The trip from Islamabad to Gilgit 01 - You Can Spoon the Air

Smog over Rawalpindi

June 20th 2006
20 June 2006 On the way to Gilgit at last. Karim had to come by road because two “confirmed” flights were canceled due to weather. So this morning at 0400 I set off in the FPAP Land Cruiser with the driver and 4 other passengers for the journey of less than 630 km (378 miles) that will take us 14 hours or more. As we left the city of Islamabad and traveled toward Rawalpindi we were envelop ... read more

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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 disput... ... read more

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Nancy Foote

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November 2008 Hi! I’m Nancy, from Seattle, Washington, the state on the west side of the United States (not Washington, DC, the US capital on the east coast). I have updated my travel blog and am preparing for my next adventure. I am a Family Physician who quit practice after 21 years at a migrant and community health center in eastern Washington State to go back to school. I now have a Master’s in Public Administration with a Certificate in International Development from the Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs at the University of Washington in Seattle. I volunteered for over ... full info

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