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Cash Me In Kashmir Feeling Murree As Ever!

Cash Me In Kashmir Feeling Murree As Ever!

by Calvin Sun | Mar 18, 2019 | Flying Fancy, Kashmir, March 2019: North Pakistan, Pakistan, Serendipitous!, Way Way Off the Beaten Path

 For our last day in Pakistan, we decided to head up into Kashmir for Imran’s (our friend and guide who has been showing us around the past week in Pakistan) hometown and the resort village of Murree.   Starting with a drive from the...
“The Most Beautiful Drive In The World”

“The Most Beautiful Drive In The World”

by Calvin Sun | Jul 5, 2011 | India, Kashmir, Pakistan, Public Transportation, Summer 2011: From the Middle East to North Korea, Travel Warnings, What Dreams May Come

 I guess not everything is that peachy in the region at the moment. At least Pakistan isn’t blaming India.Before I write about Kashmir’s Ladakh region, I have to pull the same stunt when I wrote about Varanasi and use the same video that I did then to...
A Wedding In Srinagar, Day 2 Of 2

A Wedding In Srinagar, Day 2 Of 2

by Calvin Sun | Jul 3, 2011 | India, Kashmir, Summer 2011: From the Middle East to North Korea, Way Way Off the Beaten Path

  More scenes from our unplanned gueststay at a Kashmiri wedding in nowhere else but Kashmir.   Pre-wedding: Getting henna done: And to end the night, the newlyweds leave by car to the groom’s house.  - At time of posting in Srinagar, it was 18 °C...
Kashmir Misunderstood

Kashmir Misunderstood

by Calvin Sun | Jul 3, 2011 | India, Introspection, Kashmir, Lessons Learned, Mythbusters, Summer 2011: From the Middle East to North Korea, Travel Warnings

  “In the last 3 days it seems like we’ve been the only international tourists in Srinagar.” “That’s because your media always paints the wrong picture of Kashmir.” He was right. Although Srinagar boasts more security...
A Wedding In Srinagar: Day 1 Of 2

A Wedding In Srinagar: Day 1 Of 2

by Calvin Sun | Jul 2, 2011 | Fit for Foodies, India, Kashmir, Summer 2011: From the Middle East to North Korea, Way Way Off the Beaten Path

Najia’s Classmate Calvin Sun will arrive in Srinagar soon. Arrives in Srinagar 1st or 2nd July to attend Neelu’s wedding. He will call your Mom/Dad. Give him a place to stay and feed him to fatten him with wazwan. – Najia’s uncle in an email...
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