Friendly people, good chicken, tribal areas. Terrorists you won't see – but they are there. Failed state. And tea. WIth milk, sugar and spice.
22. 08. '08
Soldiers with outrageous moustaches and hats which look like overgrown cockscomb salute and march there and back. The audience shouts "Hindustan! Hindustan!" More
21. 08. '08
Lahore is Punjab's capital. Home to more than five million people. Hectic, fast, noisy, just enough dirt and just enough clean. Crowded. There is a amazing old town, fort, mosque, gardens… More
18. 08. '08
Trucks in Pakistan are art pieces. They are decorated with wood carvings and little mirros, painted in gaudy colours, its chasis rimmed with bells. More
18. 08. '08
On my way from the Smuggler's Bazaar we were passing countless buses and trucks. They were being loaded with heavy crates, people were getting on the buses. These were Afghan refugees who were repatriated back home. All paid and decided by UN. Most of the refugees did not want to go. More
18. 08. '08
Chief was sitting on a couch in an air-conditioned room. On the floor were machine guns with magazines strewn around and two or three guys were loafing around. Everybody was watching Looney Toons. More
13. 08. '08
So said Mahmud. I met him on a bus to Raikot Bridge. He was from Karimabad, the capital of ancient kingdom of Hunza. Which is one of the places where legendary Shangri-la supposed to lie. More
11. 08. '08
One of the greatests Pakistanis transport inventions must be Karakoram Highway. Through deep valleys it cuts the Karakoram range, starting in Islamabad and going all the way to China. More
11. 08. '08
If the scenery all around Gilgit wasn't so beautiful and breathtaking, the guidebook would certainly celebrate its setting to no end… More
10. 08. '08
And all around the meadow there were alpine forests and on on side you could see Rakaposhi in the distance and on the other there was Nanga Parbat, so close you could almost touch it. More
02. 08. '08
Today and in all days to come I cannot be trusted anymore. I did celebrate with a game of bowling in western Islamabad. More
03. 08. '08
Islamabad. Quiet. Clean. Green. Wide streets. Quite often you wouldn't even tell you are in a city. Drivers respect traffic lights. Marihuana grows everywhere. More
31. 07. '08
From Multan to Islamabad I could get only on one train – Multan Express. There were no AC carriages, there was a sleeper however. It went through the remotest places along the North-West Frontier Province border. More
29. 07. '08
There is a four-cinema multiplex in Multan. They screen mostly Pakistani and Indian films, in the largest cinema with DTS sign above it's door you can catch American blockbusters however. More
29. 07. '08
Multan looks as it just heaved itself up from the dust and it must be the most dusty place in the world. If not, it certainly is the most dusty place I have seen. More
27. 07. '08
In one of Quetta's alleys I stumbled upon a row of gun shops. And so I went to inspect one. It's owner Sarajudin did like to talk and of course, he knew Czech guns. More
27. 07. '08
Smog in Quetta's streets is so thick that you can touch it. At the square there is a sign which says "Quetta Clean & Green". Streets are a bit dusty but suprisingly almost every one of them has sidewalks. Around Quetta are supposedly mountains where Osama bin Laden hides. More
26. 07. '08
We started after dark, gray desert looked like moonscape, road was all potholes. The bus was cramped, air-con screamed as hell and the ceiling was fitted with lights in all colours you can imagine. More
