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Mobile Culture Studies. The Journal 6 2o20 (Travel) Anna Karina Sennefelder | Revival of the cultural stereotype? 97 “Belujistan is as big as Germany. Tribes and the radical Islamic Taliban besiege the wasteland and fight against Paki- stani government troops. Public transit is repeatedly shaken by bomb attacks, and in the past, there have even been kidnappings of tourists” (Allgaier and Weisser 2017a: 44:27– 44:49). The following episode shows how Allgaier and Weisser get stopped at regular checkpoints, and this expe- rience is summarised by photographic stills of each checkpoint. The couple then reach Quetta. Allgaier explains in the VO that although couch surf- ing would be possible, they are told by the police to sleep in the police sta- tion for security reasons, which both travellers have “mixed feelings” about. They would like to “witness the daily life”, but they are also “happy to have a safe place” (Allgaier and Weisser 2017a: 46:30–46:35).2The following day, the couple travel by train from Quetta to Karachi. Their journey begins at icy temperatures, and the establishing long-shot from the mov- ing train shows more landscape. The VO by Allgaier is accompanied again by string music: “It doesn’t take long before it gets warm. Belujistan is par- ticularly beautiful here” (Allagier and Weisser 2017a: 47:24–47:30). Next, there is a head-and-shoulder close-up of an elderly man with a white beard and turban [see Fig. 1], and Allgaier comments in the VO: “And the people in this part of the world have a great aura” (Allgaier and Weisser 2017a: 47:30–47:33). The next shot shows another head and shoulder close-up of a man in a turban [see Fig. 2]. This time, the camera is at his eye level, in profile, and after a few seconds the man starts laughing. The next shot is a close-up of the head and shoulders of two laughing children looking directly into the camera and crouching under a blanket [see Fig. 3]. 2 For all the following image-citations see the German copyright, updated in march 2018: <https://tww.law/2018/01/12/urheberrecht/neue-regelungen-das-bildzitat/> [accessed 24 March 2021] Fig. 1: Weit, man with turban, 47:312 Fig. 2: Weit, man with turban, 47:36 Fig. 3: Weit, laughing children, 47:38