Belgium was never on my travel wish list. My visit last month, hastily put together for my sister’s benefit initially, and then rescheduled due to a family crisis, had me wondering why. Its appeal went far beyond the beer, chocolates, waffles and frite. Although they helped. A lot. The beer especially, not the waffles so […]
Not Your Standard Belgian Postcard!
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A most unexpected find in the quiet Wilrijk neighbourhood of Antwerp!
Kashmir – The People Of The Valley
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A gallery of people from the troubled valley. Just regular people like you and me.
Sukoon Houseboat – In The Calm Of The Lake
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A restorative break in one of the most beautiful houseboats on the Dal Lake, aptly named Sukoon.
Vignette – Floating Market On Dal Lake
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“Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing there is a field. I’ll meet you there.” ~ Rumi Related: Postcards from A Poignant Paradise Afoot In Shehr e Khas WPC – Friend
Kashmir – Afoot In Shehr-e-Khas
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An atmospheric walk though Sher-e-Khas: the historic centre of Srinagar, its cultural monuments and its bustling bazaars arrayed along the river Jhelum.
Kashmir – Postcards From A Poignant Paradise
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This gallery is hardly one you would associate with danger. Yet, the instinctive reaction of family and friends when I expressed our decision to travel to Kashmir was one of astonishment at our ‘daring’. For my non Indian readers, Kashmir is the strife torn region of the Indian republic sandwiched between India and Pakistan, that has had […]