Although Karachi is a sea harbour, there are no seagulls. Instead, there are hundreds of buzzards.
Pakistan has a male dominated social order. Very few women are seen on the streets and only evenings some do their shopping. It is not generally acceptable to sit next to a woman in busses and taxis. Close to 75% of marriages are arranged and social contact before marriage is very uncommon.
The Land Rovers we met all had Goodrich tyres and had experienced very few if any punctures while we, travelling along the same bad roads like in Ethiopia and Georgia, gained a great deal of experience repairing our Goodyear tyres.
We did our best but could not find dishwashing liquid in Pakistan. Nor Western style herbs and spices.
My wife and I are immigrants. Ann comes from Sydney, Australia and I come from the Hague, Holland. We have been living for almost forty years in the South of Johannesburg, South Africa. We call ourselves South Africans.
In March 2004 and nearing the end of our working days, we discovered we both harbored secret wishes to see China. One night in bed, my wife saw on the inside of her eyes the almost unbroken landmass between SA and China and realized China could be reached by car.
That´s where it started.
We bought a car, a Land Rover and converted it into a primitive but adequate camper. A... full info
