The Weird AliKodom
This is the third part in a series on Bandarban called The Hills are Calling. Check out the earlier articles: The Silent DebotaKhum The Hungry Thanchi The Angry NafaKhum The last two days had taken a toll on our bodies. We…
The Angry NafaKhum
This is the third part in a series on Bandarban called The Hills are Calling. Check out the earlier articles: The Silent DebotaKhum The Hungry Thanchi Want to know what pain feels like? Plan to trek to NafaKhum with no…
Bhutan: Exploring the Land of Happiness
It was that time of the year in 2019, when the people of a country dominated by lush green plains and inundated by countless crisscrossing rivers, feel a thrill far and wide. The thrill of witnessing something precious from their…
The Hungry Thanchi
This is the second part in a series on Bandarban called The Hills are Calling. Check out the first part, the Silent DebotaKhum, here. We reached the bus stop again at 2:00 PM, and then we braced ourselves. The last…
The Silent DebotaKhum
Morning at Bandarban (Credit: Md. Muitul Muhaimin) Me, along with four other hooligans, hopped on the 9:45 PM bus to Bandarban one fine evening because it would be comfortable traveling by night-coach, right? We completely disregarded the fact that a…
A Month in Japan: Things they Usually Don’t Say About Tokyo
I was a bit tangled up during my first visit. Figuring out everything took a lot out of me. Leaving very less time to explore the uncharted realms of Tokyo. But, this time around, I came prepared and loaded with…
Unfinished explorations: Puran Dhaka
Everything here feels intimately familiar and lived in. Maybe that’s because it’s been home to so many people in the last few decades. As my friends and I walked past the alleys, I could not help but notice small groups…
Let the Tides be Your Guide: An Account of Rajshahi
En-route to Rajshahi, you’d travel past certain sites worth stopping by, places you would otherwise not think of going to. You might as well stop by to breath in the fresh air, because life is too short to not visit…
Bhutan: the Land of the Thunder Dragon, and the Land of Happiness
Welcome to the Land of the Thunder Dragon. This unbelievably cool thing is often the first thing you hear when you land in Bhutan. Just as you are stepping out of your Druk Air or Bhutan Airlines aeroplane into the…
How to Cure Your Wanderlust without Traveling
We’ve all wondered about Doraemon’s “anywhere door” being a very efficient mode of travelling; since we don’t have it (yet), let’s look at some temporary fixes. The other day a cousin recommended food from a place, and I felt like…
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