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Written by Yvonne Raley

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Antanarivo, antsirabe, apatite, aquamarine, Broker, cecile raley designs, gemstones, Grandidiarite, iPhone, jentsch mineralien, madagascar, malgasy, moonstone, old phones, ruby, Yvonne Raley, zircon

Madagascar Part 3 - More Gem Buying and Saying Farewell

Oct 03, 2016

Written by Yvonne Raley

After I had been in Madagascar for four days, the brokers started to get to know my taste in gems, called their vendors in return and produced nicer pieces for me. You see the broker is only the middle man (or woman in this case). Some brokers know a lot, some don't. But they are told to make a high price and then see. If you come back with reasonable offers (not trying to rip them off but also...

Written by Joanne Simmons

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Antanarivo, antsirabe, aquamarine, Broker, Gem Markets, gemstones, Goshenite, Grandidiarite, madagascar, mines, Morganite, Phenakite, sapphire, tourmaline

My Trip To Madagascar - Part One

Sep 03, 2016

Written by Joanne Simmons

We arrived safely in Antanarivo, Madagascar, after a few hiccups: baggage not checked through, plane delay, long lines upon arrival and a nail in the tire on the way to Antsirabe. We got to the airport at 2 a.m. The airport is small and a big plane from Italy arrived before us - too much for the police to handle so it took a while to get through all the lines. Our arrival party, Jochen's friend...