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Utror valley (25 km from Kalam, Swat, Pakistan)

Our Kids (Sheharyar, Hareem, Ahmadyar)

Hello!

I am Babar, living in Islamabad, Pakistan. Travelling, mountaineering/trekking, and reading are my hobbies. Visiting of different countries with different cultures was my dream since childhood. But I went abroad for the first time in Sept. 2002, when I visited Switzerland..........and what a fantastic start it was!. Later I visited Bonn (Germany), Denmark and Dubai (UAE). In 2003 I visited Kyrgyzstan and Turkey, and what a incredible tour that was. Especially two weeks in Kyrgyzstan were my best weeks of life. Afterwards I visited number of countries and enjoyed every minute of my stay there.

Mountains

Jungfraujoch (Switzerland) Top of Europe

I love mountains, infact the majestic mountains had mesmerized me since I was a child. I like to spend days and weeks in the mountains(but I rarely find time for this).

Pakistan is the meeting point of three great mountain ranges: the Himalayas, Korakorams and Hindukush. In Pakistan there are five mountains over 8,000 metres, 29 over 7,500 metres and 108 over 7,000 metres. Peaks between 4,000 metres and 7,000 metres are countless. They bring with them an incredible wealth of biodiversity: extreme differences in altitude and climate make them a comfortable home for numerous kinds of plants and animals.

The Mountain People

the mountain people

Mountains offer superb landscape, dense forests, sprinkling waterfalls, beautiful lakes, rivers, alpine meadows, and much more. As tourist we enjoy these things, but have we ever thought about the people living in the mountain areas?

Life for the people in the mountain villages is not always easy. The climate is extremely cold in winter, with temperature far below freezing. The terrain is rugged, with steep, rocky mountains reaching up towards the sky. The earthquake of October 8, 2005 & flood of August 2010 had very severely affected these mountain areas.

My Travel Resume

A hotel in Switzerland

1. Switzerland (September 2002). My first overseas visit of two weeks duration. (PIA & Emirates Airlines)
2. Germany (May 2003). One week in Bonn. (Emirates Airlines)
3. Dubai (May 2003). One day only. (Emirates Airlines)
4. Copenhagen (August 2003). One week. (Swiss Air)
5. Kyrgyzstan (September 2003). Three weeks. (Turkish Airways)
6. Istanbul (September 2003). Two days only (Turkish Airways)
7. Kathmandu (March 2004). One week. (Qatar Airways)
8. Switzerland (September 2004). Three weeks (Emirates)
9. Bonn, Germany (October 2005). One week (AeroAsia & Emirates)
10. Port Elizabeth (South Africa). October 2005, 1 week (Emirates and South African Airlines)
11. Vientiane, Laos (May 2006), Two weeks (Air Blue, Thai Airline)
12. Saarland (Germany), October 2006, One week (KLM)
13. Dubai (October 2006), One day only (Emirates)
14. Amsterdam (October 2006). two days (KLM)
15. China (Beijing, Shanghai and Yiwu) November 2006. two weeks (Malaysian Airline)
16. Nepal (Kathmandu, Dhulikhel). December, 2006. One week (PIA)
17. Dhaka (Bangladesh), June, 2007. One week (Emirates)
18. Vientiane (Laos) April 2008. One week (Thai)
19. Jakarta (Indonesia) July 2008. One Week (Malaysian Airlines)
20. Zurich (Switzerland) October-November 2008 (Emirates)
21. Dubai (UAE) Jan. 2009 (PIA)
22. Kathmandu (Nepal), Oct. 2009 (Qatar Airways)
23. Kathmandu (Nepal), 2010
24. Switzerland (Geneva, Aeschi) March, 2011 (Eithad Airlines)
25. Kathmandu (Nepal) July 2011. (Etihad Airlines)
26. Kathmandu & Pokhara (Nepal) Feb. 2012 (Qatar Airlines)
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Hareem (pic taken 2010)

I have a beautiful daughter on 15th September 2007.

Intro Updated Feb 23, 2012
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Comments (116)

RickinDutch Feb 22, 2012 at 11:54 AM Report Abuse

Happy Birthday Babar!
Bokhari76 Feb 21, 2012 at 7:20 PM Report Abuse

Assalam o Alaikum Babar Bhai. Happy Birthday to you. Wish you many happy returns of the day.
gilabrand Jan 10, 2012 at 1:10 AM Report Abuse

A night in a Yurt looks interesting...Thanks for reading my pages!
richiecdisc May 18, 2011 at 8:15 PM Report Abuse

Thanks for stopping by Babar. I see you have a love of the mountains too. Your country has no shortage. Hopefully, one day I get to see some in person for myself. Greetings from Munich.
leics May 18, 2011 at 11:56 AM Report Abuse

Thank you Babar! I enjoyed Amsterdam very much but it was sooo cold! I'll have to go back soon, but in slightly warmer weather. :-) J
barbskie Jan 4, 2011 at 2:12 PM Report Abuse

Hi Babar, i just read your message and thanks for dropping by. Hope you have a good start in the new year 2011! best regards julz
yumyum Dec 8, 2010 at 10:43 PM Report Abuse

Thanks for visiting my Zurich pages! I'm glad that you enjoyed visiting Switzerland a few years back. Greetings from again snow covered Zurich
marvelous_girl Feb 8, 2010 at 10:49 AM Report Abuse

nice HP Babar
najamsaqib13 Jan 21, 2010 at 7:25 AM Report Abuse

Hi babar, just need a confirmation that for nepal there is visa on arrival for pakistanis, right?
KiKitC Jan 1, 2010 at 8:36 AM Report Abuse

Wishes for a happy, healthy New Year from New Jersey! Hope all is well with you.