I know I have come to India too late. But if I had come back in the 70’s I dont know if I could have survived the flith and poverty. There is still alot of both but now we have Indian shop keepers lined up on the streets, insistent,annoying and agressively demanding you come into […]
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goodbye Bangladesh,hello India
My time in Dhaka was coming to an end and I was feeling sad about the people I would not see and happy to hopefully find some good food and English speaking adults. Friday morning I decided to make my last pilgrimage to old Dhaka. I prefer not to go alone, first the language is […]
The lights are out in Dhaka
I dont know if i mentioned how many power outages we have everyday in Dhaka. On the average at least five. They last as short as 2 minutes and as long as 30 minutes. I just sat down to the computer after 2 hours of constant blackouts. And to add to the frustration,the broadband here […]
the road less traveled in Bangladesh
One of the biggest challenges traveling outside of Dhaka,is finding a decent hotel or guesthouse that is not very higgy biggy(grungy). Our first stop after Kurigram in Rangpur,at the Parjatan ,the government tourist hotel,was barely sustainable. The odor in the room was pure mold. I managed to get through the night in my sleeping sac. […]