Pahalgam- Revisiting my honeymoon destination.

I was going back after 30 years, to the same place, the same hotel… Hotel Pine & Peak, Pahalgam, Kashmir.
It was a small escape to paradise after a year of lockdown and no travel due to covid19. I was super excited. Landing in Srinagar we did our tests and headed straight to Pahalgam. “No airconditioning!” we told the driver, I wanted to feel the fresh breeze on my face. Read More

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KESAR – A Pinch of health

Acres and acres of land harvesting Kesar is what dots the Valley of Kashmir. On my recent visit there I was lucky to have procured some straight from the fields. Srinagar, Pulwama, Kishtwar and Budgam being the main districts of cultivation, Kashmir is the only place in India with the correct climate and soil to cultivate Kesar. Read More