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Here you are going to get a chance to meet Alex and Sebastiaan who hit one of the most memorable tours to Pakistan last year. In the world of tourism, they introduce themselves in these words, “20-something blogging backpackers”. They truly felt purposeless to carry on with their hectic routine, thus they left their desk jobs and started a mission named “Lost with Purpose” which aims to explore the countries of the entire world.

Now, they stepped into the territory of Pakistan during the summer season of 2016. Alex belongs to the United States and Sebastiaan is from Holland; both first wanted to experience the happenings within Pakistan and then they have completely committed to wash-out the label of terrorism and life-threatening aspects upon this country.

While traveling towards East, they departed from the Netherlands and Stayed in Armenia and Georgia for further proceedings to enter Asian regions.

Re-explore Pakistan

So, let’s re-explore Pakistan when Alex and Sebastiaan were with Lost with Purpose to add splendors in the history of Pakistani tourism.

Photos & posts courtesy by Alex| Lost With Purpose/Instagram

Here you are going to get a chance to meet Alex and Sebastiaan who hit their one of the most memorable tours to Pakistan last year. In the world of tourism, they introduce themselves in these words, “20-something blogging backpackers”. They truly felt purposeless to carry on with their hectic routine, thus they left their desk jobs and started a mission named “Lost with Purpose” which aims to explore the countries of the entire world.

Now, they stepped into the territory of Pakistan during the summer season of 2016. Alex belongs to the United States and Sebastiaan is from Holland; both first wanted to experience the happenings within Pakistan and then they have completely committed to wash-out the label of terrorism and life-threatening aspects upon this country.

While traveling towards East, they departed from the Netherlands and Stayed in Armenia and Georgia for further proceedings to enter Asian regions.

So, let’s re-explore Pakistan when Alex and Sebastiaan were with Lost with Purpose to add splendors in the history of Pakistani tourism.

Yesterday, we had the pleasure of taking our first Iftar, the breaking of the day’s fast during Ramadan, with some people at a shrine in the small town of Makli. We came across the shrine as the sun was setting. Families and individuals were sprawled on the cool stones of the courtyard, waiting patiently for the sun to dip below the horizon. As it drew closer, helping hands pumped water into empty bottles, and trays of sliced fruit were distributed to everyone. Precisely at sunset, a siren went off, and hands rose skywards as the call to prayer rang out through the megaphones. Despite us not being Muslims, we were welcomed in, shown around, and, of course, stuffed with fruit. We insisted that others should eat before us (we certainly weren’t fasting), but they refused to have anything before us. When it was time to depart, they walked us to the entrance of the shrine and got us a ride home, waving to us as we drove away.

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We’ve made it to Lahore! Is this an incredible dinnertime view or what? It’s the nightly prayer at Badshahi mosque, one of the biggest mosques in the world. We admittedly gave up after our bureaucratic nightmare in south Punjab. We couldn’t find cheap places to stay, we had no idea where to find these mysterious permissions, and we were simply too hot and tired to keep on fighting. Lahore is much, much better–we’ve been shown around by some awesome people already, we set a new record today for time surviving in the heat (sorry for all the people that had to smell us today), and we’ve been stuffed to the brim with freaking delicious everything. Life is much, much better. So much love and thanks to all of you that have been giving us advice, meeting up with us, and showing us the true Pakistani spirit! 💜

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Pakistani hospitality strikes again! We were getting a train at the hottest point in the day. Our clothes were soaked with sweat, our water was nearing empty, and we were fuming from a fruitless encounter with a rude ticket sales man who didn’t want to sell us tickets. Luckily, there was a young man standing there that helped us, and give the conductor a hard time. Tickets finally acquired, we thanked the man and sat down for the three hour wait for the train. . . . A couple hours later, the helpful man returned to the station. Clutched in his hands were two bags: one with cold bottles of water, and one with containers filled with piping hot bread and chicken stew. Despite it being Ramadan, where many people fast during the sunlight hours, his mother had prepared the meal for us, so we wouldn’t go hungry on the train. He refused to accept anything for it, insisting that it was a gift. He didn’t even want the containers back.

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Photos & posts courtesy by Alex| Lost With Purpose/instagram

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