Travel and hotel guides

Abbottabad as the junction for the Galyat and Kaghan: the two-hour E-35 drive, what onward legs actually take, room rates by area, Thandiani, and a two-day plan.

Bhurban's resort rooms and offsite rates, the two-hour Expressway run, why walk-in stock barely exists, snow access, and how it differs from Murree.

The Lowari Tunnel and the ten-hour drive, when the Kalash festivals fall, jeep and room costs in Bumburet and Chitral town, Shandur's window, and a five-day plan.

Gilgit as the staging point for the north: three ways in from Islamabad, why you draw cash here, room rates by district, the Naltar day trip and a three-day plan.

Hunza's three seasons, the two and a half hours from Gilgit, Attabad and the Khunjerab window, room rates in Karimabad, Aliabad and Passu, and a four-day plan.

Kaghan village as a cheaper valley base: room rates against Naran's, the six-to-seven-hour drive, landslides and closures, cash, and where to stay.

Kalam at the head of the Swat valley: the seven-to-eight-hour drive, why old road advice is wrong, Mahodand jeep costs, room rates and where to stay.

Murree's two peaks, the Expressway queues, the snow entry rules, what rooms cost by month, and where to stay from Mall Road to Patriata.

Two routes from Islamabad, room rates by area, Pir Chinasi and the Red Fort, when the town is comfortable, and what to sort here before the Neelum valley road.

When Naran opens, the 270 km drive from Islamabad, Babusar Pass and snow closures, room rates by month, the jeep cost to Saif-ul-Malook and a three-day plan.

Nathia Gali's walks, the two routes from Islamabad, what rooms and rest houses cost, when the Galyat road closes, and where to stay in the forest.

How far up the Neelum valley to go, when the road above Kel opens, Ratti Gali and Arang Kel, room costs in Kutton, Keran and Sharda, and what foreign nationals should know.

Shogran's April-to-October season, the eight-kilometre climb from Kawai, the Siri Paye jeep track and its cost, room and cabin rates, and where to stay.

When Deosai opens, whether to fly or drive to Skardu, jeep hire costs, room rates in town and at the lake and fort properties, and a five-day plan for Baltistan.

Swat from Mingora to Bahrain: the Expressway drive, where to stay and what it costs, Malam Jabba's ski season, the Gandhara sites, and when to go.

Where to stay in Faisalabad for a buying trip or a mill visit, whether to day-trip from Lahore instead, when rooms tighten, and what to negotiate on a long stay.

Whether to sleep in Hyderabad or in Karachi two hours down the M-9, which area suits business, a university visit or a run into the interior, and what to confirm before an April booking.

Which Islamabad sector fits your trip, what a room should cost before anyone quotes you, when wedding and conference season tightens, and what to settle before booking.

Which part of Karachi fits your trip, how much the distance actually costs you, why winter is the busy season here, and what to settle before you book a room.

Lahore's four hotel zones and which one your trip belongs in, the airport and Orange Line geography, when wedding season and smog collide, and what to ask before booking.

Which part of Multan to sleep in for business, a Nishtar Hospital visit, the shrines or an early flight, what a room should cost, and what to confirm before booking in the heat.

University Town or Hayatabad, nightly or monthly, and what a long-stay guesthouse actually includes — plus the airport, the M-1, the BRT line and what to confirm before you book.

Which part of Quetta to stay in for business, government work, a wedding or a Ziarat trip, what a room should cost, and the heating and gas questions that decide a winter booking.

Where to stay in Rawalpindi by what you are here to do — early flights, Islamabad on a Pindi budget, the Murree run, the coach terminals — and what it should cost.