Backpacking in Bangladesh: The Boat from Dhaka to Kulna

After leaving our new adopted Bangladeshi family in Dhaka we managed to procure some ‘second-class’ tickets for the rocket steamer down towards the Bay of Bengal, which we planned to get off in Khulna and try, from there, to make our way to Calcutta in India. Incidentally, I recently read a book called ‘The Lunatic [...]

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Backpacking Through Bangladesh

We had our hotel in Dhaka sorted so now it was time to do some sight-seeing, first-off was a trip to the waterfront, Sadarghat, on the banks of the river Buriganga- this place is an eyeopener for sure! Crowded with ferries, boats, paddle steamers, fisherman’s boats and dhabas all hiving with business and commotion If [...]

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Cheap Travel: Bangladesh

I finished my contract teaching English in Thailand, I had been in Asia well over a year by now and felt quite a home in the continent…. until I went to Bangladesh, suddenly – not so much. So here was the plan: 1) Finish teaching contract in Chiang Mai 2) Travel around Asia for as [...]

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