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Off to Madagascar

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October 13th 2014
We are off to see some more of the world. On Sunday Eurostar will take us to Paris and then on Tuesday we fly south to Madagascar. We have three weeks to explore the southern half of this tropical African island. We should get into lots of National Parks and see all manner of flora and fauna - about 80% of Madagascar's flora and fauna occurs nowhere else on earth! We have lots of day w ... read more

Africa » Madagascar » Antananarivo

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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