Holiday Inn Islamabad

... missing, 2 hour lunch break, the fax room is locked with the key nowhere to be found, the permit is with a woman who already went home and more of these funny things! (NOT funny at the time I tell you). Due to all this bureaucracy we do not have much time to enjoy Kashgar or other interesting things. We have 2 more days to make it to the border, so have to leave early the next day. End of the afternoon we make it to Karakul lake where we finally see the yaks and the 2nd and 3rd ...

... om mee te komen, dat hebben we ook gedaan. We zaten uiteindelijk met zijn 5en (!!!) in de tuktuk. Die avond werd door het hostel een trip naar de stad georganiseer, echt de stad doet niet onder voor delhi vwb verkeer. Maar hier lopen in ieder geval geen koeien rond, en zijn terasjes op straat zoals in azie, en er is heel veel leven. Het stinkt niet en het is relatief schoon (als je india gewend bent). De trip was naar een mystieke suffi (moslim ...

... guns swung casually over their shoulders.<br><br>Islamabad was very hot, around 40 degrees C. We did however undertake a few walks to a really interesting local supermarket. The tandoori chicken, sliced boiled egg and coleslaw sandwiches were wonderful. And we thoroughly enjoyed beer at long last. <br><br>One afternoon, Ishaq Ali and his colleague Amin organised a trip to one of the Islamabad local bazaars and showed us a great bookstore, the Saeed Book Bank. The store was ...

... exploration of the capital Islamabad<br><br>Bookings<br><br>We offer best rates for Sabipak Travelers Home Guest House!<br>We have single, double, twin and family bedrooms, with en-suite bath/shower. Accommodating from 1 to 25 persons<br><br>Our daily rates (breakfast included) are as follows:<br><br>Single, Double, Twin Triple/Family standard<br>US$ 29.00 - 55.00 (Negotiate able) <br><br>Double, Twin, Triple/ Family standard<br>US$ 35.00 ...

... dire but it was one of few that accepted foreigners - especially as this part is a Cantt area. Another person from the Regale Internet Inn was staying here so we spent some time with her and one of the guys that worked there. It was also great to travel as 4 because there are few hostel here - just twin rooms so it's much cheaper to share with someone. R became my room buddy, and we got on really well.

... trip or its not. you dont give discriminatory choices that exclude half your pax. now you know me, i can be stubborn/opinionated at the best of times but on this one i think i have a point. drago have let me down one last time. so if youre out there and considering an overland trip id have a look at all the other options before going with a company where pax discrimination is still rife. god im still seething at the whole thing. actually i just ...

... will have to stay in no man's land for 10 days with the truck while we continue by local transport. It takes 3 hours to drive across no man's land the area is so vast so he will take us as far as he can. Problem is that people are meeting us in Bishkek for the next leg and at that point Andy will still be marooned in no man's land living off fermented yak's milk and sheep's eye balls. I'm sure it will all work out fine. Andy set off to drive the dangerous part of the ...

... leave Paradise and walk the earth, with free will to decide between Good and Evil, though now unable to eat from the Tree of Life, which gives immortality. At this point, however, God forgives them as The Merciful, one of 99 Names for God, and their children--Cain and Abel--would not bear any of their original sin (2:286). This, by the way, is where the division between Christianity, Judaism, and Islam began. The Koran says to Jews and Christians "Our God and ...

... Not untypical of sub-continental cities. And not quite on the scale of  the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka. But enough to have left Mr R bed-bound for  2 of the 12 days we've been here so far - coughing up his lungs like a  50-a-day smoker and scratching his eyes. The relative merits of chest remedies  is a hot topic of conversation among the England fans. We are now in Islamabad hoping to escape into the hills in search of  some fresh air, before the chaos and ...

... ohne Polizeischutz zu befahren und streikt...die ca 300 Minibusse sind reichlich ausgelastet, was meinen Gastgeber behaupten laesst dass diese Busverschrottung eventuell deren Werk war...oder vielleicht auch das der Company um Versicherung abzukassieren. Also nehme ich einen total ueberfuellten Bus nach I-Bad und laufe dann zum Botschaftsgelaende...an der dt. Botschaft wird mir gesagt, dass die fuer das Iran Visa noetige Empfehlung (also die bestaetigung ...