Mhr Pearl Continental Hotel Rawalpindi

Ik ben dus inmiddels aangekomen in Lahore, Pakistan. De reis dag was hectisch: De nachttrein naar Amritsar. Daar lekker geslapen (van 2100-700!!) door de airco, kletsen in de trein met een indier (eentje die wel OK was), en veel moeite moeten doen om een peuk te kunnen roken. Nee , op die trein was het personeel helemaal niet zo makkelijk. Aangekomen in Amritsar spullen gedropt, en op naar de gouden temple. De mensen in Punjub (sikhs) zijn erg ...

... no government control beyond the main highway. As mentioned earlier in this travelogue, Canadian Defence personnel we met in Tashkorgan had warned us about taking this route by road as their intelligence indicated that in this area the Taliban were very close to the highway. Our Australian High Commission had advised also that Besham was "not particularly safe". Furthermore, we were advised that this leg of the Karakoram Highway ...

... but it was a nice time. I went shopping for truck parts - seriously! The trucks, buses and Suzuki's are beautiful here - decorated with metal, paint, stickers, chains and lights - each one is so bold and colorful, they are a joy to see on the roads and with the chains you can hear them coming! I also went to the post office to send a ...

The bombing of the Marriott hotel in Islamabad occurred whilst we were in Iran and immediately our otherwise innocent perceptions of Pakistan's capital warped into visions of a dark, dangerous and lawless city that was best avoided. It's slightly unfortunate name possibly adding to the fear on a sub-conscious level. Islam - a bad...religion/place? It is always hard to picture somewhere you haven't been, particularly when there are events playing out that add ...

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hey all from a still very hot pakistan. a couple of people have emailed me asking about where exactly im going or have been so if youre interested this link shows a map of the route that im doing on this truck and all the places we stop and hopefully see along the way. http://www.dragoman.com/news/tibet_cont ingency.php as with most overland trips nothing ever goes to plan and so things have changed since these notes were written. the bomb in ...

... with an occasional one of the back of a motorbike being driven by a man. having said that on the way to the cyber place tonight a woman grabbed my hand to gesture welcome and did we like Pakistan. It seems that many more peole have cars here but there are still loads of auto rickshaws and donkeys too. Yesterday we visited the Badshadi mosque and Lahore fort which was very like Fatepur Sikh in India. We then went onto a museum stopping to view Kim's gun on the way. The ...

... on this planet? And, how do I change myself (who am I really)? Essentially, what is the meaning of life (as Monty Python also asked)? Timshel was at the heart of the matter: we all have free will, so I believe. The catalyst had turned these questions into a quest, eventually, so I left America, not knowing what to expect, but knowing that eventually I would arrive in Pakistan, to read the Koran, perhaps to partake in Ramadan fasting, perhaps to learn how people ...

... is due to my sleazy (but charming) tour guide, who told me later that he was attracted to me from far off because he could see the outline of my breasts from under my shirt. Hmm.. so he gets to chat up women AND get paid for it! He offered me the fort tour for 200R (A$4), half his normal price. I am generally inclined to say no to guides but ...