Hear about travel to the remote region of Skardu, Pakistan, as the Amateur Traveler talks to James Schomburgk about his recent visit to this beautiful mountain region.
Why should you go to Skardu?
James says, "It is really a step back into time. You're getting exposed to Stan culture, which is qui…Hear about travel to the remote region of Skardu, Pakistan, as the Amateur Traveler talks to James Schomburgk about his recent visit to this beautiful mountain region.
Why should you go to Skardu?
James says, "It is really a step back into time. You're getting exposed to Stan culture, which is quite unique, very different from Southern Pakistan. There's a lot of crossover to the Ladakhi people in India. It's very much Muslim, but very different Muslim."
The people there are believed to originated more from European and Iranian looks. So a lot of them are blondes. Many of them have blue or green eyes. A lot of them would look more like Scandinavians. It was quite a shock to see people who looked Scandinavian speaking with a Pakistani Indian accent."
"Also, it was just a very interesting culture. Very proud of their culture. And have some real beliefs that, as we were up there, we got quite a few lectures by them about how they believe they should be a separate country. They believe they're very different from the rest of the culture."
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Gurinder Chadha and Paul Mayeda Berges, the phenomenal filmmakers behind Bend It Like Beckham and Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging, join Tanya Rose to share their travel secrets this week.
In this episode, Gurinder shares how a trip to Pakistan inspired her film Bride and Prejudice and Paul discu…Gurinder Chadha and Paul Mayeda Berges, the phenomenal filmmakers behind Bend It Like Beckham and Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging, join Tanya Rose to share their travel secrets this week.
In this episode, Gurinder shares how a trip to Pakistan inspired her film Bride and Prejudice and Paul discusses the unexpected kindness he received when backpacking across Europe. Together, they dive into why a visit to The Golden Temple in Amritsar, India is an experience everyone should have.
Plus, the couple discuss the best meal they had whilst visiting the Malaysian Royal family and Gurinder reveals where she had the best Chinese food of her life…
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Places mentioned:
The Golden Temple, India
Amritsar, India
Spice Village (CGH Earth), India
Lahore, Pakistan
Hanoi, Vietnam
Greece
Goa, India
Padua, Italy
Iceland
Oslo, Norway
The Peninsula, Hong Kong
Bukhara, New Delhi, India
Elco Market, Mumbai, India
Taj Mahal Hotel, New Delhi
The Datai Resort, Malaysia
Maldives
The Hamptons, USA
Montauk, New York, USA
San Clemente, California, USA
The Blue Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey
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04:57 Secret 1: Number 1 travel destination everybody should go to
10:30 Secret 2: Most unexpected travel experience
19:06 Secret 3: Most Over or Underrated travel experience
23:04 Secret 4: Best Food & Drink while travelling
Legendary celebrity hairdresser Sam McKnight joins Tanya Rose to share his travel secrets this week.
In this episode, Sam shares his poignant experience visiting Pakistan as Princess Diana’s personal hairstylist, recounts his adventures visiting Paris for Karl Lagerfeld’s fashion shows and discusse…Legendary celebrity hairdresser Sam McKnight joins Tanya Rose to share his travel secrets this week.
In this episode, Sam shares his poignant experience visiting Pakistan as Princess Diana’s personal hairstylist, recounts his adventures visiting Paris for Karl Lagerfeld’s fashion shows and discusses his unbelievable adventure whitewater rafting across America for a British Vogue photoshoot!
Plus, Sam reveals why Italy is his top travel destination and gives some expert advice for protecting your hair from the sun when on holiday.
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Ayr, Scotland
Blackpool, England
Naples, Italy
Park Hyatt Milan, Italy
Hassler Hotel Roma, Italy
Green River, Utah
Costa Rica
Rio de Janerio, Brazil
Brasîlia, Brazil
Highgrove, Italy
Ibiza, Spain
Claridge’s, London
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Taj Mahal, India
Sri Lanka
Maldives
Chapters
00:00 Intro
04:53 Secret 1: Number 1 travel destination everybody should go to
07:13 Secret 2: Most unexpected travel experience
12:22 Secret 3: Most Over or Underrated travel experience
19:27 Secret 5: Best Food & Drink while travelling
In this episode of the Bikepack Adventures Podcast, I had the opportunity to chat with Oscar Donovan before he takes on a cargo-bike adventure around Pakistan. Having already bikepacked in over 30 countries, Oscar is pretty experienced when it comes to bicycle adventures in other countries. As with …In this episode of the Bikepack Adventures Podcast, I had the opportunity to chat with Oscar Donovan before he takes on a cargo-bike adventure around Pakistan. Having already bikepacked in over 30 countries, Oscar is pretty experienced when it comes to bicycle adventures in other countries. As with so many others, Oscar's initial goal of cycling around the world was thwarted by COVID. In the time since, Oscar has cycled large parts of Africa and is now planning on cycling around the world with his cargo bike, aiming to be the first person to complete do so. Lastly, I thought it was very cool that he sometimes creates his own music for his videos, which I am sure is no small feat. We had a great chat about all things bikes.
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Mumtaz Mustafa and Laura Klynstra are best friends who love to cook—and host—together. Lale chats with them about how their respective childhoods in Pakistan and Michigan helped shape their passion for food, travels in Guatemala, and memories of Karachi street snacks and Dutch potlucks.
