Load shedding

That’s the euphemism for rolling blackouts in Islamabad where the shortage of power supply has deprived our household of electricity two-three times a day lasting 30-60 minutes each since December. It is annoying to say the least, especially when they scheduled it so early in the evening. At first it was from 8:00 - 9:00 [...]

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Pakistan Day Mela

A mela is a fair, and it’s one of my favorite events in Islamabad, especially when gift items, handicrafts, and souvenirs are going to be the items for sale. Besides carpets, Pakistan has a fun variety of handicraft items worth collecting or buying as presents for family and friends. That is why the annual Pakistan [...]

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Dining In or Out

When we lived in a 90 sqm two-bedroom condo unit Thailand all we had was a maid who would come in 2-3 times a week and spend an hour or two cleaning our place and the laundry. We usually ate out, as it was cheaper to do that; and regularly entertained as many people we [...]

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Daman-e-koh

It looks like the Snugli baby carrier is going to be our latest favorite baby item, after we brought James to the Daman-e-koh within the Margalla Hills National Park this past Sunday. The weather was sunny but cool in the morning. We saw monkeys, geese, peacocks, and other birds although James preferred to sleep again. We [...]

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