More ginger than we thought existed.
With a population approaching 15 million people, Dhaka is one of the most congested cities in the world. Traffic in the city is monumental, yet most everyone seems to get where they need to be, eventually. Key tourist spots include the Star Mosque and the former residential palace, Ahsan Manzil: more commonly referred to as the Pink Palace. The shipyards and markets are also trip highlights.
An excursion down one of Bangladesh’s many rivers is an amazing experience. The rivers are an integral part of country life. Commerce takes place on the rivers with floating markets where goods are bought and sold from boat to boat. Locals in towns along the river are very friendly and curious, eager to engage with the few outsiders that travel the rivers.
The sites are frequent and eclectic across the center of Bangladesh. From the ancient ruins of Sonargoan to UNESCO World Heritage sites like the Sixty Dome Mosque to a brick factory along the road, there’s much to see.
The Sundarbans is the largest mangrove forest in the world, and includes four UNESCO World Heritage sites. This place is home to a broad variety of plant and animal life. While vast, the Sundarbans’s ecosystem is very delicate, and will require ongoing conservation to insure that future generations can enjoy the serenity found here.
The Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve is 90 miles south of Nagpur. While less famous than Pench National Park, it holds its own with wildlife. As Tadoba is more distant from Nagpur than Pench, it tends to be less crowded as well.
Old meets new along the roads of India as shepherds and farmers use cell phones to communicate with each other from their machans. Sharing the road has an entirely different meaning in rural India.
One giant laundry
This extraordinary city has many amazing sites, including the the standard Mumbai points of interest such as the Gateway of India, Chhatrapati Shivaji terminus, BMC Building, and Gandhi’s flat. Less-frequently mentioned, but just as dramatic are sites like the giant laundromat and a colorfully desolate slum in Bandra West.
Dating back over 400 years, Aurangabad is home to around 1.2 million people. It is a natural base for tourism due to its proximity to Ajanta and Ellora caves (described separately). Other sites close to Aurangabad are the impressive Fortress of Daulatabad and the Bibi Ka Maqbara, also know as the “Baby Taj”.
The Ellora caves are a series of religious caves or temples that span three religions and date to the seventh through 11th centuries. While most of the sites are built into the cliffs, the Kailasha temple was actually carved from the rock facing. It is an amazing achievement, and a testament to the skill and determination of those who created it over a thousand years ago.
About 60 miles from Aurangabad, the Ajanta caves predate Ellora. The Ajanta caves are exclusively of Buddhist origin, and are in a smaller area than the Ellora caves. Trade routes and the presence of foreigners appears more prominently in the Ajanta caves than those at Ellora. Both spots are UNESCO World Heritage sites.
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