Australian tourist praises Pakistan to the skies

The tourist made it to Pakistan at the start of this month and got overwhelmed with the generosity and bigheartedness of the locals. She described Pakistan  as “one of the friendliest countries we’ve visited, it’s also been one of the most beautiful.”

She said exploring the north along the Karakoram Highway has been an absolute treat – “I’ll never forget my time in this spectacular country.”

In her post on the social media account –Facebook – Smiles said “I’ve only been in Pakistan for a week and this unique country has already chipped away at my armour and found its way to my heart.”

The locals, she said, are perhaps the friendliest I’ve met throughout my travels. The cool crew from the Motorcyclists’ Association of Pakistan have gone above and beyond to help Ben and me, from taking us on guided tours of Lahore and Islamabad to lending us the clothes off their back so we didn’t stand out so much! We’ll never forget the beautiful people we’ve met here.

The lady tourist said she felt as though I have to come back and see them again one day. “For now, it’s time to head towards the Chinese border via the Karakoram Highway – the highest paved road in the world.”

 

 

The Badshahi Mosque in #Lahore is a must-visit if you ever make it 2 #Pakistan. So beautiful! #Travel #Architecture pic.twitter.com/Q6wXacyp97

— Sophee Smiles (@SopheeSmiles) August 9, 2015

Hands down one of the coolest thing I’ve done – crossing Attabad Lake in a @LandRover on a wooden boat! #Pakistan pic.twitter.com/mWCIYGjqB0 — Sophee Smiles (@SopheeSmiles) August 14, 2015

OMG! I finally encountered a Snow Leopard 🙂 #Pakistan #Travel #Nature #Beautiful @NatGeo pic.twitter.com/puhbIYnHay

— Sophee Smiles (@SopheeSmiles) August 15, 2015

DID YOU KNOW…Around 50% of the world’s footballs are made in #Pakistan? #WorldFact #Travel pic.twitter.com/Xup2hzlZUz — Sophee Smiles (@SopheeSmiles) August 7, 2015

DID U KNOW…the world’s youngest certified Microsoft Experts Arfa Kareem & Babar Iqbal are from Pakistan? #WorldFact pic.twitter.com/zlLRB8Irkz

— Sophee Smiles (@SopheeSmiles) August 6, 2015

DID YOU KNOW…Pakistan runs the world’s largest ambulance network? #Pakistan #Travel #WorldFacts pic.twitter.com/iIbV5g4St7 — Sophee Smiles (@SopheeSmiles) August 5, 2015