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Isalo

By DeniseJuly 18, 2016September 28, 2017With 0 comments

The most scenic part of our journey through Madagascar began as we climbed into the mountains that form the spine of the island. We spent two nights at an incredible lodging built almost entirely of local stone, with no effort spared to show off the artistry of the masons. Just as impressive were some of…

The Rhinoceros Does It Again

By DeniseJuly 15, 2016September 28, 2017With 0 comments

Michel had issued our marching orders; we needed to leave our idyllic seaside sanctuary in the early hours and drive a difficult, sandy stretch of coastal road before it got too warm. The last two cars to make it through had taken six hours to reach Salary Bay. The Land Cruiser, tires half-deflated, hubs locked…

The Day Of The Rhinoceros

By DeniseJuly 14, 2016September 28, 2017With 0 comments

I have never experienced a true monsoon season. I can only imagine what it must be like in some countries where it rains virtually non-stop for half a year. How do you build a bridge over a river that’s a reasonable hundred meters wide for much of the year, but swells to more than a…

Civilization: Not Always All It’s Cracked Up To Be

By DeniseJuly 13, 2016September 28, 2017With 0 comments

In the morning we angled back inland through the bush. We skipped the tour of the village at Belo sur Mer, which is famous for the sailing cargo boats they build there by hand, because there had been a death there the day before, and the community was in mourning. The drive was long, bumpy,…

It’s a Small, Small World, and a Big, Big World

By DeniseJuly 12, 2016September 28, 2017With 4 comments

Traveling the world has never been easier. An ordinary person with a passport and some money (a modest sum, by American standards) can reach almost any country on the planet in 24 hours or less. You can place a phone call or send a message or a photo almost anywhere in a matter of seconds….