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Category: TRAVEL

Sunday, October 2nd – PASSU ADVENTURES.
TRAVEL

Sunday, October 2nd – PASSU ADVENTURES.

After breakfasting on warm Hunza bread, cheese, jam and tea, we sit around talking with one of the Irish guys. … Continue reading Sunday, October 2nd – PASSU ADVENTURES.

Wednesday, September 21st  – CITYLINKERS BUS FROM LAHORE TO RAWALPINDI.
Pakistan, TRAVEL

Wednesday, September 21st – CITYLINKERS BUS FROM LAHORE TO RAWALPINDI.

The route from Lahore to Pindi lies along Sher Shar’s Grand Trunk Road, a two-lane highway lined with gum trees … Continue reading Wednesday, September 21st – CITYLINKERS BUS FROM LAHORE TO RAWALPINDI.

Friday, September 18th.
TRAVEL

Friday, September 18th.

NB: The timeline of today’s entry jumps back and forth. Asterisks denote where flashbacks begin and end. We allow ourselves … Continue reading Friday, September 18th.

Pakistan, TRAVEL

Thursday, September 17th.

Quetta’s air is full of smoke, much of it from the exhaust of the thousands of gaily-painted cycle rickshaws that … Continue reading Thursday, September 17th.

Monday, September 16th – THROUGH THE BARRICADES. A BUS BOUND FOR QUETTA FROM THE BORDER, 4:30 PM.
Iran, TRAVEL

Monday, September 16th – THROUGH THE BARRICADES. A BUS BOUND FOR QUETTA FROM THE BORDER, 4:30 PM.

Again, we are up early. I have a quick shower and the water is very hot. We have to wake … Continue reading Monday, September 16th – THROUGH THE BARRICADES. A BUS BOUND FOR QUETTA FROM THE BORDER, 4:30 PM.

Iran, TRAVEL

Sunday, September 12th, Kerman Bus Station, 12PM – SAM WAS SELLING WATCHES FROM A SUITCASE ON A TV TRAY.

Something of a dump is Kerman bus station. There is a loud argument going on over something outside the front … Continue reading Sunday, September 12th, Kerman Bus Station, 12PM – SAM WAS SELLING WATCHES FROM A SUITCASE ON A TV TRAY.

Friday, September 3rd
India, TRAVEL

Friday, September 3rd

Waking early at the Hotel Strada (there was no sleeping in with the racket going on out in the corridor … Continue reading Friday, September 3rd

Sunday, August 29th
Iran, TRAVEL

Sunday, August 29th

It is our fourth day in Iran, and it seems that we are beginning to get the hang of making … Continue reading Sunday, August 29th

Saturday, August 28th – TEHRAN
Iran, TRAVEL

Saturday, August 28th – TEHRAN

We spend the morning on the trail of Pakistani visas. We try to phone the embassy from a hotel next … Continue reading Saturday, August 28th – TEHRAN

Iran, TRAVEL

Friday, August 27th

Friday is the equivalent of Sunday in the west. It is the day of prayer, a day of rest. Shops … Continue reading Friday, August 27th

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