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	<description>Events, Travel and Info for long-term stays in Bangladesh</description>
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		<copyright>&#xA9;Mikey Leung </copyright>
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		<title>Amar Sonar Bangladesh: photo video presentation</title>
		<link>http://www.joybangla.info/2008/08/07/amar-sonar-bangladesh-photo-video-presentation</link>
		<comments>http://www.joybangla.info/2008/08/07/amar-sonar-bangladesh-photo-video-presentation#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:29:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mikey Leung</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Destinations]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Photography]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bangladesh]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Belinda Meggitt]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Mikey Leung]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Videos]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[~photos by Mikey Leung and Belinda Meggitt~

We&#8217;ve received some mixed reviews over the above photographic video presentation, which we&#8217;ve shown to some members of the Bangladesh tourism industry. Some people love the images and the music, while others have told us some of the images portray a side of Bangladesh that should remain hidden. We [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vedic Village: Luxury escape just over the border at Kolkata</title>
		<link>http://www.joybangla.info/2008/08/02/vedic-village-luxury-escape-just-over-the-border-at-kolkata</link>
		<comments>http://www.joybangla.info/2008/08/02/vedic-village-luxury-escape-just-over-the-border-at-kolkata#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Aug 2008 15:29:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Belinda Meggitt</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Kolkata]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Vedic Village]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[~story by Belinda Meggitt~ To see more photos, click here. 
My bags bounced around me in the car as we bumped along the rural road. About 20 minutes later after leaving the main highway, I landed in the lap of Vedic Village’s luxury. I’d just survived a near collision with a rickshaw wallah bearing bamboo [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Intrepid Travel comes to Bangladesh</title>
		<link>http://www.joybangla.info/2008/05/11/intrepid-travel-comes-to-bangladesh</link>
		<comments>http://www.joybangla.info/2008/05/11/intrepid-travel-comes-to-bangladesh#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 13:17:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mikey Leung</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Responsible Travel]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Intrepid Travel]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[New Trips]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Tour Operators]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.joybangla.info/?p=68</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[~story by Mikey Leung~
Award-winning Australian tour operator Intrepid Travel is coming to Bangladesh (click here to see the new itinerary). 
This is big news, considering that Intrepid is one of the world&#8217;s leading Responsible Travel (RT) operators, having won the &#8216;Best Overall Tour Operator&#8217; award from the UK&#8217;s Responsible Tourism awards in 2006. 
Some words [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s a dogfight: airline competition heats up in Bangladesh</title>
		<link>http://www.joybangla.info/2008/04/03/its-a-dogfight-airline-competition-heats-up-in-bangladesh</link>
		<comments>http://www.joybangla.info/2008/04/03/its-a-dogfight-airline-competition-heats-up-in-bangladesh#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mikey Leung</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Airlines]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bangladesh]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Competition]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Flights]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Prices]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[~story by Mikey Leung~
With three new airlines starting up in just the last year, the flight prices in Bangladesh should start falling from the sky like manna from heaven. 
The newest airlines are: 

Best Air (aka Best Aviation)
United Airways Bangladesh
Royal Bengal Airlines

In our opinion, United Airways is the one to watch&#8212;they are coming with the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Rocket: a misnomer of sloth-sized proportion</title>
		<link>http://www.joybangla.info/2008/03/28/the-rocket-a-misnomer-of-sloth-sized-proportion</link>
		<comments>http://www.joybangla.info/2008/03/28/the-rocket-a-misnomer-of-sloth-sized-proportion#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2008 02:45:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mikey Leung</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Sundarbans]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bangladesh]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Paddle Steamers]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[rivers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When the Rocket steamer service first commenced its service in 1956, the vessels may have been some of the fastest water-borne vessels of their time. Eighty years and one refurbishment later, the four Rocket is still &#8220;hammering around the Delta,&#8221; as travel writer Jack Barker put it, and fortunately only one of the six original [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Landing Permit at Zia Airport, use at your own risk</title>
		<link>http://www.joybangla.info/2008/03/22/landing-permit-at-zia-airport-use-at-your-own-risk</link>
		<comments>http://www.joybangla.info/2008/03/22/landing-permit-at-zia-airport-use-at-your-own-risk#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Mar 2008 02:49:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mikey Leung</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Visas]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Immigration Rules]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[~story by Mikey Leung~
As of 22 March 2008, it is possible to obtain a &#8220;Landing Permit on Arrival&#8221; if you arrive in Dhaka with no visa. With $50 USD, you can simply buy this landing permit when you arrive at Zia International Airport, and you should be granted a 15-day stay. 
However, please note that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kolkata - Dhaka train to begin from 14 April 2008</title>
		<link>http://www.joybangla.info/2008/03/16/kolkata-dhaka-train-to-begin-from-14-april-2008</link>
		<comments>http://www.joybangla.info/2008/03/16/kolkata-dhaka-train-to-begin-from-14-april-2008#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Mar 2008 09:39:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mikey Leung</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bangladesh]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[dhaka]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Maitree Express]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[After many delays, interruptions, disagreements and a fence, the train ride between Kolkata and Dhaka will begin running again on 14 April. 
The ride will no doubt become one of the great journeys you can take connecting the two countries, one that we will definitely be taking in the coming months. 
From India&#8217;s Business Standard [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Security advice for Dhaka, especially for women</title>
		<link>http://www.joybangla.info/2008/03/09/security-advice-for-dhaka-especially-for-women</link>
		<comments>http://www.joybangla.info/2008/03/09/security-advice-for-dhaka-especially-for-women#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2008 05:51:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mikey Leung</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Security Suggestions]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bangladesh]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[dhaka]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[muggings]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[personal safety]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[robberies]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[security advice]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[theft]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[~story by Mikey Leung~
Dhaka is a safe place, when you know how to play by its rules.

Nonetheless, there have been a incidences of muggings and robberies, and bag snatching among the expatriate community, particularly in the Gulshan and Mohammadpur areas. 
I hate to sound patronizing, but single females, moving around at night (usually but not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Travellers Clinic Opens at ICDDR,B</title>
		<link>http://www.joybangla.info/2008/02/20/travellers-clinic-opens-at-icddrb</link>
		<comments>http://www.joybangla.info/2008/02/20/travellers-clinic-opens-at-icddrb#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 17:21:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mikey Leung</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bangladesh]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[hospitals]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[ICDDRB]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Travellers Clinic]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[~story by Mikey Leung~
Are you down with a terrible case of the &#8220;Chitta Shittas?&#8221; Then you might want to consider a visit to the new ICDDRB Travellers&#8217; Clinic.

The ground reality is that only the hardiest of tummies manage to escape Bangladesh without experiencing a bout of travellers&#8217; diarrheoa, and for those who live in Bangladesh [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BBC&#8217;s Bangladesh Boat Diary Goes Live</title>
		<link>http://www.joybangla.info/2007/10/30/bbcs-bangladesh-boat-diary-goes-live</link>
		<comments>http://www.joybangla.info/2007/10/30/bbcs-bangladesh-boat-diary-goes-live#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2007 14:36:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mikey Leung</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Sundarbans]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bangladesh]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BBC World Service]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Boat Journeys]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[climate change]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Floods]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Guide Tours]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[BBC World Service&#8217;s Bangladesh Boat Diary has gone online and live as of October 29. 
For the next month, 48 people&#8212;scientists, BBC journalists and others&#8212;have crammed onto the M.V. Aboshar, a vessel of Guide Tours, to write, photograph and broadcast news from the riverways of Bangladesh. 
Their chosen theme is climate change, in which Bangladesh [...]]]></description>
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