Category: Kashmir

Old men, attired traditionally, in firan (loose woolen coat), with kangdi (basket with red hot charcoal pieces) keeping them warm, sharing a hookah/sheesha is as idyllic as it gets in the small town of Verinag in Kashmir.

People of the valley: Kashmir

It has always been known as “jannat“, or heaven. The valley – as Kashmir is commonly known – conjures paradisiacal images. Everywhere you look, the landscape is picture postcard perfect. In

Shikara, a type of boat used in Kashmir for transportation in water is a major tourist attraction of Dal Lake in Kashmir where tourists are given rides in the Dal lake in Shikaras decorated with colourful fabrics and bright colours.

Life and sights around Dal lake in Srinagar

On the tourist trail in Kashmir, Srinagar is synonymous to Dal lake. Which is not surprising at all. A quick glance at a map of Srinagar revealed the enormity of

Clouds descend on the pine forest surrounded by the sun-lit golden Himalayas with a stream flowing by in the lush greenery.

Chatpal, an offbeat gem hidden in Kashmir

“Feel free to stay as long as you can manage without electricity” was the memo. Chatpal was slated to be touted as mini-Pahalgam. A fully furnished tourist bungalow built by the

The campsite at Sheshnag, teh first night halt of the Amarnath yatra with several tents spread out as seen at the break of dawn with fresh snow from the previous night in the backdrop.

Amarnath yatra: Trek on a pilgrimage

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Four kids of the nomadic shepherd tribe called Gujjar from Kashmir doing an Indian dance called bhangra and singing with broad smiles on their faces in the beautiful landscape of Thajiwas glacier in Sonmarg.

The kids of the hills…

The people you meet on the road are the most impactful part of any travel. Especially the kids. Times spent with the kids are some of our fondest memories. These

A family, owner of the homestay we stayed at in Lamayuru known as Temple View, of mother father son and daughter pose for a family portrait in their kitchen just before the kids leave for their school in Leh.

7 Himalayan families which stunned us with their hospitality

An unanswered question still haunts us. If they were visitors in our city, guests in our homes, would we have treated them the same? Would they go back thinking the same