http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Pakistan/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Asia , Pakistan en-us Wed, 02 Dec 09 17:17:50 +0000 Wed, 02 Dec 09 17:17:50 +0000 NORTH PAKISTAN THE LAND of ADVENTURE CULTURE At the western end of the great Asian highmountains system the Karakorum Hindukush and Himalaya ranges all coverage in a landscape of truly breathtaking scale. Mountains typically rise above 6000m with more than 160 summits higher than 7000m. In the Karakorum alone 30 peaks reach higher than 7500m.Modern MountaineeringHunters were the first to http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Pakistan/Northern-Areas/blog-457386.html It was wonderful spending almost 2 weeks with Mary Joe and little Samuel We hung out at home went to restaurants Pakistan National Museum a day at the beach w305th a British fam305ly had street food mmmm went to the community to see Mary's work Waldo saw a bit of another NGO.Compared w305th the c305t305es 305n India Karachi seemed a bit more organized clean and gen http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Pakistan/Karachi/blog-452836.html There are only 2 ways to cross the IndiaPakistan border walk across in the north at the Wagha border or take the train across the south. We heard about the Thar Express train that crosses border once a week from a CSer but could not find hardly any information on it online or at train stations in India. Finally in Jodhpur where the train departs from we found the nearly abandoned station th http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Pakistan/Karachi/blog-450416.html Salt mine http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Pakistan/Punjab/blog-449910.html Hameed our driver in waiting took us in his pride and joy the jeep along bumpy road towards beautiful Babusar pass to Naran passing Lulusar lake. Our hotel for the night was Afaq comfortable.The next day we had a morning sojourn to the scenic lake Saiful Muluk and then a long drive along the Naran and Karakoram Highway KKH towards Islamabad past gaudily decorated trucks and vans grossly over http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Pakistan/North-West-Frontier-Province/Naran/blog-449664.html We were in the departure lounge waiting for the P.I.A. flight to Gilgit. After a spectacular uneventful flight we landed in a somewhat dusty noisy Gilgit and our senses were immediately bombarded from all angles by sights sounds and smells a subtle blend of cooking herbs spices smoke and sewers.Gilgit bazar is a hive of activity everywhere people milling armed police and other minibuses http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Pakistan/Northern-Areas/Gilgit/blog-449661.html Last week I had the dubious pleasure of visiting Lahore the commercial and cultural centre of Pakistan. The pleasure was dubious since Pakistan is enjoying a wave of radical Islamist attacks in its urban centres..but a pleasure it was nonetheless. There are only two flights a week from Delhi to Lahore both on Pakistan International Airlines whose pilots I am told are all exairforce. This became http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Pakistan/Punjab/Lahore/blog-446340.html Visiting Karachi is always like a fun to me i lived there for years and explored most of the city. My parents live on the beach front so touching the sea water always mean the start of my visit to this city.i am now on a short trip to Karachi meeting my family and friends and roaming around the places of my interest.Karachi is the commercial hub of Pakistan with 3 busiest ports. this city has a http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Pakistan/Karachi/blog-445837.html If Pakistani Government and the People of Pakistan Respect the Law and every body get there right can Pakistan come out of the Problem which Pakistan is having today http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Pakistan/Lahore/blog-439599.html Wow ... we are finally in Pakistan.The train was supposed to leave from Zahedan at the 17th in the morning and arrive in Quetta the day after in the afternoon. Well The train cae first late in the evening. There were just the drivers and a postman in the train. We were the only passengers. The day after we arrived the border to Pakistan. We had to get out of the train and walked to the passport c http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Pakistan/blog-438148.html 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 Being back at Qayum's was great it had become a kind of home away from home. The day before the Shandur Festival we headed into Gilgit town to do a little bit of shopping and complete our 'local look'. A brilliant felt waistcoat and traditional Chitrali hat to go with my Shalwar Kameez and I was all set. In fact on the little Suzuki back to Qayum's some local guys tried to start a conversation in http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Pakistan/Northern-Areas/blog-431679.html voor Nederlands scroll naar benedenFor a lot of people the muslim republic of Pakistan equals suicide attacks on big hotels Taliban military coups nuclear arms race with nature enemy India corruption and poverty. The few who dare to take off their western glasses discover a hidden gem we counted 12 foreign tourists in 4 weeks time. Pakistanis are among the friendliest and most hospitab http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Pakistan/Northern-Areas/blog-427647.html We stayed and chilled at Qayum's for 3 or 4 days. Just relaxing chatting and sorting out rough travel plans. We jumped on the back of Suzukis little pick ups with seats in the back down to Gilgit most days I bought a shalwar kameez which apparently lead to me becoming indistinguishable from some of the locals and we both bought some hiking boots decent ones for less than 15 pounds for a co http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Pakistan/Northern-Areas/blog-424900.html Wellcome to my Blog http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Pakistan/Islamabad/blog-423368.html This has been a long time coming I know I'm a long way behind but bear with me....Arriving into Mumbai on the night of the 22nd of June I was struck by the immense humidity for that time at night and also extremely amused by the swine flu screening area at CST Airport. Sign a bit of paper saying you don't have any fluey symptoms pass it to a very serious looking Indian man in a surgical mask a http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Pakistan/Northern-Areas/blog-422922.html It is impossible for a foreign tourist to drive without a police escort in the south of Pakistan. The Pakistani government believes that the possibility of abduction is high and gives therefore the tourists a police escort. A police car drives in front and the tourist has to follow with his own car. This has led many times to hilaric situations. It is not possible to explain to a Pakistani that yo http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Pakistan/Lahore/blog-420971.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