Hunza People – the friendliest lot ever! Hunza Valley in Gilgit-Baltistan is famous for its scenic beauty, its fruit trees, its unique location but what strikes most to a visitor…
Continue ReadingChitral – the Land of Fruits and Flowers: Before visiting Chitral, I had a very different idea of the place. I thought it would consist of mostly tall, dark, barren…
Continue ReadingAlong the Silk Route – the Miracle of Karakoram Besham I’ve travelled twice (2017 & 2018) with my family along the ancient silk route on Karakoram highway to visit Hunza.…
Continue Reading“The timeless in you is aware of life’s timelessness. And knows that yesterday is but today’s memory and tomorrow is today’s dream.” ― Khalil Gibran (Chau meaning four, burji meaning…
Continue ReadingKatas raj Temples, Pakistan : Katas Raj is a complex of small and large temples situated in the picturesque Soan valley, Pakistan. This area is part of the fascinating Salt…
Continue ReadingLast weekend we took our daughters to the majestic Lahore Fort … the idea was to keep them in touch with our heritage and spend some time away from television…
Continue ReadingThere are things that you just can’t separate from the place of their origin…katlama is one such thing when you think of Lahore and traditional Pakistani cuisine! Lahore is…
Continue ReadingThis antique brass and copper gun has been standing in the cultural heart of Lahore for over two centuries. It has quietly witnessed the rise and fall of many…
Continue ReadingThe area of Central Asia includes parts or all of the modern states of India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and many of the newly independent former Soviet Republic. It is a historically…
Continue ReadingI enter a grocery store, pick up my favourite brand of honey, pay for it and use it in my baking or simply spread over a piece of bread and…
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