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Destination guides, travel tips and bus news from our team.
Travel Stories11 October 20266 min read
The tea country in the monsoon: rain on the bus window, hills of tea at their greenest, gibbons calling through the dripping forest of Lawachara, a glass of seven-layer tea and water lilies on Madhabpur Lake.
Travel Stories11 October 20266 min read
An overnight launch from Sadarghat, dawn on the Kirtankhola, and a small boat into canals crowded with guava boats at Bhimruli and Atghar-Kuriana, then an afternoon by the still water of Durga Sagar.
Travel Stories11 October 20265 min read
The long bus to Panchagarh, a cold dawn on the bank of the Mahananda, and the moment, on a clear morning, when the snow peaks of Kanchenjunga appear above the plains. Then flat-land tea gardens and the zero point at Banglabandha.
Travel Stories11 October 20266 min read
A night bus to the hills, a gold spire over the Sangu valley, an open jeep climbing to Nilgiri where clouds drift below the summit, bamboo chicken in town and, for the adventurous, the long way to Boga Lake, if the rules allow.
Destination Guides11 October 20265 min read
A practical Dhaka travel guide: the Mughal fort and river ghats of Old Dhaka, the Parliament House and Hatirjheel, kacchi biryani in Nazira Bazar, the best areas to stay and how to get around by metro, rickshaw and CNG.
Destination Guides11 October 20265 min read
Everything you need for a trip to Chattogram: Patenga and Foy’s Lake in the city, day trips to Sitakunda and Mirsharai, the road on to Rangamati and Bandarban, mezbani beef, where to stay and how to get there by bus from Dhaka.
Destination Guides11 October 20265 min read
Plan your Cox's Bazar trip: the main beach points, the Marine Drive to Himchari and Inani, Maheshkhali and Ramu, a note on Saint Martin's Island, seafood, where to stay and how to get there by bus from Dhaka.
Destination Guides11 October 20264 min read
A practical Sylhet travel guide: when to go, how to get there by bus from Dhaka, Jaflong, Ratargul, Bholaganj and Bisnakandi, the shrines in the city, the tea gardens of Sreemangal, Tanguar Haor, local food and where to stay.
Destination Guides11 October 20264 min read
A Rajshahi travel guide for the Silk City: the Padma riverside, Varendra Research Museum, Puthia’s temples and Bagha Mosque, day trips to Natore and Paharpur, mango season, kalai ruti, where to stay and the bus from Dhaka.
