Bus Stop

The bus ride through the desert of Baluchistan was nearly 15 hours. Spending such a long time on a terrible bus (35 degree inside all night), I was very glad when we had a break for the evening prayer at some desert mosque.

Baluchistan

September 27th 2005
At the border between Iran and Pakistan the scenery doesn't change much. Basically you go from one desert to another desert. It is a unbearable hot and dusty place. One thing that does change a lot is the price for petrol. In Iran petrol is incredible cheap, about 0.07$ per liter. In Pakistan the price is about 0.9$ which is still cheap compared to Europe but very expensive for the Pakistanians. S ... read more

Asia » Pakistan

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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