There is something royal about Srinagar. You can feel it in the air. And why not? If the Mughal emperors could make the long arduous journey centuries back to Srinagar for their pleasures, they must [...]
A drive is Kashmir is one of the best gifts you can give to yourself. Get going on Kunzum Route K11 for what will certainly be a drive you will remember all your life. [The [...]
If there is one thing to be envied in earlier generations, it is their good fortune to have seen Kashmir at its bountiful best. Over the last quarter of a century, terrorism and global warming [...]
Click on the image for a larger view The Kunzum Travel Pix is a series of images from our travels – where we illustrate an attraction with a picture and some teaser text. To [...]
Click on the image for a larger view The Kunzum Travel Pix is a series of images from our travels – where we illustrate an attraction with a picture and some teaser text. To know [...]
Open publication – Free publishing – More airlines The second edition of the Kunzum Travel Mag dated August 2011 is here. As before, it takes a refreshing approach to travel writing, it goes with you in [...]
If you are headed to Srinagar this summer, or even later for that matter, then Club Kunzum strongly recommends you stay at Almond Villa. It is a lovely homestay set in the midst of orchards [...]
This post has been updated and you may read the new one by clicking here. Are you planning to visit Ladakh and drive to its various attractions? Here is a guide based on my personal [...]
Limited edition prints of this image are for sale. Ordering info is given at the end of the post. Click on the image for a larger view. I had driven to Kashmir during April (a [...]
Driving to Ladakh in any kind of a vehicle (especially when the roads still have snow / black ice on them) can be a tricky affair for the most experienced of drivers. But when someone [...]
Need to touch and feel snow – not just see. After all I am in the Himalayas. So off to Gulmarg it was. An eventful day – here is why: * Conned by shop renting [...]
Aaarrrrrghh! Its 4:30 am and the alarm is not giving up. If only I had not booked a Shikara for 5:00 am! But get up I had to – after all I am a travel [...]
Click on any picture for a larger view The best time to go boating in the Dal Lake is in the evening. Start about half an hour before the sun starts setting behind the peaks. [...]
Click on any image for a larger view The day turned out to be one marked for visiting some holy spots – and what a revelation they were. Hazratbal The first thing to strike me [...]
Click on any image for a larger view The day was dedicated to exploring historical Srinagar – or at least as much as I could cover in a day. What will it take for the [...]
[View many more images on Facebook even if you are not a member] Want to see tulips? Here are two possible options: 1. Keukenhof Flower Gardens near Amsterdam in Holland: Over 7 million bulbs planted, [...]
“If there is a heaven on Earth, it is here, it is here, it is here,” uttered Mughal Emperor Jahangir when he first set his eyes upon Kashmir in the 17th century A.D. There have [...]
Buddhist monks (lamas) are supposed to be in their robes all the time, even when they are allowed breaks for some leisure. The exception is when they are in Srinagar, the capital of the disputed [...]