"Gilgit was the last big town before Kashgar. Here I stayed at the Madina Guesthouse for two nights and one day before heading to Nanga Parbat in the Astore Valley. Afte ..."
A travel blog entry from Gilgit by
lraleigh
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"Day 6: dep Jut (3390m) 0815 arr Pakora (2220m) 1315; 3h walking, 2h rest; descend 1170m We were ready to leave Jut by 0730, but were joined by a small group of people from Pakora ..."
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beats
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"I headed back along the KKH (this time on a small bus roof) and arrived back in Gilgit. I headed to Madina, reimbursed and thanked the guy for his previous help and hospitality and ..."
"Thomas: We spent a short time in Pakistan but it deserves a full entry here, not only the few lines we throw in the last time. Entering overland from China means travelling the Kar ..."
"After spending quite some time in mountainous areas with no access to Internet, TV or even electricity, it was nice to stay a few days at the delightful Madina Guesthouse, where I ..."
"Hunza NW Frontier, Pakistan Majestic icy Rakiposhi dominates River, orchards, man. Another visit to Gilgit and my friend Abdul Karim at his Tourist Cottage hotel. ..."
"It's all very well when two countries take the mickey out of each other, but it gets spooky when you load two nuclear arsenals into the joke. At least 40 dead in bomb attacks in th ..."
"In August of 1993 my wife Marjorie and I signed up for a mountain biking expedition in northern Pakistan. The trip would run along the Karakoram Highway mostly, from the Kunjarab P ..."
"The PIA flights from Islamabad to the north are often cancelled due to the weather, so thank Allah our flight was on time and there were clear views of the mountains. We flew in a ..."
Gilgit, Pakistan
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