The Khunjerab border is the highest paved international border crossing in the world, set at 4600m elevation it closes for half the year due to snowfall. Our plan was to cross from Sost in Pakistan to Tashkurgan in China, via the Khunjerab pass. We stayed in a lovely homestay about 10km south of Sost, it’s…
Crazy suspension bridges and walking on a glacier | Hunza, Pakistan
Today we were making our way to the Upper Hunza region, of course we hitched a ride there and this time it was with a really nice couple of lads from Islamabad and Karachi. When we asked them where they were heading they said “we’re just driving, we’re on a roadtrip!” Our hostel was right…
Hitching, hiking and boating adventures | Attabad Lake, Pakistan
It was a photo of the blue waters of Attabad Lake that inspired me to travel to Pakistan and today is the day that we get to see it in real life. To get there we were hitching and our first ride was in the classic Pakistani little Suzuki car which have an open rear…
Hemp, glaciers and rug sellers | Hopper Valley, Pakistan
Visiting the Hopper Glacier from Karimabad sounded like a great little day trip but it proved to be rather challenging without a private car. We began with a hitchhike down to the main road with a lovely elderly couple that insisted if we come to Peshawar that we must stay with them. From the junction…
Exploring the Hunza Valley | Karimabad, Pakistan
The hunza valley is a top attraction for anyone visiting the mountains of Pakistan. It’s a fascinating area, riddled with lush green valleys, mountain peaks and glaciers. The people living here are Ismaili Muslims which we’ve been learning about from chats with the locals. Aga Khan is their spiritual leader who currently resides in Portugal….
Playing cricket on the highest natural stadium in the world | Pakistan
Way up at 2600m and set beneath the 27th highest mountain in the world is a perfect oval of greenery home to the highest natural stadium. We based ourselves in the tiny village of Pisan in a little homestay surrounded by fruit trees. It was a lovely location with large windows offering views of the…
Exploring the blue lakes in Naltar Valley | Pakistan
A lot of blogs I read suggested Gilgit wasn’t worth visiting and it was just a transport hub but we decided to spend a couple nights in the town. We didn’t arrive until the late afternoon so we just popped to a busy street near our hotel to look for some food and sip lots…
Fairy Meadows and the 9th highest mountain in the world | Pakistan
Fairy Meadows is probably Pakistan’s top tourist attraction, it’s accessed via one of the worlds most dangerous roads and then it’s a 3 hour hike to reach the meadows. We woke early in the village of Tato and set off by 7am under clear blue skies. It didn’t take long to get out first view…
Landslides and the world’s most dangerous road | Pakistan
The journey from Skardu to the main highway was about 200km of wiggly roads with 16 people squeezed inside a tiny van. Our plan for today was to travel to the popular Fairy Meadows and we needed to move quickly as we had a long way to go. As luck would have it the passenger…
Hitchhiking to beautiful sights around Skardu | Pakistan
Skardu is surrounded by jagged mountains on all sides. When we visited in August the snow had all melted and it looked more like a mountainous desert landscape in Oman. We’d already hiked up to Marsun Rock which I shared about in a previous post but this is what we got up to on our…
NON STOP TRAVELLING 