Heevan Resorts Srinagar
Gupt Ganga Srinagar, Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir, 191121, India
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The Kashmir Valley
... a Kashmiri specialty) bowls from a boat vendor – a very easy way to do your shopping. You really could just sit and stare at the lake all day. There was always something to look at. The air was so much cleaner here than in Delhi and lovely and cool. The days were about 28 degrees, with a soft breeze, and the nights would drop to about 15 degrees. It was the perfect climate. There was no snow around unfortunately – the place would have looked amazing if it was all covered ...
Staying on a houseboat rather than in a hotel!
... the "Sea Queen" instead. For 1000 rupees (a little over 14GBP) half board, it seemed good value, especially as I would be the only one staying on the boat, so I accepted.
Apparently Srinagar and parts of the Kashmir Valley are supposed to resemble Switzerland or other Alpine countries. Well yes there are mountains, rivers and lakes, but the slopes are only partly forested, and Srinagar itself is a ...
A journey of 1000 miles begins with a cash advance
... free rein to imagination and possibilities are as far reaching as the scenery. Gradually the road winds down to lush greenness with blossom and green shoots and apple orchards. Then we are again high in the Great Himalayan range; the first pass, FotuLa is 4108 metres ; next NamikaLa at 3,720 and the most dangerous, due to the state of the road, ZoliLa (3,529m).
We pass through small oasis like villages. We look down at the river Indus meeting with ...
Exceptional beauty in conflict plagued Kashmir
... over and done with.
We got the all clear and went for our bags, after grabbing our bags we went out to see if Mr. Ali, the brothers father, was there waiting for us or not. All I could see was a board saying Mr. Dadiel, and I knew it had to be our new host. He brought us to a car 5min away without saying anything else but hello when we first saw him. We arrived at the car, which had a driver in it; we fitted in our backpacks and ourselves and were anxiously waiting to see ...
A Dal Day
... br>
Somewhere along the road, we, Spiderweb and I get lost in transmission. We spend endless hours capturing the 360.
Motorbreath and Aman await us; the former wraps up a borrowed bidi while the latter answers queries from a curiously curious security officer. Motorbreath and Spiderweb ...



