With a delay before our Chinese permits could be reissued, and needing to wait for the road repairs to be completed, we settled in to the local area. We found the nearby Borith Lake, a beautiful alpine lake fed from…
The Karakorum Highway and Lake Attabad
The day before our organised tour in China, we pushed north to the border town of Sost. This meant a short ride to the village of Attabad, where a landslide five years ago blocked the Hunza River, resulting in the…
Northern Pakistan and the Hunza Valley
Leaving Islamabad after an interesting few days, we headed north towards China, and the second of the three roads I had really been looking forward to – the Karakorum Highway. First, we battled the city traffic to the hill station…
Lahore and Islamabad
For the next few weeks, to cross Pakistan and China, we joined forces with Ben and Sophee (and their Land Rover, Colonel Mustard) over at Best Life In The World. Some of the photos in the next few posts have…