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Anonymous Fri 30 Oct 2015 05:18:57 No.1046433 View Reply Report Delete

Greetings /trv/,
I have 2.5 months to travel and I'm flying to Kuwait first, then taking a boat to Khorramshahr, travelling around Iran, visiting Herat and surrounding areas in Afghanistan, going back to Iran, then crossing to Pakistan.

Asking advice from people who've been there before about cool things to do or see. I've been to Iran before so I've seen most of the major attractions, but any lesser known points of interest would be good to know about. I know very little about Pakistan so any insider tips there would be appreciated.

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Anonymous Fri 30 Oct 2015 07:07:20 No.1046458 Report Delete

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>>1046433

>I know very little about Pakistan so any insider tips there would be appreciated.

Pakistan can be more dangerous than parts of Afghanistan, but luckily for you the chances of you going anywhere near those areas is unlikely.

Some Advice

Islamabad isn't worth it, unless your really interested in going there because its the capital city or you really want to learn about politics.

I'd recommend going into Kashmir, shits good and its very safe as long as you dont get close to the Indian boarder, ive always wanted to do the Karakorum highway too which could be good if you had time. Another place i'd recommend is Swat valley, the name might ring a bell because there was an Islamist insurgency there early last decade, but its completely safe now, before the insurgency it used to be a big tourist location and there's heaps of mountain resorts dirt cheap trying to bring tourists back.

Quetta is alright, but a bit shifty, i dont think its very dangerous its more they dont get many western tourists there so people look at you funny. You go through Quetta if your getting the train from Iran.

Karachi is good for shopping.

Peshawar is also good, though many people say it is dangerous, though it has a real different culture from most of the other cities, its much more Afghan and a different feel to it. The train goes there so its easy transport, i think it would be fine to stay a day or two there to check it out.

In terms of everywhere else, probably best to not go there, try and stay out of Khyber province and please, dont go to the tribal areas, a friend of mine said some places were trying to run tours to Dara Khel and Khyber pass when he went there, dont do those, Dara is especially dangerous, the tribal guards dont let you near the places that sell the heroin anyway apparently.

Also Herat is cool and as safe as you get in Afghanistan, but dont go far outside of it.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 30 Oct 2015 07:28:51 No.1046465 Report Delete

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>>1046458
Excellent, thanks for the info. How long ago were you in Pakistan? Is it possible to visit the Swat Valley without prior arrangements?
Yeah I was already planning on venturing up to Gilgit, I'll put Peshawar on the list as well as that sounds interesting.

And did you visit Herat yourself? I'd like to hear more about that if you did. I speak enough Persian to get around so I'm pretty keen to get outside the city a bit and visit some rural areas, of course I'd ask around concerning the security side of things.

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Anonymous Fri 30 Oct 2015 15:04:38 No.1046548 Report Delete

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I saved some info from a thread about Pakistan from september 2013, so this might be outdated. But here goes.
But first a question from me: can you make yourself understood in Pakistan with Persian?

Baltistan seems to be good.

>Islamabad is a constructed city, sort like brazilia. Its not very nice and not much to do. If you are going to stay there, stay in rawalpindi, which is where most people who work in islamabad live. Also, go to fucking Peshawar, you will not regret it. >Dat frontier/Kiplingesque/wartorn feel.

>Gilgit is a place to see, super cozy, stay at the Medina hostel. Didnt do baltistan/kashmir much, at least not hiking. But its beautifull. The country is really really cheap, but roads etc are shit, so things there takes forever. If you want to renew your visa, do it in the countryside where they are just laughing (smoking tons of hashish) and they will do it in a day, while in islamabad its more serious and organized.

>Islamabad is no fun. The conjoined city of Rawalpindi is more fun.

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