“The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page”
The East River, NYC
Places
“Memorabilia”
Taj Mahal, Agra Uttar, Pradesh, India
‘Destination Discovery’
Location
North-east of Kashmir valley, 130 kms from Srinagar.
Altitude Around 8000 ft
Ultimate adventure destination to the north of Kashrmir, Gurez, is a gateway to the famous silk route across central Asia. The pyramid shaped peak named after famous Kashmiri poetess Habba Khatoon is most fascinating peak of Kashmir. The emperor Yousuf Shah Chak who is said to be a Dard from Gilgit entered into Kashmir through Gurez. It is believed that when emperor was imprisoned by the King Akbar, his beloved Habba Khafton used to wander near the peak to look for her lover. The roar of mighty Kishan-Ganga river flowing across the valley, resonates with surrounding mountains that lulls a visitors to sound sleep.The traditional log wood houses make Gurez no less than a European country side.
The trekking Routes from Gurez and Tilel lead upto Gangabal and Sonamorg to its east and Drass , and Zanskar to its north.The Kishen Ganga river in Gurez offers easy level of stream for Rafting and tough ones from Tilel. Some of the mountains have absolutely challenging scope for Rock Climbing.Trout fishing is a frequent sport among locals.The road from Gurez to Tilel is just 7 years old, which has been extended upto Drass in Kargil region….
Prior to the Partition of Kashmir, Gurais had been a popular destination for foreign tourists, including Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who is known to have visited some time before he became the US president. During the colonial period, Gurais was often visited by trekkers. Nehru and Indira Gandhi, accompanied by Sheikh Abdullah, were among those who visited the area in the 1940’s, fishing for trout at Naranag, one of the lakes in the mountains above the valley.
This was a brief overview and some history of this magnificent
Gurez Valley……
~Watery Paradise ~
Plitvice Lakes National Park in Croatia.
Plitvice Lakes National Park is in the Lika region of Croatia and lies in a plateau surrounded by three mountains, not far from the border with Bosnia.
The park is criss-crossed by a series of paths and trails that allow visitors to explore the area and observe the flora and fauna. Although the park is best known for its lakes and waterfalls, it is home to a wide range of birds and animals.
Plitvice is the best known of the eight national parks of Croatia, a country where around ten per cent of the area enjoys some kind of protected status.
The park is a watery paradise in all different shades of blue, green and grey; the light and shadow on the moving waters cause the colours to change constantly.
Visitors explore the park on foot, following marked trails and wooden bridges.Some of the rivers in the park can also be travelled in boats.With its variation in altitude, climate and soil types, the park offers a wide range of habitats for different species of wildlife.
There are 16 lakes in the Plitvice Park, linked together by rivers and around 100 waterfalls .
εїз Ohhh What a Wonderful World εїз
Heart Sea Arch, Portugal
The Fairy Pools on the Isle of Skye, Scotland
to be born into
if you don’t mind some people dying
all the time
or maybe only starving
some of the time
which isn’t half bad
if it isn’t you.
Oh the world is a beautiful place
to be born into
if you don’t much mind
a few dead minds
in the higher places
or a bomb or two
now and then
in your upturned faces
or such other improprieties
as our Name Brand society
is prey to
with its men of distinction
and its men of extinction
and its priests
and other patrolmen
and its various segregations
and congressional investigations
and other constipations.
for a lot of such things as walking around
looking at everything
and smelling flowers and just generally
‘living it up’
Yes
but then right in the middle of it
comes the smiling 🙂
Dawn to Dusk 