A Two Week Bangladesh Itinerary
Make no bones about it: travelling around Bangladesh can be difficult. I’m not talking about the logistics per se (although that certainly doesn’t help), but more about figuring out where […]
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Making the Most of Sylhet…By Getting Out of Town! Part Two: Lalakhal
Another day, another bus ride from a totally random spot on the side of the street. The destination today was Lalakhal, a stretch of river also near the Indian border, […]
Making the Most of Sylhet…By Getting Out of Town! Part One: Shada Pathor
If you’ve ever met a Bangladeshi in England then there’s a good chance they’re from the Sylhet division. In fact, so common is the move to England that the city […]
Eco-Tourism in Sreemangal
Having visited most of the major sights in Sreemangal on my first full day there, I was left with one more day to explore. The town itself is quite small […]
Sreemangal’s Tea-riffic Seven Layer Chai!
It’s no exaggeration to say that I drank more cups of tea in the first month of 2020 than I did in the last decade. Seriously. With morning tea being […]
Delays, Demands and Much Disturbance: Dhaka to Sreemangal by Train
4.34pm on a Saturday afternoon. I’ve just got on board the Jayantika Express train from Dhaka to Sreemangal. I befriended a few people at the station who helped me on […]
