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Couchsurfing in the cold
... I really enjoyed their hospitality and even though it was cold, very misty and there was not a lot to see and to do I enjoyed the warmth of the family. Walking around the streets in my borrowed Kashmir coat I tried to blend in but if they look me in the face my cover was blown.
The plan was to stay longer in the north and check out some mountains and even go snowboarding. But I realized that it is too cold up here to really enjoy and the snow ...
Kashmir
... the right trek!! Oops... too late and we can do it ourselves, no problem!! We finally reached the peak of the mountain and the views are like anything ever seen. So picturesque and unique. We weren't expecting to see such green pastures, snowy rocky peaks, long rivers and the forest below us at 4500m above sea level. Lake Gangabal was our destination and we made it... After 7 hours walk and with a little bit of help from one of yhe locals who carried our bags for the last ...
The Kashmir Valley
... from, and how long we were staying in India. I think it meant a lot to the people here in Kashmir to have foreign tourists back in their home land. The women amazed me. In other Muslim countries the women have been generally quite shy and look away when they see me – here they stared at me like crazy and some even gave me a smile. It was so lovely. Then there were the brave ones that would come up to me and just want to hold my hand. Others wanted me to take their photo and ...
A journey of 1000 miles begins with a cash advance
... br> Once again there are warning road signs. I think Ladakh wins over Sikkim. Some signs are inexplicable. “The child is father of the man” is one. For what purpose, one wonders is Wordsworth (or Gerald Manley Hopkins) being invoked. Something to do with the young being closer to nature, the older to death; or are they evoking Freud who thought that it was only experiences in childhood that explained susceptibility to later traumas. Most odd. Others ...
Srinigar Sailing under Marshal Law
... were thoroughly quizzed on their purposes beyond the gate a young Indian chap noticed we weren’t of the sub-continent persuasion and gently rolled the blockade out of the way so we could pass. We had free reign of an entire city, the only people that could literally go anywhere, it was quite bizarre.
After a little cruise it was back to the boat for some more unfulfilling fishing endeavours then a bit of grub and bed time.
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