BackpackingSimon, a German tourist in the northern areas, Pakistan, intriguing vlogs

[N.Siddiqui]

K2 Concordia Trekking Pakistan / Weltreise Vlog / Backpacking #205

Fairy Meadows Pakistan / Weltreise Vlog / Backpacking #197

des Gondogoro La 5.614m Pakistan / Weltreise Vlog / Backpacking #207

 

[El Sidd]

Die Deutschen wurde WANDERLUST faktor wieder finden in Pakistan.

 

[N.Siddiqui]

WANDERLUST

Can understand this word wanderlust...it is actually not good that foreigners are discovering and exploring Pakistan and people here are living a sedentary lifestyle...let's everyone go up north tis' is the season.


..and amazed at your German language skills...






Das größte Abenteuer meines Lebens! Fairy Meadows / Weltreise Vlog / Backpacking #195

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Schnee am Stiel Fairy Meadows Pakistan / Weltreise Vlog / Backpacking #196

 

[war&peace]

it is actually not good that foreigners are discovering and exploring Pakistan and people here are living a sedentary lifestyle...let's everyone go up north tis' is the season.

Pakistani people have different priorities. Most of them spend all their money on building home, buying car, and mobile phones and paying bills.. Their concept of recreation and outing is just to go to the nearby restaurant and eat or go to an overcrowded park.

 

[El Sidd]

Can understand this word wanderlust...it is actually not good that foreigners are discovering and exploring Pakistan and people here are living a sedentary lifestyle...let's everyone go up north tis' is the season.

I find it absolutely ridiculous that Pakistanis end up in Dubai and Thailand for tourism. Its a damn waste of money if one is just after a vacation and not the usual bachelor getaways.

From the unexplored Baluchistan way up to Chitral and the plains of Punjab. Everything is there. The coastline offers tremendous opportunities. Recently i went snorkeling in Karachi. It was fun and affordable and then again you can explore the old ancient ruins.

Local tourism is hardly ever given the spotlight and yet you see thousands flocking to Dubai to see a couple of skyscrapers or going to Malaysia. Sure i get the charm of it but on average it is more practical to keep it much closer to home.

I sincerely hope once the road networks are finished. People from North will drive South for the Beach and people from South will drive up North to see the roof of the world.

 

[N.Siddiqui]

Pakistani people have different priorities. Most of them spend all their money on building home, buying car, and mobile phones and paying bills.. Their concept of recreation and outing is just to go to the nearby restaurant and eat or go to an overcrowded park.

Exactly..there is more to life than eating out, if that's the concept of recreation for lazy denizens, the urban dwellers. Yes buying car, home, bills are important.

Foreigners actually save money for going out and adventure tourism and backpacking doesn't cost you much...it is more about exploring the undiscovered, getting close to the nature and going by your wanderlust. And it is good that local tourism is flourishing here now and people moving out.

I find it absolutely ridiculous that Pakistanis end up in Dubai and Thailand for tourism. Its a damn waste of money if one is just after a vacation and not the usual bachelor getaways.

From the unexplored Baluchistan way up to Chitral and the plains of Punjab. Everything is there. The coastline offers tremendous opportunities. Recently i went snorkeling in Karachi. It was fun and affordable and then again you can explore the old ancient ruins.

Local tourism is hardly ever given the spotlight and yet you see thousands flocking to Dubai to see a couple of skyscrapers or going to Malaysia. Sure i get the charm of it but on average it is more practical to keep it much closer to home.

I sincerely hope once the road networks are finished. People from North will drive South for the Beach and people from South will drive up North to see the roof of the world.

Have the same thoughts exactly, Dubai is all plastic city, superficial and man made mirage, check the labor's misery at the back lanes away from the shiny towers and malls.

Pakistan has got all the climate zones, has got the highest gradient in the world, like from the lowest point at say Balochistan beaches to the highest point up north, the K2 being above 28,600 feet high, sunny beaches, deserts, plains of Punjab and Sindh, the mountains of Balochistan, mostly unexplored, to the snowy northern areas, GB, AJK, Chitral...has got just about everything.

Good that you enjoyed snorkeling in Karachi...have seen the pictures and vids about it near the Churna Islands Karachi.

 

[war&peace]

Exactly..there is more to life than eating out, if that's the concept of recreation for lazy denizens, the urban dwellers. Yes buying car, home, bills are important.

Foreigners actually save money for going out and adventure tourism and backpacking doesn't cost you much...it is more about exploring the undiscovered, getting close to the nature and going by your wanderlust. And it is good that local tourism is flourishing here now and people moving out.

Mate, it depends on our priorities..I'm talking about the middle and upper middle class ...ones with the resources but we spend money on the items that we can show off.. That's why a lot of money is spend on decorating the home, using expensive materials like marbles, needlessly buying a smart phone but no money to recharge and make calls etc, fashionable dresses, ...

While most of the people in west have simpler and smaller but more functional homes and I like the minimalistic elegance of their homes, but they have a summer house, a boat, and seriously save money for a foreign trip every year. Also one reason is we live in large families so it becomes quite expensive to travel and our women are really not that physically fit so they don't like adventurism...thus KFC/McDonald Zindabad..eat dead calories and get fat...and visit Dr.

 

[El Sidd]

Have the same thoughts exactly, Dubai is all plastic city, superficial and man made mirage, check the labor's misery at the back lanes away from the shiny towers and malls.

Pakistan has got all the climate zones, has got the highest gradient in the world, like from the lowest point at say Balochistan beaches to the highest point up north, the K2 being above 28,600 feet high, sunny beaches, deserts, plains of Punjab and Sindh, the mountains of Balochistan, mostly unexplored, to the snowy northern areas, GB, AJK, Chitral...has got just about everything.

Good that you enjoyed snorkeling in Karachi...have seen the pictures and vids about it near the Chunra Islands Karachi.

I was too guilt stricken to ever enjoy anything in Dubai. It is way too superficial for average Pakistanis.

Pakistan offers a natural variety of every landscape imaginable if resources are better managed. I have traveled a bit in Baluchistan and then did a tour way back ten years ago up to the Chinese border. Couldn't manage Swat but last year a good friend traveled extensively in that region and he cant wait to get back.

My next destination is the Pamir ranges to see the Bears. I hope i have better luck than what i had in Hunza Soest and Gilgit to spot leopards.

 

[N.Siddiqui]

While most of the people in west have simpler and smaller but more functional homes and I like the minimalistic elegance of their homes, but they have a summer house, a boat, and seriously save money for a foreign trip every year. Also one reason is we live in large families so it becomes quite expensive to travel and our women are really not that physically fit so they don't like adventurism...thus KFC/McDonald Zindabad..eat dead calories and get fat...and visit Dr.

Think you have read my mind and written the same thoughts which I've pondered over and over again. If people here think that west is materialistic...think again, they are least materialistic, have no egotistic thoughts as south Asian people have.

I've written so many time in other forum, like in skyscrapercity.com(deals with architecture and development), about 'form follows function' simple thing is a sophisticated design, decoration kills the design kind of thoughts.
Yes no denying the fact that people in the west are closer to nature, they mourn even cutting of one single tree...wildlife lovers, nature lovers(hence closer to God as well).

We people will need a complete change of hearts and minds...and the funny thing is we are not following there good traits and copying there worst traits.

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Schlechte Laune in Pakistan ! / Weltreise Vlog / Backpacking #198

 

[sakha39]

I was too guilt stricken to ever enjoy anything in Dubai. It is way too superficial for average Pakistanis.

Pakistan offers a natural variety of every landscape imaginable if resources are better managed. I have traveled a bit in Baluchistan and then did a tour way back ten years ago up to the Chinese border. Couldn't manage Swat but last year a good friend traveled extensively in that region and he cant wait to get back.

My next destination is the Pamir ranges to see the Bears. I hope i have better luck than what i had in Hunza Soest and Gilgit to spot leopards.

If you want to spot leopards then try khyber/hussiani village near Passu glacier and from thier trek to the pasture land a 4 hour hike. You may spot leopard but if not a himalyan Ibex is guaranteed. Wish you luck for bear spotting

Here the guide: https://cmsdata.iucn.org/downloads/pk_macp_bro_khyber.pdf

 

[N.Siddiqui]

My next destination is the Pamir ranges to see the Bears. I hope i have better luck than what i had in Hunza Soest and Gilgit to spot leopards.

Somewhere closer to the Deosai plains, the Pamir region?...there are many vlogs by a Dutch traveler about her tour to Deosai plains, Skardu, Naran, GB region.

I've also been to Ziarat and Quetta Balochistan, found Ziarat most peaceful and fragrant with Juniper forest than many places, been to Somiani, Lasbela, and Uthal in Balochistan as well.

Yes been to northern areas but not that higher altitude...planning to go this year to GB region.

 

[sakha39]

Somewhere closer to the Deosai plains, the Pamir region...there are many vlogs by a Dutch traveler about her tpur to Deosai plains, Skardu, Naran, GB region.

I've also been to Ziarat and Quetta Balochistan, found Zirat most peaceful and fragrant with Juniper forest than many places, been to Somiani, Lasbela, and Uthal in Balochistan as well.

Yes been to northern areas but not that higher altitude...planning to go this year to GB region.

Do go to Chota Deosai. See if you can go to domel, minimarg where a battalion is stationed. Beautiful place and it will spring so even better.

 

[N.Siddiqui]

Do go to Chota Deosai. See if you can go to domel, minimarg where a battalion is stationed. Beautiful place and it will spring so even better.

Sure heard about minimarg and domel, first time hearing about Chota Deosai...have seen so many vids, vlogs and Google searched the places that I've started to know the area and the landscape and location a bit.

 

[DESERT FIGHTER]

Die Deutschen wurde WANDERLUST faktor wieder finden in Pakistan.

Siege heil, furor!

 

[N.Siddiqui]

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Mit der Antiterroreinheit durch Pakistan / Weltreise Vlog / Backpacking #199

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So lebt eine pakistanische Familie Pakistan / Weltreise Vlog / Backpacking #201