Three months, Rs250,000, and a backpack, what does that get you? Memories for a lifetime. From Gwadar to Khunjerab Pass – I made it to over a hundred sites travelling solo, hitchhiking and using public transport. What started out as a desire to get away from the day-to-day ordinariness of life, turned into a journey encompassing cities, towns, plains, forests, deserts, mountains and beaches. I managed to explore all four provinces and territories, all the while meeting some of the most wonderful people from all walks of life. I was hosted by old friends in certain places and places where I had no friends, I ended up making more. When neither option was feasible, hotels provided a roof over my head. People were full of love and respect everywhere I went. The diverse landscape and terrain kept me fascinated all through out. What’s more is that the entire experience changed my perceptions about Pakistan and in the process, false myths and stigmas associated with Pakistan were debunked. Terrorism, oppression and poverty; these are the words that go hand-in-hand with Pakistan, or at least that is what the foreign media portrays. But their depiction is inaccurate. One has to experience Pakistan like I did to understand what it actually is. I visited numerous places. The following is a list of places in each city I feel are worth a visit. Gwadar Port Hammerhead Astola Island Beach Kali Temple Hingol National Park Kund Malir Hinglaj Khuzdar Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences Taftan Pak-Iran Border Quetta Hana Lake Quetta Cantt mosque Chaman Pak-Afghan border Bab-e-Chaman Ziarat Quaid-e-Azam Residency Prospect Point Baba Kharwari Zaranda Tangi Kawas Dam Kolpur Temple Fort Munro Anari Triman Damus Playground Sakhi Sarwar Sakhi Sarwar shrine Dera Ghazi Khan Ghazi Khan shrine Taunsa Suleman Taunsvi shrine Dera Ismail Khan Indus River viewpoint Jogian Wali Gali temple Bannu Bannu park Parachinar Mountains and meadows Kohat Kohat Tunnel Zinda Peer Peshawar Bab-e-Khyber Jamrud fort Fort Bala Hisar Qissa Khwani bazaar Karkhano markets Mohabbat Khan mosque Peshawar museum Deans mall Malam Jabba Ski Resort Chitral Shandur top Swabi Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology Tarbela Dam Attock Attock Bridge Attock Fort Attock Festival Hindu Temple Hasan Abdal Punja Sahi Astore Rama Meadows Nankana Sahib Nankana Sahib Wah Cantt Taxila Bhuddist ruins Taxila museum Islamabad Faisal mosque Daman-e-Koh Monal restaurant Pakistan museum Saidpur village Lok Virsa museum Lake View park Shakarparia Pir Sohawa Monument Centaurus mall Murree Pathriata Ayubi Abbottabad Shimla Hill Harnoi Thandiani Naran Lake Saif-ul-Mulk Kaghan Babusar top Chilas Shangrila hotel Tatu Fairy meadows Nanga Parbat base camp Deosai Sheosar lake Skardu Shangrila resorts Sadpara lake Karimabad Rakaposhi peak Altit fort Eagle’s nest Attabad Attabad lake Sost Khunjerab pass Rawalakot Banjosa lake Khewra Khewra mines Katas Katas Raj Lahore Badshahi mosque Minar-e-Pakistan Lahore fort SoZo water park Lahore museum Jhalo park Lahore zoo Wahga border Multan Shah Rukne-e-Alam shrine Bahawalpur Noor mehal Derawar fort Saqidabad Bhong mosque Guddu Guddu barrage Daharki SSD temple Khairpur Kot Diji fort Sukkur Masoom Shah minar Lansdowne bridge Sukkur barrage Sadh Belo Larkana Mohenjo Daro Bhutto family mausoleum Dadu Gorakh hill Nawabshah Rani Kot Sehwan Lal Shahbaz Qalandar shrine Mithi Gadhi Bhitt Shiv temple Krishna temple Nagarparkar Chorio Kasbo Sardhro Bhodesar mosque Marvi well Neenuram ashram Ghori temple Umarkot Umarkot fort Shiv temple Thatta Shah Jahan mosque Makli hill Kinjhar lake Hyderabad Rani Bagh Karachi Quaid-e-Azam tomb Mohatta palace Seaview Do darya Frere Hall Arena Atrium mall Ocean mall Dolmen mall So here’s Pakistan, raw and real, through the lens of a smartphone. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.