7-Mar-2013 The big difference between ‘memorable’ and ‘fun’
There was an interesting article in the Sydney Morning Herald the other week about tourism in Bangladesh. Not many people travel there so it’s quite rare to see articles about it. It was well worth reading.
“One short week: a thousand stories, a million experiences. Definitely worth $145 for a visa” (It’s actually AU$150).
That article aside there are quite a few civil disturbances in Bangladesh at the moment, this article one of them from the Australian newspaper:
Schools and businesses were shut yesterday across Bangladesh on the second day of a general strike as huge numbers of police were deployed to stop the deadliest bout of violence since independence.At least 61 people have died in clashes since last Thursday when Islamists erupted in outrage at the sentencing to death of one of their leaders who was convicted of war crimes dating back to the 1971 liberation conflict.
More at The Australian newspaper.
There are some really “good” photos at the Washington Post also.
My friends in Bangladesh say that it is localised and not too much of a problem although the Australian Government is taking no chances and has updated the safety section of the SmartTraveller website.
In more peaceful news, I saw these photos of Indian trains, which I have travelled on before with success & enjoyment. I will also be on a train for 30hrs+ from Mumbai to Kolkata.
One of my friends said that the Bangla-Dash would be an EPIC adventure. Yes I think it will be !
Kevin Tiller 