Madagascar

[Oiste]

I give up already waiting for mada reopens and last week bought fly ticket to Colombia instead for beginning of November I could resist when saw discount from Barcelona direct fly to Bogota with Avianca just for 163 euros one way will stay 2-3 month in Colombia and after maybe mada shows some new signs about reopening it can't be closed forever.

Barcelona. Bogota 163 euros?

Can you give me the link please because I can't find this price on the Avianca website, thanks.

[SouthEaster]

No, but it is starting to feel that way. I am heading to Mexico until April. Hopefully come June when the shit weather eases off things will be somewhat back to normal.

[Pokeris]

Latest news: the plans to open in October are. As expected. Cancelled. No new date in sight:

https://lexpress.mg/25/09/2021/trans...nt-compromise/

I give up already waiting for mada reopens and last week bought fly ticket to Colombia instead for beginning of November I could resist when saw discount from Barcelona direct fly to Bogota with Avianca just for 163 euros one way will stay 2-3 month in Colombia and after maybe mada shows some new signs about reopening it can't be closed forever.

[Amadeuss]

Latest news: the plans to open in October are. As expected. Cancelled. No new date in sight:

https://lexpress.mg/25/09/2021/trans...nt-compromise/

[Amadeuss]

Get sick and you're dead.

I may add: get sick and don't make a very quick move to leave Mada -and you're history.

[Golfinho]

La Peste returns to Isle Rouge. Pulmonary variant. Expiry guaranteed if not recognized and treated immediately.

https://www.linfo.re/ocean-indien/ma...s-a-madagascar
La Buse.

Lose touch with reality and you forget there is no infrastructure here. Get sick and you're dead. And while you're chasing the fantasy, you'd have experienced the real Madagascar.

[Neddy69]

La Peste returns to Isle Rouge. Pulmonary variant. Expiry guaranteed if not recognized and treated immediately.

https://www.linfo.re/ocean-indien/ma...s-a-madagascar

La Buse.

[Tinte]

Nothing else matches my expectations and pleasure seeking than Madagascar!

Its a place where you can go diskret for almost everything like on a buffet. I remember the with ease free performed BJ in the street by a girl ho approached me and wanted me to convince to take her home.

[Jazzy Daddy]

I spent June of this year in Rio, although I had fun, I agree Mada 2022 is the goal. Nothing else matches my expectations and pleasure seeking than Madagascar!

[Neddy69]

I a country with no support by the government for the tourist industries it will by wiped out after two years one would assume. Looks like no protest so far.

No tourists, no work, no income, no tax to bee collected for the politicians for them self. To me a mystery.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/english...-mismanagement

Thats from June 2021:

Universities nationwide following violent demonstrations at multiple locations June 16-17. Demonstrations by students were reported at the University of Maninday in Toliara, June 16 and at the University of Fianarantsoa in Fianarantsoa June 17. In Fianarantsoa, demonstrations reportedly escalated after security forces arrested several student leaders. Casualties were reported. Protests are linked to the lack of payment of bursaries and scholarships.

Andry was an extremely popular president when he was elected. Now its a different story. His downfall can come swift. If the cotieres withdraw their support. No protests? Don't kid yourself. Everybody steals from the government coffers. The biggest grafters are high in the government.

They siphon off foreign aid. For many African governments the perfect opportunity to whine to IMF and China to get debt relief by damaging their economy through useless lockdowns.

When they built the RN9 up to Mangily they had to guard the bridges at night as people were stealing the iron rebars out of the wet concrete.

Neddy

You are right. The tourism industry IS wiped out. Zero support. even back in 2015 I could lease a whole beachfront resort for 600$ a month in Mangily. No customers back then

[Tinte]

They think they can out-sit it and wipe out the remains of the tourist industry.
Neddy.

I a country with no support by the government for the tourist industries it will by wiped out after two years one would assume. Looks like no protest so far.

No tourists, no work, no income, no tax to bee collected for the politicians for them self. To me a mystery.

[Tinte]

Things would bee very different.

If you follow the gassy news in this links, it can easy scare one anyway. Tourist will be targets of all sort of people. Not just the girls will bee after you.

What a adventure lies ahead.

[Neddy69]

https://lexpress.mg/26/08/2021/trans...ue-en-octobre/

Mid January. Hell yeah. If tou want to experience a tropical cyclone with wind speeds of 200 kmh plus. Go ahead. The malagasy IMHO are much more afraid of foreign germs than their own. They have it all. Pestilence and Cholera. Malaria and Typhoid. But they're scared shitless of Covid. Hunger and malnutrition is killing far more people then Covid ever will. IMHO the opening in October is just a pipe dream. They think they can out-sit it and wipe out the remains of the tourist industry. Plan for 2022. For me Madagascar is a write off this year.

Neddy.

[Member #4740]

https://lexpress.mg/26/08/2021/trans...ue-en-octobre/

Good, you will get the opportunity to post your first ISG report.

[Tinte]

https://lexpress.mg/26/08/2021/trans...ue-en-octobre/