THE tourism potential of Pakistan is limitless. Don’t take my word for it, but the word of a European relative who recently visited and travelled around Pakistan. Mind you, he is neither a frequent visitor, nor very familiar with Pakistan. But he travels the world constantly for professional and personal reasons, is quite adventurous. He came to Pakistan last month with a group of European friends and travelled around Pakistan’s northern areas in a unique manner – on locally rented motor bikes. His insight on the positives of Pakistan, the world’s perceptions and his suggestions about improvements are worth noting. What follows is Dominic’s story in his own words.

“Having just spent two weeks travelling by motorbike in Gilgit-Baltistan with a group of friends and a week before that bouncing off in-law relatives in Islamabad, Lahore and Peshawar, I have a renewed enthusiasm for the spectacular scenery, the delicious food and the warm and welcoming people of Pakistan. Our group had travelled mainly from Europe for an adventure trip to explore the mountains and valleys feeding the Karakorum Highway. Having been to the country before, but not to the mountains in the north, I knew what to expect from the big cities. But my friends were thrown in at the deep end – quite........

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