Victory Dhaka City

30 A Vip Road, Naya Paltan,, Dhaka Dhaka City, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh

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11 Days in Bangladesh

A travel blog entry by morpheous

... along the path. We shared a smile. After 800 meters I decided to have some fun and took off in a sprint. He gave chase but I, the Bengali deer, was able to outrun the young tiger cub on that day.

Yesterday we had a nice tour of Dhaka by The Kiwi in Bangladesh’s work colleague. We saw a temple outside of Dhaka and visited the old city that used to be the capital of Bangladesh. In the evening we had a wonderful meal at the home of one of The Kiwi in ...

Our first week in Dhaka

A travel blog entry by helenandben

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... after we arrived I woke up with the worst pain in my shoulder, I think im pretty good with pain, however this was something else, I went into school on the first day, and mentioned it to the school, amazing as they are they took me straight to the hospital, which thankfully is accross the road from the school, I evern had my own personal local chaperone!! For those of you who have a preconcieved idea of what Bangladeshi Hospital are like, it couldnt be further from that. Of course I ...

Heartbreak in Bangladesh

A travel blog entry by jb.

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... s hill country, on the other hand is the polar opposite - peaceful, pretty & rather desolate.

The people are so friendly (we had ppl offer to pay our bus rides, offer to chip in when we've said the hotel is above our budget) & also curious - a crowd gathers in record time when you stop to ask someone a question. Again, I didn't think it was possible but you are actually stared at more than in India. Mad! As for budget, ...

Dhaka Impressions

A travel blog entry by henniterness

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... want to see it.

Allow me to close with a reminder that very little can go very far. I fixed my sandals for 20 cents, $1 can buy a large meal for a whole family that otherwise won't eat. $100 could help build washroom facilities where there are none. Any cent can make a difference, so my hope is you could spare a buck or two. All money donated to this blog, I will pass on to a Dhaka slum: http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-en tries/henniterness/1/1294437840/tpod.ht ml
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Friday at the beach in a Muslim country

A travel blog entry by nalddo

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... to connect in Kuala Lumpur, using lowcost airlines Air Asia : 160$ for the flight Dhaka-KL (2.600km) and another 60$ for KL-Yangon (1.600km). Be optimistic, at the end it was only a 3.600km detour, and approximately 1 tonne of CO2 emitted !

But my main concern was to avoid being spoiled by KL. Since I started this trip, I have avoided flying, not only because it's not green, but also because it is not natural. Having a sweet transition between different countries and scenery's ...