Tag: #travelogue

• Book Review: Amanda in Arabia by Darlene Foster

  

  This book is part of a series of books written by the author. The book was published in 2010. I knew of it in 2018 but did not read it as it’s marketed as a children’s book which it is, but, one that falls into the category of informative children’s books. I finally decided to…

  Smitha V

  February 15, 2023

  Book Review

  #arabia, #bookreview, #children'sbook, #darlenefoster, #fantasy, #ideasforgifts, #reading, #travelogue, #UAEfacts

• Dhaka Diaries : A visit to the salon

  

  After spending one and a half months here, I finally decided to venture into a salon on the Thursday before last. I’d googled the ones close to home, read the reviews and eventually selected one. However, not too sure about how the salon would turn out to be, but knowing that I would have to…

  Smitha V

  November 30, 2022

  Experiences

  #bangla, #bangladesh, #culture, #dhakadiaries, #expatlife, #expatriatediaries, #experience, #life, #people, #travelogue, #visittothesalon

• Thursday Doors : Gulshan’s beautiful gates (2)

  

  With enormous gates and a lot of security at buildings and homes in Gulshan, this is as far as I’ll be able to go in the area. Therefore, I’ve decided to name the series as ‘Gulshan’s gates’ rather than ‘ Dhaka doors’. Gulshan is a planned model town that was founded in 1961. The Gulshan…

  Smitha V

  November 17, 2022

  Experiences, Photography, Travel

  #bangladesh, #dhakadiaries, #diaryentry, #gates, #gulshan, #photographs, #thursdaydoors, #travelogue

• Dhaka diaries: In search of a ‘temple’

  

  On Friday, we went in search of a temple for our new home. Unaware of where to find one and with the lack of Amazon in the country, we asked the priest who had come a few days earlier, on the 27th of October, to perform the housewarming puja. This is a prayer done by…

  Smitha V

  November 7, 2022

  Experiences, Travel

  #bangladesh, #culture, #dhakadiaries, #dhakeshwari, #diaryentry, #explore, #shankaris, #temple, #tourism, #travelogue, #vrindavanstores

• Dhaka diaries: The first fortnight here

  

  As of today, we’ve finished a little more than a fortnight. I have been procrastinating writing this post as I find the hotel room uninspiring. It doesn’t matter that the writing table overlooks the canal or that the big French windows give me an unhindered view of the sky, the brick-red rooftop of the American…

  Smitha V

  October 30, 2022

  Experiences, Poetry, Travel

  #bangladesh, #dhakadiaries, #diary, #furniture, #life, #people, #restaurantsindhaka, #shoppingindhaka, #travelogue, #truth, change, Poetry