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So by now...
I guess most of you know how this works.
I show you some news clips about the country in question.
Breaking news out of Pakistan.
Mixed messaging coming from Pakistan...
Pakistan settle your own problems...
World leaders are urging Pakistan and India to take some deep breaths...
And then I go there...
And see what it's like behind the headlines.
But wait a second,
I think this guy has some things to say...
There's one place once described as the world's most dangerous country
that's offering up a pleasant surprise...
Pakistan.
So should we see if we can find that pleasant surprise this man is talking about?
I'm confident we're going to find something.
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More of the Pakistan that I was expecting to see...
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Everyone should come in Pakistan...
There's nothing wrong with it!
Wonderfully peaceful now...
Karachi, Pakistan Population 25 Million
So we've just arrived at the train station here,
in Karachi.
And we are heading to Islamabad on a train
to be like 22 hours minimum, I think.
We got like business class, air conditioning...
Never heard of business class on a train before but...
Very interested to see what it's like
and interesting to share with you guys but...
Here again with Shahbaz,
the Karachi local.
As you can see, this train station behind me is in really good condition,
beautiful building, has been recently restored.
Are you ready to go to Islamabad on a 22 hours sleeper train?
- Let's do it.
So, as you can see, our train has arrived.
You can see they sell little treats here on the side.
There's business class...
BUSINESS CLASS
And that's what we're lucky enough to be taking today, which...
I'll put the price on the screen.
So I thought it was pretty reasonable for how long the train journey is.
But I'm just going to show you economy first
and then I'll take you to our cabin
and I'll show you business.
ECONOMY CLASS
So, this is economy...
So, it's all just open.
And there's three beds here in economy.
And there's no AC, it's just fans.
So, you get the idea of economy here.
I'll put the price on the screen of how much an economy seat costs.
So this is the toilet...
Still squat toilet but its considerable amount cleaned.
And who do we have here?
- Hey.
So, yeah... This is the business cabin.
So, there are three beds here as well then.
- Yeah. - Okay.
This one goes down when you are in the nighttime.
As you can see, it's quite luxury.
We've got the fan
and air conditioning.
And we got charging ports?
- Yes, we do. - Nice.
So, yeah... We're super early.
We're like two hours early
that's why everything's empty.
But at least we got to explore the different cabins.
I think there's a first class here as well...
But yeah... I'm going to sleep well tonight.
If you didn't see the last video,
check that out because we explored Karachi
and met some amazing people,
and we saw the chaos of that city with 20 million people in it.
It's mental. Anyway, see you soon.
THE NEXT DAY
Good morning.
Pretty good night's sleep, like six or so hours.
You can see they brought us breakfast and tea this morning.
And...
They also give you a little complimentary little goodie bag,
with a toothbrush and shaver, and everything.
Thank you.
We got one other guy in our cabin.
An older gentleman, he's just chilling at the top sleeping.
But yeah, generally...
People are very friendly on this train.
So, I just come to the economy class
to walk through while is people in it,
just to have a look.
So I guess the difference between economy and business is, obviously,
they get the service, they bring you tea, breakfast and lunch.
And if you want dinner you have to pay for that.
Here I guess they don't give you anything.
I'm not too sure.
And then, obviously, we've got air conditioning.
But air conditioned for 22 hours
sometimes it's a bit much, so...
I don't know if the economy might be a bit better in that regard but...
These guys are go around cleaning the train as it goes
and making sure everything's good.
It's really well maintained I must say.
- How are you? - Good. How are you?
- I'm good. - What's happening?
- Just traveling. - Going to Islamabad?
- No, I'm going to Khanewal. - Okay.
- Where are you going? - I'm going to Islamabad.
- Okay. - Are you living there?
- No, I'm living in Karachi. - Okay.
- Yeah, I'm just going to my relatives. - Okay.
- Well, nice to meet you sir. - Thanks.
Have a good day.
We just stopped at a station here
nice to get some fresh air.
We must have been traveling for maybe 10 hours or so, so far...
So another 12, I think...
Hey, how are you?
You're good?
So yeah... I better get back on this train
before it leaves without me.
Cool, so we've just had a visitor.
And what was your name again?
- Harris. - Harris...
- Yes. - Cool, nice to meet you.
What are you doing today?
Tell me about your journey and why you're going to Islamabad.
Well, I'm relocating from Karachi to Islamabad.
- So, you're moving there. - Yeah.
Is that a big move for you?
Is it scary or it's all good?
Well, I've been going here and there since my last 10 years,
when I was like in my teenagers.
So, I've been doing it.
Like, I've been to Ukraine, Poland...
- Gulf countries... - Okay.
Did you like living in Poland?
I was there for a week... So, yeah.
A week.
- But you lived in Ukraine then or...? - Yeah.
- I lived in Ukraine for almost 10 years. - 10 years?
Yes.
- In Kiev, right? - Exactly.
What about in terms of people comparison to Pakistani people and Ukrainian?
What's the difference?
- In your eyes. - I should be honest here...
- If I compare, there's one mutual... - Similarity?
Yeah, similarity between these two...
Both are welcoming people.
I've been very warmly welcomed by Ukraine
comparing to going more to the west.
- Really? - Yes.
So you felt more welcome in Ukraine than in UK?
- For example, in the European Union countries... - Okay.
Can you give some examples? Maybe, what... France or...?
- Compared to Polish. - Polish? Okay.
But they were still...
Well, another reason is because I was speaking their language in Ukraine.
- Right. You speak Ukrainian? - Yeah.
- I've been married there. - Right.
I speak Ukrainian, I speak Russian...
Any foreigners thinking about coming to Pakistan...
Do you recommend they do?
Do you think it's a safe country?
Well, even when you will, like, completing your visit,
you would understand how comfortable this country is,
how welcoming the people are here...
And you will find different cultures, from south to the north,
you will see a different culture, different climate in the north.
You will see a different culture, different climate in the south.
Right.
- So it's very diverse, right? - Yeah, diverse cultures you'll see.
It's a great experience.
- Thank you sir. - Thank you man.
Cheers.
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So 14 hours in at this point.
And the guy that works on the train is just brought us some lunch.
What do we have here, Shahbaz?
That is a lot for one person.
We have Biryani, that's like a chicken biryani in here.
Then we have some chicken with gravy in it.
Yeah…
And that's Daal Lentil...
And there's some sweet as well, it's called Halwa. With some Naan.
- So it's like a classic Pakistani lunch. - Yeah.
Yes, this is all included in the price as well, so...
Pretty good, so yeah... You get breakfast and lunch.
With some Daal maybe.
I like the taste.
Pizza sir, Pizza?
No pizza, thank you.
So we just arrived at Lahore train station.
We're going to be here like 20 minutes, so...
I thought i'd stretch the legs a bit.
You've probably heard of...
Man, there's so much going on here, it's amazing.
You've probably heard of Bollywood, in India.
Well, they actually have something here called Lollywood
and that's originated here in Lahore.
So it's kind of the Hollywood of Pakistan.
I've heard that things are slowly moving down to Karachi but...
This is the origin, I believe.
Guys jumping on the train before trying to sell pizza
and french fries, and everything.
So, they must come in here to the caterers,
jump on the train...
Then jump on the train and try to sell everybody pizza and burgers, and things.
It's good service.
So, it's still another 6 hours from here
until we get to Islamabad.
It's been a long journey but comfortable.
We're very lucky.
Our cabin can fit six
but there's only three in there.
So, it's quite nice.
This is where all the food's prepared for the people in business class.
Got tea and all the supplies, and water, and everything.
Wow...
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Made it to Islamabad.
What a journey.
- I recognize you! - Hey, you do? Hello…
- Yeah. I watch your YouTube videos... - Really?
- But I don't know your name. - Nick.
- Nick? - Yeah.
- Yeah. I recognize you. - Well, you're on here on...
- You're on here on the channel now. - Oh! Subscribe to Nick's channel
- and watch his videos. - What's your name?
- Wakas. - Wakas...
- Yes. I'm from Karachi. - Okay.
- Yeah. I'm just on official purpose. - Okay.
Well, nice to meet you, aye.
- Nice to meet you too. - I'll see you around.
- How was the journey? - Hey...
- Really comfortable. - Yeah.
- What about you? Did you...?
- Yeah, I think we were very lucky... - We had really interesting conversation
with different people on our way to Islamabad...
Yeah, nice people.
// Native language //
Hello, how are you?
- Hello, I think you have a booking.com booking, yeah?
- Yeah, Nicholas... - Yes.
No issue...
- And my friend is coming. - Yeah, two rooms, yeah?
- Yeah, two rooms, yeah...
Made it to our hotel here in Islamabad,
the capital of Pakistan.
We just zipped across the road to a shopping mall,
grabbed some food...
It's now like 11:00 p.m. or so…
I figured out before that I'd left my hotel about 38 hours ago...
So, I'm so ready for this bed.
If you want to know the information for the trains.
If you want to know how you can book them...
I'll leave all the links down below for the train booking website.
It's a little confusing to use but I'm sure you get the hang of it.
Not at all sponsored but...
I'm sure some of you guys watching this video
will want to experience the beauty of travelling
in this subcontinent on train
because it's one of the best ways to get around.
I mean, worldwide really but...
Here it's got kind of a special touch to it.
Anyway, basically falling asleep at this point.
In the next video we're going to be exploring the capital city here.
And then the following days
we will be heading into some more wilderness kind of areas,
more rural areas,
try to get a grasp of the whole country.
Huge thank you to Shahbaz
for showing me around here.
Check out his Instagram.
He does photos around Karachi and things, so...
Check him out and give him some support, and...
In case I don't see you...
good afternoon, good evening and good night.