Tulear taxi stop

Tulear and Ifaty

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July 15th 2010
Next morning we meet Rivo, our driver. He can speak a little English so my GCSE French gets well used. We also learn some Malagasy words. Salama = Hello, Veloma = Goodbye. First stop Ifaty, a small beach town. So lucky we got a 4WD (as that was all that was available) as it's not really a road, more of a sand track. We can't find the places from the lonely planet so stop at the 4* swanky hotel ... read more

Africa » Madagascar

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Formerly an independent kingdom, Madagascar became a French colony in 1896, but regained its independence in 1960. During 1992-93, free presidential and National Assembly elections were held, ending 17 years of single-party rule. In 1997, in the seco... ... read more