Pakistan has been on my list for a long time. As timing would have it I’ve arrived in the winter and it’s bloody freezing, with most hiking routes closed. I’ve been able to hitch hike from town to town here in the north, even scoring a ride on a tractor to get down a mountain last night. I love slow travel, time enough to get under the skin of a place. Short days and minus double digits make it even slower. Hikes that end sipping coffee amidst 7,000m peaks, glacial lakes and some of the friendliest folk I’ve encountered thus far. Pakistan.....who would have thought it looked like this?