“Odysseus inclines his head. “True. But fame is a strange thing. Some men gain glory after they die, while others fade. What is admired in one generation is abhorred in another.” He spread his broad hands. “We cannot say who will survive the holocaust of memory. Who knows?” He smiles. “Perhaps one day even I will be famous. Perhaps more famous than you.”
― Madeline Miller, The Song of Achilles
This saying covers a lot of unsung heroes or less sung heroes. On the illuminating sky of fame, some emerge sooner or some emerge later and some emerge never. This is luck, this is fate. The same applies to Vlogging World of traveling. There are more than 10 lakh Pakistani traveling Vloggers, whether they live in Pakistan or abroad. Among top usually, we count:
- Taimoor Salahuddin aka Mooroo.
- Rana Hamza Saif.
- Wildlens by Abrar.
- Irfan Junejo.
- Ukhano.
- Being A Traveler Starring Bilal Azam.
- Khadeja.
- Sidra Mehran.
Among them my favorite is Ukhano but there are a few more who are my favorite and I look at them as emerging top busters in the future. Let’s have a look at who they are.
M BILAL M
He belongs to Gujrat and he describes himself as “Manzar Baaz”. In English it means “He who creates Scene” or “He who loves to see sceneries”. And yes he creates scenes; he loves to have affairs with scenes created by God. He improvises them, he narrates them, he gives them life and language through his photography, videography, and travelogues. He writes travelogues only in Urdu on his own created Urdu Writing Software “ Pak Urdu Installer”. He is a true traveler in a spirit like Khana Badoush. Currently, he has 2,042 followers on his Facebook page, and 2.07 k subscribers on Youtube. A few links to watch are below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5UODCP4TUs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNXycAdHSkg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKaOfjXeUNM
AFIFA HAIDER
She is Karachi Based Traveller but in 2020 she moved to Turkey. She calls herself “Wandering Soul”. She graduated from KHI University in Agribusiness. Besides traveling she is Co-founder of Rüya, an online store of Turkish products. She is a sign of strength and constant struggle. She did the toughest tracks in mighty mountains and gigantic glaciers of Pakistan. She has 39 k subscribers on youtube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkkBUIM6_S4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFneAjurrs8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3pnGRhe2lU
SUNAIN ALI YASIR
He defines himself as “A lawyer, who travels with cinematography skills”. He belongs to Ali Pur, South Punjab. The specialty of his videos is they are only for a few minutes with energetic music behind them. It’s a good combination of legal prudence with aesthetic sense. He is lucky enough to reproduce his creative ideas on screen. Presently he has about 5k subscribers on youtube and 4.1 k followers on Facebook. Few recommendations are as follow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ni2btjL2nms&list=PLZee6oduyQNnafZIFanWMKFJyKj-6lDL9
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3_nYgoftgs&list=PLZee6oduyQNmpJ__ZogS_sJKW1LXR6-v2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qz5RQ1Dg-2k&list=PLZee6oduyQNlkAwbmJHfcqtliXGm1xULT
MISA TALPUR
A lone brave girl travels from the land of Sindh to the land of the mountains like a playful child. She calls herself a Solo Traveler and “MAST ALAST MISSA”. She is Solo Tracker, the V logger, and Writer. She belongs to Mir Pur, Sindh but her eternal love is the mountains that is why now she is settled in the paradise of Gilgit-Baltistan. She also started an online business selling Sindhi Ajraks and dresses. She got “The Lady Tourist Award” for her services in promoting tourism at “Excellence in Tourism Awards 2020”.
Let us hope and wait for their brighter shine at top of traveling V loggers sky of Pakistan
