Today I took the most photos in one day of the trip. We went to many places, and at a pace conducive to photo taking, so it was a good day In the morning we did as we have done for the last few days and ate a breakfast of parathas, eggs, dal and Cha (tea) at the Sea Crown. While their dinners are awful, their breakfasts are decent. The plan for the day was for a trip to Moheshkhali, though none of us knew exactly what was there or how far away it was. It fact, it seems no Bangadeshis have any conception of time, as their estimates of time and distance have usually been in error by 3 or 4 times over. Zafar said that there were large fish-drying places, and that sounded interesting ... read more

While we traveled to Cox’s Bazaar we traveled through 250 km of beautiful countryside. It didn’t seem that beautiful to Nabil and the Iqbals, but I found it to be a sensory overload. Between the big cities of Dhaka and Chittagong we passed through many small towns. Some of the most powerful images were fleeting, a frame in the movie of this trip. The look on a wizened face, the jutting rib of a cow, the enormity of a pile of jack-fruit. Everything is handmade here. Almost all the buildings are constructed of concrete, though not of the American pre-cast kind. Everything is cast on site, and almost all the labor is not mechanized. To keep the concrete from dripping when pouring floors, they use sheets of bamboo, and bamboo is also used to support ... read more

I am getting very excited about the trip to Bangladesh now. It seems hard to belive that a couple of days from now I will be on the other side of the world. Literally. I think I am all packed, though I am sure I will find things that I didnt bring once I am there. I think I have prepared quite well, though there is much more uncertainty in traveling to Bangladesh than there is traveling to Europe, which I have done several times. Here is my itinerary: June 13rd fly to London June 14th fly to Dhaka, Bangladesh June 15th arrive in Dhaka, Bangladesh VERY early June 18th go to Cox's Bazaar (longest white sand beach in the world) June 23rd fly to Delhi, India In India we will be spending a couple of ... read more