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This blog outinles my experiences of Moving to Pakistan with my parebts from london Uk. I discuss all aspects of the journey and transition. Come and check it out.

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  • This brings us to July - Finally
    Mon, 14th Jul 2008 06:00 EDT
    Now in July (The start of Karachi's Monsoon season) things were starting to fall in place. I finally had everything ready except for a generator for the office and employees....
  • Trip Karachi To Quetta
    Mon, 23rd Jun 2008 11:13 EDT
  • Electrifying Electricity
    Mon, 23rd Jun 2008 10:34 EDT
    One of the biggest problems we faced in Pakistan is Electricity. Especially in Karachi, They run a system called Load Shedding. This basically means they divide up whatever electricity supply...
  • Heres another fine mess you got me into
    Mon, 23rd Jun 2008 10:33 EDT
    I went back to my cousin and after a lot of options, this is the one I picked. Basically the plan was to get a wireless connection through my laptop...
  • May
    Mon, 23rd Jun 2008 10:33 EDT
    There were a couple of things that were still required for the office such as crockery for the kitchen and more importantly a water dispenser. Water dispensers are not normally...
  • The Glass Tower
    Mon, 23rd Jun 2008 10:32 EDT
    After more searching we finally found a fully furnished office in The Glass Tower, based near Teen Talwar in Clifton. On the 10th of March 2007 the lease was signed...
  • The Office and The Fraud
    Mon, 23rd Jun 2008 10:31 EDT
    When I first arrived in Karachi I was advised by my uncle to not establish a whole fledged office in the beginning, rather to get a few employees and get...
  • I wish Karachi had an IKEA
    Fri, 23rd May 2008 05:37 EDT
    About 99% of the places on rent that we saw in Karachi were all unfurnished and that was generally the idea here. So first and foremost we got a lot...
  • The Search For A House in Karachi Begins
    Tue, 20th May 2008 09:17 EDT
    First and foremost we started to search for a place to live and although our aunt offered for us to stay at her sons house, which was next door and...
  • Arrival at Karachi
    Thu, 15th May 2008 10:54 EDT
    We arrived at Karachi on a Saturday morning. It was surprising, usually as soon as you leave the plane you feel the heat outside the airport almost immediately, but this...