Everybody on bicycle in Mada!
Fianar to Tuléar, surprising diversity in Madagascar !
Wonderful Madagascar, from rainforest in the West to the Arid parts in the East, on the N7 road.
Rice in Mada
Rice is the most obvious Asian influence. It is the staple food for each meal: at breakfast, lunch and diner! Not cheap however for locals, around 1000 Ar a kg. Near Ihousy, machines separate the rice from the bran bark…
Country of the lemurs
Discover the Indris and Lemurs in Madagasar, from the Andasibe and Ranomafana National Parks in the humid area to the Anja reserve and Isalo National Park in the drier part.
Train Fianarantsoa Manakara
1 full day on the train between Manakara and Fianarantsoa
Canal de Pangalanes
2 days boat taxi on the canal des Pangalanes.
Antananarivo
Antananarivo, capital of an Asian-African country
Western Cape on bicycle, Eastern Cape on bakkie and taxi, Natal on train
My route in South Africa: Western Cape on bicycle, Eastern Cape on bakkie and taxi, Natal on train
Soweto & Johanesbourg
Soweto is 12km from Jo’burg Park station: doable with bicycle. I am surprised to see that it’s a really separated town, with some countryside in between. South West Township was meant to be separated from the white people in Jo’burg!…
Sani Pass
When I started my cycle tour, Bruno in Cape Town told me ‘do the Sani pass’! So I came here in the Drakensberg to cycle that pass. Having cycled much higher passes in North India (Kardlung La, ca. 5500m), I…