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The scent of pine trees mingle with fresh soil and the plummeting temperature is directly proportional to the fading sun. I'm in the Skyview Gondola-supposedly India's highest at 65 metres of ground clearance-from where I watch tops of fir trees, people the size of sparrows, corn and barley fields, narrow hiking trails, village homes, and school grounds flicker past over a distance of 2.8 kilometres in the next 10 minutes. Thick forests surround formidable mountains straight ahead, while a glance at Patnitop-the cable car's destination terminal at an altitude of 1,343 metres in the opposite direction-reveals a cluster of hillside boutique properties. It is easy to mistake the landscape for a European countryside if not for the looming Himalayas in the distance.
A two-hour drive from Jammu Airport brings me to Skyview by Empyrean-a leisure accommodation-cum-adventure station in Jammu's Sanget Valley. It is my maiden encounter with India's northernmost Union Territory. What started out as a recreational initiative in 2019, eventually expanded to include 10 rooms over the years, drawing pilgrims attending the Vaishno Devi yatra from Katra, and locals on day-trips from nearby towns and even Delhi. The project, spread across 22 acres, had officially been granted permission to fell 25 trees, but the management prides itself on having executed the task without incurring any damage to nature, a company official informs me.
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Best Of The World 2023
Travel inspiration is everywhere. The question is where to go next. Here's our annual list of enlightened destinations for the year aheadplaces filled with wonder, rewarding to travellers of all ages, and supportive of local communities and ecosystems. Framed by five categories (Community, Nature, Culture, Family, Adventure), these destinations are under the radar, ahead of the curve, and ready for you to start exploring.
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Α ΗΟΜΕ IN THE HILLS
Skyview by Empyrean is a onestop destination for adventure and leisure in Jammu
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ENTER THE PICTURE POSTCARD
A stylish luxury hotel in Thimphu's northern outskirts is where illustrious Bhutanese and travellers alike are finding their happy place
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48 Hours : Seattle Leads The Way
The jewel of the Pacific Northwest is one of America’s greenest and grooviest culture capitals
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BIG BINGE: DUBAI FOR THE JET-SETTING GOURMAND
Delightful degustation menus, French brasseries with art-inspired menus and Japanese diners excelling at nostalgia—the Dubai Food Festival 2022 justified the city’s status as one of the world’s premier food capitals
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CULTURE COOL - UNDER THE EMIRATI SUN
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ONLY IN OTTAWA
ACTIVE ADVENTURES, BUZZY BREWERIES AND NEIGHBOURHOODS THRIVING WITH BARS AND BOUTIQUES— CANADA'S BIJOU CAPITAL HAS PLENTY TO DISCOVER BEYOND THE HALLS OF PARLIAMENT
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OF FRENCH FINESSE
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Coorg: A WILD ROAST
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DIVING INTO RAS AL KHAIMAH
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