How Filming In Madagascar Led To Danger And An Unforgettable Story
How Filming In Madagascar Led To Danger And An Unforgettable Story
In this piece I fly to Madagascar to make my first ever travel vlog. I wanted to see rows of beautiful ancient trees, wildlife including lemurs, gorgeous scenery and meet lovely locals… or at least that was the idea. A good friend of mine and I set out on a self guided adventure and things were going great until google maps sent us on a…
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Super challenging route ❤
Super beautiful scenery
A expedition trip testing the JEEP 6×6 apocalypse with better prep how it would perform .
This was the whole idea , of an adventure and that you were able to document it is priceless . The worlds stereotype view on people can be jaring granted there are dangers anywhere in the world Even here in the US or even England and the Caribbean , from China to the Philippines . But i will say that you saw the good and the bad and you survived . The countryside in that country looks amazing just modern infrastructure and logistics is lacking only in the tourist locations . It's amazing how locals get by and in a sense amazing and fascinating .
Awesome video-I've mountain biked RN35 twice-once with a friend in 1998 from Morondava inland, and once alone from Antsirabe to Morondava. We/I camped by the road each time: somewhat risky, but your trip was insane LoL – going out into the unknown like that. It brings back memories, and intense love of the people who took care of us along the way.
crazy! Itchy Boots rode a motorcycle on the paved roads in Madagascar and was in the same area as you guys, with the green hills. She is famous for going off road, but she dare not this time and she had a guide.
Madagascar 😎👍
So what happened to the 4×4, was is recovered ? The owner must have been glad, how much this they charge you ?
Good choices for places 🌼🌸
But there are some places to avoid traveling solo or even two in Madagascar.
For some places, you have to go in group like at least 5 people . . .
Madagascar is one of the poorest country in the world so going through rural places it's definitely even more a battle of the strongest.
I am Malagasy and I don't think I will ever do that. I think you both were incredible for sticking to that for so long.
But this could happen anywhere even in some parts of rural U.S
a little respect towards the Universe (people, land, fauna,…) would have turned this whole story to a really nice adventure.
So the moral of the video is to do some prep work before leaving home.
FYI, automatic guns are illegal in Madagascar…but that doesn't stop that town leader from having what is almost certainly a full auto "AK". (a Chinese Type 81)
how about the rental car?.
Did AVIS bring you to court?
no harsh to travel alone as a foreigner in Madagascar , just get information on local how is the road ( dangerous , practicable in what season, ) , do and don't , …etc. Same everywhere in the word. here in Canada same thing you wanna go to north part of the country you risk to left alone and die for any reason.
The Mitsubishi is the real STAR of this episode.
How did it end for her? When is her movie coming out?
This has to be made into a "Herbie" movie. The "Mitzie That Could"
also:
"Dude, this just looks like it's never gonna end for us"
lol. I felt that energy.
Guys, seriously: my dad, brother and I just came back from Madagascar, and thanks to Google Maps we also drove the RN35… I can relate to many of the things you described here: the very dangerous roads and the friendly people in the mountain towns (who looked at us as if we were crazy driving there as white people without a guide), but also the shifty men with axes and knives who wanted to rob us. Fortunately it didn't rain much when we were there, so our car didn't break down once; otherwise I think we wouldn't have made it out alive: no service, no food and no water often means certain death in situations like these… However, we succeeded after 18 hours because of my brother's splendid driving skills and the police coming to our aid after we had almost been robbed (I speak French, so luckily I could explain what had happened). It was a nightmare! Madagascar is definitely both the most beautiful and most dangerous country I've ever visited. 😅
Never drive on your own get a Guide on all your trips as well as Madagascar is concern.
You guys are just lucky
We live it Florida, and we will go to Madagascar in 2024, so let us know if you are going back 🙂
Oh, dears, I just watched your video, I m so glad you both are safe.
The worst thing you do is use GPS in Madagascar. And never go alone without Malagasy with you guys
I don't think you're supposed to drive the whole way. I think you're supposed to take a small plane part of the way.
Every guide book in the place tells you not to do what you did , consider yourselves lucky souls, southern madagasgar is a haven for road bandits that prey on strangers, a guide is always reccommended in these areas.Madagasgar is one of the poorest countries in the world yet one of the last wilderness.A long way from the mean streets of Atlanta.but the Malagasy can be the most beautiful loving people on earth despite there poverty.Much love
Dude you are lucky, I am a local and i wouldn't even dare going out there without an experienced guide and a proper plan
The fact that I’m jealous that you got to go on this trip says a lot about how much I LOVE traveling.
This looked so amazing, despiste the obvious danger. But this video is better than reporters even, it shows a raw side of a country that is so difficult to capture with footage.
Thank you so much for all the work you put in to putting this together. My dream is to visit Madagascar one day, although, with a tour guide 😆
Don't ever do that again!, stressed me out
You really took risks but thank you to still recommand this beautiful Island of ours
Insane story! Thanks for taking the time to share it
Hey Im from Madagascar
What happened to your SUV?
U definitely not getting ur deposit back!
Were you not worried about running out of GASOLINE???
This was a awesome and thrilling story. I LOVE IT. (Don't do that again, tho). But what an awesome adventure.
As a Surfer, i have taken dicey roads to get to the beach. Nothing compares to what you (crazily) did.
Mitsubishi are horrible cars/SUV's and you get what you pay for. For trips like this always trust a Toyota to get you to your destination in one piece. You can never go wrong with a Landcruiser, it's a beast!
😆😆 did you guys even research Madagascar?! Going in a week and this is everything not to do. Glad you made it out alive. 😅
Por que aquele cidadão estava carregando uma AK 47 nas costas ? Existe conflitos em Madagascar por armas de fogo ?
Phuc you arrogant clowns
Clearly you guys should have stayed in South Africa if not the US
I assume you rented the vehicle. What an up charge!
i was wondering to visit Madagascar also, thats how i found your video on youtube, but now i think i should choose other destination for my solo trip 😀 good bless u are safe
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10/10 My favourite video on the internet. I live in Madagascar, and this is a perfect portrayal. Thank you.
This is NUTS! and sums up all of the good/bad/nightmare of an improvised solo trip in Madagascar without a guide: the absolutely ran down state of most provincial roads in Madagascar, the dangers in the middle of nowhere with no bridge/no restaurant/no hotel/no gas stations for miles/and the dahalo or the people seeing how the situation is and want to take advantage of it/and the sweetest, most helpful people on earth (most of us, Malagasy, anyway 😃) to balance that. Thank God you made it in one piece to tell the story, I hope you know how LUCKY you are to get out of it alive and kicking ! Thank you for the beautiful shots of the Baobab alley, the beach (is that in Morondava?), of that infamous RN35 and of the hills: cheers to a first travel vlog to remember!
That's nothing like the title at all, wrong version of Madagascar.
WHAT A TRIP GUYS! First time ever I comment a video on youtube. Your trip could've been worse. Despite the fact that I am Malagasy, I would never have dared to venture into the bush without local guide. By the way, thank you for showing us that side. What I learned from the video is that there is a limit to technology: reality in the virtual world is very different from the real world.