Category: Travel

  • Sonamarg: The Valley of Gold

    Sonamarg: The Valley of Gold

    Sonamarg translates to “Valley of Gold.” By the end of the day, I wasn’t sure whether the gold referred to the landscape, the sunshine,…

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  • Pahalgam: Valley of the Shepherds

    Pahalgam: Valley of the Shepherds

    We spent a night in Pahalgam, a town so picturesque that it looks as though someone designed it specifically for travel brochures and honeymoon…

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  • Gulmarg: Altitude & Attitude

    Gulmarg: Altitude & Attitude

    Gulmarg means “Meadow of Flowers.” This is a charmingly poetic name that fails to mention several other notable features of the place: military checkpoints,…

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