A trip to Swat

by Nasir Obaid (Pakistan)

I didn't expect to find Pakistan

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Travel is the movement of people from one geographical location to another that can be round or one-sided and can be done through bicycles, motorcycles, cars, buses and by many other transportations means. In last summer vacation, I and my two friends went to swat a small but beautiful district of Khyber pakhtun khwa, Pakistan. We used the car for our traveling. We observed many things, we liked many of these but we did not expect some of these. The proceeding paragraphs will highlight some of the things that we liked and then some things that we were not expecting. The best of those elements which greeted our eyes was the most beautiful and amazing sceneries. The roads were covered by trees and the sun was shining and was playing hide and seek game with the leaves. The waterfall was absolutely amazing and incredible. They were presenting a scene of paradise on earth. The remarkable representation of the divine art. Besides these beautiful sceneries, there were some things which we were not expecting. Although the sceneries were absolutely amazing, its glamour and attraction were reduced by waste and trash materials scattered all over the ground even on the roads. One of the citizens told us that it has been two and a half months that we had not seen a single man of TMA( tehsil municipal administration). He added, that the trash materials are the causing agents of diseases and the government is not showing any interest in removing these waste materials. The leading problem was that of hotels. Hotels were few and expensive. Tourists faced many difficulties in finding the best place for staying at night. Many people have brought their own huts. In contrast, to the Naran and Kaghan the hotels were also small. The roads leading to the hotels were not good and were causing damage to the vehicles. Overall swat was a beautiful place with amazing and wonderful places to visit but due to lack of improving management, the tourists faced difficulties. The government should take action for improving the elements in order to facilitate travelers in the best possible way.