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== Location: Mahajanga, Madagascar == | == Location: Mahajanga, Madagascar == | ||
We'll be gathering on the island of Madagascar. Hacker Central will be | We'll be gathering on the island of Madagascar. Hacker Central will be by the beach around [https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Mahajanga Mahajanga] (French: Majunga) on the North-West coast. | ||
== Date: January 2024 == | == Date: January 2024 == | ||
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* https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Mahajanga | * https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Mahajanga | ||
* https://wikitravel.org/en/Mahajanga | * https://wikitravel.org/en/Mahajanga | ||
Tip: a good way to find out about airlines and direct flights, so you can hack yourself a decent travel route, is always the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivato_International_Airport#Airlines_and_destinations Wikipedia page of the airport] in question. | |||
== Visa == | == Visa == | ||
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* 30 Days: 35 EUR / 37 USD / 115.000 MGA | * 30 Days: 35 EUR / 37 USD / 115.000 MGA | ||
* 60 Days : 40 EUR / 45 USD / 135.000 MGA | * 60 Days : 40 EUR / 45 USD / 135.000 MGA | ||
Pay in USD or EUR cash, or card for other currencies, at the visa counter. | |||
=== Vaccination requirements === | |||
If you are traveling from a country with high risk of Yellow Fever infection, you may be required to show a proof of vaccination against it (i.e. an entry in your little yellow booklet). There was absolutely no validation or check of anything for the people that already arrived. | |||
=== Customs === | |||
See http://www.douanes.gov.mg/particulier/voyageurs/ | |||
== Accommodations == | == Accommodations == | ||
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You can coordinate sharing on the XMPP channel, if you're not already planning to join with a small group. (There are currently leftover rooms in reserved houses available.) | You can coordinate sharing on the XMPP channel, if you're not already planning to join with a small group. (There are currently leftover rooms in reserved houses available.) | ||
== | == Power sockets == | ||
Type [https://www.worldstandards.eu/electricity/plugs-and-sockets/c/ C] and [https://www.worldstandards.eu/electricity/plugs-and-sockets/e/ E] (compatible with [https://www.worldstandards.eu/electricity/plugs-and-sockets/f/ F]), at ~220 V. | |||
TL;DR: European plugs will fit (except UK). | |||
== Internet == | |||
There is cabled Internet with wifi at most accommodations. One of the deep-sea cable connections to Madagascar ([https://www.2africacable.net/ 2 Africa], the newest one) actually comes into Mahajanga. There are 3 telcos operating on the island: Telma, Orange, and Airtel. | |||
== SIM cards == | |||
There are shops of all 3 telcos directly at the airport. Orange and Telma seem to have better performance and coverage than Airtel so far. | |||
Prices are affordable: 2.5 GB of bandwidth costs ~3 EUR for example. | |||
There are also eSIMs available online for Madagascar. The usual vendors of those should have you covered. Topups for all providers are available on Bitrefill as well. | |||
== ATMs == | |||
There is an ATM (from BNI) without extra fees at TNR airport. SocGen seems to charge fees at their ATMs. | |||
'' | ''TODO: Add more info about closest ATM to beach and ATMs in Mahajanga'' | ||
== Invite-only XMPP chat for participants == | == Invite-only XMPP chat for participants == | ||
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As a mobile chat client, we can recommend [https://conversations.im Conversations for Android], and [https://monal-im.org Monal for iOS]. | As a mobile chat client, we can recommend [https://conversations.im Conversations for Android], and [https://monal-im.org Monal for iOS]. | ||
== Participants == | |||
As an unorganized, informal gathering, there's nothing to register or RSVP for. However, it would be much appreciated if you entered some kind of name (ideally your IRC or XMPP nick, but can also just be anon) in the following list, in case you plan to join us. You can also add a timeframe, so we know who to expect when. | |||
* slvrbckt (Jan 11th - Feb 2nd) | |||
* coelis (Jan 11th - Feb 2nd) | |||
* raucao (Jan 4 - ~25) | |||
* hcs0 (Jan 4 - ?) | |||
* K (Dec 30th - Jan 20th) | |||
* maxsan (Jan 4th - ?) | |||
* jansh (Jan 11th - 30th) | |||
* bkero | |||
* chuck (Jan 15th - 31st) | |||
* ''(your name/alias here)'' | |||