Big Cities And Border Battling – Pakistan Part 6
We had just trekked magnificent mountain ranges, where we cruised The Roof of the World, conquered The Bridge of Death, found The Fountain of Youth and braved the ninth tallest peak in the world… well at least its base camp. That was it for my grand adventure around Pakistan with a group of travel buddies.…
Nanga Parbat’s Breathtaking Beauty And Danger – Pakistan Part 5
After spending a few good days in Passu, we had a long journey ahead to get to the mountain, Nanga Parbat, where we would spend the next three days. We left early in the morning and began our long drive all the way back down the same road that had previously taken us through the…
Finding The Fountain Of Youth And Bridge Of Death – Pakistan Part 4
Want to live to eternity, or at least to 120? Well you may want to move to Pakistan’s Hunza Valley, where the local people have metaphorically found the Fountain of Youth. On this leg of our grand Pakistani excursion, we’ll see if we can boost our longevity in, of course, the Hunza Valley… Then we’ll…
Cruising The Roof Of The World – Pakistan Part 3
As a German tourist, you don’t want to be dropped off or left behind in the middle of nowhere on Nuku Hiva, which is part of the Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia. While a remote area of Pakistan’s Hindu Kush Mountains, located close to the “Roof of the World,” is not a place where German-eating…
Getting Cultured In The Kalash Valleys – Pakistan Part 2
Trekking Pakistan’s renowned mountainous terrain involves more than just skillful driving, sightseeing and getting acquainted with the topography. This type of travel is also about getting cultured. We left off in the last post still at the beginning of my journey to and through Pakistan. After a disastrous time trying to exit Libya, we traveled…
Ups And Downs Of Journeying To The Hindu Kush – Pakistan Part 1
While traveling to Afghanistan was a major accomplishment of mine, I was surely not going to overlook neighboring Pakistan, a country that is the fifth largest in the world by population and that is famous for its rich culture, mountainous terrain and turbulent political history. After an amazing yet challenging trip to Libya, I planned…
India Part 2: I See Dead People… BURNING
We’ve already journeyed along India’s Golden Triangle to the Islamic holy sights. Now it’s time to see India’s holy sights for Hindus and Buddhists, which include a pink city and one heavily polluted holy river. This second and final leg of my first India trip involves completing the Golden Triangle in Jaipur and flying to…
India Part 1: Taj Mahal Trippin in the Other Golden Triangle
You’ve heard all about the time I joined a biker gang in Thailand, battered and bruised myself on a mountain road approaching the Golden Triangle and then invaded Myanmar with my fellow gang members. If you haven’t read about it, what are you waiting for?? Click here and then hit back when you are done.…