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I wondered why hotels were so cheap !!

• ct690911 7,205 Posts

  Sat, Feb 18 2023 11:10 AM

  "According to the study, Dhaka, Bangladesh has the dirtiest air of any capital city in the world. Residents of Dhaka indirectly smoke the equivalent of 1,176 cigarettes a year due to poor air quality."

  ...looks like my second choice of Maui for a vacation may win out.

• SimonTheBeetle 3,647 Posts

  Sat, Feb 18 2023 12:49 PM

  You worrying about the air quality there, CT? Now listen to this! LOL 

  In my younger years, I had a chance to visit Dhaka for business purposes.

  I always try out local food, you know... must-eat places where local people go, sort of gastroventure whenever I go to a foreign city/town.

  I had the worst diarrhea of my whole life for the entire period of my sejourns there. I got into this series of vicious cycles as the more water I drank to prevent dehydration, the worse diarrhea got! In a word, it was just horrible!

• ct690911 7,205 Posts

  Sat, Feb 18 2023 1:03 PM

  SimonTheBeetle:

  You worrying about the air quality there, CT? Now listen to this! LOL 

  In my younger years, I had a chance to visit Dhaka for business purposes.

  I always try out local food, you know... must-eat places where local people go, sort of gastroventure whenever I go to a foreign city/town.

  I had the worst diarrhea of my whole life for the entire period of my sejourns there. I got into this series of vicious cycles as the more water I drank to prevent dehydration, the worse diarrhea got! In a word, it was just horrible!

  That does it then...A month long stay near a leper colony in Bangladesh is off my bucket list. I will have to settle for a 5 star resort in the Maldives, or perchance a south Pacific cruise....damn

• SimonTheBeetle 3,647 Posts

  Sat, Feb 18 2023 1:19 PM

  A month long stay anywhere in Bangladesh?? A BIG NO NO unless you can airlift food & water from home. LOL

  The Maldives though, it'll be a heaven, CT! Not an endorsement or anything, but I definitely recommend Taj Exotica for sure. 👍

• ct690911 7,205 Posts

  Sat, Feb 18 2023 2:25 PM

  SimonTheBeetle:

  A month long stay anywhere in Bangladesh?? A BIG NO NO unless you can airlift food & water from home. LOL

  The Maldives though, it'll be a heaven, CT! Not an endorsement or anything, but I definitely recommend Taj Exotica for sure. 👍

  Thx for the tip, but it will have to remain a dream (given my veteran's pension and all). There is, however, a favorite watering hole that serves cold mugs of draft and ghost pepper wings ...$16.95 and that's about my budget...lol

• SimonTheBeetle 3,647 Posts

  Sat, Feb 18 2023 2:53 PM

  ct690911:

  Thx for the tip, but it will have to remain a dream (given my veteran's pension and all). There is, however, a favorite watering hole that serves cold mugs of draft and ghost pepper wings ...$16.95 and that's about my budget...lol

  That's also cool, CT! :) It sounds like Peel Pub to me. Cheers, bud.

• callaghan159 6,366 Posts

  Sun, Feb 19 2023 2:50 AM

  ct690911:

  SimonTheBeetle:

  You worrying about the air quality there, CT? Now listen to this! LOL 

  In my younger years, I had a chance to visit Dhaka for business purposes.

  I always try out local food, you know... must-eat places where local people go, sort of gastroventure whenever I go to a foreign city/town.

  I had the worst diarrhea of my whole life for the entire period of my sejourns there. I got into this series of vicious cycles as the more water I drank to prevent dehydration, the worse diarrhea got! In a word, it was just horrible!

  That does it then...A month long stay near a leper colony in Bangladesh is off my bucket list. I will have to settle for a 5 star resort in the Maldives, or perchance a south Pacific cruise....damn

  Take the cruise ct...I am currently on a 18 day Caribbean cruise, on day 10 and only gained 5 lbs so far, lol. Need a beer just ask and they bring it to you. I don't even have to move my lazy jazz.,  but it's not free beer, you must pay.

• craigswan 31,886 Posts

  Sun, Feb 19 2023 3:40 AM

  Relatives just back from the maldives . They loved it but nothing to do but be bored .

  I am off to miami next week for a month . Just heard it has overtaken new york as the most expensive place in the world .

  Credit card might take a beating .

• AlvaroGil1 37 Posts

  Mon, Feb 20 2023 9:29 AM

  It depends on your taste. Miami Seaquarium is not cheap but not expensive either. Eat Cuban sandwiches....and avoid night life.

• HenryKawa 1,725 Posts

  Wed, Feb 22 2023 2:26 PM

  I am leaving for Phoenix on Friday but it will take me 3 days to get there by car.   If anyone is around Phoenix I would like to meet up for a coffee or beverage.  Let me know if anyone in the area has some spare time to meet up.   Always nice to meet WGT people in person.  I will even buy.  lol.    See you soon.  Henry.