the Raja's old fort, Khaplu
From: Asia » Pakistan » Northern Areas
The separation in 1947 of British India into the Muslim state of Pakistan (with two sections West and East) and largely Hindu India was never satisfactorily resolved, and India and Pakistan have fought two wars - in 1947-48 and 1965 - over the dispu... [read more]
The separation in 1947 of British India into the Muslim state of Pakistan (with two sections West and East) and largely Hindu India was never satisfactorily resolved, and India and Pakistan have fought two wars - in 1947-48 and 1965 - over the dispu... [read more] Blog: The Problem with Porters, Parts I & II
Date: September 4th 2007
Date: September 4th 2007
The Natco Express
Shandur Pass The Daewoo bus pulls up nearly an hour late following a restless night in which the wind and rain lash the apple orchard releasing the fruit to drum on the tin roof. Leaving Mastuj, I am the fourth passenger in a coaster that seats more than twenty. My rucksack is hoisted onto the roof rack and I take a seat up front to enjoy the vistas out the wi ... read moreComment on the Raja's old fort, Khaplu
I moved to Asia back in the summer of 2003 as one of too many ALTS on the JET programme and i discovered travelblog to be a fun way of sharing my love of adventure and storytelling. For the next four years Hiroshima, domestically considered a city of yakuza and bumpkins, and known abroad as the victim of the A-bomb, became 'home'. My trials, tribulations, elations and escapes were herein documented. In my 30th year i left Japan behind, challenged myself to adventuring through Pakistan, to cross China west to east and north to south, and finally to settle in a 'developing country' (read pollute... full info
| Joined: | January 19th 2007 |
| Status: | BLOGGER |
| Blogs: | 68 |
| Photos: | 2,089 |
| Forum posts: | 4 |
| TB Code: | [photo=1610846] |
Options
Copyright Notice: All Rights Reserved
The text and photos of this article remain the copyright of the Author (wheres kevin). Under no circumstances should the photos or text be used without the express written permission of the Author (wheres kevin). If you wish to use or publish photos or text from this article - please
Contact Kevin Gurr (wheres kevin) - a lack of a response does not mean that you have permission to use material from this page.