Welcome to Musafir In Transit

Hi, I’m Hira – a Pakistani traveler with a stubborn passport, a soft spot for mountains, and a deep love for the quiet, in-between moments of being on the road. I started Musafir in Transit to share the kind of travel stories and planning help I could never find – especially for places that are misrepresented, misunderstood, or just overlooked.

This blog is built on real trips I’ve planned, paid for, and pulled off – sometimes smoothly, often chaotically. It’s shaped by visa logistics, border crossings, long-term travel experiments, and a curiosity for places that don’t always make the bucket lists.

Why I Started This Blog

It started with a motorcycle trip through northern Pakistan – one I didn’t tell my parents about because they definitely wouldn’t have let me go. At the time, it didn’t feel rebellious. But the way people reacted made me realize how far-off this kind of travel feels to so many people – especially girls back home.

So I started writing, to share what I was learning and to make that kind of adventure feel more possible.

When I began traveling beyond Pakistan, I ran into a different kind of gap. Visa hurdles. Random checks. Extra paperwork for the same entry everyone else breezes through. I started to understand what passport privilege really looks like and how invisible it can be if you’ve never had to think about it.

This blog grew from those two things: a need for better, clearer info about travel in Pakistan, and a broader conversation about how people like me move through the world. It’s for anyone drawn to misunderstood places, curious about culture, and tired of fluffy content that skips the hard parts.

My Journey (so far)

My love for travel started in the mountains of northern Pakistan. In college, I joined an adventure society and began taking trips up north – hiking, road tripping, figuring out how to do it all with limited gear and zero experience.

After graduating from LUMS (shoutout Lahore), I knew I wanted more than just a few vacation days a year. I moved to Hungary for my postgrad – partly for the education, mostly for the Schengen visa.

Budapest was my first stop, and my first real home abroad. I worked in banking there for a few years, got comfortable, and then restless. I tried switching it up with a new job in Berlin, hoping a different city might fix the burnout. It didn’t. The idea of sitting behind a desk for the rest of my life just didn’t sit right.

So I saved up, quit, and started slow traveling.

In the past couple of years, I’ve spent weeks (sometimes months) in places like Georgia, Spain, Bosnia, Argentina, and Nicaragua – moving at my own pace, making it up as I go. I wrapped up that chapter with a long stretch through Southeast Asia – mostly Vietnam and Cambodia.

Now, I’m based in Canada – slowing down again, swapping border runs for long walks and paperwork. But I’m still writing, still planning, and still obsessed with the little details that make travel feel possible.

How can I help you?

On this blog, I have a collection of travel stories, guides, and reflections shaped by time on the road – long stretches in unfamiliar places, logistical puzzles, good food, hard moments, and small wins.

I plan every trip myself – from visa applications and border crossings to budgets, routes, and timing. That means you’ll see the real, behind-the-scenes parts of travel: figuring out visas, budgeting in unstable currencies, finding decent Wi-Fi, and pushing through the occasional identity crisis at a border crossing.

There’s a strong focus on independent travel in Pakistan – a country still navigating how to welcome tourism and often overlooked or misunderstood. I try to fill the gaps with firsthand knowledge, practical advice, and honest stories from the road.

Sharing the things I’ve learned by doing, and messing up, along the way.

Slightly Useless But Deeply True Facts

Where to follow along?

Social media makes it a little easier for small, independent blogs like this one to survive the algorithm void – so if you’ve enjoyed what you’ve read, give @musafirintransit a follow on Instagram. That’s where I share travel photos, tips, and behind-the-scenes glimpses of this slightly chaotic nomadic life

Got a question or want to say hey?

You can always reach me at hello@musafirintransit.com. Whether it’s a travel query, a kind note, or a pitch for collaboration – I read every message, even if I’m somewhere with spotty Wi-Fi and no sense of time.