Hello anons.I'm flying to Madagascar next week, for a month. Semi-work related, but will mostly backpack around. I'm landing in the capital, will visit Toamasina, Saint Mary's Island, loop around the north and go to Nosy Be.Anyone been there? What to expect? How to prepare? What to see? I speak fluent English, Spanish and my native slavic tongue. Will I be able to communicate with expats/some locals? How dangerous is it in comparison to LatAm?
I was there 2013, a while ago. I went south from Tana though. When I was travelling there nobody was travelling during the night due to bandits. Never saw anything and maybe it was to scare us but that's what they said.
>>2816842Huh. So I'm guessing buses at night between cities aren't an option.How are the locals? Friendly? I can imagine expats/tourists are the same as everywhere, either retirees, hippies and alcoholic coomers.
>>2816795I don't know but that's cool as hell, will you be doing any eco-tourism? Please take pictures for us
>>2816848people in the cities or along the main roads were more or less indifferent to tourists apart from the occasional begging (specially kids). when you leave the road then it changes and people were amazed to see you there and some kids even scared of seeing white people. Two anecdotes: in a town a very little kid (3 or so) started crying when he saw us and apparntly he thought we were ghosts or something. Then another day in a stop along the road next to a village spread the word of a car with tourists stopped there and all the village went out of their mud houses to see us. The thing that most surprised me is that out of like 100 people most were kids and teenagers. Crazy young population.
>>2816795Insane how straight that coastline is , ffs.
>>2816795Tsingy De Bemaraha National Park was really interesting.
>>2816850I might. I have to visit the spots I mentioned within a month, other than that I can do whatever I want.Will take photos and post in this thread if it's still up.>>2816859Interesting. I heard you shouldn't enter villages without a guide however.How are the bigger towns?>>2816975Will add to the list.
>>2817107>Will take photos and post in this thread if it's still upFull trip report needed
>>2816859How easy would it be for me to find a hot young peasant wife? Do they thirst for white men out there like in Kenya?
Hello anons, OP here.Spent a couple of days in Antananarivo. Honestly not a lot of interesting things, just an endless favela. Whenever you walk outside you're surrounded by begging children and women with babies who will fuck off only if you tell them "I don't have [money]" in Malagasy. Sellers are less stubborn than in Latam or Morocco. Locals are very amicable and nice. Many will try to converse with you just out of curiosity. A couple of words in Malagasy help a lot. I went to see the finals of the cup of Africa on Rue de l'Independence (I think that's the name of it) and it was pretty crazy, when they scored a goal I got showered with beer by all the teenagers around, some jumping on cars, blasting horns, etc. I don't think my eardrums will ever recover.I just got to Tamatave (Toamasina) by bus, a 12 hour ride due to the roads looking like swiss cheese. I was, of course, the only white man on the bus. Turns out /pol/tards were right about Chinese taking over East Africa - there was a lot of people working on the roads, all in luminous vests with Chinese moonrunes on them, some with Chinese flag patches. Groups of 10-20 Malagasy/Bantu workers surrounding a lone Chinese engineer were common. I saw Chinese flag t-shirts and flags being sold by locals out their wooden huts.Today I'm gonna explore Tamatave a bit. Will head north in three days, my plan is to hike around the entirety of the two islands - Saint Marie and Ile aux Nattes. First will take ~4-5 days, second 1 day. >>2817132Idk so far anon, I haven't tried the nightlife (trying not to drink for now). But I met a fellow slav in Tana who is a crazy 40yo coomer. He finds girls on Badoo, pays them a taxi (around 2-5 euro), a bottle of rum (2-5 euro) and gives them a 6 euro (30,000 ARY) """tip""" and they spend the night with him.Two girls made a move on me, but again, I'm young, pretty good looking, tall and fit. I didn't follow through though, as I have a gf back home.
OP again. I wanted to loop around the north to Nosy Be after going to Ile Sainte Marie. Unfortunately I think I'll have to go back through the capital or go through the bush with some local, although idk if that's a good idea.Pic related, lmao.
>>2819769>gibsmedat money so I can pop out more starving babies!Never change, AfricaHow much are you paying for your rooms there?>Chinese can get Africans to workRemarkable. I bet they pay their workers in cash every day. Don't show up or don't wanna work? Fine, there's a dozen other young bucks loitering around the site ready to take your job on the spot. No need to use threats or persuasion.
>>2819769>as I have a gf back home.lol wut?!?
On the way to Sainte Marie island. The port town is 160 km north of Toamasina; yet according to the driver, the ride is 10 hours. I can see why - two days ago I went 11km north of Toamasina. The ride took 1.5h in a car. But we did stop a couple of times to let locals climb on the back so we can drop them off next village over. Then, around 1 am local time, we'll take a small ferry to the island. Normally they wait til the morning, but the weather conditions are supposed to be good tonight.>>2820233Yep. The moment you get off a tuktuk you're swarmed by kids and women with babies begging for money. It's the worst in front of the supermarkets or restaurants where elderly french go to pick up 18yo prosties. I'm paying around 15 euro a night in the center. But there are nice bungalows by the beach (you literally see the waves from the door) for 8-9 euro. Yep. It's not difficult to find workers, there's a bunch of bantus squatting around every corner.
>>2819769>>2820533How rare is it nowadays to have good /trv/ posts like this? It's mostly tardguard talking about the time he went to Pattaya in 2013 or raging against successful people
>>2820533Madagascar is the new Philippines>Beaches>Low COL>Desperate poverty>Plentiful fuckmeat>Local men are non-violentInteresting. Have you heard any stories of aggressive ripoffs, extortion attempts, violent theft or robbery?
>>2820701>Have you heard any stories of aggressive ripoffs, extortion attempts, violent theft or robbery?My guide told me he got robbed by bandits, that theyre a problem over there.https://www.vice.com/en/article/meeting-the-armed-bandits-of-madagascar/
>>2820701This post reeks of never been to Africa. Stick to the Pattaya and PH threads, tard.
The further we got from Toamasina, the nicer it gets. The villages/huts are genuinely nice, even the occasional shops seem better maintained than the city ones. Nature is very nice, the road occasionally goes by the sea.Pic related, I smoked a cig here on a bathroom break. To any smoking anons - cigarettes here are very good, much like in LATAM/US, they don't smell of tar like the EU ones. We reached our destination after 11 hours. Now, before the boat leaves for Sainte Marie, they need to take off all the luggage strapped on top of the bus. For some mysterious reason, only one specific guy can do it, and he got here three hours after the bus. Then the boarding took another hour, after walking through a shantytown with houses on water. I got banned for proxy/VPN and sent an appeal. Will post this after getting unbanned, and then make another post about the boat trip and impressions of Sainte Marie.>>2820539Thanks anon. >>2820701>Local men are non-violentWell, I don't know about that. I've heard about robbery. I got extorted as well in Toamasina with a threat of violence. Will describe in next post - but the only thing lost was a pack of cigs.
>>2820788Based OP delivering Looks just like SoCal, but obviously the context is completely different I hope you get to go inland and see some lemurs
>>2820827>Looks just like SoCal, but obviously the context is completely differentNo no. Indistinguishable
>>2816795>>2820533wow, interesting destination OP. Are you solo travelling?I just recently went to Johannesburg for a few days. Next time I catch that SYD-JNB flight I said I would go visit some of the interesting surrounding countries like Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Madagascar. Please keep us posted. > pick up 18yo prosties.tell me more...
>>2820851Same fag here...There are some interesting islands nearby that I would also like to visit like Comoros, Mauritius and Reunion. Any plans on going there?
>>2820852>ComorosDump>MauritiusHoneymoon >Reunion French
>>2820854> DumpYeah well theyre far away lands that not many people visit. You'd have interesting stories to tell girls that you've been to comoros in the quest of trying to get it in. You sound like someone who only visits Japan and Thailand and brag to people how you're a real traveller.
>>2820875>tell girls that you've been to comorosWow! Tell girls!
The rectangles visible in the sea are the seaweed crops - from today.Cigarette extortion storytime>Main street of Toamasina, boulevard joffre>11 am>perpendicular 200m street leads straight to the beach>go there>holding a pack of cigs in my hands (idk why)>two guys sitting by a palm tree>they see me and one stands up saying something>takes the cig package from my hand with a quick move>I try to argue with him to let him take one cig and give me the rest>he's raising his voice>ok five>he's screaming in his language>second guy stands up>the one screaming keeps pointing at me and getting closer, screaming "YOU. S.O.S YOU S.O.S" writing SOS in the air with his finger>I quickly fuck off back to the main streetCall me a pussy, but the guy looked 60IQ at best, and I had a bag in my pants with my phone. He didn't notice the black strap going across my chest (black t-shirt). I prefer losing cigs worth 1.20€ than a phone, even though I have two phones for exactly this reason (Brasil taught me).>>2820827The locals today told me that occasionally you can see lemurs here, by the coast. But I will go inland - I found out that there's a way to get to the other side from here. >>2820851Yep, solo, but I met a cool french guy here and I think I'll travel with him for a week - he's easy to talk to, an experienced traveler and speaks french, which is an absolute lifesaver here.I'd like to see Mozambique. Zimbabwe might be a bit sad to see given the history, but again, I don't know much about its current state. >tell me moreYou go to a bar, girls stare at you, you sit with them, buy something to drink, talk, go back to hotel.Nightclubs serve purely for sex tourism, it's 10-1 girls to 60+ Frenchies ratio, from what I was told you buy a drink and go.>>2820852Mauritius is supposedly very nice, heard good things about reunion. Unfortunately won't be able to visit, as I have to return to my country soon.
Today I went on a trip to the eastern side of the island - which doesn't have asphalt on the roads and only has wooden hut villages.We noticed that all the villages are empty - but with people on the road walking in one direction. Finally we got to a village FULL of people. 1000 maybe. Children clapping and singing, women dancing, men drunk as fuck, drinking from rolled up leaves. I was with the french guy I mentioned in the previous post - he translated all our driver said to us. Basically, when someone important dies and leaves inheritance, they organize a party and people from villages come around, they sacrifice a zebu and eat its meat, have a party and split the inheritance among the members. The "elders" sit in a slightly separate group, drinking a lightly hallucinogenic drink (I have no idea what it's made of) which is reserved only for them. Due to the one hour of sleep I got yesterday, I didn't have the balls to try even the alcohol they were pouring into leaves from gasoline canisters. When I said misaotra the guy just laughed and patted me on the back a couple of times.Pic rel. I didn't take photos, only videos - this photo was taken by the french friend, hence the different filename.Then we went on a kayak through the river to an exit into the ocean. Nice beach. One hour one way. On the way back to the accommodation we went through more villages, further from the capital than the previous ones - there children greeted us screaming and waving at us happily.
Don't wanna spam three posts in a row but just quick observations:Western side of Sainte Marie has the best road I've seen in all of Madagascar. One pothole in the 30 km stretch I've seen, in comparison to the fifty potholes on each roundabout in the capital.Barely any trash on the streets. Huts, houses and shops seem cared for. I think the locals are a bit richer than main islanders? I've seen more phones with touchscreens here, while most of phones I saw in Toamasina/Tana were dumbphones. No beggars. Sellers of vanilla, pepper and other things leave you be after you say no once.Locals seem friendlier, but speak almost zero English. From what locals told me, you can walk alone at night in the capital without any issues whatsoever.Nature is much nicer.Honestly I like it much more than anything on the main island.
>>2820788Ayo hole up. Where all the garbage and pollution at? >>2820950Ah, so snatch theft is a problem, and the thieves won't run off like they do in other countries, they'll stand there and say "the fuck Timmy gonna do?" in ooga booga speak. Yeah, getting into a fight over some petty thievery isn't worth it. You never know how many friends the scumbags have in the area. >>2820956People living in the moment, not a cellphone in sight. Meeting travel companions along the way and continuing on together. All in the year 2025. Remarkable.
Off for today. Gonna eat dinner and get some sleep, probably will poast more tomorrow evening.>>2820964>Where all the garbage and pollution at?I'm guessing they burn it in the forests or hide it? I've seen people burning garbage.>You never know how many friends the scumbags have in the areaOr whether they have a knife and are capable of understanding what it means to kill another human being. Also I've heard of cases where police intervention in situations ended with police taking all the money from the victim.
>>2820964>in ooga booga speak>Ayo hole upThats literally you, dumbfuck. Yo mind done been seasoned...you poltard psy-op victim.
>>2820964>People living in the moment, not a cellphone in sight. Meeting travel companions along the way and continuing on together. All in the year 2025. Remarkable.Wow yeah beautiful noble savages. Thanks for the derp take
Hello. I've made the decision to embark on the journey through the bush, between the points seen here >>2820154The trip will start on Friday/Saturday, depending on whether the ship I'll be taking departs on Thursday or Friday.Going to Ile Aux Nattes this week.
>>2820970Irony and sarcasm flies right over your head. >>2820969Any tasty foods there, or is everything shit?>>2821432Wouldn't it be more interesting to head east into the Masoala National Park with its coastline and end up at Antalaha as your next civilizational point of contact, instead of north through the interior bush to Andapa?
>>2820964>ooga booga speak>>2820897>ooga booga tribals>>2821440>Irony and sarcasm"I was merely pretending to be retarded."Get it through you poltard head, your dipshittery isnt funny...
>>2821440I've eaten some tasty food. Steaks are very nice, the sauce they use is great. Two days ago I ate shrimps in a restaurant far from the road in coconut milk and they were amazing. For some reason, the stuff in supermarkets gave me much worse shits than the local food.Regarding the other question - that's a good idea actually. I was so hell-bent on getting to the other side so I can access the east I only looked at Andapa. Thanks anon.
>>2821440>>2821478Forgot to mention - never fucking ever get chicken here. Not only does it have the consistency of mastic gum, but the serving size is a fucking joke. You get three wings with maybe 30g of meat in total on them, the bones far outweigh the amount of meat. Genuinely, more meat goes into one slice of European ham than there is in an entire "chicken" meal. And it's not just the place being scammed - happened to me twice in different places, and some people I met told me it's the same everywhere.They try to outweigh this by giving you a gargantuan portion of rice, of course.
>>2821483*place being scammy
>>2821465Your seethe sure is funny. You must be American if you get butthurt over someone making fun of negroes.>>2821483Village chickens. They spend their whole lives running around and eating only what they can scavenge from their desolate surrroundings. They're slaughtered young too.
Small update - I'm in Ile aux nattes. What a tropical paradise, damn. One of the first places I've visited that looks exactly like on photos.>>2821540Yep. Best bet is getting seafood - octopus is very nice.
>>2821540>seethe>butthurt>making funYoure an emotional hylic, like a woman or toddler, Im not an emotional faggot like you...stop LARPing Im like you.You disgust me with your presence, like someone holding shit up to my face, Im repulsed....also, since youre a thirdie LARPing you know shit, now I know you have no travel experience and are poor.>>2821972Its a shame you didnt go to that place I suggested, they also have those special trees baobab trees around that direction too. I dont remember anything special in the north or east.
>>2821988>baobab treesOP you not gonna see these? Kind of a must see, no?It's only a matter of time before these turd-worlders chop down their natural heritage for firewood to cook monkeys and rats, surely
>>2821990>turd-worlders chop down their natural heritageTurd-worlders is roight 'bout that, innit?
>>2821992Jews control the west. What is your point?
>>2821993>Jews control the west.https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Central_Command"In January 2021, Israel became the 21st country of the CENTCOM AOR, added to another 20 nations including Afghanistan[...]"Just the EU now, now you know why the US and Russia both cut ties with Europe...Europeans repeated the mistakes of Adolf Hitler.Europeans know nothing of European history, culture, or politics...they are a modern product of foreign intelligence. Less than 40 years old...a baby nation and people.>they made me kill my babies for looshThen you never had a soul to begin with...goycattle.
>>2821995Dafuq is this schizo babble
>>2821997https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/eu-sticks-planned-russian-oil-exit-by-2028-energy-chief-says-2025-09-05/The gas pipeline to the EU is ending.https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/china-russia-pipeline-diplomacy-threatens-trumps-energy-grip-2025-09-04/It has been rerouted East. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/24/eu-spends-more-russian-oil-gas-than-financial-aid-ukraine-reportThe EU spent more on gas TO RUSSIA than it did supporting the Ukrainian frontlines.>schizo babbleIm a Doctor of Psychology, you are a LARPing child...stop lying to yourself at other people you Pinnochio.>>2821995>never had a soul to begin with*cough*...not a real boy.
>>2822000>Im a Doctor of PsychologyI remember this schizo lmao
>>2822012>this schizo>"Im Dr.4Chan Larpenstein!"Now you know why the "Jews control (You)." You cant stop lying, and a society that cant stop lying collapses...and needs to be managed by a foreign power. (((Mein Master Race)))....youre a product of propaganda, not a real person aware of themselves...you believe the lies you tell others.>>2821972I didnt know it at the time, but there are no venomous snakes on the island...I booped it tail and it gave me a super stern lookin' at. Had I know I would have picked him up, kissed his little nose, chase my guide (who was terrified of it and stayed far away, lol).
>>2821988Unfortunately I wasn't able to go East at the beginning - I had a meeting with some people in Tamatave. As I mentioned in the OP, my trip is (slightly) work-related. Actually for that exact reason I have to go to Nosy Be - I would've skipped it otherwise.>>2821990There's some in the north, I'll definitely go see at least one.>Kind of a must see, no?Believe me or not, when I was in RJ I didn't go up to the Jesus statue lmao>chop down their natural heritageI don't want to be a part of your discussion with the other anon, but I wouldn't be surprised by it. It's quite unfortunate, but for example the bell from the oldest church on the entirety of Madagascar, a gift from Napoleon III, was stolen just 9 years ago by someone, even though there's a military encampment right next to it.>>2822014Oh yeah, there's pretty much nothing venomous here. I've seen some snakes.The big spiders with striped legs give me the fucking chills though.
>>2822026>Believe me or not, when I was in RJ I didn't go up to the Jesus statue lmaoMe neither. Didn't see the wailing Wall in Jerusalem either. Regret it a bit though
>>2822026>the bell from the oldest church on the entirety of Madagascar, a gift from Napoleon III, was stolen just 9 years ago by someone, even though there's a military encampment right next to it.The Colonel sold it for $3 scrap. We import these people
>>2822014You don't understand how incoherent you sound because of your mental illness. The meds don't help or you're off then?
>>2822033>how incoherent you sound>"Im Dr.4Chan Larpenstein!">mental illness>"Im Dr.4Chan Larpenstein!">The meds>"Im Dr.4Chan Larpenstein!"You literally connot stop LARPing youre a fucking Doctor....Jesus Christ, YOU ARE NOT A DOCTOR.Stop sucking your own dick and calling it truth you delusional asshat.
>>2821988>i'm not emotional>you disgust meYou negated your own statement with an emotional reaction followed by several inaccuracies. Keep it together now, my man. We can't just go around letting limbic reactions overwhelm our higher-level perception, can we?
>>2822034You PoS scum. I'm holding my PhD in my hands now. 5 years of toil like you have never done and never can do. You intellectual bantam weight. Me even talking to you is only as significant as the occasional moment I turn around to see my droppings in the toilet before I flush. You are grateful,as is my floating dirty, that I even turned around and acknowledged you.
Due to weather conditions we've had a delay.Leaving tonight for Sainte Marie -> Foulpointe -> Maroantestra -> Bush hikeWill follow anon's advice - the bush hike will take 6-8 days in total, as I'll visit the national park.Then I'll have a couple of days in the north - but the main destination will be Tana, as my visa runs out on the 28th.
>>2822185>You negated your own statement with an emotional reactionLike shit being held up to your face? Its not emotional, its a reflexive response to toxic material.>followed by several inaccuraciesGo ahead and quote them so I can disprove your delusional and ego-centric narrative.>Keep it together nowStop sucking your own dick.>overwhelm our higher-level perceptionNotice how you never expound on that? Just {{{imply}}} you {{{would}}}?>>2822274You negated your own statement with an emotional reaction followed by several inaccuracies. Keep it together now, my man. We can't just go around letting limbic reactions overwhelm our higher-level perception, can we?>>2822185Who the fuck were you talking to?...........cant see what doesnt {{{fit your narrative}}}?Cognitive blindness, you suffer from a form of, literal, mental retardation.
>>2822679>limbic reactions overwhelm our higher-level perceptionFool! That was my thesis. I'm just playing with you. I spit on my phone when I read your comments. This is cathartic. You would not know this word. You cannot comprehend my mind. 5 basis points IQ higher than yours. I spit on my phone.
>>2822679Hahaha. I am laughing at you now. Confused? Hahaha.HAHAHA!!
>>2822679>a reflexive response to toxic materialYour amygdala reacted to words on a screen as if shit were held up to your face. That admission betrays your lack of emotional control and establishes my initial perception as accurate. >go ahead and quote themI'll continue. Copypasting my post word-for-word in your interaction with a different anon betrays a lack of pattern recognition.Numero dos. You failed to recognize the sunblasted seacoast of the Cajon Del Diablo, a scenic and cartel-infested stretch of the Sonora coast. Of course, there are no international airports in the vicinity, so it's understandable that you would be unaware of its existence.>egocentric narrativeYet here I am content to remain anonymous, an egoless cluster of words on a screen.
I'm stuck in Mahavelona/Foulpointe until Sunday. Any activities to recommend other than prosties? I went out today and it seemed pretty dead.
>>2823105> Any activities to recommend other than prosties?whats wrong with that?>>2822026>>2822029yeah you should have went and seen the jesus statue. i liked it and im not even a jesus fag.also...fk these skitzos...go back to pol ffs
>>2823248>whats wrong with that?Nothing wrong, but I'm not interested in prosties - I have a girlfriend back home.>yeah you should have went and seen the jesus statue.Yeah. I do plan on returning to Brazil however, will definitely do it then.
I'm slowly getting sick of this place.
>>2823550Whassup madanon?
I just reached Maroantestra, after a 16 hour boat trip. Pic related - going to the bathroom and not stomping on a family of six was quite a challenge. Maroantsetra seems nice - reminds me of Leticia/Tabatinga on the Colombia-Brazil-Peru border. Seems quite civilized for such an isolated town. A lady called over her friend in amazement at an English-speaking customer when buying cigs lolTonight I'm embarking on the bush hike. Will have connection for the next two days; after I'll have no electricity nor internet for eight. Ten days total - followed anon's advice on seeing everything possible while there.Will report after.>>2823560Just a random moment of doubt. Foulpointe kinda sucked, was getting fed up with the mess and the impossibility to do anything productive, started slightly missing home and my close ones. But that's because I already spent a lot of time abroad this year.Today, however, I'm feeling more up to the task.
>>2823837Why did you choose a boat over a bus? Surely there must be buses running up the coastal highway.
I'm alive. Have signal for the first time since leaving Maroantestra five days ago. Will write a report later.>>2824296>highwayOh anonIt would've taken much more time given the quality of the """highway""". I met a German couple who were planning on renting motorbikes to go there, and the guy was told it's a bad idea if he ever wants to have children.From what I've seen on the internet, even taxi brousse doesn't go through there. When I asked locals, they only pointed me towards Melissa express, the boat.
>>2823837Does the food at least make it all worth it? Any sort of sickness from it?I'm the type of person who's willing to put up with some major shit so long as I'm getting proper meals. A 16 hour trip on a 21st century slave shit is the kind of adventure I'd want to try, but my fear would be getting diarrhea partway or the food sucking ass and making me queasy.
Ok so, the hike was rough. Not only was it very physically demanding (never should've bought into the cardio kills gains bullshit), but our guide fucking sucked. Sucked as in, trying to suck the highest amount of money while getting shit faced and not fulfilling his responsibilities, getting angry at questions and a bunch of other bullshit. A greedy drunken retard, you could say.I saw some lemurs, a boa, the blue-beaked bird. I don't think I've ever been this tired in my entire life.Leaving tomorrow for cape East.>>2825695Food is okay I guess? Depends on where you go. Shouldn't have extreme shits unless you're eating in the more rundown spots. The guy I've been traveling with ate soup at a place where I refused to eat anything other than a cup of coffee and proceeded to have crazy shits for three days until he got some meds.Fresh seafood is widely available, just eat at places that are somewhat clean.Do not eat the local shashlik shit, this ain't Asia, you will shit your guts out.Safest bet is fish/steak and rice. The sauce they use is tasty.
>>2816795Go hiking in the stone forest! Exciting times. Let us know how many minutes you survived.
Met some french people in Masoala who took us on a catamaran to Cape East. They were spooked of the cops, so they left us 2km away. We marched to the nearby village, took a raft and argued with locals for two hours about a Mototaxi to antalaha. The road was so rough I was wondering if I'll be able to sit for the next few days, but then suddenly we got on mostly potless asphalt.In antalaha we ate at a house of a friend of the french guy, we also received a welcome gift in the form of a big bag of vanilla each.We made our way to Sambava where a family hosted us for the last two days. Today I spent the whole day fighting the authorities, because my visa runs out two days before my flight.Anyway, I'm heading to Diego Suárez i'm the following days, visiting some things on the way.My trip is soon coming to an end. If any anons want me to check something, or answer any questions, let me know.>>2826303I'm heading to other Tsingy tomorrow, not the ones in the south you mentioned.
Good to see we still have one anon actually traveling on this goddamned board. >>2825731Sounds like you should've dipped into the joy juice yourself. Celibacy for the sake of an absent gf is bad enough, but being celibate and stone-faced sober your whole trip? That's inexcusable.>>2826698Did you miscount the days, or did the immigration official fuck up when granting you the visa? Usually, you start counting on the day you enter (even if you arrived at 11:59 PM).
>>2826766This is my first time traveling like this. While I do feel like I'm missing out a bit on trying MD pussy, I don't think I'm missing much by not drinking at all. Bars are empty even on the weekends, except for prosties. The only locals I've seen drink are the shit faced at 1pm types with bloodshot eyes that walk around villages and scream about shit while villagers laugh at them. I'm a BIG fan of alcohol, but seriously, here there's no reason to drink here (and nobody to drink with). I went outside to check the situation on a couple of weekends, in Tamatave, Ile Sainte Marie, Foulpointe... And it's dead.But, for example, I can't imagine going to LatAm and being sober.>Did you miscount the daysPretty much, yes. I didn't have a ticket back and I underestimated how long it's going to take me to get to a place where I can take a flight from. Also the flight prices are very inconsistent. I was supposed to fly on the 28th, the day my visa runs out - ended up booking a flight on the 30th.
