ISLAMABAD: Popular travel vloger Eva Zu Beck confirms her feelings and research to Forbes magazine that Pakistan could be the world's next number 1 tourism destination.
Beck is a known name in Pakistan where her long stint in the country was documented across her various media platforms where she boasts followers and subscribers in the hundreds of thousands. Her videos and photography of Pakistan even caught the eye of the Ministry of Tourism which invited her to meet with Prime Minister Imran Khan and speak about her experience around the country.
She is also a significant name in the travel influencer community having nearly 400,000 followers on Instagram, over 300,000 on Twitter and over 300,000 subscribers to her YouTube channel which feature many videos detailing her life in Pakistan.
Beck documents her travels the world over taking time to immerse herself in the local cultures. August 3rd, 2019. (Eva Zu Beck Instagram)
It was this documentation of Pakistan that caught the eye and ignited Forbes’ curiosity to learn about a solo female travelers honest and positive experience in a country which is shrouded in doubts and concerns for safety, particularly her video titled ““Why I Believe Pakistan Can Be the World’s #1 Travel Destination.”
“People tend to chuckle when I tell them this, but there’s nothing to laugh about,” Beck told Forbes. In the video Beck breaks down her 13 months in Pakistan and what her travels that took her from the capital to Karachi to the border of China exposed about Pakistan’s potential be it it’s beaches along the Arabian Sea, the energy of the cities, the stunning North and 4500 years of history. Though to be a top tourist destination Beck admits to Forbes, “There is still a very long way to go until any of this could actually happen.”
The interviewer asked Beck about a number of her videos particularly focussing on her time spent at a camp on the China border, Jamalabad, which she dubbed “Taliban territory” and filmed her time spent with a Wakhi family there. Beck described the impact of her time spent with the family, even learning some Wakhi and said, “Ultimately, if I ever have a family, I would like my children to spend their summers in the peaceful village of Jamalabad, learn Wakhi and take in the beautiful culture of my favorite place in the world.”
Beck also gave insight on how she found freedom of mobility around the nation, how safe she felt and what she would tell other female solo travelers from packing, to lodging and expectations who are planning to head to Pakistan.
