Skardu Skardu is located in a broad valley carved by glaciation.The Valley, at the confluence of the Indus and Shigar Rivers, is 10 kilometres (6 miles) wide by 40 kilometres (25 miles) long. Active erosion in the nearby Karakoram Mountains has resulted in enormous deposits of sediment creating a large cold desert at an elevation […]
Gilgit Baltistan Gilgit, the Capital of Gilgit Baltistan, is the main gateway to Hunza and Naltar valleys and lies on the bank of Gilgit river. It is connected to the south by KKH (Karakorum Highway), which then leads north to Khunjarab Pass and China. Gilgit-Baltistan is home to all five of Pakistan’s “eight-thousanders” and to more
Chitral Chitral is counted amongst the highest regions of the world, sweeping from 1,094 meters at Arandu to 7,726 meters at Tirichmir, and packing over 40 peaks more than 6,100 meters in height. The terrain of Chitral is very mountainous and Tirich Mir (25,289 feet) the highest peak of the Hindu Kush, rises in the
The European Odyssey The aircraft interior was a bit dated. It felt comfortable the same way as your Grandmother’s house does, faded with a musty smell but you ignore it, opting instead for the familiarity. At least the air-conditioning was working while the seat recline was not. I get ahead of myself. I and my better
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