Videos tagged with "trips"

Some of Mymensingh from a CNG [02:22]
A small clip of some of my trips in Mymensingh city
Tags: bangladesh, mymensingh, CNG, scooter, baby, taxi, tempu, road, bumpy, travels

John & Angela meet Bangladesh [04:40]
In October this year (2011) mum and dad came to visit us (Mai and I) in Bangladesh. We kicked around in Dhaka (where we live), visited the old parts of the city and headed into rural Bangladesh. What an awesome time! Thank you mum and Dad for the trips, laughs, treats from New Zealand and for coming!
Tags: John, Angela, meet, Bangladesh

SYLHET AIRPORT JAN 2011 [06:18]
Departing from Sylhet int airport
Tags: bangladesh, dhaka, sylhet, pakistan, afghanistan, khan, desi, punjabi, urdu, bengali, aeroplane, airport, flying, trips, landing, boeing, road, simulator, carrie, airplane, airlines, airbus, takeoff

Bangladesh - Working Bamboo.mov [00:38]
Man working strips of Bamboo to be woven into panels for housing.
Tags: Bangladesh, MSSP fellowship, Crafts, Bamboo

A trip to Saint Martin Island [02:42]
St. Martin's Island is a small island in the northeast part of the Bay of Bengal, about 9 km south of the tip of the Cox's Bazar-Teknaf peninsula, and forming the southernmost part of Bangladesh. It is the only coral island in Bangladesh. It is about 8 km west of the northwest coast of Myanmar at the mouth of the Naf River. The local name of the island is "Narical Gingira", also spelled "Narikel Janjina/Jinjera", translated from Bangla, meaning 'Coconut Island'. St. Martin's Island has become a popular tourist spot. Currently, three shipping liners run daily trips to the island, including Sea-Truck and Keary-Sindbad. Tourists can book their trip either from Chittagong or from Cox's Bazar. The surrounding coral reef of the island has an extension named Chera Dwip. In the past 5 years St. Martin's visitor population has increased dramatically. While this situation has proven to be lucrative for the islanders, it is causing the natural beauty of the island to deteriorate. Presently there are many efforts being put forth to preserve the several endagered species of turtles that nest on the island, as well as the corals, some of which are found only on Narikel Jinjera. Pieces of the coral reef are being removed in order to be sold to tourists.[1] Nesting turtles are sometimes taken for food, and their hatchlings are often distracted by the twinkling lights along the beach. Species of fish, a few just recently discovered, are being overfished. Every year the fishermen must ...
Tags: St. Martin Island, Saint Martin Island, Bangladesh, Vacation