Disco Lorry
These garishly decorated trucks in Lahore, Pakistan were used to mainly haul marble, but would be laden with any number of burdens as they noisily clambered down the crowded Grand Trunk Road. In a strict Islamic Republic, such transports become an outlet for artistic expression and flare. Armed with hand carved wooden masts, custom paint [...]
Leaving Lahore Behind
After such an eventful day yesterday, and a dead of the night panic stricken dream of intruders in our hotel room, I slept in a bit, and caught up on editing and writing. Being all packed up once again, we left Lahore to get back to Islamabad, where we are meeting our next guide, and [...]
A Terrorist Attack
Today we awoke to news that there had been a terrorist attack less than 3 kilometers from our hotel. We were already going to switch hotels, so as not to be in the same place for too long, but now it was very clear that we needed to change locations. The Sri Lankan cricket team, [...]
Mosquepade
We started a little later today, as the writing and editing backlog kept me up a little later than expected. But good headway was made, and hopefully you shall see the results soon, if not right now. So many photographs to choose from, as Lahore is such an interesting place, and editing becomes a very [...]
Greetings, Ancient Lahore
On our drive into Lahore, we witnessed a complete transformation of the landscape and climate. There were vast green fields of crops and flowers, livestock, and homesteads that exuded serenity as they zipped past our hired car windows. As we approached town, a fruit cart on the side of the road was glowing with [...]