I just came back from a field trip visiting public and private toilets! Very very interesting, and amazing to see how people with little me...

Madagascar has at least twenty national parks, and many more protected areas. Having visited some in the past, I was thinking that I had pr...

I honestly did not know it existed... but it does. An endurance   race of no less than 60 or even 120 km! Yes, that's right, between si...

Can you imagine having to drive through here? Driving in Antananarivo is, even after two years, still a real adventure. You have to hav...

I have already written before about how much musical talent Madagascar boasts. In every family you'll find at least one guitarist and ma...

Which one you think tastes better? Local apple  (0.1 U$)              -      Imported apple (1 U$) Local pear 0.2 U$            -   ...

International Women's day is a special day in Madagascar; all women are getting a day off from work. Preferably on the 8th of March, if ...

I could not resist it. Not long ago there was an advertisement on the American School notice board asking for girls to pose in Barbie dresse...

Valentine's day is usually a day of surprises. Well, so was this year's 14 of February in Madagascar, but not happy surprises. In st...

It goes without saying that I am very proud of our trilingual daughter Soleine. She speaks - in order of importance - English, French and Du...

Yippie. After months of waiting he finally arrived over the weekend. Our new baby! He is so cute, yellow and red, with black legs. Perfectly...

Hi Gerp! You're cute! Madagascar was on the international news today! That rarely happens. I believe the last time was during the cou...

She is only fifteen. With her frail posture, shy smile and drooping shoulders, she looks like an average Malagasy school girl. Modest, timid...

Forget Mauritius, forget Reunion…if you are living in Madagascar and you need a break, go to Bangkok. Hop on an Air Mada plane in Tana and ...

There is always a first time for everything. Even for pumpkin carving. Even in Madagascar. Even for me. Scary costumes please As kids we...