Introducing Dhaka
Dhaka is more than just a city, it is a giant whirlpool that sucks in anything and anyone foolish enough to come within its furious grasp. Around and around it sends them, like some wildly spinning fairground ride bursting with energy. Millions of individual pursuits constantly churn together into a frenzy of collective activity – it is an urban melting pot bubbling over. Nothing seems to stand still. Even the art moves, paraded on the back of the city’s sea of 600, 000-plus rickshaws, which throb with colour and restlessness even when gridlocked.
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It doesn’t matter how many times you experience this city, the sensation of being utterly overwhelmed is always the same. Sights and experiences come at you so thick and fast that it would take a lifetime to know this mega-city’s every mood. A day spent alternating between the filthy riverbanks of Old Dhaka and the swish restaurants of Gulshan is a day spent seeing the haves and have-nots of the world in crystal clarity. We can’t guarantee you’ll fall for Dhaka’s many charms, but sooner or later you will start to move to its beat and when that happens Dhaka stops being a terrifying ride and starts becoming a cauldron of art and intellect, passion and poverty, love and hate. Whatever happens, this is one fairground ride you’ll never forget.
Last updated: Sep 25, 2008
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Bangladesh: travel books to read before you go
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1 Sadarghat
Staring dumbstruck at the panorama of life and death unfolding in front of you on a boat ride from Sadarghat
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2 Liberation War Museum
Shielding your eyes from the horrors of war at the heart-stirring Liberation War Museum
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3 Hindu Street
Getting noisy and colourful on Old Dhaka’s Hindu Street
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4 National Museum
Exploring the echoing halls of the treasure-filled National Museum, a multi-storey insight into the cultural heritage of Bangladesh
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5 Old Dhaka
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Cricket World Cup – Some Funny Moments
Blog: The Travel Tart - Offbeat Tales From A Travel Addict - 18 February 2011
Cricket World Cup Crazy Stuff! With the Cricket World Cup of 2011 approaching, I’ve put together a list of some funny Cricket World Cup moments. This year, the 2011 Cricket...
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Blog: Hole In The Donut - 19 October 2010
Penang, Malaysia was good for me. It was comfortable and familiar, as if I’d been there before, and the island welcomed me with open arms. Initial plans called for me to visit Kuala Lumpur and Malacca as well, but there was so much to see and do in Penang, I reverted to the slow travel [...]
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Photo Essay: Traffic Insanity in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Blog: GoBackpacking - 7 October 2010
Although chaotic, it's organized chaos on the barely paved, potholed Dhaka roads.---------Join Travel Blog Success today and learn to build a better travel blog.Membership includes 12 lessons, community forum, audio interviews, and a blog.
