My two visitors from last week remarked that we are living quite a privileged life. This made me think, and of course I came to the conclusi...

This week I had a visit of two retired biology teachers from my country. They made an old dream come true with their trip to Madagascar. Thi...

..the moment I waited so long for, is here. Mid-September. The change of season is obvious: no more need to light the fireplace in the eveni...

"Look mama, they have such funny horses here, they look just like people!" I was reminded of this quote when we were walking in A...

Every former colony has at least one. Some have been very well maintained and are still operating at the highest levels; others have been to...

7 AM. My mobile phone's alarm is waking me up. I have a distant feeling of awkwardness...like something big is happening today but I c...

Last weekend I met a French diplomat at a friend's house. He introduced himself as Jean Yves, diplomate , as if it were his last name. T...

My daughter Soleine has lost her second baby tooth. She actually wiggled it for so long that it fell out. When this happens in my country, a...

Check these pictures! And guess where they were taken? Can you believe this? We signed up for Africa, tropical weather, palm trees, ba...

The magic adapter We've moved into our new house! We quit our drafty  apartment (I looked up the proper spelling of this word -'d...

When I first visited Madagascar 10 years ago, for a week of View from our window vacation while living in Zimbabwe, I was struck by two ...

I like to move it move it... We've seen our first lemurs in Madagascar! There is a Lemur Park not far from the city, for those who ca...

Never mind the in-flight magazine dating from December 2009, the minimal entertainment options and the 5-hour delay on the way out; we flew ...

Today I had to go to the agency of Air Madagascar here in down-town Tana. That felt like being thrown years back, since we buy all our ticke...

Is there a better way to get to know your fellow countrymen in a strange country than through football? I have found three so far, two of ...

Okay, I can't say that we have not been warned. And we should have known when watching the world cup football in South Africa... it is w...

Please say: Madagascar. Now say it again...doesn't it sound lovely? And to type the word feels great too. M-a-d-a-g-a-s-c-a-r. I like it...