Getting to Bangkok involved a long overnight layover in Dacca, Bangladesh. If ever you have the opportunity to spend a night in the Bangladesh International Airport…go ahead and pass.
We had made a reservation at an airport hotel hoping to go and get a little rest there while we waited for our next flight. But for reasons we still don’t totally understand, we were not allowed to leave the airport in spite of them having transit visas available. I think Jodi just looked too suspicious for the border guards to allow us through. So instead we ended up setting up camp in a corner of the airport lounge for the night.
It was all pretty confusing trying to figure out luggage transfers, getting new boarding passes, and just understanding how the process works in this unique airport. But in spite of the fact that neither Jodi or I speak a bit of Bengali, everyone here was very helpful and took good care of us making sure we made it along to our next stop. And in the end, our luggage even made it too!
Next stop – Bangkok!
