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Oh Lonely Planet, my faithful friend…

23/05/2010 in TOTO Bangladesh by joelkatz | 3 comments

Joel Katz
Outreach Blogger
23 May 2010

Kind of embarrassing, but I’m a lonely planet guy. You’ll see my kind everywhere, guide-books glued to our faces, tripping over roosters and small children as we backpack around the globe. Phrase for “is this rash serious” in Estonian? Check language chapter. Best way to treat diarrhea in Bali? Check health chapter… quickly!

It’s a cop-out I know, but it’s so user-friendly and informative. So in the lead-up to our TOTO posting in Bangladesh, I’ve snagged one of these popular travel guides, and I’m brushing up on all things Bengali.

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Googling Bangladesh

20/05/2010 in TOTO Bangladesh by Mark Chenery | 7 comments

Joel Katz
Outreach Blogger
20 May 2010

Bangladesh here we come! In just a few weeks we’ll be arriving in Dhaka as the next Outreach Bloggers, and I’m doing some rigorous pre-departure research to get a feel for the place.

That’s right – like every expert in the field, I Google it.

First site that pops up: Wikipedia. “Pffft…Skip that.”

Second site is the CIA World Factbook. Sounds kind of conspiratorial, but let’s have a squiz anyway.

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