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Ambiky to Ambanja & Ankarana.
This was 130 kilometres of straight track/road/potholes that took 4 hours to drive. Made as comfortable as possible by Nassir the driver of the 4 […]
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Sacred tree of Mahatsinjo.
I love the words “Banyan Tree”. For me they conjure the image of luxury, service and tranquillity of the Far Eastern hotel chain, but also […]
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Whoop! Whoop!
A trip to Nosy Sakatia was promoted in the tourist blurb as a, ‘chance to swim with giant sea turtles’. Okay, and maybe my last […]
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Never say never
I have no plans to do this ( “never say never” ) but…. if I was to set up a conservation project, how would I […]
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Nosy Iranja
Today, I visited Nosy Iranja. Considered to be one of the most important nesting sites for Green Turtles and Hawksbill Turtles in the Western Indian […]
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Where are the beach hawkers?
A friend of mine once said that the trouble when you get older is that, “ no one sees you anymore”. This was rich coming […]
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Turtle Update
So it was Day 3 of my time on Nosy Komba. I am on the beach on my own. I step in to that beautiful […]
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International Women’s Day… in style.
International Women’s Day often catches me by surprise, when I receive kind messages of solidarity from both male and female friends, but after today the […]
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Wuss in water
I can’t account for my trepidation here, but I am two days in, and I’m nowhere near to seeing turtles. In part this is because […]
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Mora Mora..
In Malagasy ‘Mora Mora’ is, ‘ slow down chill out, relax, don’t expect anything to happen on time’. So first day orientation starts at 7.30am…. […]
