Tharparkar!

Tharparkar and Umerkot have long been in the list of destinations i wanted to see. When i realized that i can spare a few days before going to Karachi for Eid, i started planning for it right away.  December is fortunately one of the best months to visit this part of the region.
I left Islamabad [...]

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Nagarparkar!

I had been told that Nagarparkar would be different so it was not totally unexpected when it came. But i must say that it was more different that I thought it to be. It is different from rest of the Sindh and even from rest of Tahrparkar itself because of its landscape. It is fertile [...]

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Into the land of Afghans…

“Are you crazy?” was the immediate question in a disbelieving sound from the polish guy who was ahead of me in the queue at Iranian embassy. He was another solo traveler on the silk route, crossed into Pakistan from India and was intending to end up his journey ultimately in Turkey after covering Iran. I [...]

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