u/Anything_Diy

Airbnb private rooms in any decent city have crossed the point where

the math stops making sense for full-time nomads. Hostels are fine

until they're not and at some point you need a door, quiet, and not

sharing a bathroom with 11 people.

I've tried Facebook groups, Workaway, local nomad Slack channels. All

of it works occasionally and none of it works reliably.

What's actually working for you right now? Specifically for stays

longer than a weekend but shorter than a month — that middle ground

seems hardest to crack.

Asking because I've been going back and forth on this for years.

Been wanting to do this for a while and finally thinking seriously about it. Ride across Madagascar on a motorbike, probably 3–4 weeks, mostly following the RN7 south from Antananarivo down to Toliara with some detours want to hit the volcanic landscapes around Antsirabe and find at least one decent spot to see lemurs properly, not just the tourist version.

A few things i'm still figuring out:

• rent a bike there vs buy and sell — which actually works in Madagascar?
• how bad are the roads really? seen some videos that look absolutely destroyed
• solo feels right but also nervous about breakdowns in the middle of nowhere — anyone done it with one other person?
• best time to go? trying to avoid the rainy season but also not peak tourist prices
• any good spots off the RN7 worth the detour for the volcanic areas or lemur reserves that aren't overrun?
• I do have a canon r8 and a drone also a bit concerned of safety getting robbed.

Open to going with someone if the vibe matches as group safety is also a thing, timing is flexible. Would love to hear how it went if you've done Madagascar or anything similar.

Been wanting to do this for a while and finally thinking seriously about it. Ride across Madagascar on a motorbike, probably 3–4 weeks, mostly following the RN7 south from Antananarivo down to Toliara with some detours — want to hit the volcanic landscapes around Antsirabe and find at least one decent spot to see lemurs properly, not just the tourist version.

A few things i'm still figuring out:

• rent a bike there vs buy and sell — which actually works in Madagascar?
• how bad are the roads really? seen some videos that look absolutely destroyed
• solo feels right but also nervous about breakdowns in the middle of nowhere — anyone done it with one other person?
• best time to go? trying to avoid the rainy season but also not peak tourist prices
• any good spots off the RN7 worth the detour for the volcanic areas or lemur reserves that aren't overrun?

Open to going with someone if the vibe matches timing is flexible. If you've done Madagascar or something similar would love to hear how it went.

(also building a travel matching app on the side so this is half research half actual trip planning and also the reason why ive been delaying this trip lol)

Been wanting to do this for a while and finally thinking seriously about it. Ride across Madagascar on a motorbike, probably 3–4 weeks, mostly following the RN7 south from Antananarivo down to Toliara with some detours — want to hit the volcanic landscapes around Antsirabe and find at least one decent spot to see lemurs properly, not just the tourist version.

A few things i'm still figuring out:

• rent a bike there vs buy and sell — which actually works in Madagascar?
• how bad are the roads really? seen some videos that look absolutely destroyed
• solo feels right but also nervous about breakdowns in the middle of nowhere — anyone done it with one other person?
• best time to go? trying to avoid the rainy season but also not peak tourist prices
• any good spots off the RN7 worth the detour for the volcanic areas or lemur reserves that aren't overrun?

Open to going with someone if the vibe matches timing is flexible. If you've done Madagascar or something similar would love to hear how it went.

(also building a travel matching app on the side so this is half research half actual trip planning and also the reason why i´ve been delaying it lol)