Ambassador Hotel Islamabad

... barrier... Total procedure time: 2,5 hours (without 100km drive). Welcome to China! Already getting dark, but we go to Kashgar. Along the way we already notice a big change in daily life. The Kyrgyz horse is exchanged for the Chinese motorbike! Kashgar; at first glance an uninteresting city full of cars, neon light and hotels! But I completely change my opinion when the next day we get to see the 'real' Kashgar, where the local people (Uyghur) have shops and do trading in the streets ...

For additional safety reasons Ishaq Ali had cancelled our accommodation booking at a four star hotel in Islamabad. Tourist hotels were becoming a Taliban target and it was only just before we left Australia that the Taliban had "declared war on all of Pakistan", in particular the cities of Lahore, Peshawar and Islamabad.<br><br>We spent a really pleasant two days at the Hunza Embassy Lodge located in a residential area of Islamabad. The lodge was well appointed and comfortable ...

early we packed our rucksacks and start our trek to mukspuri. this is a trek of about 8km and easy to go with. it is known as one of the most beautifull short family treks of pakistan. we start the trek from khanuspur, reached Ayubia, bypasses it ...

Arrived Rawalpindi's Pir Wadhai bus station at arond 7.45am. It was drizzling earlier on and it was just gloomy for the whole day. Followed LP's recommendation to Simara Hotel in Sitara Market but the hotel was fulled. Probably I was too early and everyone was still sleeping. Remembered Nemat told me about Blue Sky Hotel in Sitara Market too so I went there. Single room without aircon is Rs500 but with aircon is Rs1200! Of couse I took the one without aircon. Took a shower and ...

... in the world. One thing about the mountains in Karakoram is...they all look deadly. The mountains are hard rock mountains with no trees whatsoever, and they are all massive and rise vertically to thousand meters from the ground! With snow mountains, deep gorges and Indus river running along the Karakoram Highway...only two words I could find so far to describe...WOW! and AAAWESOME!

September 30, 2007 Taxila, Pakistan A reader recently asked if we have an itinerary. She must have telepathic powers, because it is just at this point that we are pondering our future course. Thursday we spent a lot of time on line researching our possible destinations after Uzbekistan. Arvid's idea has been to go up through Russia, but Irina is favoring going straight on to the Middle East. Friday we went over to Rawalpindi to check on the train to Peshawar, and to do ...

September 26, 2007, Wednesday Islamabad, Pakistan We are now in Islamabad. We've been here since the 21st. Our train trip here from Lahore on the excellent Quetta Express cost 1020 Pakistani rupees. The exchange rate is 60 rupees per dollar. It is also Ramadan, so nothing to eat or drink until sundown; at least not in public. We've been staying at the Ornate Hotel in Melody Food Market. It's an excellent place to stay but costs 4000 RP or about ...

... day at a place called Babusar Pass, on the way back to Islamabad which was our next destination. No one really seemed sure of the dates and its the first time they ve held a tournament there so we weren t sure if it would be any good. We ummed and ahhhed about what to do and we d just made up our minds to go when someone told us that the villagers of Babusar have a reputation for being really unfriendly 2 foreigners and the whole area is known for being inbred and ...

... fecklessness back into their  game. Ultimately losing on the last day - failing to chase a total that the  Leeds Uni Women's Cricket Club would have knocked off without a flutter of an  eyelash. And then on to Faisalabad - a dusty town 200km west of Lahore. Again,  England managed to put the feck into ___lessness and were lucky to get a draw  out of the game. The most excitement was to be had on Day 3 on the boundary  at extra cover - around 100m to the right of ...

... Dalokay and named after late King Faisal of Saudi Arabia. It is spread over 1,89,705 sq, meters with 88 meters high minarets and 40 meters high main prayer hall. The main prayer hall can accommodate 10,000 persons while the covered porticoes and verandahs can take over 24,000 worshipers. The main courtyard has space for 40,000 people.<br><br>Fatima Jinnah Park Chattar Bagh<br>Places Around Rawalpindi &amp ...