What Are Some Risks Of Being In India/nepal/ Bangladesh?
Posted in Nepal on 06/18/2009 05:08 pm by NepalMy friends and i are planning to go back packing cialis soft tablets to these countries and i am completely down for it, though i would like to know if there’s anything to look for. Any dangers?
06/18/2009 at 12:08 pm
I’m from Bangladesh. I think there are types of risks involved those are more-or-less common among the three countries you have mentioned.
1. Health risk: Get properly briefed for the precautions and preventive medicines (injections) needed for some travellers coming to this part of the world from ‘developed’ countries. Have mosquito net hung over bed, even if you are not used to it. Malaria and Dengue are a possibility, though a bit rare in posh areas. Have some insect repellent lotion or ointment in your tiny first-aid kit.
2. Food & Water: Avoid taking food & water from roadside shops.
3. Lodging: Get hotel rooms booked in advance with the help of your local-contacts (if any) here. This would ensure that you get the best bargain for the money. Otherwise, you may have to pay more for the 5-star hotels which are now being avoided for the reasons that these would ‘isolate’ you from seeing the real people and their cultures.
4. Conveyance: Same as booking hotel-rooms. Try to enlist some local guide for getting cheaper fares and best possible routes as well as productive time spent.
5. Documents & Money: Be very careful to keep your passports, air-tickets and other important documents and money in safe custody.
6. Avoid traveling alone in night times or in remote places even in day times. Spending some money on local-guide pays back in many ways.
7. Keep your country’s embassy or consulates informed about your entry and departures, as a good practice. This is subject to the availability of such services. For our kind of mortals, our embassies or High Commissioners abroad are not that active to help its citizen, in case of any emergency or eventuality.
We have newly installed democratically elected government in power from 6th January 2009. Therefore, you would find Bangladesh peaceful and the climate till End-March would be tourist-friendly. Avoid coming here in rainy days that usually starts from 3rd-quarter – July.
Be prepared for getting a lot of attention from the passersby since our folks would need more time to get the message that starring at foreigners is considered as ill-manner, and not a good pastime…lol
Last thing, the poor kids and beggars would be a real nuisance who would pester you for money. Avoid paying by yourself since they would almost mob you, but if you feel pity then have the local guide pay them some changes. This would be one of the most annoying experiences you would find in this part of the world.
Have a pleasant and memorable backpacking!
06/18/2009 at 12:08 pm
Risks are there in India, Nepal & Bangladesh same as you face in US, UK, France, Japan or elsewhere! Sharks, Crocodiles are there in the water yet we travel by boat, dear. Oh, yes, there is a great danger in Bangladesh if you meet any person personally! You would go insane seeing & receiving his/her hospitality & that would make such a sensation inside you that you would be in a problem to match that to your friends & relatives when you’d be back home! You may need to promise your Bangladeshi host that you would visit again. Isn’t that a danger?
06/18/2009 at 12:08 pm
India is very safe. I am from India, so I can assure you and can help you.
Nepal is also safe. I visited recently.
Bangladesh must be safe, as like Nepal.
06/18/2009 at 12:08 pm
where are you from…If you are from America then there is a danger…You will realize how stereotypical and one-sided your media is when portraying these nations and will gain hatred towards your media.
06/18/2009 at 12:08 pm
It really depends on where you are planning to visit?