I visited central Madagascar along with the capital. And wish I had known to go to the more popular resorts in the northern section of the country. My resort was okay, but it was still beautiful, if a bit outdated and isolated. I will have to visit again. I met some great people and lots of locals. But this country is not all lush and beautiful.
Madagascar is one of the poorest countries in the world. People and even children are in the streets walking and begging/looking for food. The animals were starving and thin walking even in the street. I had to stay over in the capital city, Antananarivo, because my flight to my resort only left on specific days (going and coming back). Please do your research before you travel anywhere! My driver cautioned me not to roll down the window and ignore the many people knocking on the window and speaking French while begging for money. It broke my heart. But when we stopped at a light, there was a converge of men, women, and children rocking the car. Now I got scared. If I was rich, that would be one place I would return to and help out as much as I could.
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