Category: Uttara

Backpacking in Bangladesh: The Long, Slow, Sad Night Train from Dhaka to Chittagong

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“Even innocence has caught the midnight train” – Bon Jovi This was a sad moment. A night train that was supposed to take 6-7 hours ended up taking 16 hours, and the horror was clear to see. Backpacking ain’t for the faint hearted, but neither is life eh? A fast and furious week in “The Read more about Backpacking in Bangladesh: The Long, Slow, Sad Night Train from Dhaka to Chittagong[…]

Staying at the Nagar Valley Hotel in Uttara Near Dhaka, Bangladesh

Posted on by Jonny Blair

Bangladesh punches above its weight, it pulls you in and turns your world upside down, inside out. The only sanity in the country could indeed be your hotel room and I loved it. Close your door on the world away from the madness of bustling, non-stop street-life of Bangladesh. And pick a good one. Dhaka Read more about Staying at the Nagar Valley Hotel in Uttara Near Dhaka, Bangladesh[…]