peagle
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Hello Joe, I am in Pakistan on a historical tour following the route of Alexander the Great. Of course we don't know the precise route but I am trying to following what is a guesstimate. Today and Monday i am in a hotel near Jhelum River [Hydaspes] and just sizing up the probable location of battle between Porus and Alexander. I am accompanied by some family members. Despite having been brought up in a different world I fit with them like glove on hand.
I have already covered Khyber Pass, Chitral Valley dpwn to Hund, Attock bridge, Taxila, Sirkap, Islamabad. Over the badly dissected Potohar plateau and right now dropped into the plains of Punjab with River Jhelum in full flood. I will go onto Lahore then might decide to follow south to Multan. I have been advised to not go into Sind or Karachi. Not that I particularly wanted to go there but a walk on the shores of Arabian Sea would have been a nice ending to this trip down history. I might try however to make a visit to Gwadar if I can be assured of security. I do have relative who is senior officer in FIA. My advise for Karachi came from another senior officer in Rangers who is posted in Karachi.
Regards to all.
Ps. I had a coll looking Shalwar Kameez sown so I could walk around without attention. Just cost Rs 600 to get done. That is what I call a good deal. With Rupee having slipped for us Pakistan is just one big good deal. Cheap, cheap and cheap. Anything can be had as long as you got the Rs.
Wow, your trip sounds amazing, hope you have a wonderful time.