UK proposes bus route that spans seven countries from Birmingham to Pakistan


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Air travel seems to have become so intolerable that Pakistani Kashmiri expats are amused by the idea of revitalizing the 12-day historical road trip rather than battle airports and flying fees.

Plans have been announced to launch a bus service between Birmingham and Mirpur in Pakistan, known as "Little Birmingham". It promises to be Britain’s longest bus route – all the way from Birmingham to [Pakistan] Kashmir almost 4,000 miles away. [caption id="" align="alignright" width="350"] The 12-day trek will give travelers an inside look at countries rarely visited by Western tourists. Photo by Les Chatfield.[/caption] Plans have been drawn up for a bus service between the

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