Monthly Archives: December 2012

Big in Pakistan

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Paul

Multan/Lahore, first sunny then cold and foggy without central heating.. In Multan we had planned to meet Muhammad Iqbal, a Pakistani adventure motorcycle rider (although he kept insisting that he was a “tourist” rather than a rider). Iqbal proved to … Continue reading →

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Guns, bucks and a camel

Posted on December 22, 2012 by Paul

Sukkur/Ahmadpur East/Bahawalpur,  sunny weather Although we started to get accustomed to being chaperoned by several policemen with AK47’s, it did reduce our opportunities to discover the real Pakistan. Having arrived in the ‘safe’ province of Punjab, we felt it was … Continue reading →

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The adventure continues

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Marlieke

Dalbandin/Quetta/Jacobabad, from freezing cold to summer weather We woke up to the noise of loud men’s voices, apparently the restaurant area of our hotel in Taftan had doubled as dormitory and all of the town’s low live, covered in turbans, … Continue reading →

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Hell on earth

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Marlieke

Bam/Zahedan/Taftan, 20 degrees Celcius Patience turned out to be a real virtue. On December 11th we started our journey from Bam to the border of Pakistan with four other people! Overlanders Minna and Rami from Finland (Yamaha Tenere) and Sandan … Continue reading →

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