This trip was right after my 1st year medical prof exam and was one that I had been looking forward to do for a LONG time. Left Karachi on the 17th of July 08 and came back on the 29th Day 1 17th July 2008 Woke up at around 4 30 am, had a very eventful night. Got a call from the police station at 1 00 am the night before informing us that our stolen car had been found near Gaboul. So well at around 6 30 am the bus(Awan Coach) and left khi at around 7 30 am. 2 [View Full Entry]

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After almost 15 days in Pakistan I realiza that the country is really beautiful but the sun hit so much that for me is almost impossible to walk around during the afternoon. The landskape on the KKH is reali breathless and is also nice for me to see a different culture after 6 months in hynduism country. [View Full Entry]

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Hello Pakistan. I haven't taken all the photos I've wanted to. Some people are very sensitive about cameras here and I am also sensitive about taking pictures. Thus, this is only the tiniest visual slice of things happening. Nonetheless, enjoy. [View Full Entry]

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31 July Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan The halfway point of my time on the Subcontinent exposes my journey’s mortality for the first time. No longer is it acceptable to extend stays a night or two in a given village or hill town without earnestly pondering how my limited remaining time will be impacted. The days now dwindle downward to a finishing point. As I sit on the apex of my travels, I am at once rejuvenated under the realization that time is not limitless and that there is much to left to do and accomplish. From this day forward when each day [View Full Entry]

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It's Tuesday evening and we are back in China (Tashkurgan) after several days in Pakistan Hunza Valley -- mostly with limited or no Internet. Pakistan was wonderful -- amazing to see the mountains, and experience the grandeur of the Himilayas and the greater than 7500 meter peaks here. We did our own climb yesterday -- 500 meters, rugged and scrambling, to a place called Eagle's Nest. It was beautiful. David was terrific; an excellent hiker and climber -- except he was a bit nasty complaining that his grandpa was too slow (both up and down). We had some excellent meals in [View Full Entry]

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Hi -- David and I are fine enjoying the magnificent weather and mountain scenery. Peaks are amazing. We are in Karimibadn the Hunza Valley enjoying walks through villages and meeting people. But we have very limited Internet and so ourt report is brief and without pictures right now. All is well. [View Full Entry]

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Back in India for the last time (for a while anyway). You know it's an Indian train your on when someone pathetically bangs a drum, waves a model cobra at you and wants money; someone else goes up and down the train selling only combs all day, polyester slacks are the height of fashion, there aren't nearly enough seats for all the men are intimatley embracing each other. On to Calcutta (or Kolkotta if your polictically correct), with its terrible reputation, I'm sure there are the huge areas of slums and poverty, like every Indian city but the centre is really [View Full Entry]

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Asia>>China>>Guangyuan Pass Asia>>China>>Wudu Asia>>China>>Linxia Asia>>China>>Xiahe Asia>>China>>Takkar Asia>>China>>Jiayuguan Asia>>China>>Kashgar Asia>>Pakistan>>Kashmir>>Pasu Asia>>Pakistan>>Kashmir>>Karakoram Asia>>Pakistan>>Dera Ghazi Khan Asia>>Pakistan>>Quetta Asia>>Pakistan>>Loralai Asia>>Iran>>Bam Asia>>Iran>>Bandar-e-Busher Asia>>Iran>>Kandovan Asia>>Iran>>Persepolis [View Full Entry]

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apologies for the muted silence the last few wks. for the uninformed, ive long left china; hmm abt a mth ago or smth. since then ive traversed pakistani sovereign territory and now am in india. in pakistan theres a nationwide power shortage and internet there is dial-up so thats abt as potent a concoction you'd need to really get wired. pakistan....is truly beautiful. nothing like how the media, whether print or press, would have you ingest wholly what they promulgate ardently. no semblence of ethnic and religious unrest, terror networks spawning and cocooning unabatedly, no shit like that. no [View Full Entry]

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pakistan was not a country that we planned to visit on this trip. it was merely a path we decided to take en-route to india. all in all, this trip was to take in the spectacular karakoram highway. however, the very postive introduction we had from Naz, our pakistani saviour, we decided to stay abit longer and check out the sights of pakistan. soon enough, we realised that most pakistanis had a heart of gold. no, they are not qaeda-related millitants, or extremist suicide bombers, they are just like you and me - humans. Naz, is a law-trained businessman who resides [View Full Entry]

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