I arrived back home in China last night, so may I first say xin nian kuai le, which is 'Happy New Year'. Today is the first day of the Chinese New Year, the year of the pig! Anyway, onto the subject of my blog....Bangladesh! 3 days before I left for China myself, back in August 2006, my parents left for Dhaka, Bangladesh, their new home for 3 years plus. I haven't had a chance to visit them and the country itself so my 5 week holiday was my chance! To get to Dhaka it's surprisingly easy from this side of China anyway. There are daily flights from Kunming-Dhaka (2 hours) and the flight from my home in Chengdu to Kunming only takes 1 hour, and there's only a 2 hour time difference, so all in all,
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