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07-10-22 15:05 #4756
Posts: 2374Originally Posted by TailPipe [View Original Post]
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07-10-22 14:58 #4755
Posts: 133Originally Posted by ChocolateHuntr [View Original Post]
The vast majority of WG in any place are cotieres meaning coastal dwellers that have more African features. If I remember well the darkest girls can be found in the south.
I did a couple that could be described as half castes. One in the highlands in Antsirabe and one in Manakara.
BTW, didn't see any sunbathing or swimming in Tulear / Toliara either. The beach is dirty. You can go to Mangily but you have to take a taxi brousse to get there but it basically is just a small village with a nice beach.
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07-10-22 14:31 #4754
Posts: 133About RTFF
Oh yeah, for anyone wanting to RTFF.
1. First learn the names and locations of the largest 8-10 Malgache cities AND their French synonyms by hard. People will use them interchangeably. If you do not know both you will be utterly confused. I didn't and had to RTFF twice.
You don't have to read the whole forum. You can start in 2017 and discount the corona period. Barring some exceptions it's mostly rubbish written by bored punters like myself.
Once you have pinpointed cites of interest you can fine tune by searching the whole forum by place in Malgache and French.
2. Itineraries should be thought of in time and comfort and not in distance. 70 km could take you between 1-10 hours depending on the area / road conditions.
3. Carefully take note of any taxi brousse offering designated seats, 1 person / 1 seat. Any other can bring you untold pain and misery and is at your own risk. Personally never again. I prefer hitchhiking instead.
4. Visit the Tsaradia website for local flights and learn which flights are on offer. There's a high probability you will need one.
5. If you are too lazy to RTFF read the posts written by Neddy69, Pokeris, Amadeuss, SouthEaster, Golfinho, the Expert and others.
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07-10-22 12:37 #4753
Posts: 499Originally Posted by ChocolateHuntr [View Original Post]
With 3 months you have time to experiment some coastal roads, but they are the worst based on my readings here, but they can give some so nice surprise, with some girls found in villages, maybe it could be a plan. At least from Morondava but take advices as I didn't experiment these ways very difficult and long.
Also, Mada has suffered a lot, as usual, but the covid period has surely added a lot of pain, without tourists many hotels could be closed now. So take advices from people who knows.
What I can talk about is the way to Toliara from Tana.
In Tana, I stayed at hotel Sole, quite nice, I had a good session with the girl doing massage inside the hotel, not usual apparently but she agreed!
I stayed also in Select Hotel, not so good but can be a choice too.
Excellent restaurant "Les Artistes" where you can find rooms also.
And LE Glacier which is the place to be at least once maybe.
Easiest could be by plane but you miss all sightseeing along the road 7 going to Toliara from mada via Antsirabe and Fianarantsoa.
This way by the road is long, better to plan 2 or 3 days with a stop in Fiana and Isalo National Park depending if you like to visit some beautiful landscape.
From Mada I took Cotisse, very good transport. After I had a driver with his car, he drove me to Isalo where we stayed one night "Chez Alice", very nice lodge, with a trek in Isalo Park.
Then drive again up to Toliara but be careful, some parts of this road are risky after 5 pm and at night, Dahalo's are targetting buses and sometimes taking some lifes in addition to all the belongings of passengers.
In Toliara stayed at Hotel Serena. From there you can walk in the evening to the avenue bord de mer, and have dinner at Etoile de Mer where you will see girls hanging along the avenue.
Then the best part, for me, I went to Ifaty by tuktuk, beautiful coral lagoon with so nice beaches, to Hotel Bella Donna, excellent place where you will find a french chef cooking like a Gault & Millau 3 stars!
2 rooms are on the shore, very quiet, and I took benefit of one masseuse, not the most beautiful, I tried several, but we had a very good fit between us, so every days I had my massage, very good, in the room, followed by a full service. So nice reminds.
I did a trip also to see the whales in the sea outside the lagoon, beautiful sight there. I went 2 times, 1st I didn't saw very well the whales, but second they were just close to us.
So, this was what I did, but was in 2018 so many things happen up to now. At least I know that Bella Donna is still there in Ifaty, so you should try, at least for the food.
And if you speak french no problem to manage all the trip.
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07-10-22 10:40 #4752
Posts: 92Travel Plan – In What Order?
Planning my first trip to Mada. Will arrive next week and could spend up to 3 months. Only interested in places with beaches.
Based upon reports, it looks like Nosy Be is a good starting point for a first-timer like myself. I speak decent French and have a healthy budget, so I plan to also visit:
- Antsiranana
- Mahajanga
- Toliara
So my question. . . From Nosy Be, what is a logical travel plan to visit these other places? What order makes sense?
P.S.
I'm undecided about Toamasina. It was initially on my list because reports say the ladies are mostly black (my preference) and quite beautiful. However, I removed it after reading there is no swimming in its ocean due to sharks. Now I'm on the fence. Is Toamasina worth it? If yes, then where would it fit in the travel plan above?
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07-10-22 09:22 #4751
Posts: 133Originally Posted by BarraBoy [View Original Post]
I have learned a lot from the experience of hardcore Africa guys but I've also learned that their interests not necessarily equal mine. Most stay for a longer periods month (s) + and as such want to stretch their $ as far as possible and that is fine. But if you are a 2-3 week holiday maker do you really want to put up with the sub level infrastructure, living and travel conditions Madagascar has to offer?
What I want to say is don't limit yourself to a tunnel vision where only the price of a WG matters when you should be looking at the total package. Does it really matter to you that much if you pay 10 or 20 usd for a girl? If it doesn't there's a host of other countries to choose from.
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07-07-22 10:44 #4750
Posts: 640Originally Posted by AttilaTheHun [View Original Post]
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07-07-22 07:43 #4749
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Originally Posted by Pokeris [View Original Post]
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07-07-22 07:13 #4748
Posts: 78Originally Posted by SouthEaster [View Original Post]
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07-06-22 08:10 #4747
Posts: 526Sharkis
Yeah I remember that place, have eaten and drank there a few times and every once in a while a decent looking freelancer will walk by. You do hear english spoken there but I never found the other customers particularly friendly. If you want to splurge a bit they do a massive burger for 10 K which is pretty good.
And Neddy is right about the French as well. I found that they are a very cliquey bunch who are not very welcoming, even to other visiting French speakers! There are a few exceptions but not many.
Be prepared for a bit of hard work if you speak no French. You will get by in Nosy Be, other places not so much.
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07-05-22 15:35 #4746
Posts: 985Hopefully the language barrier remains for a long time.
And don't let Starbucks, McDonalds, Tesla and all this crap cross the borders of Ile Rouge. Freshly baked baguettes, tasty filet de zebu, cafe au lait, cuisine d'influence franchise.
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07-05-22 07:28 #4745
Posts: 526Barra
I have been to Mada 4 times and if there is an expat place where they speak English I have yet to find one! The only place there may be some that I know of is Tamatave as some big Canadian company is mining nickel there. Even then did not see it but then again wasn't looking that hard. In Nosy Be you will probably have the best chance of finding someone who speaks English simply because there are a lot of different foreigners there. Good luck.
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07-05-22 05:00 #4744
Posts: 1486Originally Posted by BarraBoy [View Original Post]
La Buse.
For accommodation try Coucher du Soleil.
Who will make landfall on Isle rouge in October if prevailing winds permitting.
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07-04-22 19:12 #4743
Posts: 17Mada
I recently arrived to MG, I've done a good job of RTFF already and will explore a few parts of the country. If anyone wants to share tips or possible meet shoot me a PM.
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07-04-22 18:25 #4742
Posts: 151Or 29 million? Haha.
Originally Posted by SouthEaster [View Original Post]