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پیر 7 جولائی 2008Monday, July 07, 2008

Hilton Head

We went to the beach on memorial day weekend where we had a lot of fun and ate lots of great seafood.

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جمعہ 18 جنوری 2008Friday, January 18, 2008

Georgia Coast

On memorial day weekend, we drove to the Georgia coast. Brunswick, St Simons Island, and Jekyll Island were fun. Here are some photographs.

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اتوار 7 اکتوبر 2007Sunday, October 07, 2007

Las Vegas

Last Christmas, we visited Las Vegas after eight years. With a kid in tow, there was no gambling or shows, but we had a lot of outdoor fun.

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ہفتہ 1 ستمبر 2007Saturday, September 01, 2007

Angry Arab in Pakistan

The Angry Arab visits Pakistan and writes about lizards in his inimitable style. All his posts about Pakistan are worth reading.

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بدھ 29 مارچ 2006Wednesday, March 29, 2006

Pak Swiss Photos

Here are some photographs from our trip to Pakistan and the day-long stay in Zurich, Switzerland in December/January.

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ہفتہ 18 مارچ 2006Saturday, March 18, 2006

پاکستان میں اجنبی

میں پاکستان میں پیدا ہوا اور عمر کا ایک طویل عرصہ میں نے وہیں گزارا۔ پھر آج میں پاکستان میں اجنبی کیسے بن گیا؟ اس بار جب میں پاکستان گیا تو وہاں اپنے تو تھے مگر ملک اور شہر میں میں نے خود کو غیرملکی تصور کیا۔ شاید وقت نے مجھے بدل دیا ہے اور شاید پاکستان بھی آٹھ سال پہلے والا نہیں رہا۔

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جمعرات 5 جنوری 2006Thursday, January 05, 2006

Back in Atlanta

I am back home, but very tired right now. Regular blogging to resume soon.

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منگل 3 جنوری 2006Tuesday, January 03, 2006

Flying Home

It is time to head back home. Our flight is tonight. We have a 1 day stay in Zurich on the way.

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منگل 20 دسمبر 2005Tuesday, December 20, 2005

In Pakistan

Safely in Pakistan. Travel with a child is not that easy, but not as bad as we thought either. More thoughts on Emirates, Dubai airport, child meals, etc.

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ہفتہ 17 دسمبر 2005Saturday, December 17, 2005

سفر

ہم پاکستان جا رہے ہیں۔ مشیل کا یہ پاکستان کا پہلا سفر ہے۔ دیکھیں کیسا جاتا ہے۔

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اتوار 11 ستمبر 2005Sunday, September 11, 2005

Smoky Mountains

An account (and photos) of Michelle's first trip to the Smoky Mountains in May 2005. She enjoyed hiking sitting in my backpack.

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پیر 21 مارچ 2005Monday, March 21, 2005

Ottawa Travelogue

Continuing on with the Ottawa impressions, it was quite cold there all week. This caused a problem as Michelle refused to wear a coat, hat, or mittens. Because of Michelle, we were only able to go sightseeing on Friday. We walked around in downtown and toured the Parliament ...

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اتوار 6 مارچ 2005Sunday, March 06, 2005

Islamabad and Atlanta from Above

Asif brought Keyhole to my attention which lets you look at images of a lots of places in the world looking down from different elevations. The image resolutions vary, with the best resolution for Cambridge, MA (3 inches). A lot...

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منگل 1 مارچ 2005Tuesday, March 01, 2005

Airport Security and Ottawa First Impressions

At the Atlanta airport, we tried to checkin on the e-ticket kiosk, but it demanded to scan our passports since we were going out of country. Our passports are not machine-readable, so we had to go to the airline counter....

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بدھ 23 فروری 2005Wednesday, February 23, 2005

North, North We Go

Since the weather here in Atlanta hasn’t been perfect, we are going to Ottawa, Canada for a week. I hear they have nice weather there this time of the year. Do I have any Ottawan readers? Would anyone like to...

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پیر 19 جولائی 2004Monday, July 19, 2004

Travel Tales

I like traveling quite a lot and hence am quite fond of blogs describing or photographing travel around the world. Amanda Butler of Crescat Sententia is blogging about her experiences as a Peace Corps volunteer in Kazakhstan. Her descriptions make...

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ہفتہ 19 جون 2004Saturday, June 19, 2004

The Rain Curse

Based on my stay here in Denver, this place is the wettest city in the US this side of Seattle. It’s been raining almost continuously since before my plane landed on wednesday afternoon. Not only has it rained, it has...

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ہفتہ 12 جون 2004Saturday, June 12, 2004

Paging Denver Readers

I’ll be in the Denver, CO area on June 17-18. If any readers want to meet me, please drop me an email (my email address is on the right sidebar) or leave a comment. Also, I need suggestions on things...

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جمعہ 23 جنوری 2004Friday, January 23, 2004

US States I Have Visited

Shown in Red. That’s 38 states plus DC....

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جمعرات 22 جنوری 2004Thursday, January 22, 2004

Countries I Have Visited

Create your own visited country map Via Sofia’s Journal....

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جمعہ 10 اکتوبر 2003Friday, October 10, 2003

Off to the 38th

State, that is. I am leaving for Maine today. After this trip, I’ll have visited or driven through 38 states (airport stopovers don’t count). The ones missing: Alaska, Colorado, Hawaii, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Wisconsin....

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اتوار 3 اگست 2003Sunday, August 03, 2003

Washington DC

We went to Washington DC yesterday. It was a lot of fun despite the hot and humid weather. We reached there at 10:30am and got the free passes for the Holocaust Museum. The earliest they had available was for 3:30pm....

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منگل 8 جولائی 2003Tuesday, July 08, 2003

I am Back

I am back from the Golden State. I know I said I would be blogging from there but I was just too busy and the DSL at my hotel was not free either. We met a number of old friends...

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جمعرات 3 جولائی 2003Thursday, July 03, 2003

Going to California

We are going to California tomorrow. A friend is getting married in the Bay area. I love the San Francisco area. So hoping to have loads of fun. I think our hotel room has broadband internet access. So there might...

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جمعہ 20 جون 2003Friday, June 20, 2003

Kayak Touring

I am going to a kayaking trip on Lake Tugalo on the border of Georgia and South Carolina. It is a 2 day trip and I’ll be back on sunday afternoon....

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جمعہ 6 جون 2003Friday, June 06, 2003

Wedding

We are going to a friend’s wedding in Cape Cod. I won’t have internet access there. Blogging will resume after I return sunday night....

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اتوار 1 جون 2003Sunday, June 01, 2003

Kayaking

I went kayak touring (also known popularly as sea kayaking, though we were obviously not on the sea in this trip) on Lake Oconee yesterday. It was a lot of fun and tiring. I am thinking about going on an...

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ہفتہ 24 مئی 2003Saturday, May 24, 2003

Change of Plan

We cancelled our Maine camping plan because there will be some heavy rain there and it’ll be raining all weekend with a probability close to 100% according to the National Weather Service. Plus the visibility might not be great either....

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جمعہ 23 مئی 2003Friday, May 23, 2003

Going to Maine

I am flying out to Jersey in a couple of hours. We’ll then drive to Maine for the long weekend. I’ll be back Monday night. No blogging until then....

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جمعرات 22 مئی 2003Thursday, May 22, 2003

Camping

We are going camping in Maine over the weekend. We seem to have the worst luck with camping. Almost every time we go, it rains. It seems this would be no exception. I should probably buy some rain gear before...

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پیر 31 مارچ 2003Monday, March 31, 2003

Savannah

A friend and I visited Savannah, GA on saturday. It is an interesting town with a lot more history than Atlanta. We wandered around in the historic district and the riverfront. We visited Savannah history museum which was kind of...

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جمعہ 10 جنوری 2003Friday, January 10, 2003

Impressions from Pakistan

I visited Pakistan after 5 years in December. I couldn’t do much there due to the weddings of both my brother and my brother-in-law. I stayed in Islamabad (my parents) and Wah Cantt (my in-laws), but also visited Karachi. But...

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ہفتہ 21 دسمبر 2002Saturday, December 21, 2002

In Pakistan

We reached Islamabad at 1am local time (GMT+5). I am still recovering from jetlag....

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جمعرات 19 دسمبر 2002Thursday, December 19, 2002

Traveling

I am flying to Pakistan tonight for my brother’s wedding. The flight is 16 hours long. So no blogging for a couple of days as I recover from jetlag. Blogging will be light while I am in Pakistan, though I’ll...

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منگل 26 نومبر 2002Tuesday, November 26, 2002

Upper Yosemite Falls

A tough hike to the top of these falls...

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ہفتہ 23 نومبر 2002Saturday, November 23, 2002

Cades Cove, Smoky Mountain National Park

Very scenic. And very crowded...

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جمعہ 20 ستمبر 2002Friday, September 20, 2002

Deals Gap

This weekend, we drove to Deals gap (at the border of Tennessee and North Carolina. That’s one nice road; so many S-curves. It was fun driving there. My only regret was that my car wasn’t really up to it....

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