Madagascar

[SouthEaster]

That's nice (for you!) but what does it have to do with Neddy's post from 2 months ago? I am pretty sure this is not a new Taxi Be in Tulear, considering it's never had one. I would rather someone in Tulear, right fucking now, could give us an update on the state of the town.

[AttilaTheHun]

Don't come to Madagascar at all. Even better. Right now a cyclone passed the south west coast of Madagascar. Wrecked the whole coast line. Hit TulAR hard. Parts of TulAR look like Venice now. Under water. No power. No Internet. In Mangily the beach was ravaged by high waves. Most beach restaurants are destroyed. 1000's of households are destroyed and under water. After that expect Cholera and Typhoid outbreaks. Another cyclone hit almost simultaneously Reunion and Mauritius. Air traffic is halted. Expect disruptions.

Bienvenue a Madagascar.

La Buse.

https://youtu.be/z95wEIiLzJM?si=DKeO2P8DAcA0SZ_2

[Jazzy Daddy]

Have watched a few short videos about this place but still unsure what exactly it is. It seems it's only open on Sundays. Is it just a beach side bar or simply a pick up joint? Is there live music and does it serve food? Is it worth a visit?

Locals come from all over to have too much fun on Sunday nights. Decent sized dance floor, great dj music, girls having fun drinking and dancing and looking. The vibe is like Help in Rio during its' heyday.

[Tartuffe]

Have watched a few short videos about this place but still unsure what exactly it is. It seems it's only open on Sundays. Is it just a beach side bar or simply a pick up joint? Is there live music and does it serve food? Is it worth a visit?

[Pokeris]

For over a month or so this app indrive came to mada. Probably only will be useful in tana and maybe fianarantsoa but still. Don't use taxis enough here to give a review but I used it in other countries and its good cause it lets you set the rate and you can just wait it out in your room until someone accept.

Its good news about indrive if its works properly and has many drivers around but I doubt! I will be at tana on may month and will check it out!

[Bienenstich]

For over a month or so this app indrive came to mada. Probably only will be useful in tana and maybe fianarantsoa but still. Don't use taxis enough here to give a review but I used it in other countries and its good cause it lets you set the rate and you can just wait it out in your room until someone accept.

[SGK45]

Good evening,

From Luxembourg, I have worked with a malagasy external consultant based in Antananarivo who, as a digital nomad, frequently works in different cities in Madagascar. Her main prerequisite is to stay in an hotel equipped with a power supply capable of delivering constant voltage output in the event of a power failure.

See her website: https://digitalnomadbytiasy.com/.

Extract:

"I did some digital nomadism in Fort-Dauphin.

If you were asking me which is my favorite place in Madagascar the ones I visited until now, of course, I cannot talk about what I didn't see, I would choose Fort-Dauphin. I visited that place for the first time in 2018, as an online journalist, for a report trip for Book News Madagascar.

So it seems to be possible to have a mix of fun and work under the sun and near the beach of this this great country we call Madagascar.

Have a good time.

Veloma,

JiPi.

1. I didn't say it's impossible. I said infrastructure in mada is not sufficient. It's not built for it.

2. Most of the digital people are backpackers. They are not into high end hotels.

3. You had to come up with a "new account" just to say that. I don't see you have contributed to the forum.

4. Similar to YouTubers, bloggers use forums such as reddit to promote their blogs as indirect promotional material.

I wonder why the admins allow such forum posting.

Just let the ISG serve it's intended purpose. Try not to make it as porn hub where people post educational videos instead of porn. We have individual takes / views on countries and infrastructure. I am speaking behalf of mongers who visit mada for recreational *ex. I don't think it's suitable for full blown cloud computing or data science work. May be it's good for digital marketing like YouTube and blogs.

[ShadowJ]

Power was out in Nosy Be for about 6 of my 10 days last year. Fortunately, the Airbnb had battery power that worked for everything by Airconditioning for about half that time. I also had a powerbank for my cell phone and managed to do most of my work on my phone and / or ipad. I spent a few nights at Ylang Ylang when I couldn't stand living without AC. And I recharged everything there.

It's certainly not easy. But it is doable.

Don't come to NosyBe if you have to work on Internet: power failures will make it obvious that you are not in a civilised place. Let your office stuff at home! If you cannot afford that (because your company pays the ridicolus hotel rates? Then go somewhere else, please.

[BigSex]

Mada is not for newbies. If anyone looking for digital nomad stuff, go to Bali or Thailand. Those are the best places to monger if you are into a comfy lifestyle and work life balance. You can find the best infrastructure there. It is built for it. Even Cambordia is up for the task. Somehow mada not the safe heaven or a paradise as some YouTubers hype. Those people try to sell you views or some services. Mada is for for people who can take it and not complain. It isn't right for everyone. Better to remain in Thailand, Bali or PH.

Good evening,

From Luxembourg, I have worked with a malagasy external consultant based in Antananarivo who, as a digital nomad, frequently works in different cities in Madagascar. Her main prerequisite is to stay in an hotel equipped with a power supply capable of delivering constant voltage output in the event of a power failure.

See her website: https://digitalnomadbytiasy.com/.

Extract:

"I did some digital nomadism in Fort-Dauphin.

If you were asking me which is my favorite place in Madagascar – the ones I visited until now, of course, I cannot talk about what I didn't see, I would choose Fort-Dauphin. I visited that place for the first time in 2018, as an online journalist, for a report trip for Book News Madagascar.

So it seems to be possible to have a mix of fun and work under the sun and near the beach of this this great country we call Madagascar.

Have a good time.

Veloma,

JiPi.

[SouthEaster]

A modicum of precaution will prevent that almost all the time. Let me ask you, do you leave anything about when you go out that any of the staff, particularly cleaners, could lift? If not then you shouldn't have to worry about the hos. They absolutely do not want that kind of attention, bad for business and they don't want cops or hotel receptionists to know they are troublemakers, or thieves.

I have never had a hooker steal anything from me (in Mada!) as far as I know but a couple of years back somewhere between Diego, Tana and Tamatave 50 bucks US went missing. I had actually forgotten and paid no attention (stashed in my bag) until a week to departure and I discovered whoever did it left me 2 dollar bills but had liberated the 50! Almost certainly a staff member. I know it was not a hooker because my stuff is always left in view even from the WC. I was a bit surprised because if I knew earlier and had made an issue of it someone would almost certainly be fired. They do NOT want to lose their jobs.

If you are still worried find a short time room for 5-10 K.

[SGK45]

Don't come to NosyBe if you have to work on Internet: power failures will make it obvious that you are not in a civilised place. Let your office stuff at home! If you cannot afford that (because your company pays the ridicolus hotel rates? Then go somewhere else, please.

Mada is not for newbies. If anyone looking for digital nomad stuff, go to Bali or Thailand. Those are the best places to monger if you are into a comfy lifestyle and work life balance. You can find the best infrastructure there. It is built for it. Even Cambordia is up for the task. Somehow mada not the safe heaven or a paradise as some YouTubers hype. Those people try to sell you views or some services. Mada is for for people who can take it and not complain. It isn't right for everyone. Better to remain in Thailand, Bali or PH.

[Tna01]

What is it with you and massage parlours? Just go to Taxi Be after 9 PM, find a girl you, take her back to your room and fuck her. If actual massage is that important to you, well many will be happy to throw that in too. If it's daytime action you are looking for (there isn't much) make an appointment for the next afternoon instead. Not rocket science.

Fear of being robbed in my hotel room.

[Neddy69]

Don't come to NosyBe if you have to work on Internet: power failures will make it obvious that you are not in a civilised place. Let your office stuff at home! If you cannot afford that (because your company pays the ridicolus hotel rates? Then go somewhere else, please.

Don't come to Madagascar at all. Even better. Right now a cyclone passed the south west coast of Madagascar. Wrecked the whole coast line. Hit TuléAR hard. Parts of TuléAR look like Venice now. Under water. No power. No Internet. In Mangily the beach was ravaged by high waves. Most beach restaurants are destroyed. 1000's of households are destroyed and under water. After that expect Cholera and Typhoid outbreaks. Another cyclone hit almost simultaneously Reunion and Mauritius. Air traffic is halted. Expect disruptions.

Bienvenue a Madagascar.

La Buse.

[SouthEaster]

What is it with you and massage parlours? Just go to Taxi Be after 9 PM, find a girl you, take her back to your room and fuck her. If actual massage is that important to you, well many will be happy to throw that in too. If it's daytime action you are looking for (there isn't much) make an appointment for the next afternoon instead. Not rocket science.

[Amadeuss]

The Airbnb I stayed in last time is sold out during my next trip (early May). I was wondering if anybody here know of a place or had contacts that are renting something out. What I'm looking for are:

1. Private entrance. I love hotel Ylang Ylang. But the walk of shame is bad and they completely shut the building down at some hour in the middle of the night. Not conducive to mongering.

2. Air Conditioning. At least when the electricity is on.

3. On or near the beach somewhere between Ambataloaka and the Tati Cris area. I don't care if it is a 1-200 m walk. And I also don't care much about the view.

4. Doesn't look too third world on the inside. I'm doing facetime calls back to the US and don't want something that looks like I'm in a hostage video.

5. Price. Up to $120 / night. I know this is high. But I'm willing to pay for the convenience if it has what I want.

Nice-to-have - 6. Nice desk and wifi to get work done while I'm there.

If anybody can point me in the right direction, I'd appreciate it. I've scoured Airbnb and come up empty. Worst case scenario, I get a hotel room in a nice location and a fuck shed somewhere. But that would suck.

Don't come to NosyBe if you have to work on Internet: power failures will make it obvious that you are not in a civilised place. Let your office stuff at home! If you cannot afford that (because your company pays the ridicolus hotel rates? Then go somewhere else, please.