Madagascar, the big red island

I travelled for 2 months in Madagascar, visiting friends and visiting this wondrous island in the Indian Ocean. It was not yet a very popular tourist destination, although that may have changed by now. I visited Isalo Park, Ranomafana Rainforest, Fianar, Antsirarana, the west coast, one of the outlying islands and of course spent time in the chaotic but vibrant capital

Avenue des Baobabs
Baobab lane in Madagascar gives the essence of travelling on that big red...

On the road
typical houses of Madagascar

Madagascar Child
child on the road

Drive south
drive towards Isalo Park

Ranomafana
Ranomafana rainforest

Morondava Beach
along the beach in Morondava, west of Mada

Tsiribina River, fishing
we spent three days on this river in a malgache canoe, painful but worth it

Morondava - zebu and cart
the Malgache cow at work

Children, Avenue des Baobabs
while wandering around between the baobabs near Morondava, we came...

Tsiribina River, bathing people

article published 5/15/2001

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~ The Love for Madagascar ~
We lived in Madagascar for years and I just fell in love with the country, it's beauty and of course the Malagasy people. These photos brought back lovely memories and made me long for Madagascar!!
— Cheryl, October 22, 2005

What attracted me first were those magnificent baobabs. I first fell in love with these trees in the north west of Australia, and I believe that they are the cousins of the Madagascar ones. We (in Australia) call them boabs. Secondly your photos of the children are delightful. A wonderful album.
— Danielle Maassen, June 19, 2001

traveling is one of my desires. unfortunetly I am having challenges in my funds right now. I am a single mother and right now I cannot travel like I would like to. When I look at these pictures I feel like I've traveled the world. I'm seeing the world through your eyes. Thank you for sharing.Good work!
— tracy cooper, June 11, 2001

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It is so very refreshing to find such an excellent people photographer as Monique. I know how precious our journey was to Japan in l998. Most of what we do is Aerial Photography and I certainly admire the quality of work by Monique.
— John Kitsco,, May 17, 2001