A day trip from Dhaka: 5 places to discover in Munshiganj
5 September 2026
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A guide to post-travel recovery: Coming home after the adventure
3 September 2026
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Bangladesh to Antarctica: Planning the journey to the end of the world
31 August 2026
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Budget-friendly getaways your parents will love
13 August 2026
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Salahuddin Sumon and stories a map cannot tell
1 August 2026
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Beyond the tourist hotspots / What makes a city loveable?
21 July 2026
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US-Bangla marks 12 years, charts global expansion
17 July 2026
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7 must visit places that showcase the best of Philippines
13 July 2026
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5 epic destinations in Asia that won’t cost a fortune
21 May 2026
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Beyond resorts: Experiencing Madhupur through Otithi’s community tourism
10 May 2026
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In The Land Of The Pharaohs
These are the voyages of one intrepid couple. Our nine-day mission: to explore strange new places. To seek out new cultures and an old civilisation. To boldly go where few Bangladeshis have gone before! Queue music!
20 December 2018
LOVELY LITTLE LIECHTENSTEIN
It wasn't supposed to go this way, but it did. My bus from Cologne to Munich took five hours longer than it was supposed to and, as such
13 December 2018
Montevideo Musings
What we'd thought would be a breezy two-hour bus ride from the coastal town of Colonia del Sacramento to the capital of Uruguay, Montevideo, quickly turned into a four-hour affair.
29 November 2018
2 Bhutan hotels awarded Best Hotels in Asia
Bhutan has continually been ranked as the “happiest place on Earth”, and now the country located in the Himalayas has made it into Conde Nast Traveler’s 2018 Readers’ Choice Award.
29 November 2018
Ming's man-made marvel
The Great Wall of China stands as a testament of human endurance and perseverance. Few things in this world can compare to this awe-inspiring architectural feat. I knew I had to go and see it on my recent trip to Beijing.
22 November 2018
The Muted Delights of Colonia del Sacramento
The ferry, a much smaller vessel than I'd expected, bobbed up and down as it cut across the Rio del Plata. We were en route to Colonia del Sacramento—a quaint coastal town in Uruguay.
15 November 2018
Lost in translation: Papua New Guinea wins the language Olympics
If you are travelling to Papua New Guinea, you don't need to pack a phrasebook, you need to bring an entire library. With 841 living tongues and a colourful creole lingua franca, this Pacific nation is the undisputed world champion of linguistic diversity.
15 November 2018
Taiwan: In the heart of Asia
The name Formosa dates back to 1542 when Portuguese sailors sighted an uncharted land and included it in their maps as the "beautiful Island." It's a destination that I have always wanted to visit.
8 November 2018
East Timor: The blues in the sky and the sea
Five of us friends were sat on a suspended balcony over a sizable mountain, with the Timor Sea underneath; an unobstructed view of the sea meeting the horizon and the nearby mountains, with a road snaking through.
5 November 2018
Bangladesh among 'best value travel destinations'
Bangladesh ranked seventh in the Lonely Planet's Top 10 “Best Value” travel destinations for 2019, which showcased the top ten places for affordable adventures, UNB reports.
24 October 2018
Sweet tooth in Paris
We spent an entire day stomping through the cobbled streets of the city, hunting down sweets to wolf down. Here's how it went.
22 October 2018
Delectable Paris
That was what the late Anthony Bourdain had to say about the Eiffel Tower.
22 October 2018
The other side of Korea: Art, food and history
A group of Indonesian journalists, including The Jakarta Post, is invited by the Korea Tourism Organization to join a familiarization trip to South Korea. A number of Asian journalists and bloggers from Malaysia, Singapore, China and Japan also take part in the three-day trip.
19 October 2018
The tiny Island nation in the Mediterranean
Cyprus is a beautiful little island in a very strategic position in the Mediterranean Sea. It has been influenced by many diverse cultures, languages and people.
18 October 2018
World tourism numbers up 6.0% in first half of 2018: UN
International tourist numbers grew 6.0 per cent in the first half of 2018, with southern Europe and southeast Asia posting the biggest growth, due to the upturn in the global economy, the UN World Tourism Organization says.
14 October 2018
Explore the mystical Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan is used to hosting tourists from all across the globe, but they have yet to show many Bangladeshis the beauty, diversity and versatility the country has in store.
8 October 2018
Stonehenge - the mysterious World Heritage Site
As the visit to mountains and sea let us feel and realise their magnificence, the third epitome could be Stonehenge, an English world heritage site.
8 October 2018
LA BOCA & SAN TELMO
The barrios of Buenos Aires has been split into three parts: Monserrat & City Centre, Palermo & Recoleta, and La Boca & San Telmo. This is the third instalment in the series.
4 October 2018
Musings of a First-time Solo Traveller
Okay, here are some facts. Going on trips is something no one will ever turn their back on, it's always been on the top of people's lists for any approaching holiday season, and it'll always be the go-to plan for any generation facing any existential crisis.
3 October 2018
Nepal calling
The mystique of towering mountains, some snow-capped, some verdant, interspersed with lush valleys, singing brooks, and rivers rushing between mountains, is what Nepal is to me.
1 October 2018