Cuse in Lahore!

WASHINGTON, DC, USA http://www.nunesmagician.com/2012/1/18/2717463/gary-sent-me-this-photo-saying-im-here-in-lahore-pakistan-where-i

Gora in Lahore-a Day 25: Departure

LAHORE, PAKISTAN And just like that, it’s over. Off to the airport. Lhe-auh-JFK-dca Sent from my iPhone

Gora in Lahore-a Day 22: Ironies

LAHORE, PAKISTAN

Gora in Lahore-a Day 21: Practicalities

LAHORE, PAKISTAN Lahore is a modern city in every sense of the word. In fact, “modern” in the developing world sense might be even more modern than in the western sense. Lahore has a little bit of everything and is probably about as representative of Pakistan as a city like Washington, DC, is of the [...]

Gora in Lahore-a Day 19: Safety and bragging rights

LAHORE, PAKISTAN With Colombian and now Pakistani entry stamps in my passport, I feel like I’ve finally earned some serious travel cred. The thing is, Lahore really doesn’t feel edgy enough to warrant bragging rights. Yes, this is the post where I’ll talk about safety, and the short version is that I feel very safe [...]

Gora in Lahore-a Day 8–Mortimer and me (Lahortimer?)

LAHORE, PAKISTAN This word Hindostan means “black place,” for in the Persian language “hind” is “black,” and “stan” is “place.” You may guess, therefore, that the people in Hindostan are very dark; yet they are not quite black, and some of the ladies are only of a light brown complexion. What a large country Hindostan [...]