1 week to go

I have been counting down in weeks and I can now start counting down in days.

Packing Begins

I'm exactly 2 weeks away from leaving now, so preparations are under way.

40kg of luggage allowance, means lots of room for gifts and gadgets!

Landmarks

There's so many places I want to visit. One of them is above. That's a picture I took of Faisal Mosque in 2006.

It is probably the finest example of samosa-shaped architecture I have ever come across.

I don't have any night-time pictures of it (it gets lit up and looks like a more dignified Las Vegas casino) so that is something I will definitely pursue.

Testing the email functionality...

Well the picture came through but not the writing...

That's the camera I will be using. It's a lot nicer than the built-in iPhone camera, which as you can see is a bit poor really.

Kuchiake!

That means start or the beginning in Japanese. In Urdu the word is Shuro, which is probably more appropriate.

This website will commemorate my 2008 holiday in Pakistan.

Hopefully it will prove to be a worthwhile exercise - or maybe not...

I will be staying mostly in Islamabad, which is the capital, a very beautiful city and where I consider to be my true home.

I will be leaving on 1 November 2008 and returning on 26 November 2008.