My friend Shawn, who I visited in Bangladesh, is trying to get to Davos. We can help him get there by voting for him on Youtube. HERE is a link to his page with instructions on how to vote. Its quick. Its easy.
This would mean an opportunity for [...]
I visited Old Dhaka to check out some of the more historical sites. Old Dhaka reminds me a lot of Kathmandu, especially the Thamel area. Tight streets lined with small shops covering everything from clothes to brooms to cement coloring. Rickshaws are the mode of transportation of choice in this area. [...]
Hmm. Where to begin? Its much easier to write as you go than to have to look back, so I guess I’ll start from the beginning.
I arrived in Dhaka on Wednesday evening and headed out Friday morning to go south to the coastal belt around Barisal and Patuakhali. We continued south on [...]
I’m back in Dhaka after a ten hour car ride. I have not seen a bideshi (foreigner) since Friday morning. When that happens, I know I’m seeing the good stuff. That means I’m off the beaten path, seeing the true sides of the country and not what all the tourists see. [...]
Right now I’m traveling south into Bangladesh. I’m using my friends iPhone to post from the road. There is a thermometer in the car that keeps going up the further we go. It reads 34 celcius right now. Not sure in Fahrenheit, but it’s warm.
The driving is a lot like Honduras where the answer [...]
Today was a loooong day. I’m leaving for Bangladesh tomorrow to visit a friend, Shawn. I’ve been wanting to go for a few weeks, but this is still a last minute trip. I didn’t get my plane ticket or visa until today. I was hoping to do it yesterday, but well, [...]
