I spent my childhood at Chashma Barrage where my father was posted with Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission. During vacations, we would travel to Islamabad or Lahore to meet family and friends and to see the lights so to speak. Those were the days when midway restaurants or service areas were still inconceivable and I would …
Back on the main road and in another thirty minutes, you shall reach the vicinity of Patriata. Now take the road to the top of the Patriata hill and after some fifteen minutes of winding roads and amazing views, you would reach the Patriata top where the famed cable car from down below finally ends. …
Besides building magnificent official and residential mansions in Rawalpindi, Lahore or Karachi, British left their foot print almost in every town they went to like Murree, Nathiagali, Multan, Sahiwal etc. British would ensure that their officials ‘Sahibs’ are properly cared for when they are on inspection visits touring the country. Hence they started constructing ‘Dak’ …
As my plane started descending to Ljubljana (pronounce Lubliana), the capital of Slovenia, my fellow passenger and interior designer from Amsterdam Robert Kolenik asked me about my plans to reach Ljubljana downtown which was thirty minutes from the airport. I mentioned taking a cab however he offered me a ride to the city. After collecting …
Venice was a long time dream as I grew up watching Venice in 007 movies besides reading ‘Merchants of Venice’ and yes Rialto cinema in Rawalpindi always intrigued me with its name. So here I was dropping of from a bus after a three hours journey from Slovenia. Though I always knew of Venice, its …
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