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کوه به کوه نمیرسه آدم به آدم میرسه

A mountain will not reach a mountain; a person can reach a person.

– Persian Proverb

“If I find in myself desires which nothing in this world can satisfy, the only logical explanation is that I was made for another world.”

― C.S. Lewis

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Tag: Pakistan

Know the ‘Stans: Pakistan
Teach, Travel

Know the ‘Stans: Pakistan

The suffix “stan” means “land” in Persian. And so in the same way that many countries end in ‘land (think … Continue reading Know the ‘Stans: Pakistan

Provinces of Pakistan
Travel

Provinces of Pakistan

Last week I added a post about some of the provinces of Afghanistan. This week it is Pakistan’s turn. Each … Continue reading Provinces of Pakistan

Grand Trunk Road
Travel

Grand Trunk Road

“Look! Look again! and chumars, bankers and tinkers, barbers and bunnias, pilgrims – and potters – all the world going and coming. … Continue reading Grand Trunk Road

Thoughts

The Frontier Gandhi

I am going to give you such a weapon that the police and the army will not be able to … Continue reading The Frontier Gandhi

Where choi becomes chai: Tea and the Af/Pak Border
Taste, Travel

Where choi becomes chai: Tea and the Af/Pak Border

Among the many differences that a traveller would notice upon passing through the Bolan or Khyber Pass would be the … Continue reading Where choi becomes chai: Tea and the Af/Pak Border

Floods on the Indus
Travel

Floods on the Indus

In the summer of 2010 I traveled with friends to the North of Pakistan to the beautiful Deosai Plateau, hoping … Continue reading Floods on the Indus

Islamic Architecture
Travel

Islamic Architecture

I find Islamic Architecture to be beautiful and fascinating. Symmetry, arched doorways, intricate motifs and beautiful colours are some things … Continue reading Islamic Architecture

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