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		<title>Madagascar First Album is live!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I finished uploading the first album to PicturesFromEarth. It is the album of my trip to Madagascar in September 2007. We stayed in Madagascar for 15 days and had a great time. We landed in Antananarivo and stayed in the capital for two days, visiting local markets and going to nice restaurants. We then took [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: left;">I finished uploading the first album to PicturesFromEarth. It is the album of my trip to <a href="http://picturesfromearth.com/travel/madagascar/">Madagascar</a> in September 2007.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://picturesfromearth.com/travel/plog-content/thumbs/1/madagascar/large/275-young-carriage-driver-cows.jpg" alt="fisherman boat anakao madagascar beach" width="520" height="346" /><br />
We stayed in Madagascar for 15 days and had a great time. We landed in Antananarivo and stayed in the capital for two days, visiting local markets and going to nice restaurants.<br />
We then took a <a href="http://picturesfromearth.com/travel/madagascar/antananarivo-bus-station/">taxi-brousse</a> to Antsirabe, Madagascar&#8217;s capital of <a href="http://picturesfromearth.com/travel/madagascar/loaded-pousse-pousse-antsirabe/">pousse-pousse</a>&#8216;s. There we found a guide that was willing to organise a 4&#215;4 and a boat for us for the rest of the trip. We knew we didn&#8217;t have enough time to travel by taxi-brousse so this was our only option! Luckily we asked several people and chose the best deal.<br />
So we went down the <a href="http://picturesfromearth.com/travel/madagascar/tsiribihina-river-local-boat/">Tsiribihina River</a> for three days which was a fantastic experience. The surroundings were lovely and there is always activity on the river banks to keep yourself entertained. We were sleeping in a tent on the river bank.<br />
At our arrival we carried on to the <a href="http://picturesfromearth.com/travel/madagascar/grand-tsingy-national-park-view/">Tsingy National park</a>, with impressive <a href="http://picturesfromearth.com/travel/madagascar/grand-tsingy-national-park-valley/">rock formations</a> that you can climb. The park  is really well accommodated for visits, even though some parts can be scary because of the altitude.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">We then went to Morondova, where we took an internal flight to Tulear to enjoy some days on the beach. On the way we stopped to admire the impressive <a href="http://picturesfromearth.com/travel/madagascar/silhouette-baobab-sunset-red/">Baobabs</a> and the famous &#8216;<a href="http://picturesfromearth.com/travel/madagascar/avenue-des-baobabs/">Avenue des baobabs</a>&#8216;.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">We decided to go in the nice fishermen&#8217;s village of <a href="http://picturesfromearth.com/travel/madagascar/anakao-smiling-girl-portrait/">Anakao</a>, that I certainly recommend. The village is surrounded by beautiful white sand <a href="http://picturesfromearth.com/travel/madagascar/anakao-white-sand-beach-steps/">beaches</a>. Three days of pure please and relaxation. Diving there is a must and should not be missed!</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">After three peaceful days we continued our trip with the visit of the <a href="http://picturesfromearth.com/travel/madagascar/isalo-national-park/">Isalo National Park</a>. A superb mix of arid canyons, <a href="http://picturesfromearth.com/travel/madagascar/isalo-national-park-waterfall/">natural pools</a>, <a href="http://picturesfromearth.com/travel/madagascar/isalo-national-park-river-waterfall/">waterfalls</a> and green forests filled with <a href="http://picturesfromearth.com/travel/madagascar/ring-tailed-lemur-2/">lemurs</a>.<br />
We also spent our last afternoon walking in the streets of Rahonira where people were extremely friendly and welcoming, as always in Madagascar.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">This is certainly a trip I&#8217;d recommend to people attracted to nature and adventure. The nature in Madagascar is the most beautiful I&#8217;ve ever seen, and you will encounter a lot of bizarre animals and plants.<br />
We didn&#8217;t book anything in advance and improvised along the way which worked great. But be careful as we were visiting the country in September which isn&#8217;t the most busy month.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">I hope you&#8217;ll enjoy this first album, many others are on their way!</p>
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