One's destination is never a place but a new way of seeing things.

"The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience"  -Eleanor Roosevelt There was a time when I used to travel only for sake of travelling without taking it into any adventurous spirit.  No doubt, new environments and cultures are the most exciting aspects of travelling but with time I have learnt to explore the adventurous spirit of travel by opting a few adventurous opportunities like trekking in mountains, camping, ziplining in the mountains, watersports like parasailing on the lake and jet ski etc.  ONE SUCH ADVENTUROUS ACTIVITY recently I have done at HEAVENWAYS ZIPLINE ADVENTURE  , a newly inaugurated zipline activity at Noori valley of Kaghan in KP, Pakistan. They have quite professional staff and equipment safety for such adventurous sport.  They have been promoting adventurous tourism in Pakistan since last 3 years. You may check their official page for further det...

Khanpur lake and dam is located in Khanpur town, somewhere between Taxila and Haripur and can be easily sighted along the roadside. One of my favorite spot since ages. Since childhood I used to come here at weekends and enjoyed the serenity and vastness of the lake. In 90's it was not commercialized but now the whole belt along the lake was taken by different resorts and providing some of the best water sports facilities to adrenaline junkie. There are multiple resorts but I visited Mabali.  Mabali has very easy access especially if you coming from KPK or Islamabad. We used Hazara Expressway this time and exit from Haripur toll plaza, took right towards Khanpur. Last time I visited here from Taxila side. The link is here  MABALI RESORT                                 Here are some really interesting things to do in Khanpur and Taxila.                  ...

My this post is specifically about Nathiya gali hill station and Ayubia national park. However an overall it covers the Galyat Region  of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the neighboring Murree, Bhurban, Patriata that lies in Punjab. Actually this scenic strip extending both sides of Khyber Pukhtunkhwa-Punjab border, from Abbottabad to Murree. The stretch further goes connected to Thandiani Hill top located 25km from Abbottabad city.  NATHIYA GA LI  is accessible from both sides via Abbottabad and Murree and its located in center of Galiyat region. Due to it's higher altitude as comparison to other parts of Galyat it's cooler and pleasant.   THINGS TO DO IN NATHIYA GALI ➤ There are multiple hotels and cottages in nathiya gali that provides some wonderful scenic views. We stayed at one beautiful cottage " HIDDEN HEAVEN COTTAGE" I personally prefer cottages to stay.  ➤ There are some good cafes to check out. Search google about and check the reviews.  ➤ Nathiya Gali...

Staying at hidden heaven cottage has been my best experience in nathiya gali, located at just 10 to 15 minutes drive from pipeline track, it becomes one of my favorite place. easily accessible both from Murree and Abbottabad.  Check my Youtube shorts here . Reasons to choose @hidden heaven cottage nathiya gali. 1   Its  Perfect holiday cottage if you are travelling with family/ group of friends especially If you are looking for peace, privacy and wonderful views then you must come here. 2  You can easily move to explore the surroundings and come back like a home. I did Ayubia Pipeline track and Motto Tunnel.  3  It can be economical here as compared to hotel room/ suite stay. Because if you are bringing a group of 6 friends/family members you can split the cost. 4   Another benefit of staying here is being able to cook yourself as well. You can buy groceries and cook by yourself. ( One of my favorite thing to do during travelling that's n...

It's always fun in having a journey for pleasure in which different places are being visited, whether it's by air or through a long road journey.  For me it's not only fun but it's a kind of learning process which takes me out of my comfort zone and I explore new places and people. Usually it takes me hours to make for myself a perfect itinerary. Recently I have got an opportunity to travel to Azad Kashmir Bagh District, Pakistan. If you check the map of Azad Kashmir, you will find that it's accessible from different routes via Islamabad/Murree Expressway Kohala, Mangla, Kahuta, Abbottabad & Balakot, etc.  For more details watch my You Tube video here 👇 We chose via first route and that was Islamabad/Murree Expressway and our destination was Ganga Choti via Dhirkot. We stayed there in Diyar resort. However we took a break at TDCP Hill top resort on Murree Expressway.  HERE ARE FIVE MAIN REASONS TO VISIT KASHMIR. (1): The lush green meadows filled with wild flo...