But sometimes in pairs side by side. So three huge buses side by side on a not too wide two-lane road, and then the oncoming traffic with high beam on your way. And sometimes, there’s just someone on the road. Occasionally I caught myself that I absolutely fed to move in my seat, the other coaches evasive and tried (it) to inhibit (learned from the best ! Even the police with flashing lights and siren are not something they define back, which is caught up with ease?! And police checks we zoomed almost over, but at the last moment was knocked over the handlebars.

The bus driver also looked surprised when he got his head on Mr. agent that he was so hard at the checkpoint came …haha. I did not know if coaches could focus without tilting it forward … Anyway, once arrived safely in Dhaka, we have agreed not to take more night buses. Not that driving during the day much better, but it is in any case crowded with other traffic, so speed is significantly lower! Or so it seems that just because you better see what happened?!

Arrived safely, we wanted as our re-entry permit to get, and only a few hour on the sidewalk to wait. When the last 8 hours and we were quite broke arrived they asked what we were doing … uh surrender my passport? You call it? … uh yeah! By whom? No idea … Come back to 10 hours. Yes, hello!? Fortunately we were able to persuade them that we could return our passports so we do well with re-entry permit for four hours were able to retrieve. The next time we’re not so good car and we gamble and see the border post something happened.

The next day at Paharpur which was once the largest monastery south of the Himalayas. Unfortunately this is again reasonable to razed, but the stupa in the middle is still about 20m high. All he ever been a lot higher. On the ground they have a rest house where they also had a spot for us free. So we could at night, with the guard, the stupa explore. Very cool! And we could early morning before the crowds of tourists shooting pictures free of grass-overgrown ruins. Bit sad was that we were chased by boys in clean uniforms, who were not going to school … In itself, we had not really suffer from them, but once we were back in our room, they were suddenly in the doorway … Just looking at us. Then we expelled them anyway. Because in a country where you always stared at, and your hotel is the only place where you can only (usually is, because sometimes, the hotel owner with all sorts of “excuses” many times disturbing), wants you sometimes just alone are.

And then after five instead of three weeks time it has come to Bangladesh to leave … Still a little sad, because Bangladesh is so cool and beautiful! But there is still more beautiful to wait so we went to the Burimari border with India. But the next time.

Pissout!

Once the dish with biscuits, apple, grape and Bangladeshi sweets (traditional Bangladesh foods) were on the table, it was nevertheless a little too crazy (except that it feels rather strange to be wary of strangers invited to be at home). We had fun chatting and nibbling on when the host suddenly said that I had to carry him some food. Yes, you read it correctly, run ….what the… ?! That I do not intend, and have also said. But after a while he began again: he wanted to eat, but only from my hand … I refuse busy and bizarre to say that I thought that I wanted to show him a cookie, but would not carry quite uncomfortable in my seat sliding … But he kept insisting.

His mother did not like it and was busy grumbling at him, but he kept insisting. Given the cozy atmosphere as I got lost him a biscuit in his mouth quickly so he still would be printed. The grapes were me too far! But then quickly tried to leave but could not. Because then we had another gentleman to his house across the street. Also since we got back we have cookies and a photo album to browse through.

On the way we came in one of the many taxi man who invited us back for dinner, and oh three is lucky, so we accepted the offer. He calls his wife like that special guests came and they had to get Coke and eat it up. Felt like already loaded … but according to him it was No Problem! We could even take a shower, which is very nice because we had the evening at 23.30 the night bus to Dhaka would take. It was a rich man with a rather luxurious house (living room and bedroom separate (usually a small room), PC, mega stereo (with cassetebandjes) bathroom with western toilet, but also best fine once! Telephone, air conditioning etc) and he himself had also traveled a lot. He owns a farm with fruit and livestock (cow fattening: D) and was very busy with new machines and computer programs for his company to run efficiently. Again we went and we had to look at pictures Skype with his sister who lives in Greece…. And so one evening flew that first appeared on hours waiting at the bus company so fast.

Because waiting for the stamp really too long, but now we traveled down to the ancient temples and palaces in Puthia. Just to get there you should not travel on May 1. Indeed it is Labor Day, so also in Bangladesh, although you should say, days of no work … Almost everything was closed and there were no buses. After some fiddling with people who do not speak English, and unfortunately we still do not Bangla, we were taken in tow by a few people and eventually we came through a shared tuk-tuk, rickshaw and two motorized carts eventually still Putia.

After looking around there and be guided by a guide with no useful information, we were on our way back home with people invited to cha and the cookies, and there is not evade them! And in itself it is also nice to occasionally take a look at people and talk to them. The people here are so friendly and hospitable and they love them when you come home.

When “the hell hole” Dhaka, as some call it. This post was so bad although it remains a big city where you do not really want to stay too long … But we still had a re-entry permit regulating the fine line because India has stated that there are two months between each visit to India should be. Since we wanted to return after 4 weeks we had to visit the High Commissioning of India bring. We were in the Netherlands for a double entry visa and had thought it a formality at most a few hours waiting for a stamp would be. Nothing was further from the truth!

There were again extended various forms are completed and there had to be given bus tickets to India etc. Since we buy tickets on the spot, so we had nothing, but they did not understand anything. Eventually the next day after doing some additional forms and a letter explaining surrendered. After two days when we called to see if it was ok, we were ordered to a minute at the consulate to come … Showed that we were not allowed, because we had nothing to say back when we were leaving India. We explained that we went to Nepal, etc.

The man returned to his master, but unfortunately it came back with the paperwork. We had copies of visas for Nepal and China discusses …ehhh that we have not! With Loney planet under the arm (it was written that a visa for Nepal at the border just to get it is) back to the high he wants. Ultimately, the trade paper received and we had to wait a day or wanted to give us permission Commissioner High …And if he was so kind, we could come back after the weekend to stamp …

Our days in Dhaka not just waiting to fill, have made a boat trip on the river that flows through Dhaka. It’s a reasonable chaos of small boats, large cargo ships and ferries that sail right through each other. We were almost equal to a large shipyard into a tour where we were. Totally unprepared we were there on our slippers, while the cylinders were thrown down and welding sparks flew around the feet. Here are “new” boats of used parts and created a ‘new’ boat goes back in sales for about 10 million taka (approximately € = 100,000). A pittance as it is really huge ships. After touring the village of the workmen ship, we went back on the water. And if you no longer have to row, you just throw a rope to one of Bangladesh ’submarine’ (read too much cargo freighter (= sand)), and you supposedly taken in tow. Just boarding is not a problem. In order to bow out as we still had to plow through the water, the boat was so low in the water.

Bangladesh is the largest manufacturer of clothing and Dhaka fun doing it. We have entered a tributary where only garment factories were located, and the water is really pitch black half-light of all colors simply dumped into the river, while along the same river happily advertise for these jeans. Or dumping into the river now was legal or not, we could not draw up our guide, but we think not!

Srimangal, the tea region of Bangladesh, was our next stop. There were bicycles to rent, so we as real Dutchmen on the bike exploring the area. The environment is really quite soothing. All tea plants are kept picking on a convenient, making it seem almost on the grass with some trees for shade in between. After a visit to one of the plantations, we had of course the “world famous” five colored tea tasting. This is really five different layers (colors) and tea is very tasty. Also quite expensive, 4 cups were just as expensive as a hotel stay, but hey, and then you have some.

Nearby is Lowacherra, a park where gibbons seem to live, where we have a day of hiking. There were several trails ranging from half hour to three hours, and we began the longest. Halfway through we thought we heard a gibbon … or at least something we could not place. At first it seemed mainly to the barking of a dog. But then there is still no village, with a dog, it had to do was a different animal. Meanwhile, the sound is aggressive and very close . After a while we saw structures still nothing, and after a good stop to have sought, but again we walked. Here showed that some “barking” deer running around … that made it all yet again a little less exciting than it was. Furthermore, this is it full of huge spiders, some of which are literally as big as your hand. The jungle is really nice, the 3-hour trail runs and ends there, unfortunately, mainly outside kilometers from the entrance … very useful. In the taxi back to the park for two attempt to find a gibbon.

Argentina had to play when I could easily cross over: the traffic was a lot calmer. It is also seen in the schedule of the outage. First we had always a power of exactly one hour, now is the power for half hours away. And that is exactly half hours in the middle of a game, so you can see the beginning and end. I think they have done in connection with the football.

They also send SMS messages with the following request: “Want to air after 11 hours at night to do, so there is enough power for watching football?” ”It’s just what you’ll get a cool house or a game of football. Well, we have the power because too many people share, and there is not enough.

Amidst all the flags, I once discovered the Dutch flag. Nobody seems to support. Although, when I was today for someone else in the hospital the doctor gave his attention to it: “Where are you from?” He asked. “Netherlands.” I replied. “Oh, you won yesterday!”Others do not even know of the existence of the Netherlands, and look at me weird when I asked if I support Brazil or Argentine answered with: “Neither. Netherlands.”

Even in a remote part of Bangladesh, where I was last week, waving flags and the people living along the championships. So, if you want to avoid the football madness: do not come to Bangladesh!

And it should not be crazier. On June 22, had a student the following reason why he was late to class: “Sorry, Madam, I was watching football last night.” I got him sternly that his own choice for semi-1-2 am watching football, but his time in class should be!

• problems with fish are part of it, the medicines are listed here.
• malaria tablets
• nasal spray in the air, if you have a cold during the flight, nasal spray, the nasal cavity open, prevents ear pain (I hope)
• oil to lubricate your skin from insects, especially for use in the tropics.
• sleep under the mosquito net
• not the street food
• anyway even though everyone is using a fork to eat right, the left is always available than toilet paper
• be careful with small dirty banknotes, but they always do when you have the beggars

Buddhist Ruins Mainimati example, where you will find dozens of dilapidated buildings and a museum with several other Buddhist objects. More intact is Samapuri Vihara monastery, one of the largest Buddhist monasteries in the world. Nature lovers are well Sundarbans National Park with its crocodiles, and Bengal Tigers. Tourism in Bangladesh has not really took off. This has disadvantages, but also means that a real adventure destination where you can choose your own path.

Directions:
The are several ways to reach. The most recurrent, traveling from Argentina is to fly via Europe. In my case I’ll be flying to Madrid with Air Europe and from there take a plane to Qatar will go first (I have this scale because I’m traveling on Qatar Airways) and the final destination International Airport Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is a day trip, depending on the scales. There are other ways to reach us: via London, for example, British Airways, but I found my cheapest option.

Visa:
You must have a visa to enter Bangladesh. In Argentina it is not managed. It can manage at the airport in Dhaka to arrive but do not recommend this option (and if they do not lose your passport at any time!). If you travel to India before, may do so at the consulate of Bangladesh in India. In my case, management in the consulate of Bangladesh in Rome (because I have an Italian passport.)

Vaccines:
It is necessary to be vaccinated (several times!) Before traveling. Particularly, I Stambouli adviser in travel medicine. The consultation is done privately but it’s worth. You have to be covered with the following: hepatitis A and B, tetanus, MMR (rubella, measles and mumps), Typhoid Fever, Anti Rabies and Yellow Fever (Bangladesh is a country not endemic but if you travel from Argentina is necessary to have the international certificate of vaccination, given in Border Health for free).

What it stands in terms of transport in Bangladesh is the water system, although traveling in a boat can be very slow. But a trip to Bangladesh and take a boat would lose all its charm. In this sense there are many fascinating ferries leaving Dhaka four times per week.

You cannot rent cars in Bangladesh, but you can hire private motorists in major cities, and a very modest price. There are also services’ rickshaws (three-wheeled bicycles with driver).

Health: It is mandatory yellow fever vaccine for travelers over one year old coming from infected areas (get the international certificate of vaccination). Malaria exists in all areas, but there is no risk in Dhaka. There is no danger of contracting cholera.

As local health conditions are very poor. In general, it is necessary to pay cash immediately and medical services.
Security: It is advisable to avoid the border areas with India, especially in the north, and Burma, since in these areas there are paramilitary groups often face the security forces.

In the Chittagong Hill Tracts are also guerrillas, but for now do not attack foreigners.
There are pickpocket’s fans, so you have to hide the money. In the big hotels is advisable to store in a safe.
In the capital, Dhaka, there are armed robberies, but the overall crime rate in Bangladesh is very low.
The country is almost devoid of tourist infrastructure, although in recent years is attracting independent travelers.

Souvenirs: From the national crafts, the jewels, fabrics, leather, ceramics, jute items, paintings, wood carvings or figurines carved in metal or clay.
More original native and Bangladesh are pink pearls, the jamdani, or sari silk, jute rugs, objects made of seashells and snails and reed mats. The quality of these products is quite good and their prices very low.
But perhaps the most delightful memories of Bangladesh are the art of ‘rickshaws (three-wheel bikes). There are tourism products, so we have to go to stores to buy Rickshaw wallahs. Also of interest are buying second hand on the Banga Bazar.