Islamabad VS. Pakistan I am a resident of Islamabad and originally from NWFP, but I grew up in Bahrain (Middle East). Now I am in New Jersey. Yes! I ask myself; "Was I crazy to come to US leaving a city like Islamabad?" when you talk about cleanliness and NY/NJ states (People do not even wash hands after using rest-rooms).
My reason for escaping Islamabad was "PEOPLE OF ISLAMABAD" I just don't buy it, I can't live with that shit. They have to judge you by economical stuffs around you and I never felt so depressed in my life besides living there for 5 years.
Pakistanis in general (Esp. City people) do have a complex of being inferior to western nationals.
I agree about the country side folks being more honest and friendly.
It used to bother me a lot seeing a huge gap between the poor and the rich. Living there made me feel stronger that Communism is better. I started to hate my government esp. the day when I was treated like a 3rd class citizen over foreign nationals at the immigration department while re-newing the green Paki passport. That was the day I sweared to immigrate to west or USA to be a citizen of a state where the gov't respects me and listens to its citizen.
End of the day: "Pakistan is Pakistan, I love the food, the country side, its balance b/w religion and modernism" Unlike Arabia. Middle East dactating and RACIST GOVERMENTS are the WORST. They were nothing but desert monkeys, now OIL changes EVERYTHING, WE SUFFER COZ WE FEEL OBLIGATED TO PROTECT FOOLISH ARABS. PAKISTAN WOULD HAVE DONE FAR BETTER IF WE NEVER FELT OBLIGATED TO DEFEND ARABS.
NWFP and Afghanistan (People of NWFP are more loyal to Afghanistan due to our language and culture; borders mean nothing to us) are going to suffer due to our culture and traditions of protecting the fugitives. Now arab terrorists are taking advantage of our culture. BUSH will never want to understand other culture, but wants other to obey TEXAS LAWS or else will BOMB.
(I went more political as it really had a lot to do with this region)
A guest's hospitality and well being is never going to be compromised in the land of Pashtun, please feel welcome to visit NWFP again. I am pleased to hear that you liked it.
Salom!
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Salom!
Well done Salom mate, I am from Khorog myself and I would just say...that is really GREAT. I have had nice time reading your story. It reminds me a lot.
Take care,
SS
flashbacks Hi My name is nanette and I lived im Kahedi, mauritania for 2 and a half years. The sand dunes and the whole atmosphere made me relived my wonderful experience in this country. Do you have a personal web site? I will love to see more pictures and hear more stories. I love Mauritania!
Pakistan Visa It has certainly been very dificult to obtain Pakistani visa I am sending your comments to Ministry of Tourism Pakistan Hopfully they can understand it.
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Hi I lived in tajikistan when I was little, I was psyched to hear someone went there. No one I know is from there and I havent got any family members who live or ever lived there. Its been really difficult finding the littlest bits of info about it. I want to hear more.If you wouldnt mind telling me about it, you could email me at jeveuxluxe@gmail.com
I hope we could get in touch.
Sasha
Are you Ok? Hi Miguel.
Have you recovered from the accident? Hope everything is all righ. Can you tell me what hash means? I didn´t know you were to speak 4 languages . I loved the "quatri langauge" expresson.
You´ve mentioned that you´ve enjoyed African Music. What kind of music is that? something classical or something full of drum beats?
Keep writing. I´ve learned a lot about Africa by reading your blog.
Conceição
Hey Alex... wow I had no idea where you'd been recently so I thought I'd check your blog... and my goodness. Sounds like you're learning an awful lot and doing a lot of things. I'm so sorry about your accident. I hope you're feeling better, along with the rest of the passengers. That's absolutely horrible. Well, I hope to read more about your traveling soon. Miss you.
Great to hear that you are alive and (tolerably) well. Your adventures seem pretty wild and detached from my reality, so it's hard to imagine the overall picture of where you are.. especially never having seen the Sahara in any context other than National Geographic specials.
I admire your openness to your experiences, especially the painful, bodily damaging ones like having your leg stiched up.
Has your accident made you a little more wary, or do you see it as one of those unnavidable, unpredictable risks necessary to the traveling?
Sasha's visit to Pakistan I feel deeply ashamed after reading the travel experience of Sasha to our country. I do not understand why our people talk against their own country and specially religion. We ought to be proud of our great nation which we got after a big struggle and lots of sacrifices. Such, people are weird and doent serve any good even for themselves. They must know that each and every Pakistani either Muslim or of any religion represent the true picture of us and our religion and country. Pakistan Zindabad. - Riaz Murtaza
I like what you wrote... It's funny. I was doing this weird research on google, of the bad things that people have to say about Pakistan and I found this small biography of your travel. I am from Islamabad and yeah! I know, its boring there.
It was an honest overview of your travel. I believe people should know that. I would like to know about your travel experience to India.
Thanks! - Hasan Rashid
That's cool Gosh, i am myself from Khorog and it was really very funny and interesting to hear your story. Cause everything you say is so familiar and gosh, it was just amazing. Today i was kind of frustraited, and did not know what to do, but then on the internet for the first time i was doing just nothing and find out this site and when i read it, i was laughing so hard. I really like it that you like Khorog and Badakhshan. If you would specify the people you are hanging out with i will surely know who are they. And it is interesting when did you write it. I love it though. It made me forget about everything and just dive into something and not even see what people are doing around. Anyway it was cool. Keep writing, i will check your writings every day from now on.
Thanks, Sabrina.
- Sabrina
Pakistan a beautiful place Looking at fellow comments! i donnt know wher they were fucked in Pakistan! But to add ! i visited Murree hills, The korakram, the Nothern Areas especially Gilgit , Swat! Opps The most beautiful n amazing scenes! i ve ever seen!......!God has especially gifted Pakistan with Beauties of nature..... - Aamir Razzaq
Salomat vi. I am from Pamir and I was really glad that you enjoyed your staying in my homeland. At the moment I am far from home and your article and wonderful photos reminded me about it. Thanks and come to Pamir any time you want - Ramziya
Salomat vi I am from Pamir, and I am glad that you enjoyed staying there. At the moment I am far from home and your article made me really happy. Wish you good luck in your further adventures and take care. - Rimma
Jeepers! My goodness, Alex. I don't blame you for throwing a fit right about then. You're already starting on your way home? Wow. Well, I hope you're feeling better.
-Mandy
I am twenty years old, a student, I pay for my travelling currently with student loans and financial aid from The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington and occassional emergency contributions from my parents. I travel because I can't really not, and because I am interested in trying to visit the areas that are blanks on the map, that I know nothing about so I can know a lot about these places... I also like travelling in very difficult places, my top destinations are Tokelau, Somalia, Democractic Republic of Congo, the Comoros, Madagascar, Sudan, Iran, Guyana, Bhutan, North Korea,... full info
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