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	Creating the Comfort of First Class in Your Economy Airline Seat The title here is technically impossible — there is no way to turn your economy seat into a first class seat — and I apologize for leading you on. But, I have spent the last several years perfecting some techniques that get your cheap seat a bit closer to first class. Read more...
			Date February 2013 March 2013 April 2013 Topic Development Environment Field Work Health How-to Travel Location Map Bangladesh Thailand Media Slideshows Video



	Overwatted in Bangkok There is a lot to like about Bangkok: the city is full of alleyways that are a joy to get lost in but sports flights of tuk tuks and taxis that you can rely on when you get too turned around, the parks are generally both tended and watered for lounging about in the midday heat, there are thousands of small street side eateries that look both amazingly appetizing and clean, and the traffic lights are largely respected by motorists. Read more...

			Dealing with Hospital Waste Foreigner's Guide to Lungi Wearing Virus Hunting: Where to Search? Slideshow: Water Quality Life in Dhaka's Dilapidated Palaces Slideshow: Tracing Paper Causing Havoc Downstream Long Weekends and Protests Initial Impressions of HIV in Bangladesh Buying Maritime Salvage in Dhaka Arriving in Dhaka Overwatted in Bangkok Creating the Comfort of First Class in Your Economy Airline Seat

	Arriving in Dhaka Exiting the Dhaka airport I was greeted by air thick with dry dust and a swarm of mosquitoes. On the drive home, I become reacquainted with the smells of this large city which are often overpowering. Refuse is burned in the street and the acrid smoke hugs the ground like fog. Stagnant smelly water and piles of trash litter street corners. All of this blends with the smell of street food and mechanical workshops... Read more...

	Buying Maritime Salvage in Dhaka In what was a completely unexpected find (at least for me), the dusty store fronts of Dhaka hide a treasure trove of maritime salvage. The owners of the stores will tell you that this hails from the ship breaking yards of Chittagong, and a lot of it probably does. An impressive number of ships make Chittagong their last port of call — all told, the yard accounts for around a fifth of the world ship breaking industry... Read more...

	Life in Dhaka's Dilapidated Palaces It’s hard not to notice the rotting old 18th and 19th century fronts of Dhaka’s old town. Ghosts of a bygone era, the neoclassical facades provide a reminder of the city that Dhaka once was. Now the palatial buildings — victims of political strife and poverty — stand in stately disrepair. Read more...

The Foreigner's Guide to Lungi Wearing I recently took the plunge and bought myself a lungi. Tubular pieces of cloth worn around the waist, these versatile garments allow unrestricted movement and open a whole new world of stylish dress options. I don’t really see many foreigners wearing lungis in Dhaka, which I think is too bad... Read more...