Gora in Lahore-a Day 5 (pm)–The Traffic

LAHORE, PAKISTAN Ya Allah the traffic! You have this mental image of developing world traffic, particularly in Asia.  But friends and coworkers have told me time and time again over the years that that’s not Pakistan.  Egypt, India…sure.  But not Pakistan.  I took their word for it. Now that I’m here, people are still telling [...]

Gora in Lahore-a: Day 5 (am)–The Small World Cliché

LAHORE, PAKISTAN Aside from pilots, does anyone really like to fly? I read an article a few weeks ago that suggested that going for walks has psychological benefits.  The gist was that since the human mind evolved with walking as its only means of transportation, the brain essentially works at a walking pace.  By going [...]