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Asia » Bangladesh » Cox's Bazar » Coxs Bazar April 19th 2013

I've been in Bangladesh only nine days, but there is just so much to write. It's felt like a long continuation of my visa application struggle - a hectic, frustrating, nonsensical but eventually incredibly rewarding roller coaster ride. I'm currently writing from Cox's Bazar, the longest natural beach in the world, but on this blog entry I want to go back to the start of my time in Bangladesh to describe my initial impressions of this unique corner of the subcontinent and perhaps Asia's best kept secret. Quite inevitably, my first journey in Bangladesh - that from the border with India, into Dhaka - went rather badly. The strikes (hartels) that so often rock the country have been increasing in frequency recently due to the upcoming elections. Rival parties tend to throw their weight around by ... read more

Beautiful Bangladesh- beaches

Asia » Bangladesh » Cox's Bazar » Teknaf » St. Martin's June 11th 2012

Chhera Deep

Natasha Sabrin Khan

The combination of Bangladesh and Beautiful- it’s tough to believe, right? Bangladesh and traffic jam or Bangladesh and load shedding or Bangladesh and crowd sound like more appropriate combinations. Bangladesh used to be a lush green land crisscrossed with wide rivers; but over the years, to accommodate more and more people and in our mindless desire to increase the size of the concrete jungle, the natural greenery has been destroyed, the deep, wide rivers have now become narrow and shallow. There is hardly any park or water body in Dhaka city; there is hardly any free highway in Bangladesh for long drives- small stalls are scattered beside the highways. There is crowd and filth everywhere! But still, Bangladesh is beautiful- if you have the eyes for it. There are places in Bangladesh where nature awes you. ... read more

Forza Bangladesh: piu' vacanze per tutti!

Asia » Bangladesh » Cox's Bazar » Teknaf » St. Martin's January 7th 2012

Cox's Bazar: tutti hanno diritto ad una vacanza al mare!

Mercante

Puo' risultare difficile associare il Bangladesh ad una vacanza al mare, eppure non molti sanno che qui di spiaggie ce ne sono eccome, tra cui quella che puo' forse vantare il titolo di "piu' lunga al mondo": un tratto ininterrotto di sabbia lungo ben 120 Km! E' per questo motivo che arrivo a Chittagong, il piu' grande porto del paese, una citta' sporca e caotica ma dal nome che mi ispira fiducia; qui infatti trovo subito qualcosa da fare: pochi chilometri piu' a Nord, lungo la costa, sorgono numerosi cantieri dove vengono demolite le navi in disuso provenienti da tutto il mondo: una buona occasione per andare a rovistare in cerca di buoni affari. Ma come previsto, l'accesso alla spiaggia dove sono arenate le navi e' sbarrato da alti cancelli e le guardie all'ingresso sono irremovibili ... read more

Chittagong: la demolizione delle navi prosegue ai bordi della strada

Isola di St.Martin: buona parte dell'isola e' ancora incontaminata

Oh I Do Like to Be Beside the Seaside

Asia » Bangladesh » Cox's Bazar October 16th 2010

The Hotel and Beach

Willholmes16

On Wednesday, I had a Bangladeshi style holiday to Cox's Bazar - the longest unbroken beach in the world, and Bangladesh's number one tourist destination. Now, in your mind, this may strike up images of golden sands, beautiful quiet beach life and cocktails by the sea. Let me assure you that this is not the case. Cox's is an overdeveloped and pretty ugly beach resort that has all the charm of the Costa Del Sol, or my favourite, Sunny Beach in Bulgaria. It caters to the middle class Bangladeshis who wish for sun and sea, but without a care for the environment. Monstrously huge hotel complexes spring up at every turn, and the local people are left poor and without proper homes in the wake of this place. At the beach itself, as a foreigner, i ... read more

Sunday January 17, 2010

Asia » Bangladesh » Cox's Bazar January 17th 2010

1phydeau

Good morning from Malumghat, the home of Memorial Christian Hospital for ABWE in Bangledesh. The temperature this morning is cool (50-55) and it'll warm up nicely to 65 or 70 today. The SLC (Spiritual Life Conference) is in its third and final day. I've preached 3 times and have 3 more today. Lynette spoke at a ladies banquet last night and had her hands done with "henna" (a temporary tatoo type painting on the exposed part of her hand). Our only problem has been a breakdown in the water supply so we carry buckets to fill toilets and generally don't shower. Its a child's heaven! ! The compound here is huge. The hospital has 8 doctors at this time. Generally, however, they have 2-4. They also have over 200 Bengali workers who do everything from grouns ... read more

Day 2 & 3

Asia » Bangladesh » Cox's Bazar January 16th 2010

Zion Baptist Church

1phydeau

Friday morning we were up early, packed our suitcases and went to church at 9 a.m. Dr. Loftis spoke through an interperter and then after a quick brunch, we headed to Malumghat. I wish I could discribe the traffic. For three hours we wove in and out and around rickshaws, baby taxies, busses and misc. vehicles. It would be nerve racking if we had to drive ourselves. But we made it all in one piece without any scratches on the car. Rich always uses the joke about the preacher who dreamt he was preaching to his people and woke up and he was. That was how he felt when he spoke that evening. It was good to crawl into bed at 9. However we both awoke at 3 am and couldn't go back to sleep. Rich ... read more

last trip

Asia » Bangladesh » Cox's Bazar July 26th 2008

steff53

My last weekend in Bangladesh, I took a trip down to Cox’s Bazar with some friends of mine. It’s a decently long bus ride from Dhaka to Cox’s, about 10 hours, including the 2 bathroom-tea-paratha stops (there are sadly no bathrooms on any buses). We took an overnight bus on the way there, which ended up being great besides them playing a loud Bangla movie at 1:30AM and stopping for tea at 4:30AM. I knew in my head that Cox’s would not be that great, but after enough Bangladeshis and long-term expats raved about it and its wonders, I couldn’t help but begin to believe in them. You hear lots of similarly sounding statements about the beach at Cox’s. I’ve heard everything from it being the longest beach in the world to the longest uninterrupted ... read more

longest sandy beach in the world coxsbazar

Asia » Bangladesh » Cox's Bazar » Teknaf July 11th 2008

natural beach

zahid444

hi ! last week we r going to enjoy coxsbazar, really fantastic. what a place it is who love nature , natural unspoiled sandy shark free beach. there r many place for accomodation. sea food r delicious. i hope everybody enjoy there to find some relax & exiciting. ... read more

the common and bizarre at Cox's Bazar

Asia » Bangladesh » Cox's Bazar May 3rd 2008

sunset from Angel's Point, Cox's Bazar

claire b

As May Day was a holiday, me and my mum (my dad's currently in the UK on a visit) decided to go to Cox's Bazar, to have a break from Dhaka and to see and swim in the sea, namely the Bay of Bengal..why not? Cox's Bazar is on the south-easterly tip of Bangladesh, not far from the border with Myanmar (Burma) - the weird extra 'bit' at the bottom of Bangladesh, almost as an afterthought. The region was frequented by the Mogh pirates, along with the Portuguese, who ravaged the Bay of Bengal in the 17th century (thanks, Lonely Planet). The name 'Cox's Bazar' comes from Captain Hiram Cox, a Brit, who founded the town as a refuge for the Arakanese (who, you say?), who were fleeing their homes after the invasion of the Burmese. ... read more

trying to get visitors to have a horse ride..

My recent life, in pictures

Asia » Bangladesh » Cox's Bazar July 19th 2007

RECOVERED

yoni mac

My recent life, in pictures Asia » Bangladesh » Cox s Bazaar By yoni macJuly 19th 2007IonaA selection of recent pic-chas...I have captioned them so you know what the heck I'm up to x... read more

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