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October 19, 2005
And Bangladesh Makes 50
This afternoon, I'm catching a train to New York and heading to JFK airport, where I'll fly to Dhaka, Bangladesh, by way of Dubai. I'll be in Bangladesh for six days to deliver a keynote at a forum hosted by the technology minister in relation to the World Summit on the Information Society. This will be my first visit to Bangladesh; and if my math is correct, Bangladesh will be the 50th country I've visited. (For those of you who are interested, my list includes Albania, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bhutan, Bolivia, Cambodia, Canada, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana , Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Laos, Mauritius, Mexico, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, Oman, Palestine, Peru, Russia, Scotland, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, the United States and Vatican City.) Technically, I've been to a few other countries as well (Bahamas, Nigeria, Portugal and Singapore), but since I just visited the airports, I don't count them on my life list, if you will.
Anyway, it should be an exciting adventure, apart from the fact I've got a nasty cold. Hopefully I'll be able to shake it by the time I get to Bangladesh. I've got plenty of time - from the time I leave my apartment to the time I arrive at my hotel in Dhaka, around 40 hours will have passed. Then again, maybe I'll just get sicker. We'll have to wait and see. But assuming I'm not too ill, I'll do my best to blog from the conference - assuming they have Internet access in the venue - and perhaps some video blogs and podcasts as well. -andy
Posted by acarvin at October 19, 2005 10:36 AM
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