Islamabad...hot..very hot...very very hot...and we camped! But....I did find a swimimng pool! After Polly being molested by an old man we made our way to the Faisal mosque, the biggest mosque in the world! It's a very modern mosque and it was a breath of fresh air chilling out in the gardens. We also met some really nice people who were interested in chatting and not just having their photos taken with us! We then escaped the heat in the marriot hotel and were tr...

leaving Peshawar and heading into the lush green hills that are the start of the Karakoram `highway was a delightespecially as the temp dropped! We were all happily oblivious to the fact that we travelling through some of the most dangerous areas in Pakistan...due to the proximity of the Afghan border! Bush camped in a nice little roadside spot where the entire population of the area came to wash their trucks...and to watch us....sitting and chatting and cooking ...

Well...country number 11 and the hardest yet! After an interesting border crossing and an armed escort through the Balochistan wilderness we 'enjoyed' a night in Dalbandin sleeping on the roof of a derilict(or should be) hotel! We did induldge in some beer along with food chosen from a menu which should have read Biriyani or Biriyani or Biriyani! I awoke the next morning looking like I'd done a few rounds with Mike Tyson...a mossie bite!!!! Did cause ...