- Bangladesh and NepalAs usual I was having a panic that we'd miss the flight, little did I know that the flight was actually later than I originally thought!
31/7/08
After a fairly pleasant 9 and a half hour flight we arrived in Dhaka. Got Posted by faith8069 in Around the world with Faye | Aug 19, 2008
- Our rubelthis is our rubel.. when we go to dhanmondi lake for Adda then rubel come to us and give tea to refresh our mind and be energetic to start again Adda
[img=http://www.travellerspoint.com/photos/155277/DSC_7921__640x480_.jpg thumb=http://www.travellerspoin Posted by topu in Dhaka City | Jul 18, 2008
- All about BangladeshRich culture, beautiful tourist spots, and hospitable people. These are the qualities that all great tourist spots have. And, incidentally, these are also the very qualities that you will find in the beautiful country of Bangladesh.
1.) Catch a glimpse o Posted by saiful007 in All about Bangladesh | Jun 7, 2008
- Dhaka, BangladeshDhaka is one of the world's fastest growing urban centers with more than 10 million people. Crowded into 360 square kilometers it also has one of the highest urban densities in the world. Cycle rickshaws are the main form of Posted by GlobeRover in GlobeRovers - Exploring Planet Earth | Dec 8, 2006
- wanna travel some where?sylhet ... dfid bunglows.. a laptop, edge, few good books, magazines ... @ the pool sipping ................ Posted by A1s in adventure 1 life style | Aug 10, 2007
- First Week in DhakaDhaka is a great place and I am having a great time, check back later when I have more time to write. Posted by fortunag in Bangladesh | Jun 29, 2007
- Pendingno time Posted by andyhay in Asia Overland 2006-2008 | Apr 24, 2007
- Bangladesh to ThailandSuitably refreshed, an early start allowed me to believe that I might still just manage to squeeze in the Ethnological Museum this morning, but with the rickshaw wallahs habitually not knowing their own city I got another mad runaround from Posted by andyhay in Asia Overland 2006-2008 | Mar 27, 2007
- Bangladeshi Independence DayI started the day with the usual brekkie routine where inexplicably one intelligent looking soul was shocked somehow to learn that I was not Korean. Maybe it was the only foreign place he had ever heard of? It was a Posted by andyhay in Asia Overland 2006-2008 | Mar 26, 2007
- Cox's BazarEveryone knew Cox's Bazar as Bangladesh's dedicated tourist resort town, and after frenetic Dhaka I certainly fancied the chance to chill out and savour the allegedly freely available beer. The shock of unusually aggressive touts and rickshaw wallahs upon Posted by andyhay in Asia Overland 2006-2008 | Mar 23, 2007
- Sylhet to ShrimangalI had to keep the window open that night which was normally precluded by mosquitos, but the eye watering repellant coils perversely proved the greater enemy. I lay listening to the incessant chinking of construction work throughout the night and Posted by andyhay in Asia Overland 2006-2008 | Mar 22, 2007
- Dhaka to SylhetIt peeved me that I had no time to take a second stab at the Liberation War Museum this morning, which ordinarily I might have managed to squeeze in had it not kept such late opening hours. I got a Posted by andyhay in Asia Overland 2006-2008 | Mar 21, 2007
- Dhaka Day 3Waking up dog tired with bad feet, I pondered that it wasnt worth killing myself for this country, it was a pity though that half of my visa time was being wasted. I got the usual star treatment for brekkie, Posted by andyhay in Asia Overland 2006-2008 | Mar 20, 2007
- Dhaka Day 2I reluctantly dragged myself back up to Gulistan Crossing to pick up my new batch of passport photos, then common sense dictated that I accost an autorickshaw, known as Baby Taxis here, for the 5K trek north to the Immigration Posted by andyhay in Asia Overland 2006-2008 | Mar 19, 2007
- DhakaFirst priority today was to secure some passport photos for a bullshit permit I had to secure, a waste of valuable time I could have done without, and in the end I didnt wait around for them to be processed. Posted by andyhay in Asia Overland 2006-2008 | Mar 18, 2007
- Borishal to DhakaToo lazy Posted by andyhay in Asia Overland 2006-2008 | Mar 17, 2007
- The Rocket to BorishalNo time Posted by andyhay in Asia Overland 2006-2008 | Mar 16, 2007
- MonglaSUNDERBANS MUSEUM
This was a small private colection which a local dude had accumulated. We had gone there with the primary motive of seeking advice on boat hire but found it merited a bit of our time. It was a generalised Posted by andyhay in Asia Overland 2006-2008 | Mar 15, 2007
- Bagerhat and MonglaI decided just to hoof the 2 kilometres or more along the river to an elusive local ferry crossing, memorably passing on the way the suitably dodgy named Rocky Dockyard where men were hard at work constructing a sizeable ship Posted by andyhay in Asia Overland 2006-2008 | Mar 14, 2007
- KhulnaPestered by a net-busting mossie and then incessant itching, I didnt wake until 12 and lept out of bed to find Ken gone and Khulna humming with bustle. My priority for the day was information gathering with step number one Posted by andyhay in Asia Overland 2006-2008 | Mar 13, 2007
- India to BangladeshIn a somewhat rash fit of ruthless efficiency I made the radical move of ditching a lot of my gear today. With the advent of assuredly persistent hot weather from now on, out went my now much too heavy cargo Posted by andyhay in Asia Overland 2006-2008 | Mar 12, 2007
- An extraordinary taleA day in the life of our washing machine: (in song) bum da dum dum dum. I’m a washing machine. I love washing clothes. I am washing Sonya and Kevin’s brand new cushion covers. Round and round and round I Posted by sokev in Bangladesh and Beyond! | Oct 31, 2006
- Rise to Stardom
This one works best backwards. Everywhere we go people greet with us jokes and huge smiles of recognition. As if we hadn’t Posted by sokev in Bangladesh and Beyond! | Oct 31, 2006
- On Ramadan and BeggarsRamadan is the month in which Muhammad received his initial revelation and made his migration from Mecca to Medina. During this month, “able-bodied” Muslims fast during the day. Everyday from dawn to dusk they are prohibited to eat, drink, or Posted by sokev in Bangladesh and Beyond! | Oct 31, 2006
- Waist DeepIn our first two weeks we got hit by the “tail end” of the monsoon season. A crocodile tail if ever we’ve seen one. Knocked us clear off of our feet and into overflowing with waist high water. Luckily, Posted by sokev in Bangladesh and Beyond! | Oct 31, 2006