Finding the route…
Finding the route…
The full story behind each episode.
A full Ramadan in the two holy cities: flydubai from Faisalabad, Ihram in Dubai, rooftop iftar at Masjid an-Nabawi, rain in Madinah, Jummah in the Mataf and Eid prayer in front of the Kaaba.
Flynas from Jeddah to Baku, a new friend at the gate, a hotel that was hard to find, and nearly a month exploring Old Baku, the Maiden Tower, Yanardag fire mountain, Nizami Street and Quba.
Sargodha to Faisalabad and Karachi by train, Etihad through Abu Dhabi to Jeddah, then 17 days of Umrah with my brother, a late-night Makkah street market and the walk to Jannat al-Mu'alla.
Sargodha to Islamabad, Peshawar and the Torkham border, then 4–5 days in Jalalabad. The kind people, the hard moments, and why I turned back instead of going on to Kabul and Iran.
Altit Fort in Hunza is 1,100 years old. Here's the 2026 ticket price, why the doors are so small, the hidden prison, the standing grave and the 300-metre drop, from my own visit.