6th September 2020 Dear Anand, Has it really been almost 7 months since the world went into a shutdown? Some days I wonder had we both known then whether you and I would have chosen any different. I have spent many a long hours in the past 6 months dreaming of alternate scenarios to roads I didn’t take. I suppose pretty much everyone else around … Continue reading 6th September 2020 | Dear Anand
I knew I couldn’t hack a 14-hour road trip and considering past experience with higher altitudes, it made sense to break the journey with a recommended night stopover in Kargil. However I realized the next day was Eid and it was possible that the dominantly Muslim town would be closed down and I wouldn’t get a jeep driving to Leh and might get stuck there … Continue reading Kashmir to Ladakh: On The Old Central Asia Trade Route
If there is one thing I would recommend to a fellow traveler to do in Srinagar, is to wake up at 4.00am and go see the vegetable markets on Dal Lake. Farmers from the surrounding areas come down through the boat channels on the lake early morning with their produce to sell and buy. It’s a mad chaotic experience and all done on the water! … Continue reading Marketing on Dal Lake
The next thing on the ‘list’ was to do upper India. Sringar; capital of Kashmir happens to be one of the few entry ports to start into that territory hence I flew out to Srinagar from Delhi on a cheap Spicejet flight. Three things come to mind when Kashmir is mentioned 1. Apparently it’s Heaven on earth 2. Both India and Pakistan want a piece … Continue reading Floating in Kashmir
Where is Shyamni? 