Posted by: Sonya Rehman on: September 13, 2009
By Sonya Rehman
The past few weeks have had me reeling. I left Lahore on the 1st of August with a crazy, extended travel itinerary planned out ahead of me. Little did I know I was going to be air-bound, airport-bound and nauseated for over 24 hours.
I was super amped about my departure. This was because [...]
Posted by: Sonya Rehman on: October 19, 2008
By Sonya Rehman
Badly bitten by the travel bug many years ago, Wajahat Malik stands as one of Pakistan’s most well-known travel journalists in the country today.
And just like the plethora of musicians, fashion designers and actors that our media scene has to offer, we truly are in dire need of travel writers and filmmakers – [...]
Posted by: Sonya Rehman on: February 14, 2007
Sonya Rehman
Since it had been years that I had visited my mother’s side of the family in India, I decided that it was high time that I made a trip to Bangalore. Things had felt right somehow. I filed for my visa and soon after receiving the stamp of approval, booking my ticket and throwing [...]
Posted by: Sonya Rehman on: February 14, 2007
By Sonya Rehman
And there I was. My bright little orange knapsack perched up on my back and a packet of Haldirams’ Moongdal Burfi (a lip smacking Indian sweetmeat), clutched in my right hand for my extended family in
Goa.
“Off you go then”, said my grandfather hurriedly, ushering me into the bus that stood before us. [...]