vacation

Urban life got you down? Here’s how you can cope

In chaotic Dhaka, peace is possible through slow rickshaw rides, book cafés, reconnecting with friends, family get-togethers, childhood nostalgia, music therapy, and mindfulness — small joys that help urbanites recharge from everyday stress.

5 documentaries to watch on Netflix this break

Who doesn’t love Netflix documentaries? The suspense and thrill of a well-produced Netflix original leave viewers enchanted, anticipating more. And with the Eid and Pahela Baishakh break coinciding together, now’s the perfect time to gather with friends and family to sit back and binge-watch all that Netflix has to offer!

Why you deserve to spend your vacations with no guilt

Constantly berating yourself for not spending your break “properly” can be counterproductive.

Cover story / Ultimate Guide to Planning a Trip with Friends

Read this before you plan your winter trip with friends.

Daycation at Kaalmegha Country Club & Resort

The Dhakaites out there who have been grinding hard at the office or at their side hustles tend to believe the only gateway they can have is outside the concrete jungle. Most of the time they are right. However, more than often cannot spare two nights in a week to travel out of town and spend measly few hours in a hotel or resort for a price of an entire day. Why not decompress at a getaway which is within your reach? Maybe in the outskirts of Dhaka only a few hours of drive away? Kaalmegha Country Club & Resort just might be the answer to your woes.

Top 5 beaches in the world

All dream vacations have a beach run. On the one hand are popular holiday beach destinations that are economical to travel to and at the same time, somewhat clean and safe, and on the other, are those that are less popular but infinitely more beautiful. Here are 5 picks that are a whole different ball game — or shall we say beach ball game — altogether.

What is “workation” and why is it gaining popularity worldwide?

Tired of working from the office or home? Need a break? Want to take your work to a beach, a resort or maybe to another city? “Workation” could be the solution that can provide a much-needed break without making you miss that work deadline.

5 things to pack for workcation

With the new mindset of ‘work from here, there and everywhere,’ millennials are embarking on new and frequent journeys outside their town and even country, at a moment's notice. With just a laptop, tablet or even a smartphone one can continue to work and deliver without any loss in productivity. But not so fast! Before you skip town to live your fantasy of working remotely, you have to know what to pack for the extended workcation.

Best resort offers for monsoon 2023 in Bangladesh

Summer, particularly monsoon, serves as the perfect time to take that dream holiday and resorts around Bangladesh are pulling out every lucrative offer in their books to lure customers out of their homes and into their luxurious facilities. Here are some exciting and irresistible resort offers in Bangladesh for summer 2022 for your vacation.

August 29, 2022
August 29, 2022

What is “workation” and why is it gaining popularity worldwide?

Tired of working from the office or home? Need a break? Want to take your work to a beach, a resort or maybe to another city? “Workation” could be the solution that can provide a much-needed break without making you miss that work deadline.

July 23, 2022
July 23, 2022

5 things to pack for workcation

With the new mindset of ‘work from here, there and everywhere,’ millennials are embarking on new and frequent journeys outside their town and even country, at a moment's notice. With just a laptop, tablet or even a smartphone one can continue to work and deliver without any loss in productivity. But not so fast! Before you skip town to live your fantasy of working remotely, you have to know what to pack for the extended workcation.

June 7, 2022
June 7, 2022

Best resort offers for monsoon 2023 in Bangladesh

Summer, particularly monsoon, serves as the perfect time to take that dream holiday and resorts around Bangladesh are pulling out every lucrative offer in their books to lure customers out of their homes and into their luxurious facilities. Here are some exciting and irresistible resort offers in Bangladesh for summer 2022 for your vacation.

May 16, 2022
May 16, 2022

5 international travel destinations to visit in summer 2022

Here are 5 international destinations to visit this summer to get away from your hectic daily life.

April 30, 2022
April 30, 2022

Sleepovers simplified: How to make your sleepover a memorable night

Sleepovers, also known as slumber parties and pyjama parties, are social occasions where friends stay overnight at another friend’s house.

April 30, 2022
April 30, 2022

Top 5 travel destinations to visit during a monsoon Eid in Bangladesh

Here are the top five travel destinations for you to consider this Eid ul Fitr.

March 17, 2022
March 17, 2022

Staycations — Weekend getaways and your chance to escape the chaos

A weekend getaway, or staycation as they say nowadays, is the perfect opportunity to take a break and spend some time with yourself and your family.

February 13, 2022
February 13, 2022

The best places to take your partner this Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day is almost upon us. The day we celebrate our fondness and longing for one another by showering love in various ways. One of these rituals can be taking your partner to a romantic restaurant or hotel and treating them to a lovely dinner.

October 3, 2021
October 3, 2021

Local tourism in times of pandemic

The constant rise in cases and periodic lockdowns brought a kind of hiatus on Bangladesh’s tourism for more than a year. Fortunately, for the last two months or so, things started looking relatively better as number of cases started reducing and mass vaccination was underway.

February 29, 2016
February 29, 2016

Boy gets stuck in vending machine in Australia

A boy from Australia's remote far north spent six hours stuck in the first vending machine he had ever seen.