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Last additions - Bandarban |
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Jul 25, 2006
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Bablu Bhai (standing behind Anika), manager of the resort, was kidnapped by tribal guerillas a few years ago & held for 3 months in the forest. but they treated him very nicely. guerillas are armed w/ American guns left behind in VietnamJul 25, 2006
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the next morning, after breakfast by the verandah. we stayed in an air-conditioned bamboo hut built into the hillside. this verandah juts out way over the hillside and when u look down the bottom is so far awayJul 25, 2006
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shots of us hanging on the main lodge verandah. the view was stunning & it was so nice hanging out there in the evening with a nice strong cup of teaJul 25, 2006
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the family, with Chuck wearing the conical farmer hat he got in the market. he had obsessed about finding one after seeing them everywhere in the Chittagong region.Jul 25, 2006
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we saw a couple girls in the market with these swirls of white paste on their faces, they looked very ritualistic. when we asked what it was, they said it was an acne prevention treatment ;)Jul 25, 2006
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the woman with the pink scarf around her head is smoking a pipe, while we were wandering around town, we asked how to say thank you. we got 3 different answers from 3 people we asked - each tribe speaks a different languageJul 25, 2006
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Abbu buying bamboo shoots in the marketJul 25, 2006
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Chuck & Abbu checking out the marketJul 25, 2006
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market day in town. the women all line the streets selling fresh vegetables, etcJul 25, 2006
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old woman in hill tribe dressJul 25, 2006
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Anika on the steps of a big Buddhist temple overlooking the townJul 25, 2006
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Ammu & Chuck on the terrace of the temple built on he hightest hilltop near the townJul 25, 2006
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boats & bamboo rafts carry people & their goods to market & to different villages. the people on the roof & inside in the boat on the bottom right are waiting to go back to their villages at the end of the market day in townJul 25, 2006
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Sangu River, along which the town of Bandarban liesJul 25, 2006
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the road to the next town above was cut off by a mudslide. this is the rainy season and we saw many mudslides, and a couple houses that had been destroyed by one.Jul 25, 2006
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local "hill tribe" woman selling blankets she had made. Bandarban is interesting as one of the only parts of Bangladesh where you see other ethnic types then deshisJul 25, 2006
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one of the tribal villages in Bandarban. about 12 different "tribes" live in this area, each with their own distinct language, clothing, and culture. they're Buddhist mainly, also christian & animistJul 25, 2006
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we stayed in a cabin above the main lodge/dining area. this is one of the many shots of the amazing view from the balcony of the lodge.Jul 25, 2006
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