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

Balakot is one of the famous mountain cities in Mansehra District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It is a stopover while on way to the northern areas in Pakistan. However I stayed here overnight and explored a bit. This is one of the places I have been to in my childhood multiple times and having many memories. A beautiful city alongside river kunhar, a bit simple yet a lot of restaurants available at roadside along river kunhar. We choose to stay at a resort I will share the pictures in this post. Very easily accessible and located on main balakot kaghan road and that is Cordillera  resort.  Access :  Balakot is easily accessible via main mansehra kaghan road as well via hazara motorway. In fact it's located on the main road. For watching a full video click on my You Tube link  Balakot Historical places:  It is famous for Mazar of Syed ahmad shaheed, the battle of balakot fought in 1831 between the forces of Mahraja Ranjit Singh and Syed ahmad barelvi. In main local baz...

"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...

Gulmit is a famous town in hunza, that comes after karimabad, attabad lake towards Pakistan China border " KhunjerabPass" Here you can find some beautiful views and tourist attractions with in short distance. First of all click here and read my earlier post from Gulmit Town  After getting a basic idea you may search online few more places according to your interest.  For me I visited nearby Ondra Poygah, ruins situated in gulmit. There are many stairs to go up to the site of ondra fort and if you have energy to hike then you must go up and i bet you won't discouraged and might witness some of the amazing views from the top. Up on the hill you can get a panoramic view of gulmit town.   A view of gulmit from Ondra poygah stairs

A beautiful Attabad lake is one of the mesmerizing lake in hunza valley that have turquoise water. Earlier I have visited here during 2017. The link is here  Mesmerizing Attabad Lake   Check my New video of Attabad Lake on my YouTube link here Recently I have travelled here during Autumn season. The area once a natural lake and had fewer boats have now become a favorite spot of tourists. There were constructed multiple hotels and shops. Apart from that boating facilities available. Speed boats is one of the tourist favorite here. We also got some tea and fries from the local shops. So lets have a look at my recent pictures taken at Attabad Lake. Though this beautiful lake came into being as a result of accident, and the details you may get through Wikipedia.  I am sharing the link here  WIKIPEDIA

Finally I accomplished something extraordinary and unusual in terms of travelling. And that was none other than experiencing a trekking to Rakaposhi base camp. I never thought I would ever do a basecamp but somehow I always dreamt of something epic and one day I finally got an opportunity of travelling with TRAVEL GIRLS. Luckily I got nice mates accompany.  Read my post till end. I will try my best to cover my whole experience, other details and tips for beginners. For watching my video of Rakaposhi , Click my YouTube channel link here 👇 My Trekking. Mission Rakhaposhi My first ever trekking experience to basecamps. Though I came back with swollen toes, sore legs and muscles. I kicked my butt multiple times and slipped seven times in snow while descending from Tagaphari basecamp. But after accomplishing it, I find something unusual kind of satisfaction and happiness in my heart. I always been fascinated to wild nature. Never got satisfaction by mere a sightseeing of Rakaposhi from...