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Asia » Bangladesh » Dhaka January 31st 2023

I successfully made it to Dhaka (they pronounce it Taka) and have started to get my bearings. If I can give a first impression of the city and country it would be to comment on their hospitality. I have been fortunate to have quickly met a group of Bangladeshi friends and they have been wonderful. They check up on me more than once a day to see how I am doing, if I need a ride, need directions or any other assistance. They also plan outings to take me to see different parts of the city or attend events. I am living in an apartment with two people from Germany who are working on their PhD. They are here to do a project with BRAC University. Their experiment is to see the impact on a marriage ... read more
There are many rivers throughout Dhaka
River near my apartment
Street Vendor

Asia » Bangladesh » Dhaka January 25th 2023

This trip is going to be a bit different than my last trip for a few reasons. The first reason is that I am not going to stay in the same location for the full time. I plan to visit three different areas for separate purposes. My first stop which I expect will be about a month is Dhaka Bangladesh. What drew me to this location is the concentration of micro loan programs that are based here. I am visiting BRAC. It was begun in 1970's and is thought to be the creator of micro lending. Around the same time Grameen Bank was formed in Bangladesh with a similar focus of micro loans. Many people are more familiar with Grameen Bank because the founder won the Nobel Prize in 2014 and wrote the book Banker to ... read more
Microloan Projects
Microloan Projects
Micro loan Projects

Asia » Bangladesh » Dhaka December 17th 2021

And to think, I thought sitting on the flight here was bad! So, our day started off like any other normal day. Get up, eat breakfast, you know the drill; however, the change in routine happens after we walk to the bus stop with our luggage in tow. I honestly can't say too much about today besides we sat on a bus to Kolkata for 9 hours, got off, walked to another bus stop, and then sat on a bus to Siliguri for another 14 hours! It was nice to have a day to rest and talk about our trip so far, but we were all starting to get pretty antsy by the time we made it to Siliguri (which was 6 AM the next day). We ate some of the snacks that we bought at ... read more
Siliguri
Day 3 Position
Day 3 Velocity

Asia » Bangladesh » Dhaka December 16th 2021

One of my absolute favorite things about traveling is getting to experience different parts of the world. All of us have unique histories and cultures, and today, we had the privilege of learning from the people of Bangladesh! We started this morning off bright and early with a hotel breakfast before biking out to the national parade grounds for Dhaka's Victory Day Parade! Today is the 50th anniversary of Bangladesh's freedom as its own country, and the atmosphere in the air as people gathered around to watch the parade was absolutely ecstatic. We were also lucky enough to be able to interview one of the locals at the parade to find out what their country's independence means to them. Afterward, we biked a few minutes down to Weston Restaurant, where we got another delicious meal and ... read more
National mosque
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Day 2 Velocity

Asia » Bangladesh » Dhaka December 15th 2021

The universe is full of secrets, mysteries we will dream about and ponder until the sun runs cold, but there is one fact that I now know beyond a shadow of a doubt: That was the longest flight of my life! When our humble group of travelers - Kaitlyn, Eva, Oliver, and Ayden - first heard about our all-expenses-paid trip through South Asia, we were beyond thrilled! I won't lie and say there wasn't a slight bit of disappointment when we learned that we would be responsible for making our own travel and lodging plans with a budget capped at $2,000, but this kind of experience only comes around once in a lifetime, and I'm not going to waste a second of it! Now as we prepare to start our journey, we finally get to see ... read more
Airport
Day 1 Position
Day 1 Velocity

Asia » Bangladesh » Dhaka February 24th 2018

Woolly says – Our second day in Dhaka didn’t start according to plan, Zoe had gone to bed the previous evening with a case of the trots by morning it had turned into the gallops. Having googled the symptoms and discarded Beri Beri, dengue fever and ingrowing toe nails I was left with Montezuma's revenge or Delhi belly, as we hadn’t been to Delhi and it had started in Kolkata it only left the revenge option. The revenge was awful and far worse than any horror film I’ve ever watched, Zoe must have really upset Montezuma to make her this bad! There didn’t seem much that Jo or I could do except offer sympathy and water after she had been dosed up with all the relevant medication that we carry around with us. With nothing to ... read more
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View towards the river
Not sure I would want to walk on that bridge!

Asia » Bangladesh » Dhaka February 22nd 2018

Woolly says – It was dark, and very very early, I hadn’t enjoyed being woken up at 3am to ensure that we got to the airport on time, but it was worth it when we landed in our third country of the trip. Bangladesh was once a notable centre of the global muslin and silk trade and known for its port. As part of British India, the region was influenced by the Bengali renaissance and played an important role in anti-colonial movements. The Partition of British India made East Bengal a part of the Dominion of Pakistan when it was renamed East Pakistan. The region witnessed the Bengali Language Movement in 1952 and the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971. After independence was achieved, a parliamentary republic was established, and the country was renamed Bangladesh. As we ... read more
Watching from up high
Pretty Rickshaws
Love the arrangement

Asia » Bangladesh » Dhaka May 30th 2017

Having traveled all night by slow ferry from Patuakali, my buddy Todd and I woke about 5AM hearing sound outside. We seemed in the very early light to be reaching the outskirts of Dhaka. Off of our little balcony, we could hear the faint sound of early morning call to prayer, it was misty and rather cold. We tried to open the door of our room and 4 of the guys who work on this boat were sleeping right outside. We roused them so we could move. Coming into Dhaka at sunrise, I will never forget it. Staring off our ferry at the awakening sea of humanity: cargo boats, huge ferries, little passenger boats, mostly rowed and steered by hand. We had arrived, this place I have in certain ways dreaded, everything I have read said ... read more
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Asia » Bangladesh » Dhaka November 2nd 2016

The final piece of the jigsaw came in the shape of the capital city of Bangladesh, Dhaka, for the record, a huge great sprawling city with no real tourist infrastructure to speak of, and a city which has grown up in such an unstructured way that it now exists as something of a patience test in terms of getting from A to B, let alone a handful of other blights which might stifle the progress of a city of this stature. Population growth has been colossal, and the more well-to-do area of Gulshan is most likely where a visitor would want to base themself in order to tackle the city in the sightseeing realm. For the record, Dhaka is known as the rickshaw capital of the world, and if getting around on a cycle rickshaw comes ... read more
Chowk Bazar (Dhaka; Bangladesh)
Museum complex (Sonargaon; Bangladesh)
Their 'Taj Mahal' (Rural Bangladesh)

Asia » Bangladesh » Dhaka March 23rd 2016

General info: Currency: Bangladeshi Taka It was only fly visit to local airport, but maybe soon I will be able to tell more about it. / Generalne info: Waluta: Bangladeshi Taka Były to tylko odwiedziny tamtejszego lotniska, ale może już niebawem będę mogła podzielić się czymś więcej na ten temat.... read more




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