Madagascar

[Member #4673]

In general, I didn't feel very comfortable in Nosy Be. It sucks not knowing some Malagasy and / or French.

Yes, Not fresh girls there and a few sexually dead / frozen fish, broken main road and expensive hotels

However, easy lower class girls can be taken at 15 k to 20 k ST non stop from the main road from 7PM. Just wait in front of Hotel La Bombonera

Cool season is better, July to September. Its a place that after less then a week you feel its time to move on.

The following photo shows how the girls passing in front of Bombonera, They all in the game. and just in the opposite corner there is a bar,restaurant and club.

[Taiwan Laowai]

Met up with Pokeris at Nosy Be late in Febuary as I recall. I forget a lot of the names of hotels and places so will describe them and others can help out with the names. I spent a good 3 weeks in country at Nosy Be / Hellville, Tomasina (Tomatave), and Antaninarivo.

First, I am a finicky monger who prefers GFE and has a certain type which is not so easy to find in the lowest common denominator places like Taxi Be. At least I try to find girls with no kids who are taller, chubbier, and have a civilian or college educated vibe if possible. Pokeris is a lot more flexible and racks up the numbers very quickly even though he is a tall attractive guy and only 30's.

NOSY BE: I stayed in that hotel just behind the casino with aircon. It's the best value for money you can find IMO. But still the roads and infrastructure are abysmal and power goes out fairly frequently. It rains too much too.

During the late morning, we head down to some supermarket to watch the girls walk by. I met one nice one via cold approach inside the market and had a couple good sessions with her. She was keen to meet more often but I was not very inspired as she is a 5/6 in my book. At least she was sweet. I met another one outside there who turned out to have kids and was clingy the one time I met up with her at Beach Club and afterwards via text. I met a fun attractive chubby girl with kids and Taxi Be and she gave great service with a good attitude and quickly figured out my idiosyncrasies which was great. She was experienced Taxi Be regular and never would bother me if I didn't talk to her first which I appreciated. I met one more girl at Taxi Be, a shy 18 year old who at first didn't want to go because of language gap. The waitress across the street translated the her that I didn't mind so she was all good. She was lighter skinned and attractive (maybe 6 ish), had a classy demure vibe, I loved her innocence. But she has wide shoulders relative her hips which is kinda a turn off to me. Still I really enjoyed the experience with her and felt lucky as she seemed in a class above most of the Taxi Be regulars. There were other girls I approached here and there during daytimes but got what I consider soft rejects.

There was one girl I would see in my hotel lobby often who is really my types but she was tied up with a guy who looked local or perhaps visiting from another part of Madagascar. Lucky him. There was another girl in the lobby who I talked to who turned out to be with a white guy. But I got her number and she slowly warmed up to me on whats app. However, I didn't want to meet up with her since she was betraying the guy who she was supposed to be dating, had a kid I think, and was only 6ish. For me, the fact that she was being proactive in trying to know me when her white boyfriend was in town showed bad character. Believe it or not, some girls actually respect their guys more than that, even in one of the poorest countries in teh world.

Finally one Sunday (or was it Saturday), Pokeris takes me to some disco open just 1-day / week way down the road along the beach. The ride there was a literal trip, bumping all over the place in dirt and mud. But when we got there, wow! Probably 200 ish people but not crowded because the venue is big and the beach in back is so broad and easily accommodates how ever many people come. IMO this set-up has by far the best selection and is a mix of all types including some families. We went out to the beach area. Pokeris and I talked to these 3 girls for awhile. 2 were quite attractive and one who was kinda tall had short shorts and a nice ass which I grabbed once without a slap or even scowl LOL. Pokeris ended up working on her while I was doing the same with her chubby friend. Then I saw another light skinned chubby girl I really liked so bolted after her. It turns out her whole family was there and within an hour, and some help from her English speaking male cousin who assured I really liked her, she was good to go back with me. Meanwhile, Pokeris set-up got messed up by some catfight on the beach which distracted all the girls and he wasn't able to find them again. However, he did get the Facebook of the tallish girl with nice ass and a couple days later, she was flirting like crazy with him. Usually Pokeris and I are attracted to different girls but in this case, we both liked her. He had a great session with her including anal 3 days after the discos. Then he tried to convince her to go down the road and visit me but she politely said no. These girls are not all about money and don't like to feel like hos.

On that same note, the one I took came again with her sisters to clean my room a couple days later and we bonded some more. I took her with me to Beach Club too but some other girls came along with Pokeris and one had native English fluency which was bizarre. Somehow, my girl got the impression that I was sleeping with one of them which is not true and her attitude on Facebook in the following days kinda got sour. She was too serious and didn't have good sense of humor for me anyway. She is totally fluent in written and spoken French (an educated type) but that's pretty useless for me. The language gap is real.

The trip to Hellville was very interesting for seeing all the beautiful architecture and seaside. I cold approached one fashionable looking young girl in an electronics shop in front of her friends and she gave me what's app. But in the following days, she was lukewarm and didn't seemed lazy about meeting up, especially given the distance.

As for prices, I followed advice of Pokeris and gave 40 - 50K. I only had one all-nighter (the girl from Disco on Beach) and regretted it because I just can't sleep well with someone else there who I don't know extremely well. The girls seemed ok with the money I have which is nice. I can't think of a bigger turn-off than bickering over money.

In general, I didn't feel very comfortable in Nosy Be. It sucks not knowing some Malagasy and / or French, the roads and infrastructure are just too bad, girls are mostly of African descent but smaller and softer, and it rains too much. The one shopping center we stopped by between Nosy Be and Hellville is a total joke. No customers except in the supermarket, totally dead. I did feel very safe day and night in casino area of Nosy Be and the beaches too. People there in general seem very soft and laid back. The hassles and discomfort come from the infrastructure, not the easygoing locals.

I'll write more in separate report on Tomasina and Antaninarivo.

[Member #4673]

There is no date in sight when they will open again for the regular tourist.

Good, better to reopen when COVID is clear.

Earlier this year I got a normal flu in Nosy Be, I felt I was dying, took me two weeks to recover, Now just imagine a more violent form of it.

And Nosy Hospital? LOL only one doctor in the entire place and 100 people in Line. Conclusion. Mada is not a place to get sick.

[Amadeuss]

Are either of those airlines still operating outside of Mada?

At the moment all international airports of Mada are closed. Only few repatriation flights controlled by the French Embassy, going to Reunion.

There is no date in sight when they will open again for the regular tourist.

[SouthEaster]

Are either of those airlines still operating outside of Mada?

[RangeLove]

FT Dauphin is a rotten little secret. Run down like a Western town after the gold rush. It was famous in 2006 as the city with the highest number of Syphillis cases (from the mine workers from SA). Now the South-African ilmenite mine is fenced in. No money goes into the villages but into the pockets in Tana only.

One problem exists: You only can go tere by flight from and to Tana.

One can also fly with Air Mada or Air Austral from Reunion island to Tulear with a stop over in Fort Dauphin.

You can go off the plane in Fort dauphin.

[TigeDeJade]

Who here is in TOLIARA or MANGILY right now? Can you give us an idea how life is for you as a monger? Maybe some expatriates living there can explain better!

And you where are you?

I am in Majunga.

[Amadeuss]

Just played with Tsaradia booking engine they fly now from Toliara. Very cheap under 5 kg bag but trust me you can take two bags to cabin. 61 EURO one way.

They had that flight before. But it was on and off. Don't rely on it.
And the 61 EU fare you also can get to Tana if you book early.

[Member #4673]

You only can go tere by flight from and to Tana.

Just played with Tsaradia booking engine they fly now from Toliara. Very cheap under 5 kg bag but trust me you can take two bags to cabin. 61 EURO one way.

[Amadeuss]

Fort Dauphin (Taolagnaro) has 60 k population I am tempting to visit. Any info?

I am counting on August hoping COVID ends from Mid October the heat in Toliara is hell.

FT Dauphin is a rotten little secret. Run down like a Western town after the gold rush. It was famous in 2006 as the city with the highest number of Syphillis cases (from the mine workers from SA). Now the South-African ilmenite mine is fenced in. No money goes into the villages but into the pockets in Tana only.

One problem exists: You only can go tere by flight from and to Tana. The 2 roads are a 3 to 4 days torture to Tulear or to Farafagana in the north. And those roads are even unpassable from December to April: rain rain rain.

There are 2 sort of discos with music only over the weekends. But as vahaza after 2 days everyone knows what you looking for and the hotel guards will bring ample companionship to your room.

[Member #4673]

Camion brousse (not taxi brousse)
To Morondava further north its an adventorous 4 x4 trip. 2 days?

Those villages have just 2000 population so not sure if girls will worth the effort. Toliara has 150 K but its looks like 30 K to me as it feels like small town but that's not a bad thing.

Fort Dauphin (Taolagnaro) has 60 k population I am tempting to visit. Any info?

I am counting on August hoping COVID ends from Mid October the heat in Toliara is hell.

[Amadeuss]

The road took 24 h years ago but now its possible to take TB for only 6 hours. And see all village in the way. Here is the new LP June 2020 edition.

Although its seems the route pass the coast instead of the normal bypass inland I don't believe them its only 6 h.

Its nothing new. The first part of the tarred road was built 4 years ago to lead to the Base mining area. But then the Malagasy government indefinitely suspended activities of the Base Toliara mine project.

The road passes Mangily, but then goes further inland through a dry sand region. Nothing much to see. After 100 km it turns off onto a sand piste to Morombe, another 160 km. Camion brousse (not taxi brousse) takes a day from Tulear. With a 4 x4 you may make it in 6 hours. But for a price.

To Morondava further north its an adventorous 4 x4 trip. 2 days?

[Member #4673]

The road took 24 h years ago but now its possible to take TB for only 6 hours. And see all village in the way. Here is the new LP June 2020 edition.

Although its seems the route pass the coast instead of the normal bypass inland I don't believe them its only 6 h.

[Steve Ohh]

Covid 19 peak for Africa is expected for June, of course Madagascar is an island with closed borders but I would be surprised if traveling there is possible in a few weeks. Until now it's also impossible to go by taxi brousse. I hope it's possible to go there end of this year.

[SouthEaster]

"Means, before June 11th you definitely can't get in. And after that date unlikely that the international airports will open for everyone with ease."

Not exactly surprising. I was hoping for July but that seems wishful thinking. Crossing my fingers August is doable.

SE.