by Anthony | Nov 17, 2023 | Anjajavy, Madagascar
The northern side of Madagascar is remote, tropical, peaceful, and mostly untamed. You can hear about celeb guests like Leonardo DiCaprio in these areas. We went to this remote hotel to recharge after a safari trek through Kenya and Tanzania. You fly into a very small...
by Anthony | Nov 8, 2023 | Africa, Anjajavy, Madagascar
The Baobab tree is amazing, it’s a succulent.. yeah. Some of them are thousands of years old. One of them (which I didn’t see, but was in Madagascar) was so large they carved a small bar into it. The Baobab is also called “reniala” (“mother of the forest”)...
by Anthony | Nov 4, 2023 | Anjajavy, Madagascar
Madascincus melanopleura, also known as the common Madagascar skink, is a species of skink in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.
by Anthony | Nov 4, 2023 | Anjajavy, Madagascar
You see all kinds of crazy things. Like giant blue Cicadas, giant land crabs, and tiny mouse lemurs. And *the* giant spider. Everything is “giant” in Madagascar. It’s dark. We have flashlights. Everything is still. Partly because they’re in...
by Anthony | Nov 3, 2023 | Anjajavy, Madagascar
Tortoises play a huge part in the natural ecosystem in Madagascar. They help spread seeds of the Baobab Trees, and everything else I’m leaving out. So, they have a really great small sanctuary for them here, and they’ve gone from zero, to about 40? since...
by Anthony | Nov 2, 2023 | Anjajavy, Madagascar
This is “the Oasis” within the Anjajavy L’Hôtel lodge. It’s absolutely breath-taking. The reserve is also home of a wide variety of lemurs, reptiles and other endemic flora and fauna. I’m a huge lover of all things flora. There’s a...
