I’m Kool (waisay cool to main bhi hoon!): Thanks…yes undoubtedly, if you are into moutains (mostly barren) but snow-clad peaks of all shapes, kinds and sizes (there are almost 26 peaks among the highest peaks in the entire world that are found in this region). I’d also recommend you to visit valley of Kaghan 'n Naran and Sawat as well. These valleys are more accessible and greener…more soothing to the eyes. This trip was more laborious and adventurous, if you know what i mean (lots of travelling on bumpy roads and what not)
fizion: jee main to mere khayal main kafi pics lagata rehta hoon apni..side post front pose..kaafi shoqeen waqay hua hoon main waisay. Shukriya.
Sandu: Fun…jee yeh kia hota hai? :Pretty: jee haan kaafi shugal mela laga raha. Jalo mat aap!
Code Red: Bohat meherbani. Some day jaein to mashwara le leina. Inshallah faida ho ga :~p
irem: tHankoo for the detailed comments 
kaafi mehnat se parha hai mere khayal main..waisay aadhay se ziada log is ko poora nahin parhein gae..lamba hai na!
Aayay ab aap ke sawalaat ke mufassil jawabaat dein :halo:
a) At this point in time, it is perhaps neither feasible nor a good idea to become a guy and that too all of a sudden. Ok, main serious ho jaata hoon. 
I am sure auntie and your bro will have lots of fun times and great memories to bring back home.
b) Commentary…hehe…bas aisay he oont patang bol deta hoon..ab aap ko to pata hai
c) Total Kharcha…hmm…yar there were four of us in all. End-to-end (Karachi and back to Karachi) this trip costed us around Rs. 19,000 per head (complete with all the travel fares of train, buses, planes, taxis etc). This makes it Rs. 72,000 in all for the total trip.
I would highly recommend a number of 4 if you are going on such a trip. Why…it’s a great number. Let’s deliberate on this a bit. You all can fit easily and comfortably in a jeep/taxi/room (2 single beds aur 2 matresses…wah wah). Student ban kar hum ne room rents kam karwaye. Is silsilay main meri masoom shakal aur gareeb-student look helped a lot. Our average room-rent was Rs. 900 for a single room (with 2 beds and matresses). Major fares and cost heads are as follows:
Train (Khi-Lhr): Rs. 1,475/head
Bus Service (Lhr-Isb): Rs. 500 approx./head (We couldn’t get Daewoo..since it was packed..however i think it costs around Rs. 550/head)
Jeep (for 10 days) : Rs. 19,000 (total)+Rs. 1,500 (tip)
NATCO (Gilgit-Isb) : Rs. 565/head (AC luxury coach)
Flight Isb-Khi: Rs. 4,380/head (Aero Asia)
Meals: We generally tried to have chicken whenever possible and available (is par doston se barey taane mile ke bohat burger bacha hai 
). On average lunch/dinner costed around Rs. 100-150/head, while breakfasts were around Rs. 90/head. We generally stayed at decent hotels/motels mashallah…i mean not like totally student places. they were decent places..places where i will recommend even my family to stay if they go. Contact details aur references bhi hain agar chahian hoon tou
d) Females…hmm…sorry but i do not personally think that it is such a great idea for females to go alone on such a trip. Not that the local folks are bad or anything…but still you need 1-2 guys with you. Look at the silver lining: apart from the fact that they will be able to generally negotiate rents/fares better…you can use them as free porters to carry your stuff :Pretty:
e) Yes…PTDC and NATCO are doing a great job in these places. Aga Khan ki kia baat hai yar…there are 3-4 various organizations of the Aga Khan foundation there (AKCSP, AKRSP (rural), AKF (hospitals) and one or two more). There are other foreign missions quite active at such places as well. WWF is also working quite actively in these places. At Deosai, when we were freezing like anything (mere dost ne to kalma bhi parh lia tha)…we took refuge against the relentless rain in their big and warm camp. They fed us garam garam aalo ki bhujiya and roti..can’t forget that food. They also shared with us what they were doing for conservation of these areas. In Deosai, there also are bears and a large squirrel type thing which the locals call as Marmud. The WWF folk disclosed that there are about 22 species of various birds and animals found in that region alone. Others among them were Markhor/I-bex and Ram Chakor (i don’t know what you call Chakor in english. This one is a bigger variant of the ordinary chakor).
A very interesting phenomenon: I so wished i can spend a moonlit night at one of these places par woh chaand ki tareekhain nahin thein. Nevertheless, the WWF folks dispelled all notions when i asked if there are pariyan (fairies) or jinns etc at such places since i heard about them (kuch dost sirf fairies ke chakkar main he gae thay). He gave a very interesting perspective to the wailing and inexplicable sounds people hear during the night..especially near jheels/lakes. He told me about migratory birds who obviously fly together in large numbers. When they see water and specially if its a moonlit night, they cry to attract each other’s attention on this issue. This crying is not homogenous…har aik thoray waqfay se bolta hai, couple this with the fact that they are flying over valleys…this is what makes those inexplicable sounds that people refer to as pariyan aur bhoots. Also..when the entire jhund of birds makes a swift dash for the water…they create this swishing sound…crying all the time. Imagine!
I did get a fleeting chance to meet with some of the locals in the Shigar Valley. Literacy rate in these areas is quite high…around 90%+ (thanks to AKF and other missions and the govt.). All along the roads and highways, you see cute kids carrying khoobanis, amazing cherries and shehtoots which you can buy dirt-cheap. They also were crying ‘One-pen..one-pen.’ When i enquired from Rahim (our driver), he informed me that the foreigners quite regularly give out pens to these children…they obviously mistook us for foreigners (its the glasses i tell you :~p) and hence asked for them.
There are countless other stories…kia kia sunaaon ga. Tour guiding as a profession is a lot of fun…met some very decent guides as well who offered free advice as well. It’s time to act on your Jogi principle…both literally and figuratively..i tell you. :~p
f) Yak Pulao…i couldn’t manage to look at the meat. Humain dekh kar ke yeh duur se aain hain…woh Yak ke bhi koi special purzay nikaal kar le aaya ke saab…yeh speciality hai. Kachay ka pata nahin…mostly people preferred daal and sabzi at these places..and for meat..it was mostly Yak’s meat. Garam hota hai na aur in elaqon main thand bohat hoti hai. Whatever floats one’s boat i say.
g) At Dui Kar (Hunza)…where we went to see the sunrise at 3:30 am..you can see most of the world-renowned peaks from a single vantage point viz. Masherbrum, Golden Peak, Ladyfinger and Gasherbrum I and II i believe. It is said that ‘on a clear day’ (which it is mostly not and we were no exception), the first sun rays fall on the snow-covered mountain tops one by one and as saby said, they lit up like bulbs one after the one, coming into full splendor from the nothingness of the night gradually. Goray bharay parey hote hain is jaga par…kambakhat gliding bhi karte hain…sara sara din hawa main urtay phirtay hain. Kasam se bohat he khuwar aur vaili qaum hai yeh bhi :~D The specific place at Dui Kar where you can see these peaks is called Eagles’ Nest.
h) Prices at Hunza…eh..i tried to lay my hands on a muffler..and he said it was for Rs. 400 (which is expensive given itna chunna sa tha). All other local item like jewellery boxes, sofa covers etc. were quite expensive too. Gilgit is cheap. i got some decent kurtay for my bhanjis from there. :~p
At Nagar…the chicken looked so cute (the one in the pic)…aisi ithla ithla kar chal rahi thi..main ne kaha yar..isi ko paka do :devil me: chatkharay le le kar khaya.
About the prison pic…aik mera dost kehta hai ke prison wali pic main tumhari aankhon main itni daraoni chamak hai..halaanke its just the camera flash i tell you. No?
Ball ko choo kar dekha to guide kehne laga ke sir kia kar rahe hain..gir jaegi…hehe…
Haha..waisay he loog tang hain meri pics se..frame karwa kar lagwa li to office life main to specially kaafi tension ho jaegi…sunglasses ko kuch na kaho…aisay kese phenk doon..kaafi qeemati hain aur dhoop se bachatay hain aur aur bhi kafi sarey benefits hain like helping me look a stud and what not. Waisay asal wali hero cut pics (hero-cut pose banwa banwa kar) to main ne abhi idhar post ki he nahin hai. Kia pata aap ko. Khe khe. thanks.
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awesumm..kya technology thee in pics kee..
ab being a girl how can i gather two friends n go to a trip on the north 