Archive for the ‘Travel’ Category

December in Lahore

A lot has been said about the culture, food, architecture and the people of Lahore. Being a native Lahori, I find all of it “not enough”. If you wish to know the city as it is, you have to spend at least one full week here and that too during winters, especially in December. Those [...]

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Top 3 Winter Stag Party Outing Ideas

When your best friend finally decides to lay down roots and bet his life on his sweetheart, it’s very important that – rain or shine, cold weather or warm – he is thrown the ultimate stag party. As his best friend, your job is to ensure that the party is both epic and memorable and [...]

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Feeling About Budapest Culture – Place to Visit

It was the seventh time when I was going through the passport control at Budapest airport on 19th February 2011. Six times earlier I visited for maximum one week stay but this time I was with my family (wife and two kids) to stay for longer period. It is an honour for me to write [...]

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Etihad Offers Reduced Fares to Dubai for Ramadan

Etihad Airways, the national carrier of the United Arab Emirates, is offering a range of reduced rates on Coral Economy Class for travel to Dubai and Sharjah, via their home-base Abu Dhabi from Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, and Peshawar during Ramadan. The special promotional rates are on sale now, applicable for travel through to September 30, [...]

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Etihad Marks Two More Manchester Milestones

Etihad Airways has marked two significant milestones in Manchester, officially launching a new line maintenance facility and double-daily services to the city. From August 2011, the airline operates 14 non-stop Manchester-Abu Dhabi return flights, with smooth connections every day to Karachi, Lahore & Islamabad and twice weekly to Peshawar. The opening of the new Manchester [...]

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Etihad Increases Flights to Khartoum to Five Weekly Flights

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has celebrated, both, its fifth anniversary of non-stop services between Abu Dhabi and Khartoum and the introduction of its fifth weekly flight on the route. The airline commenced operations to the capital of Sudan in July 2006, and since then has carried more than 200,000 [...]

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Nanga Parbat – Deosai Expedition By Mughees Ahmed

GTAP recently made a post about the hidden beauty of Pakistan, One of our reader (Mughees Ahmed)  shared his experience and photos of his visit to Nanga Parbat – Deosai Expedition 9th to 16th July 2011. NOTE: Click on the Image to View Enlarge. Last week I went to the Nanga Parbat Basecamp. The trip was [...]

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DÜSSELDORF Becomes Etihad Airways’ 71stdestination

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, today announced it would commence services to Düsseldorf in Germany from December 16, 2011. Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and is the airline’s 71st destination.  It will be connected to the airline’s hub and home base in Abu Dhabi [...]

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Unseen Beauty of Pakistan – Heaven on Earth

People who travel across Pakistan know that Pakistan is blessed with the natural beauty. This is the reason that many travelers of the world say Pakistan – A heaven on earth. You have seen many pictures of Pakistan but I am sure these Pictures will be totally unseen for you. If any one has some [...]

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The Stradbroke Island Galleon- Myth, or much more?

Stradbroke Island is rapidly becoming famous for something more than its fabulous beaches and laidback luxury accommodation. Ironically, the new fame is based on one of Stradbroke’s oldest legends. The near-mythical island folklore story, the “Stradbroke Island Galleon”, is becoming one of the hottest subjects in Australian history. For years, there were stories of an [...]

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