Friday, September 23rd – ‘PINDI TO BESHAM.
The mighty gorge of the Lower Indus is just as we remember it, although now, in late summer, the crops … Continue reading Friday, September 23rd – ‘PINDI TO BESHAM.
Tag: TRAVEL
Thursday, September 22nd.
Rawalpindi is hot and dirty. We don’t waste much time outside, preferring to hide ourselves away, along with several other … Continue reading Thursday, September 22nd.
Sunday, September 19th – LAHORE
After a sound, albeit short sleep, we are back out on Lahore’s streets at 8:00 AM. We walk up to … Continue reading Sunday, September 19th – LAHORE
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.
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.
September 15th – THE CLOSING DOOR.
The eastern sky is a deep orange overlaid with indigo and black as we shoulder our packs and begin walking … Continue reading September 15th – THE CLOSING DOOR.
Monday, September 14th – THE MELTED CITY.
At 6.20am we are awake, partly because of the beeping of the alarm and partly by the noisy clearing of … Continue reading Monday, September 14th – THE MELTED CITY.
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.
Saturday, September 11th
After a hot night, we are out early to take advantage of the morning’s coolness. Walking down towards the Zoroastrian … Continue reading Saturday, September 11th
Friday, September 10th – THE BACK SEAT OF A BUS BOUND FOR YAZD.
Hard metal bars at our backs. No leg room. Leaving Isfahan, we passed through a wide area of farmland. Mud-brick … Continue reading Friday, September 10th – THE BACK SEAT OF A BUS BOUND FOR YAZD.
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