Antsirabe

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5 Reasons Why Antsirabe is Madagascar’s Best Urban Destination

Posted by beatnomad ⋅ May 2, 2013 ⋅ 4 Comments

Happy May, blogosphere. I’m sure for most of you it means a thawing out of the winter that lingered in the northern hemisphere, but for my part, I’ve been camping out in the same pair of sweatpants and light sweater-down-jacket combination for the past three days. Normally, I hate cold weather, but somebody imported maple … Continue reading »

Biking the RN7 to Antsirabe

Posted by beatnomad ⋅ June 30, 2012 ⋅ 8 Comments

“This’ll be adventurous and totally not dangerous at all,” I sarcastically texted my friend as we made plans to bike the 60 kilometers from my town to the pleasant highland city of Antsirabe one afternoon. “Yes, so adventurous that I’ll hum the Indiana Jones theme song the whole way down,” he responded. I may have to bring … Continue reading »

Sidewalk Street Foods of Antsirabe

Posted by beatnomad ⋅ February 2, 2012 ⋅ 14 Comments

Near the daily market of Antsirabe, the pleasant hillside town of Madagascar’s highlands, women with enormous bowls of batter sit next to sizzling pots of oil over a low charcoal stove. While crouching or sitting on wooden stools, they fan their flame and plop their freshly fried goods into mountainous piles of steaming fresh snacks. … Continue reading »