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77An old graveyard near Gadani in Pakistan
One day, one of my friends took me to old Graveyard about 35 km away and asked to write about it. The graveyard was very old. Most of graves had crumbled down. People living nearby had not much information about its background. Nevertheless, to please my friends, I surfed the web, explored old books in libraries and met some knowledgeable persons. My findings are given in this hub which are much but a step forward to dig out further information.
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79Travel with Hafeez to Myanmar.
“Su-wan-na-poom” means golden land. It is the name of Bangkok Airport. I was on my way to Yangon and had a 9-hour transit. Mulling over such a long wait, I saw an arrow directing towards Louis' Tavern Dayrooms. My spirits were lifted but, on...
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82Tomb of Jahangir, the Mughal Emperor of India
Paying a small amount of about 10 cents, we entered a massive gate of stone and masonry. First to meet the eyes was an open courtyard flanked on all sides by a raised terrace with built rows of hundreds of small cubicles fronted with a long...
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81Gorakh Hills, a pleasant surprise
Last week, Karachi was sizzling with temperature as high as 45 degree centigrade. To add insult to injury, there was no power and I just wondered how would I doze the summer off. While sweltering in the heat wave, I got a call from a friend,...
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81Travel with Hafeez: Myanmar - Part II
After staying for two days at Mandalay, I was ready to move. Generally, I do not stay at one place longer than two to three days. Some make fun of me for such a rapid travel. But it is the only way to see a country from one corner to another in a...
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81Shalimar Gardens, Lahore
Continued from: The shrine of Madhu Lal Hussain After marveling and wandering about in the spiritual world, we walked towards Shalimar Gardens nearly 300 meters way. Anyone going there would first encounter a high red sandstone wall interrupted by...
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72The shrine of Madhu Lal Hussain
Historically the city of Lahore is called the Garden of Mughals or heart of Pakistan. It has a history dating back to 3,000 years. Ruled and plundered by a number of dynasties and hordes, the city has seen many good and bad times. However, during...
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82Maldives - a cluster of beautiful islands but not for backpackers
Words like “the sunny side of life”, “cobalt blue water” and “coral reefs” were enough to lure me to Maldives. But it was nowhere warned that 'backpackers' do not dare ‘come in’. Brochures and websites were filled with all types of...
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66Nagarpaker - Farthest City in South of Pakistan
“You have itchy feet” shouted Rao when I suggested Nagarparker. When he didn’t agree to go there, I had to set sail all by myself. The recent rains had turned desert into green. There was no better time. For decades, Islamkot and Nagarparker...
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65Travel with Hafeez-Vietnam III
My travel contiues. I am trying to reach Hanoi which is far away On 6th July 2009, I reached Danag at crack of the dawn. The bus terminal was almost deserted. I asked around for a bus to Hanoi but no one responded. Finally I wrote on a slip of...
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