http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Pakistan/Peshawar/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Asia , Pakistan , Peshawar en-us Sun, 06 Dec 09 20:42:58 +0000 Sun, 06 Dec 09 20:42:58 +0000 The wine is a very light red. Like it's been diluted. It's reasonably strong though. I had too much to drink last night so I'm slowly sipping my single cup. Wali's brother is drinking with us and lets out a sigh of Ya Alya. It was supposed to be Allah but Pakistanis can't pronounce shit. Tonelessly blaring from religious cassette shops and carts prepubescent voices screaming Alya Alya http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Pakistan/Peshawar/blog-228519.html 'Welcome to the North West Frontier Province Land of Hospitality' a big sign proclaims as we take the Grand Trunk Road from Islamabad to Peshawar. I have met Abdul our Pakistani driver and my British travel companions at Islamabad airport and together we are heading towards Peshawar and Pakistan's NorthWest Frontier in a minibus. We are eight people including Stanley our guide. As soon a http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Pakistan/Peshawar/blog-226498.html The Chinqi Driver's Taxila tour with a bangThe Daewoo departs Fezopur Rd at half past two in the afternoon. I'm seated in the very back on a raised bench with no thought to leg room a last minute booking on a full coach. A half hour north of Lahore a movie starts. My ear phones work this trip but the small screen is blocked by the overhead compartments just out of view. A boy two seats to my lef http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Pakistan/Peshawar/blog-199761.html