Category: Pakistan Sept-Oct 2023

I am leaving Pakistan after 2 months of cycle touring/bikepacking around in the mountains (KPK province) and parts of Punjab. I had intended to spend

Jehangir’s tomb is across the river (Ravi) and is very beautiful. Nearby is Noorjehan’s tomb which has been badly damaged by looters over the centuries.

This time I am staying in a hotel in the old part of the city. It is a world away from the bland urban sprawl

I thought I would stay at the Tulip Hotel in Jhelum even though I hadn’t liked it much, but they were full, or so they

6000 rs. (20$) was a steep ticket price for a visit to this famous salt mine from where, I believe all the “Himalayan” pink salt

Luckily I was in a nice hotel. Rain kept me here an extra day. This hotel was as opposite as would be possible from a

Katas Raj is an old Hindu temple complex I had wanted to visit in this interesting hilly area of Punjab. It is a beautiful place

     I happened to be leaving Islamabad at opening time (8 a.m.) of Loafology, the in place for good food in Islamabad and had