Highlights (Free to registered members!)
Posted on 29. Dec, 2009 by Mikey Leung in 2. Practical Information, Free Travel Tips
Bangladesh rarely makes any ‘top ten’ lists worldwide, but an often asked question comes more along the following lines: ‘Since I’m in Bangladesh, what are the top ten things I should see?’ Here’s a suggestion list to get you started.
Health: Malaria Prevention
Posted on 29. Dec, 2009 by Mikey Leung in 2. Practical Information
The Anopheles mosquito that transmits the parasite is most commonly found in the Chittagong Hill Tracts region of Bangladesh. All other regions of the country are considered low-risk malaria areas, and there is no malaria in Dhaka.
Geography
Posted on 01. Sep, 2009 by Mikey Leung in 1. General Information, Podcast
If you ever wanted to experience the living reality of the idiom ‘when it rains, it pours’, Bangladesh is the place to be. During the yearly south Asian monsoon, almost all the water collected by the Himalayas in Nepal, north/northeast India and Bhutan transits through Bangladesh on its journey to the Bay of Bengal, depositing life-giving minerals to the soil all along the Ganges Delta, the largest river delta in the world.
Climb Bangladesh's second-highest mountain; visit the Chittagong Ship Breaking Yards
Posted on 29. Mar, 2009 by Mikey Leung in Chittagong Hill Tracts, Events, Free Travel Tips
This April, join Bangladesh travel guru Mikey Leung for an unforgettable
Chittagong Hill Tracts Trek, co-organised with Bangladesh Eco-tours,
the hill tracts’ leading trek operator.
Things you should know about Bandarban, before you go
Posted on 27. Feb, 2008 by Mikey Leung in Best of Bangladesh, Chittagong Hill Tracts, FAQ
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At the Guide Tours’ Hillside Resort, you awake to a stunning view of hills poking out from the clouds. See more photos of Bandarban here.
It’s absolutely outrageous to say this, but be prepared to be followed by the police where ever you go while visiting one of Bangladesh’s most attractive destinations, second [...]
Rangamati — the CHT's most accessible destination
Posted on 21. Jan, 2008 by Mikey Leung in Chittagong Hill Tracts
This local villager is one of the benefactors of Green Hill’s gravity irrigation system. His village was fully outfitted with running drinking water and is one of Green Hill’s earliest success stories. Green Hill is a Rangamati-based non-government organisation supporting the development of hill tracts people. See more photos here..
Rangamati is perhaps the most-travelled destination [...]
