Reasons to Celebrate December

If you don’t have enough reasons to celebrate in December already, here are a few reasons this month is merrier than the rest!

For starters, Christmas is only a few days away! On the 25th of December, Christians from all over the world celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ.The festivities carry on for Muslims also as they nationally rejoice and remember Mohammad Ali Jinnah’s birthday.

Mohammad Ali Jinnah is also known as Quaid-e-Azam that translates to ‘Great Leader’. He was the founder and first Governor General of Pakistan. Ever since 1957, Mohammad Ali Jinnah has been printed on the Pakistani currency, formally known as the Pakistani Rupee. Famous quotes of Mohammad Ali Jinnah that have remained an inspiration to all are, ‘No nation can rise to the height of glory unless your women are side by side with you.’

‘No struggle can ever succeed without women participating side by side with men.’

‘With faith, discipline and selfless devotion to duty, there is nothing worthwhile that you cannot achieve.’

As the year comes to an end, his words of wisdom are words to live by and cherish. End this year by celebrating your family, friends, loved ones and all that you are thankful for!

Warid Launches an amazing 7-Day Offer

Lahore, November 2015: Warid Telecom has launched a new and exciting 7 Day Offer for all

prepaid customers giving them the liberty to stay connected to their loved ones all week long in

just Rs. 99 inclusive of tax. With the main highlight of this offer customers can make calls to

other networks with 70 minutes. Not only this, but they will also be given 700 Warid minutes,

700 SMS and 700MBs of Lightning Tez LTE Internet which can be used for Whatsapp, Facebook

and Twitter. All they need to do isdial *99*7# to avail this offer.

Warid Telecom has always excelled in providing its customers with an affordable package to

suit their needs. With the launch of this new 7-Day Offer customers will be able to meet all

their calling needs, access Warid’s high-speed LTE network and enjoy seamless texting. Warid

has always ensured that consumers have the best options available and have the greatest

customer experience possible.

Daring Delicacies of the World

Fried Tarantula
This crawly crispy treat is a popular dish in Cambodia, seasoned with salt, pepper and chili.

Surstromming

A traditional Swedish cuisine that contains Baltic Sea herring that is fermented for at least six months. The fish is usually eaten outdoors due to the strong.

Maghaz
Maghaz is also known as Brain Masala, and is a Pakistani savory dish consisting of cow or sheep brains.

CasuMarzu
A traditional Sardinian sheep milk cheese, notable for containing live insect larvae especially maggots.

Kiviak
This Greenland delicacy consists of whole auks being stuffed into a seal and secured. The Kiviak ferments over a course of seven months, and is then enjoyed.

Haggis
A famous Scottish dish cooked inside a sheep’s stomach, containing the sheep’s seasoned and minced heart, liver and lungs.

Travel and explore more delicacies that are even more daring!

Jovago Incorporated into Google’s Travel Platform

Pakistan’s N°1 Hotel Booking website, Jovago.com has been featured on the Google Travel Platform

December 2015: Jovago.com, the leading online hotel booking website, has now been incorporated into renowned Google Hotels Ads. This collaboration aims to make hotel searches and reservations easy for travelers across Pakistan. The new service will be beneficial for all Google users, as they can get access to all travel and reservation deals through the Jovago.com platform anywhere and at any time.

“Google is the world’s most renowned search engine and we are lucky to be a part of this platform. Our collaboration with this platform is a great chance to promote travel and tourism in Pakistan” said Nadine Malik, Managing Director of Jovago Pakistan.

Following the launch of its mobile application, Jovago’s incorporation on the Google platform will further improve the user experience for customers, enabling them to click on a wide range of hotel listings directly from the search engine and giving them access to Jovago platform. This effort will improve both the hotel and e-commerce industries in Pakistan.

About Jovago

Jovago.com is an online hotel booking service with offices in Lagos (Nigeria), Nairobi (Kenya), Dakar (Senegal) founded by Africa Internet Group and has MTN and Millicom as investors. Jovago.com, Africa’s No.1 booking portal, facilitates the booking process for its users to provide them with the best hotel booking experience with fast, transparent and easy-to-use services. Jovago.com has over 20,000 local hotel listings across Africa and over 200,000 hotels around the world.

Fashion Pakistan Week 2015 Day 3 Sneak Preview

Fashion Pakistan Week 2015 day 3 saw the Eysian collection by Umar Sayeed, Baad-e-Naubahaar by Zaheer Abbas, ‪‎Dreamweave‬ by ‪‎Nida Tapal‬, Dil Rubba‬ by ‪‎Zainab Chottani‬, Imperial‬ by ‪Faraz Manan, The Legacy‬ by ‪Nauman Arfeen and Rembrandt‬ by ‪‎Nilofer Shahid‬ .

The Eysian collection by Umar Sayeed for ‪FPW15‬ started off day 3 with Mahira Khan lighting up the ramp in beautiful and intricate designs both whimsical and cohesive .

Next to follow was ‪‎Baade Naubahar‬ by ‪‎Zaheer Abbas‬ whose collection was inspired by a soulful sonnet of the poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz’s, the poetry depicts a longing for the return of beloved, a portrayal of a distressing soul with a wishful heart.

Next to showcase was ‪‎Dreamweave‬ by ‪‎Delphi‬ (‎NidaTapal)‬ at ‪‎FPW15‬ which is an amalgamation of superior crochet weaving methods complimented with traditional Zardozi craft. The collection plays with structures, fabrics and colours to create silhouettes that are inimitable and classic.

Next came in Dil Rubba‬ by ‪‎Zainab Chottani‬ at ‪‎FPW15‬ which was a mix of the old era with trendy new styles. The collection introduces ghararas modernized into pants, and a mesmerizing showcase of gowns and jackets.

Specific characteristics of Pakistan

If you’re a Pakistani, there must be so many things coming in your mind already after looking at the title. Naturally, we can totally relate to it because we know that we can find the most unique things in our country and nowhere else. Often put in the negative limelight, it’s important to highlight and appreciate specific characteristics of Pakistan that put a smile on our faces. Jovago has come up with a short but hilarious list of a few things that are sure to make us smile:

Rickshaws with mysterious quotes painted

If you don’t own any kind of transport, we have some exceptional ride for you, Rickshaws. Rickshaws are a must-try if you’re living in or visiting Pakistan. It’s a small vehicle that can only fit 3 people, but we as Pakistanis have solutions for everything, families that are bigger than 3 persons also manage to fit in one small rickshaw somehow. The best part, however, is the enigmatic and facetious poetry and quotes we get to read behind every rickshaw.

Pakistan has also kept updating rickshaws by coming up with new designs, bigger and spacious models to an extent that the first ever Wi-Fi supported rickshaws were launched. Can you believe it? Have you ever had this facility in any other conveyance? No! But only Pakistan is home to these three-passenger, bolus-shaped public transport with Wi-Fi facility.

Local canals as swimming poolsThough it sounds strange, but it is a common tradition that can be seen in summers where men take public baths together in proximate canals. We have heard of animals taking a good water bath in the rivers or canals, but in Pakistan, we can see the similar scenes, but involving humans.

It is one of oldest customs which has now become essential for people because there is often a scarcity of water supply to various areas along with sweltering hot weather that forces them to swim in local canals. These canals act as a source of surplus water to our people.

Walls used for advertising
We observe walls around the cities decorated, painted and protected in the rest of the world while in Pakistan, you will never find an empty and clean wall. Walls around the cities in Pakistan are simply used for advertising each and every kind of product and/or service. These include medical assistance, matrimonial ads, house fumigation services, weight loss/gain remedial treatments and unlimited amount of random phone numbers.

These are just some of the unusually interesting things that can only be found in Pakistan. Of course we have the best food, the most hospitable people, unlimited talent and not to forget, a Nobel peace prize holder and winner of an Oscar award (both being females) and hospitable guest houses and hotels.

Kaghan and Naran in 4 days: Travel Guide

For those of you who have the opportunity to visit the gorgeous Kaghan valley and Naran,these are the spots you must visit to ensure the most pleasurable trip.Kaghan valley is at its best to visit July through September and for the best rates as hotels such as Hotel de Manchi and Parhena Cottages visit Jovago.com .

Day 1:

1.Lake Saif-ul-Muluk
This is the region’s main attraction (located 10km from Naran) and can be reached by jeep, a horse-ride or an 8km hike up a trail for those who wish.At a height of 10500 feet from sea level, surrounded by snow-clad mountains and crowned by the Malika Parbat summit,Saif-ul-Muluk is best to visit in June.

2.Trekking 
Lake saif-ul-Muluk is also a famous trekking location due to the crystal waters and picturesque views and it would be worth the wait to stay and watch the sunset there.

3.Shopping
The evenings and nights in Kaghan can be spent exploring the shopping districts all over the valley and buying handicraft products conducive to the region such as woolen shawls, rugs,and handmade jewelry and souvenirs.Products here are distinctive and reasonably price,it is a unique shopping experience.

Day 2:
1. Shogran
Shogran(34 km from Balakot) is a green plateau in the Kaghan valley about 8000 feet above sea level famous for its view. The ideal season to visit Shogran is summer, like the rest of the valley, since it is most accessible then.

2. Kawai Village
On the way to Shogran if you set out early you could enjoy a meal at the famous village Kawai situated at a waterfall.

3. Sari Payee
Shogran connects to many beautiful places like Sari Payee(to which you can trek for 2 hours or take a jeep) and even from the lush lawns of the Forest Rest House at Shogran Sari Payee Lake is visible if you do not wish to trek.

Day 3:
1. Lulusar Lake and Dudipatsar lakeand Lulusar Dudipatsar National Park
Most people visiting this region do not venture beyond the Saif-ul-Muluk lake, but there a number of other lakes to see such as the Dudipatsar lake called the White Lake,though it melts from July to September.Another beautiful lake is the largest lake Lulusar which mirrors surrounding mountains. At the site of these two a national park exists in which you can stroll while enjoying the view.

2. Babusar top-highest point in the valley
The Babusar pass and top are 125km from Shogran and travel time is just under two hours,and the drive is extremely beautiful.You can stop on the way to visit the two beautiful lakes and national park.

3. Noori top and Neelum valley
Those who want to drive further can visit Noori top(only 26km from Babusar)and Neelum valley in Kashmir encountering valleys, gorges, glaciers and streams on the way.

Day 4:
1. Lalazar
Lalazar (about a 1 and a half hour drive from Naran) is a picturesque plateau at a 3200m elevation. It is the habitat of thick forests of pine and fir and wild flowers. Due to its beauty it is a popular camping spot. On a clear day “Falak Sonia” peak associated with famous fairytales can be seen.

2. Kunhar River
The mountain roads leading up to Lalazar have the Kunhar river on one side,famous for its hydro power generation.Kunhar river flows through the center of the Kaghan valley and it is possible to raft here.

3. Trout fishing
The Kunhar River is famous for brown trout and Rainbow trout, although a fishing permit is needed to fish which can be received at the Fisheries department in Naran.