tea plantation

39. the tea plantation

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Five minutes into Assam – which indeed is well known for its tea – we stumble upon the Dejoo tea estate. And not only that, the plucking is in full swing, and literally hundreds of women, only women, are moving in between the tea bushes to harvest the top leaves. It is exactly what you … Read more

11. Sylhet

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We have moved from the NW to the NE of the country, and landed in Sylhet, billed as the most touristic location of Bangladesh. Except that Sylhet itself doesn’t have many interesting sites itself, the most famous one being the shrine of Hazrat Shah Jajaj. The shrine is part of a whole complex, complete with … Read more