Information and misinformation Last night our hotel had advised that there were buses to Gilgit at 0600, 1000 and midnight. We decided against 0600 and opted for 1000. We checked with him at breakfast and the 1000 (now revised to 1030) was now unavailable but he could get us on at 1500. It’s apparently a […]

Leaving Abbottabad Abbottabad was just a nightstop for us. I went out looking for breakfast but it doesn’t look like the kind of town where anyone eats out in the morning. So I bought a loaf of cake and a tetrapak of milk, inhaled it and quickly made our way to he general bus stand.  […]

We took a 3 hour ride in a minivan from Murree to Abottabad. There were 4 pax per row (designed for 3 pax), 5 rows including the driver’s cab. All together 20 people in a Toyota Hiace. Along the way we had people hold on to he racks at the back of the van as […]

With last night’s accommodation fiasco, we weren’t overly enamoured with Murree. There’s not that much to see and certainly we couldn’t justify another night of hotel at an exorbitant rate. After a walk around we grabbed breakfast. There were lots of flies buzzing around; as my meal came first I got Marie to fan the […]

Finding a bus to Murree I had wanted to come to Murree as it is the town where Pat (Kim’s dad) was born. I had offered to bring a ziploc bag of his ashes to scatter; probably somewhat in jest as I’d have difficulty trying to explain what the grey powder was if ever questioned […]

My plan was to have tonight in Lahore. As we had done nearly all we had wanted (and due to the heat) we decided to move on to Murree. The bus leaves at 4pm so we had time to fit in the Shalimar Gardens which is brought to you by the people that brought the […]

Sights of Lahore We had three hour sleep from 0330 to 0630 when the sun was already strong where we were sleeping on the rooftop. It was worth it to witness the Sufi drumming and whirling. Governmental advice is to avoid religious sites, being out late at night, crowded places, markets etc. I think we’ve […]

Excellent Start Our hostel manager Sajjad put on an amazing breakfast of chickpea curry and naan (both bought) plus plums, peaches and mangoes. We washed that down with lime juice and then some chai. As we would have activities for the afternoon and the night, we decided to do nothing this morning. The heat was […]