Our two days in Isalo National Park, Madagascar (with a stop at Zombitse on the way!)

After our time in two of Madagascar’s primary cities (Antananarivo and Tulear) we headed off for our road trip through the southeast of the country (you can read about our full Madagascar itinerary here and I put a picture of it below as well)! We started off by driving about 150km northeast to Zombitse national park, and as we…

September 2018: Monthly Roundup

So, we’re only three weeks into October and I’m already writing the September 2018 monthly recap for this little travel blog, not too bad right? 😉 Well, better late than never. Where we were Well, we did a little better than August 2018 when we went wild and were in eleven places in one month, as in September of…

Our second stop in Madagascar – the southern beach town of Tulear (aka Toliara)!

After spending an amazing few days in Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar, we were ready to be off to our next stop – Tulear (aka Toliara). We had planned to spend a day and a half there with the UNFPA, and then to launch into our driving tour (for fun!) from Tulear back to Antananarivo. But, we hit a slight hiccup…

Blended Confessionals: Four reasons why fighting with your partner while traveling is the worst

Hello! It’s been a long time since the last Blended Confessionals post, which is a bummer because I really enjoy taking the time to stop and write them. But we’ve been on such a whirlwind that I’ve been frantically trying to catch up on the travel posts for the past few months. The topic for today’s…

Our first stop in Madagascar – the capital city of Antananarivo!

Like I wrote about in our last post, our first stop in Madagascar was the capital city of Antananarivo, nicknamed “Tana”.  Tana is a city of ~1.5 million people, but is quickly growing because more and more people are moving from the countryside to Tana in search of safer living conditions. The city itself is in the center of…