Archive for the 'Pakistan' Category
From Lahore Pakistan, to Amritsar India – I am not alone
Friday, December 14th, 2007
Travel Journal Overview: I’d traveled solo for quite sometime. Now in Lahore I’d be joined by a young German traveler on one of “those” Indian journey’s. This in itself did little to inspire me to travel India. I had not a single inclination that I would enjoy myself in the land of many a backpacker.… Continue reading more »
One of the worlds most beautiful Mosques, Badshahi Mosque, Lahore, Pakistan
Thursday, December 13th, 2007
Travel Journal Overview: I have been in, and lived in many Islamic countries, and have seen many mosques. To me their unique architectural outlines and structures are very unique in the world. Badshahi Mosque in Lahore was a lot more. The sheer scale of the courtyard alone was incredible, but it offered a beauty I… Continue reading more »
Getting to see the Wagah Border Ceremony
Wednesday, December 12th, 2007
Travel Journal Overview: No one seemed that excited about the Wagah border when I mentioned it. Few actually knew what it was. For me I knew a little of the history between Pakistan and India. And, I think more than anything else for an overland traveler it is one of the greatest spectacles on earth… Continue reading more »
Visiting Lahore Fortress, and then getting blown away by Badshahi mosque
Wednesday, December 12th, 2007Getting lost in Lahore
Tuesday, December 11th, 2007
Travel Journal Overview: I’d grown an aversion to tourists. Day trippers from India, hippies, and hashish smokers. This in turn started to annoy me, I was nearing India, and knew there would be more. I slept as well as one could expect. 8 beds remained empty that night, and I wondered why the idiot in reception… Continue reading more »
Lahore, Pakistan is full of tourists?
Monday, December 10th, 2007
Travel Journal Overview: Lahore, I was hoping, would be another extension of this great country. It wasn’t quite that. In fact it seemed to add something else again to the mystique and diversity of Pakistan. After a little lateness caused by my Rickshaw driver literally running out of gas I arrived at the Daewoo bus company… Continue reading more »









