Travel in Madagascar, the country of lemurs and chameleons, and you will end up singing "I like to move it, move it", or "Kar...

Maybe it's a first sign of a mid-life crisis, or just an expat-dip. Or for those who believe in numerology, could it be  because I just ...

Some stories are just impossible to invent. The truth can be more incredible than be the most fantastic fiction. And more horrifying than a...

On the occasion of the 100th international women's day on March 8, I hosted a girls nite...with all the different nationalities I'v...

Thank you my little friends: Aida, Ivani and Soleine Years ago I went to Senegal on a hot date (...). I was living in Trinidad, happened...

Hmmm, the whole week I've been thinking what to blog about. Maybe about a new World Bank report I  received in my inbox, putting figures...

The people in Madagascar eat incredible amounts of rice each day, for breakfast, lunch and dinner that is. With an average consumption of up...

We've been here for over 6 months now, and  for the most I have good experiences. Apart from one... which  really exhausts me sometimes....

Madagascar is an island but so far I never once felt being surrounded by oceans. Until we went on a Christmas holiday to Nosy Be, local lang...

Guess: Why is This TV off?  A. We’re  participating in ‘No TV week’ B. We’re saving energy by watching on odd days only C. A cockroach fa...

Everywhere in the world you can find Dutch people - whether you like it or not - traveling is in our blood. In Madagascar there is a small c...

Being Dutch, Thanksgiving does not mean anything to me. But when my American friend Shannon McAfee said she'd organize a Thanksgiving lu...

Today I have discovered the best way to talk yourself into someone’s bedroom! Just kidding, or… not really. I just completed my first field ...