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You can see the fort's style, looks like Tibetan style. 700 years ago, the prince from Baltistan fell in love in the princess of Hunza so he builded this fort for her. I walked along the small road from the village to the fort,  passed the stone-houses and met very very nice Hunza girl, her name is Parveen. She invited me into her house, even she could not speak English but we could understand each other because we had spoken the language of the world. Before I left, she also gave me a t...

In a perfect world with no flight cancellations or delays, and where someone could hop from plane to plane within 15 minutes, how many countries can a person visit in the shortest possible time? Here's one possibility using July 2006 timetables.

On the 2nd of August 2008 Kira and I celebrated our marriage with lots of friends,and soon we'll be setting off, overland and water, back to Australia.

NWFP   Jeg har kanskje lurt dere til å tro at jeg er i Kashmir, for det var jo det jeg først ble fortalt at jeg skulle. I stedet for nordøst i Kashmir er jeg i nordvest, i provinsen NWFP (North West Frontier Province). Battagram er i inngangen til de store fjellområdene, i nord ligger Himalaya og Kina, i vest Afghanistan.   Naturen er preget av massive fjell, og daler på daler som skaper fantastiske bølger i landskapet. Det ligner mye på fjellene i Afghanistan, som mange ...

Gilgit is one of the five districts of Northern Areas and is located at an elevation of 1453.9 meters.  It is famous for Mountaineering, Trekking, Hiking, Fishing, Photography, Youth Adventure, Archaeology etc. Buddhist Rock Carvings carved out of the mountainside are worth paying a visit. It is about 10 kms away from Gilgit and the distance is covered in about 20 minutes in a jeep. The Victory Monument of Taj Mughal was built about 700 years ago and lies at a distance of 11 kms fr...

2nd deployment. Also visited Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Kyrgyzstan

I think if i see my 15travels arround the world i can say easily that turkey was the best cos of their people they are cool specialy in ISTANBUL.Ihad seen quite a few plces aroound this city and Sultan Ahmat MOSQUE and aya sofia was the best place Aya sofia was a church now its a muesium.My 2nd memroable tour was Scotland what a place and you see thier country side you can easily forget every thing arround you must travel.

The family of Mirs of Hunza ruled Hunza for 960 years. Hunzakuts are believed to be the descendents of five wandering soldiers of Alexander the Great. The people of Hunza speak Brushuski, an aboriginal language. This princely state retained its isolated independence for a long time in the remote part of the areas which now form the Northern Areas of Pakistan adjoining the Sinkiang Autonomous Region of China.During early nineteenth century, Hunza resented Kashmir's attempts to gain contr...

THANK YOU to everyone who sends me postcards and help make my collection grow! I APPRECIATE IT SO MUCH! If you sent me a postcard and you don't see it in this blog, it means it's still on its way or I never received it because it got lost or someone stole it. Yeah, it happens.

Sent: Friday, July 20, 2007 11:57 AM Subject: Security Situation   Colleagues, The worsening law and order situation in the country is a source of grave concern.  It is, therefore, imperative that we should enhance our personal security and also beef up security arrangements at our installations/offices/locations. Above in view, kindly observe the following security measures: Ø       Personal Security. Restrict unnecessary mov...

  While completing a semester abroad at the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore during my fourth year at the University of Western Ontario (UWO), I realized I had a real passion for traveling.  In 2005, armed with a Media and Information Technology Bachelor’s degree from UWO, I set out to experience new cultures by starting a one year internship at the Aga Khan University in Karachi, Pakistan. I soon entered a world that was foreign to me.  Before embarking on this...