Ten Reasons to Travel to Madagascar
The Indian Ocean island of Madagascar is an under-visited tourist destination. Here are ten reasons that might inspire you to go. 1. Meet a fossa and a giant jumping rat The fossa is the largest of the islands carnivores and is neither cat nor dog. The giant jumping rat is the size of a large rabbit and retreats like a Jumping Jack! 2. Explore a pirates' graveyard On the island of Ile Sainte Marie is the world's only pirates' graveyard. 3. Learn about fady Fady (pronounced fuddy) is the nucleus of local law and, whilst it varies from region to region and home to home, it basically commands the Malagasy to love, honour and respect their fellow people and the environment which gives them life. It is fady to sing whilst you are eating as it will make your teeth grow long! 4. Swim with turtles I love to follow them whilst they are searching for new foraging grounds among the coral - often they glance back over their shoulder to take a curious, but superior, look at me as if as