Madagascar Hotels: Hotel le Louvre, Antananarivo

Hazards, beggars and Madagascar hotels

ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar – Travel to Madagascar (the “Big Island”) is superb, beautiful and exotic. But it’s far from easy. Antananarivo, the Capital City, generally called, ‘Tana’, though charming, poses many risks to foreigners, and they are usually forewarned about these dangers on arrival. Tourists are accosted at every street corner by beggars, and security at…

Best places to eat in Paris - Le Timbre, from the street

Le Timbre, in Paris – Because the French capital is cramped and fast-paced, so should the best places to eat in Paris

PARIS, France – Eating in Paris is not an easy task. There are hundreds of wonderful establishments scattered around the city. Certain neighborhoods have it better than others do. There are clichés and tourist traps everywhere. And then, there are young chefs working their tails off to offer inventive food at a fair price. I…