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.

Security advice for Dhaka, especially for women

Posted on 09. Mar, 2008 by Mikey Leung in Free Travel Tips

~story by Mikey Leung~
Dhaka is a safe place, when you know how to play by its rules.

Nonetheless, there have been a incidences of muggings and robberies, and bag snatching among the expatriate community, particularly in the Gulshan and Mohammadpur areas.
I hate to sound patronizing, but single females, moving around at night (usually but not always [...]

Mushrooming Hotel Trade on St Martin's Island

Posted on 21. Feb, 2008 by Mikey Leung in Best of Bangladesh, Editorials

~story and photo by Belinda Meggitt~
Originally published in the New Age, Feb. 13, 2008. More photos available here.

For a country that blossoms with national pride, the majority of Bangladeshis fail to respect the country’s natural wonders.

St Martin’s Island, where once thousands of migratory birds sought refuge, turtles laid eggs and coral grew, now bustles with [...]

Relief Tourism in the Sundarbans — the ethics of DIY relief work

Posted on 20. Jan, 2008 by Mikey Leung in Responsible Travel

(Jan 20 – DHAKA) What do you do when a devastating cyclone strikes the area that you’re about to visit?
If your name is Michael Mangano, you raise funds from your friends and family and bring money for the relief goods with your own two hands. That’s exactly what the Boston graduate student did in [...]

India's golden grand prix

Posted on 15. Jan, 2008 by Mikey Leung in Editorials

People with sensitive stomachs need not be worried while travelling India’s most well-touristed trail, says Mikey Leung

It was in a Pizza Hut, well within viewing distance of the Taj Mahal’s towers, that I finally caved in. A Britney song droned overhead, cheapening the far-too-familiar atmosphere. Tonight we would dine on Pasta Arabiata, a cuisine fit [...]

Captive Market

Posted on 02. Jan, 2008 by Mikey Leung in Editorials

Bangladesh will become a traveler’s destination, but not the way you imagine, argues Mikey Leung.