Srinagar
3 min read
Floating shops will paddle up to your shikara selling kahwa, saffron, flowers, fruit, jewellery and crafts. What is worth buying, fair prices and how to say no politely.
Kashmiri Food
For a few weeks each autumn, the fields outside Srinagar turn purple. How Kashmiri saffron is grown and harvested, when to see the flowers, and how to avoid fakes.