I can see baggage carrousel but I can't get to it !!!

 So mystery solved, after a noisy night flight and the most chaotic landing, with most passages dipping into the overhead lockers as we were still on the runway I tried to work out how to get my rucksack. So I found a couple of helpful guys in Dhaka immigration and eventually convinced one of them that the only solution was for him to get my bag and bring it into pre-immigration so I could stay in the airport. So fingers crossed, both for the bag being there and him finding it, but it turned out to be a successful mission and then I sat in the empty transit lounge, waiting for their shift to start!  Now I really have to slow it down and get into the slow slow pace of Asia.  

International flying

So it's been quite an adventure to organise this trip. 6 months ago I booked a return flight to Dhaka, to meet and travel with a friend who is living there and her folks, who are coming in from Australia. After organising an interesting trip round Bangladesh, from coast to tea plantations our organising was in vain. Due to increased security issues independent travel had become too dangerous,  unable to change my flight I had to get an additional flight to Kolkata from Dhaka. And here's where the fun begins. My backpack can only be checked in to Dhaka and no one can tell me if I need to get a visa, just to pick up my bags, as you need to go through immigration before picking up bags. It will all become clear as the journey commences!  It's only 8am and I've already been up 4 hours, it's an interesting experience getting the first tube! 

And I'm off to West Bengal !!!

At breakneck speed a new holiday has been planned, a new spreadsheet itinerary created and new adventures mapped out. For ease of time and cost I've now booked a connecting flight from Dhaka to Kolkata and will be meeting my Aussie friends for an adventure in West Bengal. Thank goodness that you can now get your Indian visa online, saving a freezing cold early start queuing round the block.