Daniel Austin's fascination with Madagascar began in his teens, long before he managed to make his first visit - but once he did, he was hooked, and the trip changed the course of his life. In the two decades since, he has clocked up around 30 visits and now spends several months of each year explor...

Daniel Austin's fascination with Madagascar began in his teens, long before he managed to make his first visit - but once he did, he was hooked, and the trip changed the course of his life. In the two decades since, he has clocked up around 30 visits and now spends several months of each year exploring the island country. Now occupied full time with all things Malagasy, he leads small-group tours to the island (danielaustin.co.uk) as well as guiding and lecturing on expedition cruises, is secretary of the Anglo-Malagasy Society and founded the Madagascar Library (an archive of 7,000 books and documents about Madagascar: madagascar-library.com). He has co-authored Bradt's Madagascar guidebook since its ninth edition, as well as co-authoring Bradt's companion title Madagascar Wildlife and the book Madgascar Highlights.