Bangladesh – Part 1 – Getting there
Today we’re helped with some ‘paperwork’ and hindered with some security – and it’s all against the clock! Here’s the tale. We’re booked on the 0952 out of York arriving …
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Bangladesh – Part 2 – Dhaka and Getting there
Today we sit with the great! deal with officialdom, pay through the nose and race with a rickshaw. Oh, and we meet a man with a gun… The flight to …
Bangladesh – Part 3 – Dhaka and Shipyard
Today we race the traffic in a tuktuk, take advice from a stranger! Dodge barges and bump other boats in a tiny ferry crossing the river, we’re shown through a …
Bangladesh – Part 4 – Train to Chittagong
Today we learn that developing countries running quite narrow gauge railways are more comfortable and cheaper than UK railways but not quite as fast, people are naturally kind and traffic …
Bangladesh – Part 5 – Chittagong and Ship Breaking
Today we learn that the hotel manager is caring and full of good advice, not all companies are open and honest, the Uber driver is easily spooked, getting on a …
Bangladesh – Part 6 – Bus Chittagong to Cox’s Bazar
Today we learn that a bus journey can be enjoyable, people continue to be kind and covering 160km (100 miles) in a bus is not stressful if you avoid looking …
Bangladesh – Part 7 – Cox’s Bazar.
Cox’s Bazar and Refugees Today we learn that there are 91 agencies in the Cox’s Bazar area helping refugees to stay alive, Red Cross people are a special breed and …
Bangladesh – Part 8 – Cox’s Bazar – Old Town.
Today we learn that our spending power in Bangladesh may not be that of the super-rich but we’re up there, you don’t have to be super-rich to be happy and …
Bangladesh – Part 9 – Moheshkall Island
Today we learn that the ‘earth can move for you’ even when you’re by yourself! and getting to an island can be a wonderful experience especially with a family of …
Bangladesh -> Penang Malaysia – Part 10
This week we learn that when you’re ill you just want to be left alone, it’s great to have a night out with friends from your home town when you’re …
Penang Malaysia to Bukit Merah – Part 11
Today we learn that some hotels are dry for a reason, orangutang’s deserve a break too and things can get a little tense when trying to deal with a creepy …
Tanah Rata to Kuala Lumpur – Part 12
Tanah Rata Today we learn that dogs that are tame or feral are not to be trusted, a tea plantation is not only beautiful it’s also incredibly interesting too, Sharmila …
Kuala Lumpur, Heli Lounge and the Elephant Sanctuary – Part 13
KUALA LUMPUR Today we learn that the place I knew 25 years ago has transformed itself into a world-class, vibrant and architecturally beautiful city that’s as graceful as any I’ve …
Singapore & Epilogue – Part 14
Today we learn that as each of us goes back home it leaves a void in our heart, the length of a journey when progressing through customs can only ever …