In on remote village in the southeast I asked the chief about the still existence of cannibals, as I have heard rumors about it.

He had a good laugh and replied: Do not let them fool you Tinte, there is no more cannibals in this region! Actually we have eaten him, the last on of them the other Sunday with great delight as he was very tasty.

Tinte / Black ink.

[Neddy69]

Perhaps someone can elaborate on this story. I had read that these Frenchmen were incorrectly accused of abusing young children and a mob descended and attacked these two poor souls and killed and burned them to death before the police could intervene. Whether they had anything to do with kidnapping or harming children has never been clear but it appeared that this may have been a case of mistaken identity. Nevertheless, I never read about anyone being charged for this atrocity so not sure of the outcome. But it certainly gives one pause when considering to travel here. I have never been and would like to visit sometime to see the natural beauty and flora and fauna of this island. However, I am not terribly interest in the women there because the photos I have seen on these pages don't impress me that much. I think Asian girls are much prettier and perhaps a bit better educated as well. In this case, not being interested in mongering could be a blessing in disguise.

Don't go. Madagascar is dangerous. They lynch Vazaha on a regular basis. All you need is to be at the wrong place the wrong time and a tropical "paradise" turns into a nightmare. If you RTFF then you know why an Italian and a French resident were burned alive on the beach in Ambataloaka.

If you can't stomach that, better stay at home and watch National Geographic TV.

La Buse.

Lynchings are nothing special. Happens all over Africa on a regular basis. In Kenya if you're a caught thief usually you get a burning car tire around your neck.

[Tinte]

Places change constantly anyway. Would it have been the same after one year with or without covid. No. My approach would bee different so as the outcome of it too.

Most of us depend more or less on a call it touristy infrastructure, will this now survive? It is this infrastructure wich was suffering for years anyway and kept some tourists away. By the way, it is often said that Mada is a cheap country. Thats only partly true, if you rely on that infrastructure, comforts, it can get very, very costly.

General desperation will lead to more crime.

I guess after all. Going there will bee even more challenging than bevor.

Tinte / Black ink.

[Concarne]

Hello fellows!

I have not been doing a lot of reporting of late. Letting the fresh new blood do that. LOL.

My buddies and I missed on our annual Mada trip last year. I am determined not to miss on it again this year.

Currently I am stationed in the USA and they are requiring COVID testing to get back. My question: what is the situation in Nosy regarding that? Easy to do? Is it the antigen or the RTPCR test? Does anyone know the turn around time and cost?

PM or thread response works for me.

Thank you. Hope to meet some of you some day. Beers on me!

CC

PS: I did go back in the forum a few months, if I missed the info my apologies.

[Concarne]

This is not a report. I'm just recommending Andrea Lee's excellent short story "The Rivals" in the current New Yorker. It's about two aged Italian vazaha fighting for the affection of a duplicitous Malagasy woman on a fictionalized Nosy Be. An amusing mental escape in this plague year.

Thanks for the rec! Nice read.

I missed my annual Mada trip due to covid last year. Not missing it again in 2021.

Cheers!

[Tomasb]

Perhaps someone can elaborate on this story. I had read that these Frenchmen were incorrectly accused of abusing young children and a mob descended and attacked these two poor souls and killed and burned them to death before the police could intervene. Whether they had anything to do with kidnapping or harming children has never been clear but it appeared that this may have been a case of mistaken identity. Nevertheless, I never read about anyone being charged for this atrocity so not sure of the outcome. But it certainly gives one pause when considering to travel here. I have never been and would like to visit sometime to see the natural beauty and flora and fauna of this island. However, I am not terribly interest in the women there because the photos I have seen on these pages don't impress me that much. I think Asian girls are much prettier and perhaps a bit better educated as well. In this case, not being interested in mongering could be a blessing in disguise.

The typical price is 100 Euro. but they will refuse without condom. Most pro girls will insist, if they see that you are a rich frequent fucker, to use 2 condoms. And no BJ.

If you fuck an innocent girl without condom, she will insist next morning to visit her family and getting married. If not, its a "FADY" and she will come back with all of her brothers and neighbours for revenge. If you check reports 2 years ago you will read about the 2 french guys who got beaten up and burned at the beach of Nosy Be before police could stop the crowd. But then it was too late.

So, watch your back. Better stay 2021 in Pattaya.

[Mudrakarma]

Look always for entertaining options. But use your common sense or they chop you up and will grill you!

Tinte / Black ink.

True, common sense is always important, whether in Africa or Asia or anywhere else in the djungel out there.

[Dodochen]

For me is the big question "how will the scene change after corona in tamatave, tana, tulear and so on".

I want to make my first trip at this moment where the conditions are mostly normal. But what will be the change?

[Tinte]

From Tamatave to Manakara. Taxi brousse. Parts can bee done on the canal de Panganale. So I will try, some rather remote places to discover. Take a guide or stay around other tourists with a guide. Up to the Legionnaires experience and bravery.

Last time- different route. I got in contact with a coal lorry driver for some beer I did on section with that.

Jes Manakara / Fiana. The train. As I did last time, but taxi is also operating on a good rout. Made a stop in Ranomafana for the forest.

Look always for entertaining options. But use your common sense or they chop you up and will grill you!

Tinte / Black ink.

[Mudrakarma]

To me, I would highly recommend Tamatave!

First 2 nights in Tana, take the bus to Tamatave and stay there for 5 nights. Slowly strolling down the coast to Manakara, take a rest for 5 nights. Etc. Toliara. Ifaty.

But that's just me. RTFF.

I guess to you - just Tamatave ? No !

Never been there, will perhaps go there, on the bottom of my list. But to you I recommend Nosy be. For a start.

Tinte / Black ink.

Sounds good, how is the road from Tamatave to Manakara? From there the train to Fiana (if it is working) and down to Toliara.

Mudra.

[Neddy69]

Would you guys recommend Tamatve?

Its such a generic question but info is scarce or I can not find. Tamatve interests me the most out of all Africa options. I have never been to Africa, can speak only the most basic French and know ac and Pattaya.

I had in mind a few days Tana and the rest Tamatve instead of just Nosy be.

Nosy be seems to be the default option for mada but its such a remote place and this scares me off tbh. What makes this place stand out? Are the more ladies available? Is it the beach?

Do you have a problem with eyesight? There is Hundreds of posts about Tamatave or Toamasina as it's called also. Use the search function and type in TAMATAVE.

I hope the post was helpful.

La Buse.

[SouthEaster]

The reason you hear a lot about Nosy be is for several reasons. It has the most tourist traffic, by which I mean tourists, not just travellers and mongers. One of the reasons I don't like it. It has the best infrastructure except for perhaps Tana. It is the easiest to get by in with little / no French and right now probably has more flights than Tana! And yes it has plenty of ladies, but so does the rest of the country. Don't be put off by it's remoteness. Everywhere in Mada is remote except Tamatave. In any case it is all moot because at the moment (unless there has been a change) you can't go anywhere else anyway.

How much time have you got? If it is limited you may find all you want in Tamatave and decide to just stay there. I don't know what Tinte is saying. Yes highly recommended and he has never been there. On the bottom of his list. Then it is just Tamatave, not for you? And forget about Manakara unless you have plenty of time. Takes ages to get to and out of and not a hell of a lot there when you do. Concentrate on a few major centres and fly if you have the means. And yes RTFF. Everything you want to know (well, almost) is there.

[Tinte]

To me, I would highly recommend Tamatave!

First 2 nights in Tana, take the bus to Tamatave and stay there for 5 nights. Slowly strolling down the coast to Manakara, take a rest for 5 nights. Etc. Toliara. Ifaty.

But that's just me. RTFF.

I guess to you - just Tamatave ? No !

Never been there, will perhaps go there, on the bottom of my list. But to you I recommend Nosy be. For a start.

Tinte / Black ink.