Himalayan Utopia: The Ancient Mystery Of Shangri-La | Road To Shangri-La | Timeline

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  • Legend tells of a utopian kingdom hidden among the towering mountains of inner Asia. A paradise on Earth, yet a place apart. A place of spiritual contentment and eternal life. A place that’s become known to the West as Shangri-La. For century’s romantics, adventurers and the devout risked their lives searching for this heaven on Earth. Many perished in the quest. Those who returned told of a journey through hostile lands, of crossing treacherous mountain passes & desert gorges in their search for a valley where people live for hundreds of years. To this day its whereabouts remains a mystery...
    David Adams goes in search of Shangri-La in the icy valleys of the Himalaya and Karakoram Mountains in Far North Pakistan.
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  • @TimelineChannel
    @TimelineChannel  Před 3 lety +343

    📺 It's like Netflix for history... Sign up to History Hit, the world's best history documentary service, at a huge discount using the code 'TIMELINE' ---ᐳ bit.ly/3dPKsuC

    • @maiwandhamayoon2873
      @maiwandhamayoon2873 Před 3 lety +21

      You make a big mistake this all Afghanistan there is no Pakistan here

    • @maiwandhamayoon2873
      @maiwandhamayoon2873 Před 3 lety +15

      This is the line of du rand British people making and 18 century This is not legal Pakistan is still legal Afghanistan why people saying that spike Stan because the badische make division between our beloved people

    • @deloreslatham5057
      @deloreslatham5057 Před 3 lety +5

      Thanks for this.

    • @gustavoemannueldeangolasil243
      @gustavoemannueldeangolasil243 Před 3 lety +4

      In story of hq marvel too talk that city magic in doctor strange.

    • @Kuchbe0876
      @Kuchbe0876 Před 3 lety +12

      Thanks for letting us know, being buddhist I felt good to see all those Buddhist site though out your documentary. I wish to visit those particularly SHANGARILA site one day in my life.
      Regard being panda
      from Ladakh India

  • @caroldelaney4700
    @caroldelaney4700 Před 3 lety +1712

    No one ever remembers the cameramen carrying all the equipment and staying out of sight . Climbing up first.
    A wonderful documentary. My friend worked in Citral. Chitral

    • @zh350
      @zh350 Před 3 lety +3

      Chitral I guess.

    • @threadbear7609
      @threadbear7609 Před 3 lety +9

      Most people remember the cameramen. Some people, with a need to feel special, think they are the only ones who do.

    • @samyandkitty8399
      @samyandkitty8399 Před 3 lety +14

      Dam , I just commented similarly before reading other comments, I thought the guy carried his own equipment and set up tripods to auto capture himself 😂

    • @OfftoShambala
      @OfftoShambala Před 3 lety +18

      Most people don’t acknowledge the women doing the cooking as been beaten and raped repeatedly ... I have no empathy for the unrecognized cameraman

    • @russellgay5337
      @russellgay5337 Před 3 lety +5

      You at SOOo right.

  • @arifsahil1091
    @arifsahil1091 Před 3 lety +1383

    Being a native of Skardu and the residence of nearby Shangri-la, I wants to thank David for showing my region to the world. Though i disagree with some of the points that has been stated by David. But overall i thoroughly enjoyed this master piece of work by David and his team.
    I invite and welcome you all of the people from across the world despite of any creed, caste, ethinicity and religion to come and visit this part of the world and be our guest. We may not be as developed and modern like the other part of the world but we have so much to offer you in the form of Love, Respect, Peace, Harmony, Hospitality and Happiness.
    STAY BLESEED.

    • @kimjongryan9043
      @kimjongryan9043 Před 2 lety +38

      Just curious - if a man wears shorts over there now, do the local people still think that he's an idiot? Seems weird / irrational and judgmental to me. Also, would Pakistani people welcome atheists?

    • @calmee9117
      @calmee9117 Před 2 lety +32

      Arif you are right. Yes it is great that these areas are subject of a documentary, but that is not such a big thing. There are tons of documentaries about these beautiful areas. The areas are of such natural beauty that they will continue to attract the world. The problem was that this documentary was full of errors, twisted and concocted half truths and showed an obvious bias. See my comments.

    • @calmee9117
      @calmee9117 Před 2 lety +81

      @@kimjongryan9043 You can wear whatever you like mate. And yes Pakistanis welcome any one and everyone, even Indians! So long as someone is not offensive and disrespectful to locals, their womenfolk or their customs, it does not matter what colour, creed or religion you belong to.

    • @JinxedMagician
      @JinxedMagician Před 2 lety +37

      Kalash Valley's native population has shrinked to 2.5K which once used to be 80K.

    • @asurfadventurelife2764
      @asurfadventurelife2764 Před 2 lety +11

      I love to visit

  • @subrotomitra
    @subrotomitra Před rokem +21

    Mesmerizing...as an Indian, I may never get to see this from the Pakistani side, but what an extra-ordinary journey. Thank you David . Veni vidi vici extraordinaire!!

  • @iftyrehman157
    @iftyrehman157 Před rokem +28

    To all the people that haven’t visited Pakistan your kissing out on experience different cultures and food as you travel through Pakistan. You will experience the weather change as you travel from south to north. The people of Pakistan no matter which side of the country will welcome you in to their arms and they will treat you with so much care and respect. As they believe welcoming guests and looking after them whilst they’re stay is a chance given to them to do good deed. They believe that anything you will eat or downs of theirs is in your destiny. I’ve experienced this love from total strangers in Pakistan specially when I traveled and stayed at a strangers house as I was passing through to another city and the hospital and food omg no match for that from anywhere on earth. They would not take any money off you for food or stay in their homes. I miss their love. Love this video thank you for reminding me if this beautiful place. Xx

    • @ajitKumar-zk1yx
      @ajitKumar-zk1yx Před rokem

      Islamic nation welcoming to see different culture what a joke . Their is only forced conversion and radical attack on non muslim in that country . Actually it is only nation in the world who don't preserve their own history ,culture as all of them converts and follows radical mindset They even don't admit that their ancestors where Hindus and Buddhists ddist

    • @GTH4121
      @GTH4121 Před rokem

      *missing

    • @manojyadav7942
      @manojyadav7942 Před rokem

      Abe sahi mein koi chal mat jaana iski baat ko sin ke. Ye BSDK aise hi bhokte aur rote dono ek saath hain.

    • @dr.antonenewcombe9592
      @dr.antonenewcombe9592 Před 5 měsíci +1

      @@GTH4121omg you must be annoying

  • @annebeaton1526
    @annebeaton1526 Před 2 lety +771

    In 2005, I spent two months travelling much of this exact same route and more, and did so as a lone female. Although I had travelled extensively before and primarily off the beaten path through parts of Africa and the Middle East, I was warned that Pakistan would be different. I was honestly afraid as the time for my departure approached but decided I would go, and if it became too challenging I would move on. In less than a week of travel in Pakistan, l discovered how good the people were and every day I saw the incredible beauty of this country. Two months I realized was not enough time. Peshawar remains my favourite city in the world, while Pakistan is 2nd only to Ethiopia. Thanks for sharing this and bringing back some amazing memories!

  • @cesargalicia7700
    @cesargalicia7700 Před 3 lety +1555

    There is nothing more beautiful in the world than seen humans welcoming each other no matter the religion or culture. Beautiful places.

    • @SarahTingen
      @SarahTingen Před 3 lety +81

      Woman do not have the same rights as men in Pakistan.

    • @KV-db9gw
      @KV-db9gw Před 3 lety +69

      Ya but sadly if other non islamic asians were there to travel without a camera, they would've gotten the real deal. Not a humble welcoming fantasy. Probably face what the oppressed Hindus of Kush go through on a daily basis. Hinduism Buddhism everything was there, those cultures brought peace to the area, then as you can see the "secularism and tolerance" of islamic people there.

    • @Nostalgia_Addict
      @Nostalgia_Addict Před 3 lety +40

      @@SarahTingen minorities have largely disappeared from the country of Pakistan. They have dropped to %1 of the population which is a joke. Of course the figures provided by the government are more, but they are falsified to paint a more liberal portrait of the country.

    • @sunnychandel6475
      @sunnychandel6475 Před 3 lety +3

      @@SarahTingen yeah true. But in India it's not the same

    • @dr.doohickey
      @dr.doohickey Před 3 lety +57

      @@sunnychandel6475 in india it's worse. In india women are sold, killed, gang raped inside a hindu temple, burned alive over dowry, and female fetuses are aborted just because they are girls. And that is just some of it, its a lot worse.

  • @m.suhailrehman7252
    @m.suhailrehman7252 Před rokem +132

    Stretched over 1000 miles, the area David shown in his documentary is a junction of Karakuram, Himalaya and Hindukush. A unique combination of of natural beauty and diversity of cultures and languages that has happened only once in the history of mankind and the geography of planet earth. The meaning of Shangrila is Heaven On Earth, and the whole area truly is SHANGRILA. I am a professional Vagabond whose life revolves around travelling but ever since I have visited Northern Areas of Pakistan, I have kind of nested there. I spend most of my time exploring different angles and hidden attraction of Northern Areas. I am hooked, I am stuck there . . . and you too beware! The junction of these three mountain ranges is a miracle, a deep love affair, once you have fallen in, you will never come out.

    • @mikef2813
      @mikef2813 Před rokem +6

      And you have internet! Pretty cool.

    • @sanjaypathak-te4uh
      @sanjaypathak-te4uh Před rokem +7

      Himalaya, hindukush and shangrila all belong to hindu community. And are described in hindu holy book. Muslim came from outside and took our land after partition. Himalaya is holy place for hindu, jain and budhism and not for muslim...... Soon india will take back it's land.......

    • @chutenderchodi7369
      @chutenderchodi7369 Před rokem +1

      @@sanjaypathak-te4uh .....dil chota mat kar chotay. 😂

    • @shereef3823
      @shereef3823 Před rokem +2

      @@mikef2813 how do you know he doesn't , or made that post while internet was available?

    • @shabbirhussain6431
      @shabbirhussain6431 Před rokem

      DEAR THANKS FOR DETAILS AND MEANING OF WORD SHANGRILA . WILL YOU FURTHER HELP ME THE WORD SHANGRILA IS OF WHICH LANGUAGE?

  • @MaryMacElveen
    @MaryMacElveen Před rokem +52

    I am watching this now as I see the world ripping apart. It gives me hope to see groups of people living simple lives by our standards and thriving. 🥰

    • @invictus9976
      @invictus9976 Před rokem +1

      Thriving they're not.

    • @izazbaig953
      @izazbaig953 Před rokem +1

      I hope you will visit these beautiful valleys and people some days and will enjoy hospitality and respect of the Pakistanis 🇵🇰

  • @olperz000
    @olperz000 Před 3 lety +726

    being a native of Hunza, I must say a lot of things have changed but not the mountains, valleys, the sky, the breeze and yes the nature of people.

    • @Del-Canada
      @Del-Canada Před 3 lety +5

      Wouldn't the mountains be more worn down now?

    • @shanneali
      @shanneali Před 3 lety +2

      Come talk to me Maalica husn

    • @jerimow8400
      @jerimow8400 Před 3 lety +5

      Where are you now?

    • @shanneali
      @shanneali Před 3 lety +4

      @@jerimow8400 Hunza

    • @jerimow8400
      @jerimow8400 Před 3 lety +12

      @@shanneali you are very fortunate! So beautiful and healthy for you ! All the best to you and your people!

  • @VideoSaySo
    @VideoSaySo Před 5 lety +361

    I'm an American, born and raised in the South, but have spent 40 or so years in many places. In all of my travels, out of the many people I've met, Pakistanis imo are the most wonderful, kind and funny of them all!

    • @VideoSaySo
      @VideoSaySo Před 5 lety +30

      @Mr K If any place is blessed, Pakistan surely is! I only wish a divine blessing could be bestowed on the people there suffering years of war at the hands of the godless and evil.

    • @sjr7822
      @sjr7822 Před 4 lety +4

      @Mr K Old saying 'fences make good neighbors." What do you mean 'India just got a 'slap' few months ago?

    • @ronanrogers4127
      @ronanrogers4127 Před 4 lety +14

      Very good at cricket too...my favourite fast bowlers are all Pakistanis, great fast swing bowlers.

    • @uroojnafees3436
      @uroojnafees3436 Před 4 lety +2

      💚💚💚

    • @eliedgecomb4903
      @eliedgecomb4903 Před 3 lety +4

      SJ R The saying is from people misreading a Robert Frost poem with the message that fences do very much the opposite.

  • @chrisruthford4492
    @chrisruthford4492 Před rokem +13

    When I was a teenager my mother bought a little cabin on a beautiful private lake. The Cabin had a plaque on it and was named Shangri-la. It was beautiful and private and just perfect.

  • @kbone8137
    @kbone8137 Před 2 lety +100

    I've been to Pakistan 4 times since 1996, and it was wonderful to see all the familiar haunts. I LOVED the people and deep villages, massive peaks, and beautiful floral crags on the treks we did. Plus, I met the woman who would become my wife in Rumbur, one of the Kailashi villages near Chitral. Bismilah Ir-Raqman Ir-Raqim! I would love to go again and again.

    • @fayazlogics9621
      @fayazlogics9621 Před 2 lety

      czcams.com/video/m9fuwUXel5Q/video.html

    • @TAM-90
      @TAM-90 Před rokem +7

      Where are you from and did you marry a kalashi woman?

    • @kbone8137
      @kbone8137 Před rokem +15

      @@TAM-90 The States. Nah, she was a solo Korean traveler (when we met) and loved my amazing tekking stove. I knew instantly this was a woman of quality, hehe. To the graceful Kalashi women, I probably looked like another traveling idiot to be ignored, hehe.

    • @basitshabbir1100
      @basitshabbir1100 Před rokem

      @@kbone8137 you're not idiot and you're welcome to visit us in Pakistan again with your wife

    • @kbone8137
      @kbone8137 Před rokem +13

      @@basitshabbir1100 I do sense you are one of those lovely Pakistanis I truly enjoyed sharing endless cups of tea with. We do hope to return one day. We have a couple more treks near Nanga Parbat and Rakaposhi to explore. Insha'Allah it happens! A brotherly hug to you and yours, mera dost!

  • @stevegarcia3731
    @stevegarcia3731 Před 3 lety +62

    In 1997 I had a co-worker in an engineering office who was from Pakistan and connected with higher ups in the government there. I had a pen from the Shangri-La Hotel in Hong Knog. He saw it and started telling me about Shangri-La being in Pakistan. This I had not known. (I had thought it was in India or Nepal.) In the course of the conversation he offered to meet me in Pakistan, take me to his family's preserve up north, go up to Shangril-La, and he would show me all about it and other things in the area. Since then I often wished I would have taken him up on the offer. Hearing him tell it, it WAS a paradise.

    • @louisjames7875
      @louisjames7875 Před 2 lety +3

      Yh I would love to hear about it

    • @TheEmman7
      @TheEmman7 Před rokem +1

      Shangri-La in Pakistan

    • @WakeRunSleep
      @WakeRunSleep Před rokem

      You better find that man and tell him you’re coming

  • @florancegardinar9658
    @florancegardinar9658 Před 3 lety +256

    Looks even more beautiful than where I have lived in Kinnaur (Indian remote Himalayas) for the last 20-years. Many years ago, six British explorers went looking for Shangrila and then turned their exploration into a book. One of the last paragraphs talks of shangrila being a state of awareness where you see through the veil to a deeper and more predestine dimension of Earth

    • @afzanizammohdsuri2
      @afzanizammohdsuri2 Před 2 lety +1

      Why you hates hijabs?

    • @Pike737
      @Pike737 Před 2 lety +4

      @@afzanizammohdsuri2 please don't 💣 him

    • @afzanizammohdsuri2
      @afzanizammohdsuri2 Před 2 lety +1

      @@Pike737 ok

    • @mauisunrise8092
      @mauisunrise8092 Před 2 lety

      Kinnaur is Shangri-la, too❗️

    • @vonamon316
      @vonamon316 Před rokem +1

      That's exactly how the Insane Clown Posse describe it so this must be the correct interpretation of Shangri-La

  • @saqlainmushtaq1.0
    @saqlainmushtaq1.0 Před rokem +3

    What a master piece !
    The whole region is Shangri-la (Heaven on earth) . Now this area is known as Gilgit Baltistan , a hub for tourism, Mountaineering, and Geographical aspect. I am son of the soil.
    I miss it alot.

  • @meetumishra4214
    @meetumishra4214 Před rokem +5

    Ca'nt thank you enough for taking all of us,on this incredible journey of a lifetime!! Heartfelt thanks to the entire team!! 💐💐💐💐💐

  • @rodfirefighter8341
    @rodfirefighter8341 Před 4 lety +556

    If you can, you need to travel. Always remember to act as if you are a guest and never leave the peoples with the impression of rudeness or disrespect. If you are received well, show that you appreciate that from them. They do not have to treat you other than someone who has interrupted their place, their norm, and their day! Bless these people who put up with our short comings while traveling!

    • @anitajenkins567
      @anitajenkins567 Před 3 lety +17

      You said it perfectly.

    • @honey23b2
      @honey23b2 Před 3 lety +20

      Your advice is perfect.! Mindfulness is in us all. Try to use it! Be humble.

    • @gurglejug627
      @gurglejug627 Před 3 lety +12

      I humble myself at your words of wisdom - do you have any other advice for the rest of us poor, lowly, crass and unworthy people who share you lovely world?

    • @adamwhite514
      @adamwhite514 Před 3 lety +6

      @peter Grahame Exactly I was gonna say something very similar. Everything Mr Firefighter said doesnt apply at all to 3rd world people visiting the 1st world.

    • @lancejames9228
      @lancejames9228 Před 3 lety +14

      Having travelled extensively, I learned early on.... you are an embassador for your country; behave accordingly.
      Enriches the experience exponentially.

  • @janecollette9504
    @janecollette9504 Před 3 lety +328

    Taking a trip so far off is easier done on here then in real life. I enjoyed taking this trip today. Maybe after all shangrila is in my own back yard sitting under the blooming apple trees, listening to the birds.

    • @sophiaw.7356
      @sophiaw.7356 Před 2 lety +18

      And the water in my pond reflects the sun as beautiful as in the waters surrounding the Taj Mahal ;)

    • @Mirsab
      @Mirsab Před 2 lety +3

      Are you guys referencing lyrics to a song?

    • @sophiaw.7356
      @sophiaw.7356 Před 2 lety +9

      @@Mirsab No. You can use my very own words for a song ;) Make sure it becomes a world hit ;)

    • @anonunknown5695
      @anonunknown5695 Před 2 lety +6

      Nah its inside the earth

    • @mooganstooker2419
      @mooganstooker2419 Před 2 lety +2

      than

  • @yunhosmile
    @yunhosmile Před rokem +6

    I remember watching "Lost Horizon" the film. I think it was made in the 1930s or 40s. It stayed with me my whole life. I actually thought it was called Shangri-la this whole time though lol! Such a great film🤗🥰

  • @michaelpisani5962
    @michaelpisani5962 Před rokem +4

    Fantastic journey to one of my favorite "literary places". Just a masterpiece of a journey through cultures and parts of the world we hear about but seldom see up close. Thank you. David!

  • @aumj97
    @aumj97 Před 2 lety +15

    Thank you. I also brought the book lost horizon . I'm 70 now can't make the trip . I felt I was right there with you . You made it possible for me to see this beautiful place. I plan making many more trips with you. Now I'm a subscriber

  • @brendaboomer7152
    @brendaboomer7152 Před 2 lety +130

    Thank you for this extraordinary documentary, it brought back great memories! I backpacked SE for 4.5 years and went to every place you visited & watched all the sports too. It was truly a Life Universe Degree!! Amazing country! The Swat Valley was incredible. We stayed in the Kalash Valley for a few days. The people and lifestyle was so connected to the land, and they were truly happy! The herders were mostly children and they sang and danced in the fields, unabashed joy! The girls in one of the villages braided my hair in the Kalash style! It was like being with family, they were the most hospitable humans I have ever met. I did the Karakoram Highway, any direction you faced was a postcard. Thanks for the memories!!

    • @mrshhjj8899
      @mrshhjj8899 Před 2 lety +1

      Next time try to be 'connected' to the land with a 40 kg bag of rice or wheats to your back, tourist XD

    • @brendaboomer7152
      @brendaboomer7152 Před 2 lety +20

      @@mrshhjj8899 troll all you want, my travels broadened my mind and spirit.. As an Indigenous Woman, I am connected to the land, you missed the whole point of the post. Have a nice day.

    • @moon-ud8tq
      @moon-ud8tq Před rokem +10

      You (Brenda) a world traveler too are so amazing and described your experiences so beautifully and I could picture the extraordinary "scenes"!

    • @ExposeW
      @ExposeW Před rokem +9

      That is how humans were meant to live...connected with Mother Nature as one big family.

    • @chutenderchodi7369
      @chutenderchodi7369 Před rokem +1

      @@brendaboomer7152 ...you literally killed that indian troll 😂

  • @BeautifulThingBoutiq
    @BeautifulThingBoutiq Před rokem +8

    Thank you so much for producing this fascinating documentary and sharing with us. Shangri-La, the Shambla, lives within each one of us for hope, inspiration, aspiration, and safe haven.

  • @davidparker2173
    @davidparker2173 Před rokem +1

    I really appreciated this. I believe every soul longs for something of kind, a place that steps beyond the world, but, of course, always proves to be elusive, at least, materially.

  • @nasirhussain9883
    @nasirhussain9883 Před 4 lety +410

    Being native of GILGIT BALTISTAN I am very thankful to David for making such a wonderful documentary

    • @naveed418
      @naveed418 Před 3 lety +23

      He is actually ridiculing you and your countrymen
      Did u even hear what rubbish he is spewing?

    • @abeltasman225
      @abeltasman225 Před 3 lety

      Only goras do it

    • @elcruzer6706
      @elcruzer6706 Před 3 lety +53

      @@naveed418
      What are you OK??? This is a beautiful documentary. The only 'ridicule' is in your eyes.

    • @shamakanwal3284
      @shamakanwal3284 Před 3 lety +11

      Brother you need a slap ,

    • @MayimHastings
      @MayimHastings Před 3 lety +24

      Hope you are well and safe, Nasir, after this long year. It’s so heartwarming to know that you loved this documentary, too! I hope it fills everyone from that part of the world with pride. Sending love and prayers from Atlanta

  • @vincentfield9562
    @vincentfield9562 Před 3 lety +150

    I feel truely blessed and privileged to have cycled the karakoram highway from Rawalpindi to kashgar in 1999 a truely majestic journey of the most magnificent high mountains ,glaciers almost coming down to the roadside and the most amazingly hospitable and kindest of peoples, this brings back fantastic memories for me ,thank you pakistan and it's people I feel truely lucky to have visited your amazing country!!!!!

    • @user-zv8js6wt2y
      @user-zv8js6wt2y Před 3 lety +11

      Thank You Vincent, for your kind words. Pakistan loves you too!

    • @vincentfield9562
      @vincentfield9562 Před 3 lety +10

      @@user-zv8js6wt2y thanx for the memories they are etched into my mind forever 🚲❤🚲❤

    • @abc-fv6lq
      @abc-fv6lq Před 3 lety

      Realy .

    • @abc-fv6lq
      @abc-fv6lq Před 3 lety +2

      My wish to travel on bicycle.

    • @maria-1639
      @maria-1639 Před 2 lety +5

      It would be so nice to see a little video compilation with pictures from your trip 😃

  • @mritzs5142
    @mritzs5142 Před rokem +4

    David In general , I adore your work. This particular one I now have watched for the 3rd time. It is perfectly balanced in both physical and spiritual attributes Thank you, I hope to travel to Nepal this year and the energy of this part of the world calls to me

  • @Incountry
    @Incountry Před rokem +74

    I first discovered this area in 1989, I was 17 and traveling to Pakistan to ride a motorcycle across the Punjab…
    it was equivalent of a 5 Star tourist area that you’d expect in Japan/Korea, had cherry trees that were blossoming, ancient paths, clean air, crisp cold water straight from hand pump wells that sat in large terracotta pots..
    You’d never know you were in Pakistan…

    • @eileenbell8482
      @eileenbell8482 Před rokem +1

      The music is too loud .

    • @moon-ud8tq
      @moon-ud8tq Před rokem +3

      Wow! a motorcycle trip! As I watched the trucks driven through these far away areas, I wondered where the drivers got gasoline or what would happen if they ran low....

    • @Incountry
      @Incountry Před rokem +4

      @@moon-ud8tq
      The truck drivers always carried fuel on board 50 gallon drum for such problems, but there were many fuel stops along the way that didn’t look like gas stations, more of a shop front with multiple 50 gallon drums out front, nowadays it’s like any other gas station you’d see everywhere…
      They even washed the bike down after filling up, $0.20 that included the gas.

    • @moonistew
      @moonistew Před rokem +2

      @@Incountry , got it, thanks.

    • @huzaifa-682
      @huzaifa-682 Před rokem

      @@eileenbell8482 u must be fun at parties😂

  • @sumaiyafarah612
    @sumaiyafarah612 Před 3 lety +28

    I knew an old Scottish woman who told me, you, the people of east, are lucky. You know so many things. She tried to learn meditation but didn’t find good teacher. This Shaman reminds me of her. The east has many secrets.

  • @CaliforniaCarpenter7
    @CaliforniaCarpenter7 Před 2 lety +37

    I can vouch for the fact that Lost Horizons is an incredible book. One of the very few books I’ve ever read more than twice. Excellent doc!

    • @achillesglacia7700
      @achillesglacia7700 Před rokem

      But it was a lie

    • @CaliforniaCarpenter7
      @CaliforniaCarpenter7 Před rokem +1

      @@achillesglacia7700 It was just fiction. James Hilton never told The World that "Shangrila" was a real place, he wrote about fictional characters having a fictional trip. It's all good.

  • @shurveydevon9608
    @shurveydevon9608 Před rokem +5

    This for me is one of the best documented roadtrips thus far. Nicely done!!

  • @shereef3823
    @shereef3823 Před rokem +2

    Cool journey...Love the landscape and the culture...My thoughts on Shangra La...The most peaceful place James Hilton experienced, after his plane crash, thanking God he was still alive, and experienceing the landscape...certainly he felt that area WAS...Shangra La!

  • @luisboza4361
    @luisboza4361 Před 3 lety +123

    places and people we' ll never know if it weren't for this wonderful video. LET THE PEACE BE WITH US.

    • @kammleitersigrid3629
      @kammleitersigrid3629 Před 2 lety

      I am very interesting too.
      My husband is pakistani.
      I don t have interest in this Land. But i met Himmel and Look very much this beautyful Films. I hope so much, time is coming to met his Family.
      They wait for me a long time now.
      I read a book of Ruth Pfau. She was there for more of half of her life.
      She was catholic nun there an Looking after Lepra illness....she win the fight with Lepra. She love so much this Land and the people of Pakistan, that she stay there and help with building Hospitals ...... she was a very nice woman.
      People love her very much there.
      I have tears when i read her book or watch Interviews about her and her life in Pakistan.

  • @shreyamaz
    @shreyamaz Před 3 lety +116

    Wonderful documentary ! the cameraman should be given the most credits for capturing such beautiful landscapes of himalayas.
    But, I felt bad for these kalash people that their numbers are decreasing day by day. Their Kalash culture which is so beautiful. They should be preserved and they should be given protection as well.

    • @soylentgreenispeople3337
      @soylentgreenispeople3337 Před 2 lety +4

      I don't think a woman would like it there.

    • @calmee9117
      @calmee9117 Před 2 lety +5

      Unfortunately, a lot of stuff in the commentary was incorrect and concocted. I have briefly posted some facts in my comment.

    • @natdizzle4259
      @natdizzle4259 Před 2 lety +5

      lol yeah Muslims are known for their hospitality you should go see for urself I'm sure it will be great

    • @saleemsiddiqui1870
      @saleemsiddiqui1870 Před 2 lety

      YES Government is giving lots of respect & protection.

    • @RashidLanie8
      @RashidLanie8 Před 2 lety

      @@natdizzle4259 yes, YOU should, ignoramus.

  • @ericswain4177
    @ericswain4177 Před rokem +13

    I believe that If one looks close enough and goes to the right place one may find their own Shangri-La where they live or close by. Shangri-La may be more of a state of mind when one is in an environment and is affected by its exceptional spiritual aesthetics to that person. I may have not had the luxury of traveling to the ends of the Earth, yet I have found exceptional places of exceptional spiritual aesthetics that allowed my beingness to ascend to exceptional heights. I hope that each of you finds there's it may be right at one's back door.

    • @Andrew-Johnson
      @Andrew-Johnson Před rokem

      The LORD hаth аppeared оf оld untо me, sаying, Yeа, I have lоved thee with аn everlаsting lоve: therefоre with lоvingkindness have I drаwn thee. (Jer. 31:3)🎈🎊

  • @stevenshore6640
    @stevenshore6640 Před rokem +4

    Thank you for this incredible video. I visited Chitral in the early seventies and hiked in to the Bomburet Valley. We hired a Land Rover to drop us on the mountainside about four hours from Chital and then hiked over the mountain and down to the valley. When you get down to the river, you can either go straight into the sprawling lush Bomburet Valley or turn right and follow the raging river into the Rombur or Rainbow Valley. At that fork we saw a totem and I wish I had a pic of that. The valley is a narrow crevice through the mountains. You have to continually crisscross over the river by carefully walking over bridges made from two huge logs that are joined in the middle with wooden dowels with the river cascading below. At one point I saw a parallel stream that was probably formed by a man made U turn that from the force of the water made the stream flow uphill. Again, thanks for the memory...

  • @diewilden80er73
    @diewilden80er73 Před 3 lety +327

    All those beautiful places on this planet and I will never see them... Great documentary. Thank you!

    • @lorimiller4301
      @lorimiller4301 Před 3 lety +31

      Thanks to the magic of CZcams you can see just about EVERYTHING the World has to offer.

    • @diewilden80er73
      @diewilden80er73 Před 3 lety +10

      @Vincent Ong III I really hope so. Thank you!

    • @diewilden80er73
      @diewilden80er73 Před 3 lety +17

      @@lorimiller4301 To be able to travel to those magic places makes a big difference. Meeting different cultures and get to know them...

    • @geetanjaliboghani3118
      @geetanjaliboghani3118 Před 3 lety +6

      Beauty because few people and tourism is not much popular

    • @toiy6556
      @toiy6556 Před 3 lety +5

      @Vincent Ong III you never"... Never say never?

  • @Farid-Abbasi
    @Farid-Abbasi Před 3 lety +259

    Thank you so much for your nice depiction of Pakistani mountains and landscape.
    I'm a bookseller in Islamabad and often tourists visit us and demand books on northern areas of pakistan on which we have a large Collection.
    We also have last horizons book in many editions including the one you show in the video.( I also know the bookstore where you have picked up that book. It's situated in the market which is near to where our bookstore is. That bookstore is One of the oldest bookstores of Pakistan.)
    I tell the customer about this book as well and mention your video to them.
    We had growing numbers of tourists coming recent years .
    I hope it continues after the covid stuff is over.
    💕 From Pakistan

    • @dungeonmonkey2495
      @dungeonmonkey2495 Před 3 lety +32

      pakistan is amazing. id love to go there just to see the indus valley ruins let alone the mountains! greetings from australia

    • @lindamclaughlin1061
      @lindamclaughlin1061 Před 3 lety +22

      Greetings from Boston in the US. Thank you for sharing; the world seems much smaller when we can share in this way. What an incredible people you are, living in a beautiful place. Blessings to you.

    • @maliks472
      @maliks472 Před 3 lety +8

      Where's your bookstore bro in Isb?

    • @sir_humpy
      @sir_humpy Před 3 lety +15

      I don't need to go to Pakistan. Pakistan came to me in Canada.

    • @maumorris8610
      @maumorris8610 Před 3 lety

      @@sir_humpy how?

  • @DUKEJETT80
    @DUKEJETT80 Před rokem +2

    IT IS INCREDIBLE TO SEE THESE DOCU'S....BUT WHAT I FIND MOST AMAZING, IS THE INTERACTIONS OF THE PEOPLE FROM ALL CULTURES AND BACKGROUNDS COMING TO ONE PLACE TO VOICE THEIR THOUGHTS!
    PEACE TO EVERYONE THAT FEELS WE ARE AS OUR MAKER MADE US.

  • @manajbanerjee8615
    @manajbanerjee8615 Před rokem +23

    Simply put, marvellous!

  • @narnie244
    @narnie244 Před 3 lety +126

    It's amazing to me that a hike over a mountain is like stepping into a time machine. I envy there simple life they have everything they need.

    • @chubtoad157
      @chubtoad157 Před 2 lety +4

      Until you need health care.

    • @mauisunrise8092
      @mauisunrise8092 Před 2 lety +2

      That tour could be promoted as time travel. Back into the past lifestyle❗️

  • @barrymccamley5986
    @barrymccamley5986 Před 3 lety +59

    I visited a place in the mountains of north western China called Xiangelila pronounced Shangarilila and there was a beautifull valley and a Buddhist Temple in the same style.

    • @barrymccamley5986
      @barrymccamley5986 Před 3 lety +13

      The name of the temple was Songzanlin and it was in Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of NW Yunnan province and can be accessed by mini bus from Lijiang city.

    • @sunnychandel6475
      @sunnychandel6475 Před 3 lety +2

      That's in mustang valley of nepal.

    • @peekaboopeekaboo1165
      @peekaboopeekaboo1165 Před 2 lety +1

      @@sunnychandel6475
      How can it be in Nepal?

  • @twinflowerfioretta
    @twinflowerfioretta Před rokem +8

    Absolutely awesome journey, my greatest respect for the whole crew ! It was a pleasure to watch it and at the end a bliss - breathtaking beauty, majestic landscape and a very nice house ! Thanks for posting, i subscribed.

  • @libiabaez9959
    @libiabaez9959 Před rokem +12

    Que hermoso reportaje, y que asombrada con la hospitalidad de la gente, se parece a mi país Venezuela, país hospitalario y los que vienen son bienvenidos. Gracias camarógrafo eres el ser más gentil que he visto. Me encantó ese país, ojalá pueda visitarlo con el favor de Dios del Universo. 🙏🙏

  • @AmyRach1979
    @AmyRach1979 Před 3 lety +88

    Not sure how this ended up in my feed but I very much enjoyed this❤

  • @EvotrekORIGINAL
    @EvotrekORIGINAL Před 2 lety +11

    That guys smile at 38:45 is something else. I would have been scared to drink the tea, haha.

  • @nadeemahmed5069
    @nadeemahmed5069 Před rokem +4

    With few exceptions the facts quoted are correct. There were few things ,even being a native of the place, I didn’t know. I was expecting it to be more mysterious but a great watch overall. ❤

  • @HarshaSophia
    @HarshaSophia Před 2 lety +12

    Absolutely amazing video.
    However Ijaz, the custodian of the building at the end, presumably Shangri-la speaks very good English. Quite surprising.

    • @alimirzabeg
      @alimirzabeg Před rokem

      There's 100% literacy rate in Hunza and they starts their brought up being Guides to Tourists coming around the world

  • @oratiateacherdonaghy5903
    @oratiateacherdonaghy5903 Před 2 lety +131

    My husband and I cycled through Northern Pakistan and China and we came across a village hidden in a desert in the hills that had an abundance of fruit. It had a fortresses from the 3rd centuary. The rocks on the way to this had stone age carving. This was Shangri-la, . I think this was really it .

    • @iftikherahmed3581
      @iftikherahmed3581 Před 2 lety +7

      Or u dutch? I remember a dutch couple met us on the road leading to khunjrab from hunza?that was a dutch couple

    • @moon-ud8tq
      @moon-ud8tq Před rokem +2

      Hmmm no answer yet?

    • @sukhpreetsinghartist6080
      @sukhpreetsinghartist6080 Před rokem +10

      Congratulations,,that was your shagrilla,,,,god choose few peoples,,,if one is extra honest noble,,,Shangri la appears

    • @carolbaughan8768
      @carolbaughan8768 Před rokem

      @@sukhpreetsinghartist6080 love it!

    • @usamailyascheema8957
      @usamailyascheema8957 Před rokem +1

      Yes that is Shangrilla valley, near to skardu. Very beautiful, lush green fields, abundance of fruit trees, specially apricot. People are soo lovely and hospitable. And yes there is a fort as-well.

  • @vincewhite5087
    @vincewhite5087 Před 4 lety +120

    Should just ask the cameraman. He is always ahead of you.

  • @kmkhare385
    @kmkhare385 Před rokem +1

    This is global best & beautiful valley. Situated in Pakistan, in Himalaya terrain. Icy & bone chilled cold place. Women are beautiful. Men are healthy live long life.
    You have explored wonderful & untouched places. Thanks for cinematography of beautiful valley.

  • @mikef2813
    @mikef2813 Před rokem

    Fascinating. I enjoyed this as much as any historical /spiritual documentary I’ve ever watched. Thanks.

  • @Evan-hq5dt
    @Evan-hq5dt Před 3 lety +142

    “My mouth is freezing.” Meanwhile, cameraman has blue jeans on and is setting up the tent.

  • @kevinhsu8184
    @kevinhsu8184 Před 3 lety +101

    This documentary brings a smile to my face. I miss traveling. I love seeing different cultures. World is an interesting place. Can’t wait to travel again soon. I especially love this part of the world. Never been to Pakistan but have been to India, Bhutan, and Nepal. Maybe someday to Pakistan!

    • @olperz000
      @olperz000 Před 3 lety +14

      there is no such a word as 'someday'!!. come 'today to Pakistan!

    • @zaikashh7532
      @zaikashh7532 Před 3 lety +1

      @@Shawn-fq6hi yes you can

    • @itsmybuddha.nature
      @itsmybuddha.nature Před 3 lety +4

      Agree. I lived a few years in Himalayas in India/Nepal. Wonderful life in the mountain. Not easy, but a different kind of struggle. Brings you peace.
      Beautiful people as well.

    • @erturtemirbaev5207
      @erturtemirbaev5207 Před 2 lety

      Visit Kyrgyzstan 🇰🇬

    • @granand
      @granand Před rokem

      mortgaged to China ? China now controls this which was once India but occupied in war by Pak. So go there when you can before China takes over for debt non payment

  • @aungmyint147
    @aungmyint147 Před rokem +2

    This is a great story-telling of Shangri-la: really great.

  • @philoz08
    @philoz08 Před rokem +4

    I've had the luck ans utmost pleasure to enjoy that unique area of the Himalayas. From Gilgit to Pasu glacier and Hunza Valley. What an experience!

  • @amazinggrace5692
    @amazinggrace5692 Před 3 lety +104

    “How does your light shine in the halls of Shambala?” Edit: thanks to all the Three Dog Night fans! So many great songs from them. Not to mention the amazing hair! Much love. 💕🐝

    • @nancysmith9981
      @nancysmith9981 Před 3 lety +1

      I believe, did the 13 th insight book come out ?

    • @gustavoemannueldeangolasil243
      @gustavoemannueldeangolasil243 Před 3 lety

      An book write to out effects of drugs LCD Imagination what want .Or praise the seen of empire british like great in conquer place of world include the magic city from shamba la what.

    • @wmanadeau7860
      @wmanadeau7860 Před 3 lety +7

      @@gustavoemannueldeangolasil243 Lyrics from a popular song from 50 years ago. Memories.

    • @gustavoemannueldeangolasil243
      @gustavoemannueldeangolasil243 Před 3 lety

      @@wmanadeau7860 yes but the Inspiration of your Imagination can be about affects of drugs all author of book Adventure magic use drugs in your Imagination world.

    • @gustavoemannueldeangolasil243
      @gustavoemannueldeangolasil243 Před 3 lety

      How not compare that?

  • @rooneye
    @rooneye Před 3 lety +113

    3:09 "You can get anything in Peshawar..." Cut to a kitchen sink. Perfect. 😂

  • @jkedie
    @jkedie Před rokem +1

    Just amazing and awe inspiring. Thank you. What a beautiful journey.

  • @ArslanBukhari
    @ArslanBukhari Před rokem +2

    Amazing beautifully describe Shangrila Pakistan

  • @VincentGill3
    @VincentGill3 Před 2 lety +21

    I believe that Shangri-la and the Holy grail is the feeling of peace at the heart of every human being which can be obtained by turning the senses inward.

  • @gardenia73mccready79
    @gardenia73mccready79 Před 4 lety +113

    I remember my mum saying do not laugh at that which you do not understand. - awesome video's David Adams

    • @rashidhakim7021
      @rashidhakim7021 Před 3 lety

      OFTEN, Good advise.

    • @andisetiyawan1292
      @andisetiyawan1292 Před 3 lety

      God Bless your Mom

    • @benjaminollis7621
      @benjaminollis7621 Před 3 lety +1

      Isn't humour a better reaction than fear though, when faced with the unfamiliar

    • @gardenia73mccready79
      @gardenia73mccready79 Před 3 lety

      @@andisetiyawan1292 thank you kind people.

    • @gardenia73mccready79
      @gardenia73mccready79 Před 3 lety

      @@benjaminollis7621 with resources available now I would hope one would research & become alot more informed & educated about the unfamiliar. All the same humor can be good.

  • @coltonsheffield9741
    @coltonsheffield9741 Před rokem +2

    These are the best videos. Would love to see more like it.

  • @banjomechanic
    @banjomechanic Před rokem +1

    I’ve always found it incredible no matter how far out a person goes, it is still possible to find people who can speak English.

  • @terrreptiles3477
    @terrreptiles3477 Před 3 lety +145

    What I learned in this documentary: 20:40 don't jump out of the back of a moving truck

    • @dildilpakistan1100
      @dildilpakistan1100 Před 3 lety +7

      that was...
      I rewinded again just to see, was that person alright?... he perfectly was 😂

    • @kathyshepherd7117
      @kathyshepherd7117 Před 2 lety +2

      😁😁😁

    • @op-cf3gt
      @op-cf3gt Před 2 lety +9

      hahahha i am from pakistan this happens every day here
      sory for bad english

    • @muhammadhashim73
      @muhammadhashim73 Před 2 lety +2

      here😂

    • @qualifying2359
      @qualifying2359 Před 2 lety +1

      you should jump running, the inertia would make you fall if stationary.

  • @lailakhankhan90
    @lailakhankhan90 Před 3 lety +94

    Having visited most of the places in this video, and gone back thrice, it runs in the blood, this video has been most entertaining, now to get Lost Horizon from a bookstore in Pakistan when next visiting! The valleys of Hunza are covered with apricot trees... In the summers, all the rooftops are orange in colour. The women dry the harvests in the sun, for winter food.. Sunrises hitting the glaciers and mountain tops into gold, below the gold of the apricots lighting up... magical moments... Indeed Shangrila!
    They say the people of Hunza's longevity is because of healthy diets, especially apricot and its oil....

    • @elcruzer6706
      @elcruzer6706 Před 3 lety +2

      Sounds heavenly. Maybe in my next life.

    • @zackary1232
      @zackary1232 Před 3 lety +1

      Post some pictures of what you are talking about.

    • @lukejacobs2553
      @lukejacobs2553 Před 3 lety +5

      the hunza are relatives of the illyrian albanian tribes left there from Alexander the greats time they even have the same dog with the same DNA same war dances and clothing

    • @Mustafa-yw7cl
      @Mustafa-yw7cl Před 3 lety

      @@lukejacobs2553 dogs DNA or human DNA?

    • @lukejacobs2553
      @lukejacobs2553 Před 3 lety

      @@Mustafa-yw7cl both

  • @sophiatealdo9680
    @sophiatealdo9680 Před rokem +2

    Yes! - Heaven is Now On Earth - and so it is - Blessings.

  • @anupamrudra6851
    @anupamrudra6851 Před 3 měsíci

    First of all, great thanks 🙏.
    Some souls like you, still are hovering over the world of the glorious past. Thank you again.

  • @gmaureen
    @gmaureen Před 3 lety +82

    I remember seeing the movie Lost Horizon (1937) staring Ronald Colman and thinking it was the best fantasy ever.

    • @coreyham3753
      @coreyham3753 Před 3 lety +1

      Interesting .... maybe it is Shangri La

    • @AlexanderZamfir
      @AlexanderZamfir Před 3 lety

      Ah I remember. I was in that one

    • @ellenmendoza7246
      @ellenmendoza7246 Před 3 lety +1

      A wonderful film

    • @tenzint1944
      @tenzint1944 Před 3 lety +1

      @@AlexanderZamfir seriously 😳

    • @withgoddess8029
      @withgoddess8029 Před 3 lety +7

      I saw it about the 65 years ago. I was absolutely obsessed with it. And I never forgot it and I'm sure it actually shaped my attitudes and the outcome of my life.

  • @jaylenfrank
    @jaylenfrank Před 2 lety +25

    One may appreciate the way the man turned around to make sure the elder gentleman whom fell from the moving truck was OK. He looked back and waited to make sure the man moved well as he rose off the floor. We as witnesses have much to appreciate.

  • @geopolitics6940
    @geopolitics6940 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Ram Ram. Very well narrated Dr. Saab. I come from South India settled in US. This was a very well done video with very good explanation. Wish one day I can visit these places that are rich in history.
    Keep up the good work. Thanks to your team members as well.

  • @shavonne4831
    @shavonne4831 Před rokem +8

    Watching this was as equally serene as it was worrisome for this man and his crews safety. Beautiful and brave documentary.

  • @SaminaShahid
    @SaminaShahid Před 3 lety +75

    I am a native Hunza.I read the book in 2012 and watched the movie immediately after completing the book. It was stunning. Have been bing watching documentaries on your channel and came across this one. Grea work!

    • @isabellaekins8618
      @isabellaekins8618 Před 3 lety +5

      Hi Samina, is it true that native Hunza women can get pregnant and deliver healthy babies in their 40s and 50s-some articles on the Internet say even in their 60s?

    • @SaminaShahid
      @SaminaShahid Před 3 lety +31

      @@isabellaekins8618 In forties yes they did but now usually women marriage age is between 25-30. Women now prefer to get married after completing education of 16 years and entertaining a proper career path, some career oriented women marries even till 35.now a days the number of kids in a family is not more than four , i guess the average number is 3 not more than that. So having babies in 40s is not common now a days. In older times the marriage age was 7-16 for both genders. Families were bigger the usually had more kids like atlest 5 and the number went up or more than 20 yet the mortality rate of infants was higher because of no proper medical facilities for child birth and other child illnesses of early days. Even me and my two brothers were born at home without any assistance of nurse or any doctor in 90s.Duriing my grandmother times they use to have babies till older ages.It was pretty common for a daughter in law and a mother in law having babes at same time. the ate less and healthy, worked in fields through out the day so what they eat was digested and they stiayed healthy and fit. I am not sure of current times... I know a few women who married late and had healthy babies in their forties but I cant pass a judgement for the entire population becaue I am not aware of any proper research done in this regard in current times. Maybe In older times it was common but when we analyse common practices they miggt have had babies till 50s...even than I dont think every child was a healthy child because all the women i know from my grandmother times tells stories of dead babies and the number of births they had was pretty high. My maternal grandmother gave birth to more than 20 kids but only 7 survived. This was the case of almost every woman. Mortality rate of infants was higher than survival rate. But yes those who survived the early age ilnesses had healtier lives and their life expectancy was higher too...

    • @isabellaekins8618
      @isabellaekins8618 Před 3 lety +12

      @@SaminaShahid Thank you for such an informative and thorough reply!

    • @Rosie-fj7yr
      @Rosie-fj7yr Před 2 lety

      Didn't enjoy it.

    • @neloglass
      @neloglass Před 2 lety +5

      @@isabellaekins8618 My grandmother gave birth to my uncle at the age of 50 in Romania. It was her 7th child.
      As a child I knew a few women who gave birth at that age. All the children born were healthy. Perhaps the modern life is the problem with giving birth after 40.

  • @rudymanansala1531
    @rudymanansala1531 Před 4 lety +58

    So Beautiful and BREATHAKING VIEW of the SHANRI-LA!!!! Love it!!!

  • @traceyobrien4505
    @traceyobrien4505 Před rokem +2

    My maternal grandfather was from the North of India and when I did a DNA test I discovered that I have Burusho. Kalash, Punjab and a few others which is known as The Shangri la of The Himilayas, They are also supposed to be of Romany descent and according to my mother´s DNA she does have some Romany probably from many centuries ago although I have found some DNA matches from Albania in the 1500s as most of the Romanies left India over 1000 years ago. I also found some modern day Romanies from all over Europe, especially from Central and Eastern Europe. I had no idea of my Romany ancestors but having an Indian grandfather makes it quite possible as they were all originally from the North of India. They say that the Hunza or Burushos look younger than their years and I am always told that I look younger than my 57 years and so does my mother, Maybe its from my Burusho genes or just a good moisturizer!

  • @timmotel5804
    @timmotel5804 Před rokem +1

    Lost Horizon was my favourite book as a child. It still is. Very interesting and educational. Thank You

  • @bonniewalker9421
    @bonniewalker9421 Před 3 lety +22

    The Duke Of The Abruzzi climbed K-2. That’s where he found his Shangri-La. The Duke Of The Abruzzi Pass is in this area. Beautiful topography. Living up above the clouds.

    • @soniag4516
      @soniag4516 Před 3 lety

      Yet each one dies and turns to dust or ashes

  • @ladyrachel13
    @ladyrachel13 Před 2 lety +381

    This is a very interesting documentary. It certainly gives me another view of Pakistan. I really enjoyed watching it and learning from it.
    I have always thought that Shangri-la was more of a state mind than an actual place. ✌

    • @adeelahmed718
      @adeelahmed718 Před 2 lety +10

      Thanks for your loving words for Pakistan 🌷❤🌷

    • @ladyrachel13
      @ladyrachel13 Před 2 lety +10

      @@adeelahmed718 you're welcome. 🙋💖

    • @adeelahmed718
      @adeelahmed718 Před 2 lety +9

      You personally visit Pakistan and I hope then you feel you visit heaven and feel more good and see real picture of Pakistan.

    • @waqarazem4650
      @waqarazem4650 Před 2 lety +5

      MashaAllah. Thnks fr such words about our homeland

    • @hafsahabbasi238
      @hafsahabbasi238 Před 2 lety +4

      Nice to hear, well just heed over to it and feel the serene beauties yourself. I must say you would have a worth experience.

  • @donnamealy4877
    @donnamealy4877 Před rokem +1

    I watch this every year or so and it never gets old. So beautiful

  • @simodjordjevic2701
    @simodjordjevic2701 Před rokem +2

    One of the most beautiful journey documentary.. absolutely mesmerising..I really felt that I was there..I wish I could have a chance to visit and see it and feel it in real life..
    I guess, a "Shangri-La" is any place on our planet, where there is no or a very little technology, where people are left undisturbed by the "modern" world habits and "needs"..

  • @darveshzamindar
    @darveshzamindar Před 3 lety +100

    My sweet home . One of the loveliest places on earth . Birth place of Polo .

  • @DrinkingStar
    @DrinkingStar Před 3 lety +20

    Ever since having first seen the movie, "Lost Horizons" in the 1960s, I have always been fascinated with the idea of and the quest for Shangri-la. I have a copy of the movie and a copy of the book. I have viewed a number of videos dealing with and read much about Shangri-la. Using Google Earth, I have searched for the likely places described in Hilton's novel. After all my research I made a music video, posting it here on CZcams, that comes slightly close to what I imagine as being Shangri-la according to Hilton.
    After all these years, I realize that Shangri-la is a place where your heart is. As a result, each of us has our own idea of Shangri-la. We only have to search for it from within. If it is not in your heart, you will never find your Shangri-la. After all my years of searching, I found that the beach is my Shangri-la .

    • @debbiemoodenbaugh9883
      @debbiemoodenbaugh9883 Před 2 lety +1

      I have watched a movie starring Olivia Hussey called Lost Horizon is it the same movie?

    • @DrinkingStar
      @DrinkingStar Před 2 lety +4

      @@debbiemoodenbaugh9883 Olivia was in the 1973 remake of Lost Horizons. I had hoped that the 1973 version would remain faithful to the novel or to the 1937 version. Sadly, the 1973 version did not. If you can, see the 1937 version because it is far superior to the 1973 remake. Unfortunately, parts of the 1937 version were lost due to the deterioration of the film. If you see the movie, CInema Paradiso, you will see a scene that will show what can happen to celluloid film. Definitely see Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 movie of "Romeo and Juliet.
      I did not use scenes from the 1937 version because I was afraid that my video would be removed. Such things have happened with some of my other videos because of copyright problems.
      P.S. I hope you enjoyed my video interpretation of Shangri-la. I hope my video and the 1973 film version encourages you to read the novel and see the original 1937 film.

    • @debbiemoodenbaugh9883
      @debbiemoodenbaugh9883 Před 2 lety +2

      I will try to find the 1937 version then…thanks so much. 👍

    • @Dblue-rhino
      @Dblue-rhino Před 2 lety +4

      Might be Chongri la in Sikkhim- very beautiful place. Limited access now because of the Chinese aggression.

    • @franklimbacher1975
      @franklimbacher1975 Před 2 lety +1

      @@debbiemoodenbaugh9883 it wasn’t faithful to the book, but the movie with Olivia Hussein in it had great music. I loved each of the songs, the overall philosophy, the landscape and Olivia Hussein was a cute little eyeful!

  • @HerdyDjamasKoe
    @HerdyDjamasKoe Před rokem +1

    film dokumenter yang menarik dan cerita yang seru, salam kenal dari Herdy Djamaskoe, Muara enim Indonesia.

  • @gustavogabrielcia4145

    Thank you very much for your words dear friend Arif. I always thought of Shangrilah as the valley of Hunza, and its inhabitants like you, with that warmth, simplicity and friendship for everyone... In the words of the Lama of lost horizons... kindness. Hopefully one day I can travel there and that you are a friend who will take me to know those wonderful places, for its landscapes, the simplicity of its people... an elixir for the soul and a place for rest and brotherhood.
    Thanks to David for this wonderful trip and to you for representing the best of humanity. From Buenos Aires Argentina your friend and brother in the distance Gustavo cia

  • @minigrande1939
    @minigrande1939 Před 3 lety +8

    I HAVE BEEN to This part of Pakistan.I am very well travelled .I had only been to Machu Pichu in Peru one of the Seven wanders 2 months before
    Yet this place my heart was lost to here .It seamed like The gods had and only could personally design such epic landscape

  • @louellacentina89
    @louellacentina89 Před 2 lety +40

    Im an artist and as if seeing this docu it seems that i teleport my body inti this wonderful amazing places,congratulations to all involved in this great documentary! Its a great risk involving thier lives in creating this true to life documentary thank u for sharing and again to this beautiful people who filmed this docu may u live ten thousand years wishing u all d best

  • @ilyasustad135
    @ilyasustad135 Před rokem +2

    Superb a round of applause for the team who made this documentary..... 👏👌

  • @moon-ud8tq
    @moon-ud8tq Před rokem +5

    Read Arif Sahil's beautiful comment somewhere below (he's from Skardu where host David experienced the shamanic healing). As David rode the truck through the Shangri-la region conversing with some locals from these remote areas, I was amazed to hear these people speak English! Maybe they were translators (?) but they spoke conversational English without any problem.

  • @fatimazaky6353
    @fatimazaky6353 Před 3 lety +28

    Wonderful documentary. I should like to quote what you said at the end of your documentary.- that everyone needs a Shangri-la to escape to, even if only a mental escape. You're right, man's basic emotional need is freedom .

  • @alicesmith7913
    @alicesmith7913 Před 2 lety +290

    The art work, amazing. The scenery, with its vast landscape, totally captivating. The welcoming hospitality, kindness and acceptance shown to complete strangers from foreign lands of different races, cultures and religions, is in itself Shangri-La. Sometimes, the very things we go deep in search of, we miss because we fail to open our mind, our heart and our eyes to the possibility, of it being in front of us.

    • @lotus7089
      @lotus7089 Před 2 lety +6

      Ancient vedic civilization remnants

    • @lotus7089
      @lotus7089 Před 2 lety +3

      Indus civilization

    • @rajaraob7033
      @rajaraob7033 Před 2 lety +2

      Read Madam Blovetsky autobiography.

    • @rajaraob7033
      @rajaraob7033 Před 2 lety +3

      It's not a cty with Cinema halls pubs, nd casinos.Its spiritual place.One should have spiritually matured toexplore.

    • @taniagarciaduenas2522
      @taniagarciaduenas2522 Před 2 lety +1

      There is no difference between us human beings we all remain the same there is no difference to what god Pose life humility is true demand there is no comparison 🙏

  • @truthseekerhill4262
    @truthseekerhill4262 Před rokem

    Thank you for trip. I have been forever fascinated by the story of Shangri-La. As I get older the more I wish I could find it. Maybe I’m there and just don’t know it. 💞☮️

  • @meekgreek9922
    @meekgreek9922 Před rokem

    Fantastic documentary! I always come back to watch this, I love it!

  • @nidafatima439
    @nidafatima439 Před 2 lety +34

    i don't know exactly how old this documentary is. but i am so sure its pretty old. I've just visited hunza the fort he entered in is called BALTIT FORT. it is now a historical heritage. and this place is so populated now. and u will be safe there. as a solo female traveller it was an amazing journey for me.

    • @AliHaiderDar
      @AliHaiderDar Před rokem +2

      It looks like from 2003-2007

    • @moon-ud8tq
      @moon-ud8tq Před rokem +3

      Wow, Hunza where people live long and healthy lives.

    • @TooLittleInfo
      @TooLittleInfo Před rokem +1

      The credit at the end said 2001. Thanks for sharing your experience, i would love to visit there one day and glad to hear you had a good experience as a solo female traveller

  • @sharmishthamukherjee9820
    @sharmishthamukherjee9820 Před 3 lety +76

    It's not only tantric Buddhism it's also place of learning called taxila University. Ancient sages used to come here in search of peace and salvation

  • @onkarthakur3147
    @onkarthakur3147 Před 10 měsíci +2

    Unreal place ... love from India 🇮🇳❣️

  • @SashaKohenZen
    @SashaKohenZen Před rokem

    Beautifully presented!!
    Thank you once again!!

  • @lvn968
    @lvn968 Před 3 lety +21

    Love this area, like second home, been many times and planning to go back. Sone areas are definitely Shangri La worthy up to me ! One can even stay in the Shangri La hotel near Skardu, beautiful place if only the armies baracks were not so close.....

  • @albertortega7160
    @albertortega7160 Před 2 lety +9

    Shang gri la just like Shambhala are states of mind. The state of mind suggests the highest level of Positivity of love and compassion. The Kalachakra suggests its a place of peace. Peace, genuine peace is something we could have.

  • @jennybernard8672
    @jennybernard8672 Před rokem

    Very enjoyable, love the history and the cultures. Thank you much.