Articles by me / Published Articles / TravelThe Goodness that is Gulmarg (CNT) March 17, 2016 Written by 0 A despatch from the white heights of KashmirIt was around this time exactly a year ago that I was sitting at a café in Zermatt, Switzerland, busy with my usual intellectual pursuits on Facebook while my kids went up and down the ski slopes. It was a gorgeous day: the slopes were perfectly groomed, the sun shone bright, and the Matterhorn sparkled from a distance. This was the kind of winter’s day that makes the Swiss go mad with joy, a phenomenon rarer than the blue moon.Against such a backdrop, I spotted a photo of snow-clad mountains and bent over pine trees on my timeline, clicked from within a glass walled room from what I could tell, and one that looked far more enticing and beautiful than the view the glistening Alps were affording me.Read MoreFurther Reading... A 200-year-old palace in Odisha is now a stunning lakefront boutique hotel September 5, 2024 Parenting your parent on holiday November 9, 2024 Winter Solo Travel in Kashmir March 20, 2024 Previous PostIs that what India is About? (Condé Nast Traveller) Next PostOf Poses and Hashtags: Travelling Has Changed Since Instagram Took Over (HT Brunch)
