some of the villagers that lived among the trees along the shore. these people are all Burmese and don't speak any Bangla36 views
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one last look at our amazing hidden valley in Teknaf35 views
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little huts perched on strips of land, surrounded by water everywhere. Teknaf ranks among one of my favourite places i've ever visited34 views
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man throwing his net into the pond to catch fish32 views
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the sampans were lined up on the little strip of land between the pool of water and the ocean. chuck & I had to walk around quite a bit to get to the strip with the sampans32 views
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the sampans were so colourful. we chatted with the fishermen, & had a great time hanging out here. a big storm was coming (this is the cyclonic season in the Bay of Bengal), & the fishermen were all back32 views
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two of the fishermen folding up nets after a day's work32 views
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one lone fisherman standing close to the shore in the rough ocean and the heavy rain, still trying to catch something32 views
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the boy only spoke burmese & a few words of bangla, so it was mainly alot of smiling & nodding. he chatted, but i had no idea what he was saying. right after this shot, a couple who lived in the hut invited us in out of the rain, they spoke bangla31 views
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kids playing in the water in the bottom left corner, between the coconut and banana and the mangrove trees. that's the Naaf River and Burma/Myanmar on the other side30 views
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Mishti Panir Chora - the area is named after this stream ("Sweet Water Stream") which flows down from the hills and meets the ocean here. u can see the strip of the evergreen forest by the shore.30 views
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water everywhere. so beautiful. the water on the other side of the far strip of land is the Naaf River. and in the background are the hills of Burma29 views
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water buffalo grazing. on sunny days you can see them sunk in pools of water with only their heads sticking out - they love water29 views
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Abbu & Ammu on the verandah of the BRAC building - we all hung out on this verandah and enjoyed the amazing view28 views
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the lungi (known as "sarong" in s.e. asia) is also versatile. this little boy pulled up his lungi to make it into a hood and body covering - against the drizzle27 views
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