http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Pakistan/Northern-Areas/Gilgit/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Asia , Pakistan , Northern Areas , Gilgit en-us Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:14:47 UTC Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:14:47 UTC Gilgit was so lively compared to Passu and was our first town since Kashgar with the streets around the guest house packed with lockup shops selling pretty much everything a body might need veg clothes some second hand trekking gear meat spices many mosques a real bustling atmosphere that is a good rehearsal for India On our first day we were taken on a mini tour of Gilgit. First t http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Pakistan/Northern-Areas/Gilgit/blog-340878.html Folks...This is a lost chapter. It is my final entry. For those of you who have followed along with me this summer thank you. Thanks for the comments and feedback. It meant a lot to me. All the text has been cleaned up. I may post an epilogue before this goes out for professional review. I will be writing again in December. I'll keep all subscribers posted. Please check in periodically. http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Pakistan/Northern-Areas/Gilgit/blog-330122.html So sitting in Karimabad it's easy to start dreaming about the world of adventures that awaits in Pakistan. Getting off your arse to actually do them is however a different story. K'bad is just such a nice place and the people are so great that you just never want to leave.Nonetheless over an evening of Hunza Water the local alcohol of choice made from Mulberries and locally picked medicinal http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Pakistan/Northern-Areas/Gilgit/blog-298674.html pakistan was not a country that we planned to visit on this trip. it was merely a path we decided to take enroute to india. all in all this trip was to take in the spectacular karakoram highway. however the very postive introduction we had from Naz our pakistani saviour we decided to stay abit longer and check out the sights of pakistan. soon enough we realised that most pakistanis had a hea http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Pakistan/Northern-Areas/Gilgit/blog-288325.html apologies for the muted silence the last few wks. for the uninformed ive long left china hmm abt a mth ago or smth. since then ive traversed pakistani sovereign territory and now am in india. in pakistan theres a nationwide power shortage and internet there is dialup so thats abt as potent a concoction you'd need to really get wired. pakistan....is truly beautiful. nothing like how the media w http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Pakistan/Northern-Areas/Gilgit/blog-288323.html Gilgit. Northern Areas. Pakistan.Liberation Day Celebrations.As proof of the army's training professionalism and combatreadiness we the crowd are treated to a mock operation with soldiers repelling down ropes from an airborne helicopter to secure the area. I saw the same yesterday total and complete amateurs. One was too scared and had to be pulled back in. It took maybe 20 minutes for 8 http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Pakistan/Northern-Areas/Gilgit/blog-222044.html 11 October 2007 Today I reached the Chinese border at the Khunjerab pass. The last couple of km I was accompanied by a member of the park security force. From about 4000m we climbed rather fast to 4750m over a distance of 18 km. Getting out of the car was OK but once on my feet I felt rather dizzy. It was not as cold as I expected but that was partly because of the sun. The reflection on the ice http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Pakistan/Northern-Areas/Gilgit/blog-221527.html I booked tickets on 4th or 5th July for 14th July so we reached Islamabad from Lahore at 530 on 14th via Daewoo we were at airport at 6am and heard a bad news that weather is not good our flight delayed but finally we reached gilgit at 1215 pm and it rained for an hour after we reached there We stayed at Taj Hotel and I went to meet Rehmat Nabi for some guidence.I spent 3 hours in his offic http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Pakistan/Northern-Areas/Gilgit/blog-189407.html August 26After finding a suzuki ride to Aliabad its onwards on top of a local bus to Gilgit. The several hour ride allows for great mountain views a great tan and witnessing some great rockslides. In Gilgit its time to check in at the Madina Hotel a great place though the food was not as great as in karimabad. Gilgit is an interesting city with a heavy military presence and more of an islamic fee http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Pakistan/Northern-Areas/Gilgit/blog-94643.html Sunday September 17thThe bus to Gilgit was at 630 so Jason Samuel and I got up way too early again had some Corn Flakes checkedout and got in. The minibus was starting from the hotel so we got the best spots but then again that doesn't mean much. It filled up pretty fast and soon enough we were squished 4 per row. Samuel dropped seemingly in the middle of nowhere I'm not too sure where exa http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Pakistan/Northern-Areas/Gilgit/blog-93659.html