{"id":8297,"date":"2021-01-11T09:18:25","date_gmt":"2021-01-11T09:18:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailykashmirpost.com\/eng\/?p=8297"},"modified":"2021-01-11T09:18:25","modified_gmt":"2021-01-11T09:18:25","slug":"52-places-to-love-in-2021-lahore-listed-in-ny-times-top-picks-to-visit-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailykashmirpost.com\/eng\/2021\/01\/11\/52-places-to-love-in-2021-lahore-listed-in-ny-times-top-picks-to-visit-this-year\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8217;52 places to love in 2021&#8242;: Lahore listed in NY Times\u2019 top picks to visit this year"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>American publication<i>The New York Times<\/i>\u00a0included Lahore among the 52 places to visit in 2021<\/li>\n<li>The article about Lahore was written by\u00a0Haneen Iqbal, a 29-year-old freelance writer in Toronto, Canada.<\/li>\n<li>It was later retweeted by Prime Minister Imran Khan&#8217;s Special Assistant for Tourism Zulfi Bukhari.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\">American publication, <i><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2021\/travel\/places-to-visit-vacation.html\">The New York Times\u00a0<\/a><\/b><\/i>recently shared its list of 52 places to love in 2021 and our beloved Lahore made it to the list.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">&#8220;We asked readers to tell us about the spots that have delighted, inspired, and comforted them in a dark year. Here, 52 of the more than 2,000 suggestions we received, to remind us that the world still awaits,&#8221; read the publication as it shed light on the motive behind the news piece after a testing 2020.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">With 51 other travel destinations, including Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands,\u00a0Kaliya Dhrow in neighbouring India,\u00a0Siwa Oasis in Egypt, Punjab&#8217;s capital city Lahore was included in the list where the author Haneen Iqbal expressed her love for the city that is celebrated for its rich culture and lively atmosphere.<i><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Iqbal is a 29-year-old freelance writer in Toronto, Canada.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">&#8220;I was 18, and I hadn\u2019t been back to Lahore for 12 years. It was winter. At the open-air Liberty Market, my mother and I wandered the stalls as cloth vendors unfurled bright bolts of fabric, beckoning us to come to look. At dusk, with pashmina shawls wrapped around our shoulders, we devoured a bowl of spicy chicken karahi, using piping hot khamiri roti bread to wipe the bowl clean. The food practically sang as it made its way into our mouths,&#8221; Iqbal wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">&#8220;Pakistan has a bad reputation and is often overlooked by travelers who come to South Asia. But Lahoris are some of the kindest, most hospitable people,&#8221; wrote Iqbal, sharing that she\u00a0loves to watch the Punjab locals feasting on terraces of restaurants overlooking the grand Badshahi Mosque.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">&#8220;They are just regular people living their regular lives, and they are so alive in the present, while always connected to their past,&#8221; the author described.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The article was later retweeted by Prime Minister Imran Khan&#8217;s Special Assistant for Tourism Zulfi Bukhari, saying that &#8220;Lahore\u2019s rich culture, warmth, hospitality &amp; the most amazing food in the world awaits travelers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">&#8220;A must-have on everyone\u2019s list!&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<div class=\"medium-insert-embeds\" contenteditable=\"false\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"medium-insert-embed\">\n<div id=\"1348261356982706178\" class=\"embed_external_url tweetPost\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?creatorScreenName=Web%20Desk&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1348261356982706178&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.geo.tv%2Flatest%2F329341-lahore-makes-to-new-york-times-52-places-to-love-in-2021&amp;siteScreenName=geonews_english&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1348261356982706178\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"medium-insert-embeds-overlay\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>American publicationThe New York Times\u00a0included Lahore among the 52 places to visit in 2021 The article about Lahore was written by\u00a0Haneen Iqbal, a 29-year-old freelance writer in Toronto, Canada. 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