Loving, from the movies, the colorful and painted trucks Abbas takes me to Rawalpindi, the old city divided by ISL only by a road. There is the enchantment of an entire square where the artisans of the sector restore and paint these old trucks that travel throughout Pakistan, from Karachi, in the South to China. Traveling meticulous art that makes you happy like most Pakistanis, ironic, kind, easy human contact. Then the Gilgit Baltistan: I remain with bated breath when flying over the sparkling mountain like a huge diamond: the Nanga Parbat. The mythical mountain that all of me knows for its beauty and might. More, more, more than I expected: the most extraordinary spectacle I have seen in my life. A team of Liver Khan, the founder of the NPA Company, was waiting for me at Gilgit airport. Liver Khan through the Eden valley takes me to a delightful hotel next to the Parliament of this region. Even there, the garden, flowers … gardeners always working to have the grass, a green carpet. Super welcome, surrounded by snow-capped mountains, fine and fresh air. Then the enchantment of the journey, on the Karakoram Highway to the border of China. Passing through Hunza and its visit able fortress, home to the Aga Khan lineage and the Israelite Muslims. A guide inside shows me the museum, the house, the furnishings. Liver Khan, welcomed by all with cordiality and affection: known everywhere and much loved. Of course, the rules of international tourism … but here as never before I felt like a local citizen. I communicated with many who, despite speaking Urdu and Shina, were fluent in English, the national language of the state. Last but not least, Passu is his hotelier … extraordinary encounters, friends as if I had known forever. Great desire to return … to know the Pakistani land again. I wholeheartedly thank the NPA for organizing the most beautiful trip of my life in my last years. With gratitude!