Darjeeling tea estate

Leg 8 - Nepal, India & Bangladesh

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December 22nd 2009
It's been a while, so let's start with a couple of announcements since we last spoke. I've received a fair amount of comments recently, in various forms. Firstly, it has been suggested that my blogs are a becoming a bit long - not so easy to read in a sneaky spare minute at work. But bear in mind, they are written with the sole intention of being “toilet reading”. Designed to be printed out a ... read more

Asia » Bangladesh » Dhaka

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Bangladesh came into existence in 1971 when Bengali East Pakistan seceded from its union with West Pakistan. About a third of this extremely poor country floods annually during the monsoon rainy season, hampering economic development.... ... read more