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Asia » Bangladesh » Bandarban February 17th 2013

This weekend was all about the journey: we spent more time getting places than being there, but that’s what you get for trying to do everything in just a weekend. It was my first trip in the south of Bangladesh and I am lucky to have friends who don’t mind going so far with so little time. We started out at the train station in Dhaka, across from the airport, and took a direct train to Chittagong. It wasn’t fast, but at least we didn’t have to stop on the way. Once there a friend’s father picked us up and we got a plush car ride through downtown Chittagong by night. It was a fast five minute tour, but I think we saw most of it. There was the train station, the new cricket stadium, the ... read more
By train or by boat
Permission for Foreigners
Open Your Shoes

Asia » Bangladesh » Bandarban September 12th 2012

What is the objective of a passionate backpacker? To travel in comfort or to take trouble but getting to see the beauties of the world? If you fall under the category of traveler who will go through difficulties and hardship to get a glimpse of a remote area surrounded with hills, forests, river and massive rocks then Nafakum in Bandarban is the place for you. I was born and brought up in Dhaka and I do not encourage you at all to come and visit Dhaka. Stay away from this city- there is nothing here for tourists- unless you come from a very quiet and peaceful country and want to experience what massive gatherings of people and extreme congestion of traffic means. But Nafakum is a different story altogether. This place is remote and very difficult ... read more
Distance board
Lonely bridge
Sunset

Asia » Bangladesh » Bandarban August 29th 2011

The night was fuming that a late swig to slay the demons of the head is a method. Every turn on the sidewalk was exploiting, surveying twilights and it’s vengeance was uttering to the psyche so as those little anticipations in LA Café in Mabini, Manila. Spying bogus replica from the Interpol was phony fine, unarmed. The zip from the juice was gay when hot mamas pulled in then bargained transactions. It was exquisite as the night wasn’t tuesday, pandemonium was closed to revered sacrosanct although unsound than the bartender and some consultations to extraterrestrials were concorded, still gay. Larry Masterson, an executive from Australia preserving fastidious rapport to pacify. He sits level to the window where peculiar views of illicit treks by foreign guests. To elucidate the panorama it’s perfect using the dosage from the ... read more

Asia » Bangladesh » Bandarban July 26th 2011

You may remember in my last post that I mentioned we were next headed to Chonqing. Well we still went there but i'm not gonna say a lot about it, mainly because there isn't anything to say. It's just a megalopolis of 32 million people, the world's biggest technically, and has the Yangtze river running through it, the colour of which Willy Wonka would be proud of. That's it really, oh and it's pollution levels mean you rarely see the sun.  -fact of the day, only 1% of Chinese people live with acceptably good air quality...  Anyway after 3 exhilarating days there and then 2 more of just travelling and an overnight stop we arrived in Guilin, which is a gorgeous town surrounded by incredible landscapes of karst limestone hills and (trumpet fanfare.... blue skies!!) we ... read more

Asia » Bangladesh » Bandarban » Chimbuk April 9th 2011

Try traveling around by a Motorbike in Bangladesh, you will get a different perspective towards the community. In the beginning it may bother you a bit with the smog and lack of proper traffic rules in the highways. The roads are not that good in all the places as well. But most of them are not that bad either. Once you get out of the city premise, the real flavor of Bangladesh opens up. The highways here are not like the highways of the more developed countries but we do have long stretches of beautiful roads with breathtaking country beauty all around. The hospitality and the curiosity of the people are still original. I have covered a bit of the highways but there is still lot that remains. For starter I’ve been to the hilly areas ... read more
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In the foot of the Chingri Waterfall

Asia » Bangladesh » Bandarban » Ruma » Keokradong May 16th 2007

it was not so tough job to reach such a higher point. but its rainy season now and that made the situation bit harder. we were a group of 21; 19 boys, 2 girls. 2/3 of us are going there for the second time. they are our primary guide. we started for 'bandarban' by a s.alam bus. the journey was wonderful. we reached bandarban by the very first morning of 11 may. some of us were watching mountains for the first time. but it was exciting for everyone. after 1.5 hour break we again started for 'ruma bazar' by a 'chander gari' (a jeep without roof). its was exciting too. it was a 48km journey on mountain track. then more than 2 hours on a boat... burned by sun, wet by rain. but still exciting. ... read more
flag on the top
from the top of keokradong
on the way back




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