Pod#96 - Alex Reynolds - 'Foreign Vloggers' In Pakistan!

Once upon a time, a whole bunch of foreign vloggers were coming to Pakistan. Many of them portrayed Pakistan as a great paradise with free food, crazy hospitality and no concerns. Then one blogger made a video talking about some realities people would rather gloss over in their clout hunt. So we got her on the show. Alex Reynolds runs the super detailed Lost With Purpose blog. A full-time traveler and professional travel-blogger, she's been to Pakistan SEVERAL times and is very well versed with the country, cultures, foods and more. So we talked to her about how Pakistan seems as a travel destination for non-Pakistanis! Great, detailed chat from a perspective we don't often hear! Things discussed in this episode: 1. 00:00 Intro, KFC sponsorship, Who is Alex? 2. 05:28 How Alex came to Pakistan 3. 11:12 Alex's video about the truths of visiting Pakistan 4. 19:30 What is Pakistan's vibe for foreigners? 5. 24:20 Pakistani men seducing foreign women online! 6. 28:01 Falooda poisoning! 7. 31:00 Is it easy to get a visa for Pakistan? 8. 33:58 Where can foreign people easily go in Pakistan 9. 38:49 Pakistan's rich people bubble 10. 46:24 Is it easy to travel in Pakistan if you don't speak urdu? 11. 49:47 Easy tourist destinations (Islamabad is boring) 12. 51:41 Food talk! Alex's top 5 Pakistani foods! 13. 1:00:27 Pakistani hospitality 14. 1:04:19 Do you NEED a tour company to visit Pakistan? 15: 1:09:21 Pakistani stereotypes! 16. 1:14:26 Travelling to the US while Pakistani! 17. 1:16:50 Wrap up! LINKS: Alex's website: https://www.lostwithpurpose.com/ Alex's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lostwithpurpose Alex's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/LostWithPurpose Support the podcast by becoming a monthly patron on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/tprpod) or send a one-off token on Ko-fi (https://ko-fi.com/tprpod)! Find all our previous episodes on SoundCloud, Spotify & Apple Podcasts and follow us all on Twitter! Links to everything below! SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/tprpod Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6PvTahp... Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tprpod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TPRPod Ali: https://twitter.com/themaholupper Rizwan: https://twitter.com/RizwanPehelwan Sarkhail: https://twitter.com/Sarkhail7Khan