http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Pakistan/Islamabad/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Asia , Pakistan , Islamabad en-us Thu, 31 Dec 2009 04:34:35 +0000 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 04:34:35 +0000 Turkish friends with me out side at Fasil Mosque IslamabadMuhammad Suleman http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Pakistan/Islamabad/blog-432193.html I m in Islamabad at Sabipak Travelers Home Guest House IslamabadCOULD BE YOUR BEST STOP IN ISLAMABAD FOR GUEST HOUSES...Situated in the main center of the city and close to the Business District BLUE AREA and the main markets SUPER JINNAH SUPER MARKETS in the posh area of Islamabad.Need a Place to stay while yoursquore in town Give a chance Sabipak Travelerrsquos Home Guest House Isla http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Pakistan/Islamabad/blog-432152.html Whether you're traveling to Islamabad for business pleasure or planning a meeting New Cape Grace COULD BE YOUR BEST STOP IN ISLAMABAD FOR GUEST HOUSES and is always ready to welcome you and provide you with their highest quality services.The setup was initiated in 1996 renovated in 2008 and it is located at House 8 Justice Abdul Rasheed Road F61.For details of services providied at our es http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Pakistan/Islamabad/blog-431858.html Wellcome to my Blog http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Pakistan/Islamabad/blog-423368.html Today Islamabad looks like Holland on a Sunday. The city is completely closed for all traffic nobody can come in or go out. So this means I need to spend the day on the Tourist Campsite.The reason A 6day demonstration. In Pakistan this demonstration is called ldquoThe Long Marsrdquo. People from all corners of the country come to Islamabad. The Supreme Court Judge who was fired by the for http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Pakistan/Islamabad/blog-420965.html It is my pleasure to introduce Orion Group of Guest Houses promising to fulfill all your needs when you are away from home in Islamabad. The decor as you'd want at home is relaxing and comfortable and has been refurbished in what we call Orion Millennium style.The core pillars of Orion services delivered are. Welcoming Staff. Restful Sleep. Invigorating Shower. Stand by generator. Doctor on ca http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Pakistan/Islamabad/blog-403296.html ldquoKiller Mountain Nanga Parbat naked mountain is the ninth highest peak 8125 meters in the world and second highest in Pakistan situated on the western tip of great Himalayan. Its south face known as Rupal Face rises over 5000 meters from the valley floor to the summit. After a German climber Hurman Bhul scaled it in 1953 many climbers have stepped on the majestic peak and many have http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Pakistan/Islamabad/blog-395643.html testing page layout http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Pakistan/Islamabad/blog-376445.html Ask us for a Quote and Serives at infovisitatp.comISLAMABADRAWALPINDITour Highlight Constitution Avenue A drive upon constitution Avenue will show you parliament House President House Supreme Court Building Pakistan Broadcasting House Pakistan Television Headquarters Agricultural Development Bank and some other building which are fine specimen of Modern Architecture. Shah Faisal Mosque Thi http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Pakistan/Islamabad/blog-363602.html In relaying our experiences of Pakistan certain aspects of daily life got overlooked simply because they became so commonplace. Power cuts became increasingly frequent and by the time we reached Lahore 'load shedding' was every other hour on the hour across the country. Whilst this was an inconvenience for us for residents and businesses it must have been a nightmare. Thankfully at the time http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Pakistan/Islamabad/blog-346159.html Letter from Islamabad 02112008End of the first week and are now half way through our training. Have attended Urdu lessons for two hours every morning and know more about my own language construction than I was teached in school in England. Our teacher has given us both the basic structure and the history of his language. We have learned some basic sayings parrot fashion but has encouraged http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Pakistan/Islamabad/blog-342558.html MONDAY 27th OCTOBER Hello from sunny Pakistan Made it here at last after many months waiting and planning.We are in Islamabad for 2 weeks having our incountry training which involves 2hours of Urdu each day Assalam alaikum to all then briefings on security cultural adaptation and etiquette etcetc. There are 7 of us new vols and a very mixed bunch we are which makes for interesting conversa http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Pakistan/Islamabad/blog-339330.html I'll be staying in Rawalpindi a suburb of Islamabad.Here's a map http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Pakistan/Islamabad/blog-320121.html A wildness about Pakistan is evident in the name of the regions over which the government has teetering control. Provinces such as Sindh and Balochistan may be one thing. But when added to the likes of the more lawless sounding Northwest Frontier Province yoursquod expect scenes out of the Wild West. In many cases thatrsquos exactly what takes place My favorite region of Pakistan by tit http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Pakistan/Islamabad/blog-308495.html Saeed Ur RahmanDirector of Quality Assurance http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Pakistan/Islamabad/blog-299161.html Seagulls and bare midriffs.Irsquove made many mistakes in my life.The latest one was based on the assumption that the weather in Holland and England would be mild since the temperature was going up in Pakistan. That proved to be a wrong assumption.When in September 2006 we started our trip towards the East in the revamped Land Rover we left behind our ldquoEuropeanrdquo camper the Renault http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Pakistan/Islamabad/blog-261873.html February 24 IslamabadItrsquos after the elections and after the results have been published. Only 30 to 40 took part and scores of women were prevented from voting although that is their constitutional right. It seems that in other parts of the country not everything went as peacefully as it did here but even with that as a consideration it all went a lot less problematic than expected. Of http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Pakistan/Islamabad/blog-249154.html Things are settling down in Pakistan and life has been inching towards normality in the twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi over the last few days. The 'miscreants' 'mischiefmongers' and 'antisocial elements' as the newspapers call them have mainly been refraining from creating civil unrest. The shops and markets are open again public transport has been reinstated petrol is available http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Pakistan/Islamabad/blog-231725.html In this morning's newspaper I read that foreign travellers in Pakistan are advised to stay in their lodgings for the moment until the situation becomes clear. As Islamabad is relatively quiet I venture out to test the waters two days after the assassination of Benazir Bhutto. The streets are more lively than yesterday there are some taxis whose drivers try to get my attention by slowing down a http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Pakistan/Islamabad/blog-231261.html Islamabad is a very sad city today. After yesterday's assassination of exprime minister Benazir Bhutto three days of national mourning have been declared and everything is closed the markets the shops the bazaars. There are no taxis no form of public transport. An eerie silence has befallen the deserted streets. Occasionally small groups of people cluster together by the roadside. They loo http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Pakistan/Islamabad/blog-231222.html