Traveling to KASHMIR, INDIA on the Border of Pakistan

Catching a cheap flight in India on IndiGo Airlines from the city of Amritsar in Punjab to Srinagar, the summer capital of the region of Kashmir, part of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
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Thanks a lot for watching and safe journeys!

[@ats1100]

Kashmir is not only muslim majority area of India. there is India's Lakshadweep Islands right next to Maldives which is also Muslim majority.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Got it. 👍

[@Kashmir39945]

Kashmir was not muslim majority some 100 yrs ago..There were Hindus, Sikhs ND Bhuddist too..

[@nigeltinning8713]

Great videos Gabriel. My elderly father is also enjoying them, immensely. He like yourself, travelled a lot. When he was younger~ He's really enjoying your videos. Cheers from South Australia. Don't forget to get back to Australia some time~ This is the way to see the world. Positively. Not through the lens of the media.. but through the eyes of a traveler.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Cool, glad to hear it, say hi to your dad. I will definitely plan to explore more of Australia.

[@Deepak-tw8lx]

True, its so much fun watching a travellers video than some travel channel or media!

[@zzz-ce7qc]

Gabe you have no idea how much joy your videos bring to me...please never stop doing what you do best...happy trails and stay safe

[@andrewpetrie5395]

Ill follow you to the end of times. Thanks Gabe. You teach so much. All the best from Vancouver Island.

[@mikerepairsstuff]

Gabriel 🙏 please do not ever take for granted your abilities. Appreciate your channel.

[@ageoflove1980]

Wow, also flying to Leh? This is turning out to be like the ultimate Indian Himalaya adventure! Thanks alot, been a treat to watch thus far!

[@susiejakes3019]

Dum Aloo is a potato - based curry dish. Dum means slow - cooked and Aloo is potato. Its main ingredients are spice, tomato, potato and garlic. It is part of the traditional Kashmiri Pandit cuisine, from the Kashmiri Valley, in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. Dum also is cooked widely in India and Pakistan.

[@junefirst500]

Amritsar, India! I love The Enginer of Walking Surrounded by Brown Buildings, Colourful Temples! Thanks Gabriel Teaching us!

[@TheSubham8995]

Leh ladakh as well? icing on the cake Gabe!!!

[@larsstougaard7097]

Indeed Icing on the Himalayan cake 🎂

[@ЛюбомирСтоянов-э9щ]

Thank you for this video. You have great plans and I wish you a nice stay. I am looking forward to watching your videos on Kashmir, a very interesting part of India.

[@dee74raz]

Definitely is 😊

[@garymcniven4101]

What a traveller, hard keeping up ,your so consistent ,nobreaks

[@avi2125]

What a traveller/adventurer!! Himachal->Punjab->Kashmir

[@DjVictorrr]

@7:20 Cheers !!!

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Thanks a lot and cheers. ✌️🍺

[@subhas1440]

places to visit in Kashmir-Yusmarg, Gulmarg, Sonmarg, Pahalgam, Gurez Valley. Ladakh-Zanskar Valley, Nubra Valley, Khardung La Pass, Pangong Lake.

[@91Spunk]

Cool animal related commentary 😅 first the dogs in McLeod then the pigeons in Amritsar

[@gouravchoudhury7580]

❤Loved Your video Sir ... Happy that Kashmir is explored by the Lens of Honest Travellers like You and Spreading the Positive Vibe 🙏Thank You sir🎉

[@michellesteinbeiss-bryan7366]

Wow!! You are certainly mixing things up with your travels. One day you’re visiting temples in warm sunny weather, the next wearing jackets and hats in cold weather with the call to prayer in the background. The contrast so quickly is absolutely fascinating! I am just LOVING this series!! BEST CONTENT!!! 👏👏👏❤️

[@TheSubham8995]

So stoked that you are back in the himalayas Gabe! Enjoy!

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Cool and definitely.

[@tlbergpiano]

Meghalaya is majority Christian area in North East, hope you can visit

[@Alexouli]

@@tlbergpianohe’s Hindu

[@rebekahaquarian1111]

Loving your journey in India! Sending Positive Vibes 💕

[@ivormectin9889]

Well if you are feeling the cold in Srinagar you are going to suffer in Leh! I was up there Jan 2012 on guided wildlife trip (1 Snow Leopard sighted in Hemis NP) and it was viciously cold. And spectacular so worth the pain!

[@iammaxhammer]

*Oh, let the sun beat down upon my face* *And stars fill my dream* *I'm a traveler of both time and space* *To be where I have been*

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

This deserves a link. My favorite Zeppelin album: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rKfQpnd-bciafZI

[@CharlieChaplinVideos]

4 full days in Srinagar WOW. Please don’t miss the day trip to Pahalgam. Take a shared taxi to Anantnag at 5AM from there another shared taxi to Pahalgam.

[@dropeipromundo]

40 minutes away✈️ and everything so different , very nice thx Gabriel . Zeck , Hawaii

[@indiaview9414]

Not every building in Indian cities built by Britisher, you mean those building you find magnificent they built by Britisher so we are still standing from last 75 years without any development..,,

[@kaypee4704]

ItchyBoots was there a couple weeks ago…..she stayed on a houseboat….Dal Lake is not clean anymore…….Leh has beautiful sceneries…..

[@DeputyDog-mh1yo]

Let's focus on Gabe. No need for itchybottom updates.

[@StartLivingNow1963]

Another Awesome Adventure Gabriel🙂

[@jzkramer]

All round, the best travel vlogger on youtube.

[@Dr.Mzungu]

Leh is awesome, Srinagar full of Indian tourist. Dahl lake a tourist trap. Buy Saffron, Apples, Nuts. Indians love their Switzerland of India. Many Bollywood movies in the 70s were filmed in Kashmir Valley.

[@dee74raz]

Dal Lake is very polluted

[@Dr.Mzungu]

​@@dee74razyes, personally I found the people are not happy. I cut my trip short. Leh on the other hand is very nice.

[@dee74raz]

@@Dr.Mzungu I hope one day I could visit Ladakh.

[@charlottethien3749]

Gabriel , This journey has been very interesting. The differences are very unique from one area to another , which made me wonder why they are so different . India is just a mass of different peoples who wound up being neighbors I guess . The differences in religion has something to do with it. Professor Gabrielle teaching cultural geography ( I took that and you are better than my professor ! ) ❣️

[@nikthinks]

Jammu and Kashmir are now separated. Previously Ladakh was also part of Kashmir now that is also separated. This decision has allowed to the Indian government to bring development and peace in this region.

[@matthewmorris7510]

The only major pain in the arse about Kashmir & especially Srinigar is the relentless hassle. It's the most relaxing scenery marred by brutally persistent hassle

[@nikthinks]

You are here a month early. This is not the best season to visit. It will snow in January. Best months to visit mountains in India would be January till September(avoid monsson in July).

[@wilfredotorres6628]

Hi Gabriel, I'm not sure what you are planning to see but there are a couple of animal sanctuaries and reserves, Dachigam National Park, and the Deosai National Park. There's another one in Ladakh, the Hemis National Park home to many snow leopards. As Led Zeppelin says in Kashmir, I'm a traveler of both time and space.

[@ashxsh]

First flight of my life, as a kid in 80's, Amritsar to Srinagar. Lots of memories of this route.

[@dee74raz]

I remembered in 1987 going from a flight ✈️ from Delhi to Amritsar and then to Srinagar

[@ashxsh]

@@dee74raz One time there was another family from our neighbours, who had boarded from Delhi, and when we boarded from Amritsar, their kid called my name. I called him back and we started making noise, until the grown ups calmed us down, and buckled us to our seats. Other travellers found it funny, though.

[@TheSwede70]

Great Gabriel. Nice that you get to enjoy so much of one of your favourite countries. I will for sure go there and into Pakistan. Coming up for me is central america. Watching your videos from Guatemala over the weekend 🙂

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Excellent, I'd love to get back to that part of the world.

[@microsatellites]

The Kashmiri pandits were forced to flee their homes in the 1990s. A sad story of persecution.

[@dee74raz]

Very true

[@kuldeepbathra8035]

But now nobody do this,

[@rishabhsingh6023]

Yup my neighbour was one of those but kashmir has changed a lot now i believe

[@vajraloka1]

Exactly it was a powerhouse of kashmir Shavism, Abhinavagupta etc. Still has some of those spots .

[@DeputyDog-mh1yo]

Free the Muslims

[@SiSin-kf6yj]

Looks like a nice place 👌

[@vishaldeka-hs2ty]

Hey Gabriel I have following you since 2015 and can say we are growing old together 😂😂

[@sharoz6300]

Hey so i live in kashmir been following you for a while now. Must visit : 1.Pahalgam (Aru valley specifically) and around area. 2. Gulmarg and Drang Tangmarg falls. 3. Tulian lake trek or Great lakes trek And For breakfast Try haresa in the morning And try to bargain as much as possible. 👍

[@birdbluesky]

EV rickshaw almost made us miss the train to New Delhi (from Agra town to Agra Cantt train station) because it's very slow 😂

[@AnthonyJosh]

I’m flying out tomorrow night to Panama 🇵🇦. I’ll be staying there for a week. First time returning back in 17 years.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Cool, enjoy. which places will you go to? I only visited Panama City and the canal.

[@AnthonyJosh]

@@GabrielTravelerVideosas of now only Panama City due to the ongoing protest

[@stephennelson6116]

Looking forward to more from Kashmir. Cradle of Shaivite Tantra. I've just eaten paneer saag for the first time and enjoyed it! Might have a listen to Jimmy Page's chords later 😊

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Physical Graffiti is epic from start to finish.

[@bryanwhat2268]

Cool I just finished the last one.

[@yasminapo-aroundtheworld]

Great Video, nice to see it! One of our next destination is India 🇮🇳❤️ many greetings and a save trip

[@effie-Toronto]

Gabe another great video thank you so much as usual

[@stevenhard4659]

Mystical fits very well!

[@TheEddieToro]

Nice trip Gabe. Reminds me of the Led Zeppelin's song Kashmir. It's on y bucket list. 400 rupees is still a good deal but yeah the bumpiness of it all. Beautiful mountain ridges. $14 or $15 bucks per night is pretty sweet because it's a very nice roo. I got an itsy bitsy room in Hauz Khas, Delhi for $14 bucks a night but nowhere as nice as yours. It's the Cannabis Auto Rickshaw. Enjoy!

[@mattiashaeger5403]

I was there in Feb, 2008. I saw one ohter westerner. :)

[@matthewmorris7510]

Nice, last time I flew to Srinigar they wouldn't let me use my camera to take shots out the window. Worried about security I guess.

[@microsatellites]

There is an old regulation in the airline law that states no photography during flight. It used to be announced during flights in the 1980s and 1990s but has been discontinued since.

[@dee74raz]

Dum means slow-cooked, and aloo is potato 🥔

[@prasenjitchakraborty6387]

Happy journey. Gabriel.

[@jerrykorolchuk6114]

Gabe what great video content u drop I really enjoyed watching I give u like 👍 .your channel is awesome and amazing.

[@elizabethcraig5825]

❤Always a pleasant experience traveling along with you, a daily “wow”.😊

[@PankajMalik2016]

J&K is not a state anymore but a Union Territory and so Laddak btw tomorrow is a big Sunday The Final. How is the cricket crazy there in Srinagar?

[@Kalki0025]

Have you ever been to the southern part of India, like Kerala or Auroville? Or how about the northeastern parts like Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh? These places are not explored much, but they have fantastic trekking opportunities, especially in Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh, and also in North Sikkim and Nagaland. Meghalaya has a cool Double Decker Living Root Bridge, kind of like in the movie Avatar, and some awesome waterfalls like NohKaLikai Falls, Phi Phi Fall, and Wei Sawdong Falls. There are also amazing caves, like Siju Caves. These spots could be great for an adventurer like you!

[@dee74raz]

Backpacker Ben has some videos of his trip to north east India 🇮🇳

[@Dr.Mzungu]

He has been to many of these places

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

I've been to every state in the south except Kerala. Earlier this year I visited Kolkata and Sikkim but haven't been to the rest of the northeast yet, looks super interesting.

[@kaypee4704]

Pondicherry and Auroville is also beautiful…..nice climate….

[@Kalki0025]

Kerala's a bit like Sri Lanka, but what makes it stand out is the awesome backwaters that pretty much take up half the state. It's hands down the most beautiful place to live in South India, with all its natural wonders. I get that you're probably more into Northeast India and its eastern Himalayas, but Eastern Ghats and Western Ghats in the south are pretty awesome too-definitely worth checking out!@@GabrielTravelerVideos

[@olivermasih2587]

Love your adventures around Bharat 🇮🇳❤️ Gabriel. The colours the noise the hustle and passion of the people. I love ❤️ the colourful ladies fashion suits. Keep up the good work and I keep watching 👀 and dreaming 😴 that was me .Safe journey. Peace ✌🏾

[@madone7190]

Dude go to Lhasa restaurant near ghat no 11 for authentic Tibetan dishes.

[@gogadev]

Bro did a U turn back to Himalayas.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Exactly.

[@knightatdawndonbynight8432]

Not exactly U turn. Himalayan mountain ranges are 2500 km long and sometimes it is easier to travel through the plains from one part of the mountains to the other.

[@matthewmorris7510]

Some great food options in Kashmir.

[@PradeepRaajkumar1981]

Food is heaven there.. THE BREADS and BUTTER CHICKEN original spot NORTH INDIA Gabbie Dear mate..

[@val91201]

That tuktuk driver doesn't know Bob Marley from Ganesha

[@pleasantjourneys]

We loved Kashmir, Dal Lake and the great tea - enjoy

[@Dr.Mzungu]

Leh current weather 5 degrees Celcius going down to - 2, -1 good times! Hands down Leh is better than overrated Bhutan.

[@dee74raz]

Bhutan 🇧🇹 is more expensive than Ladakh especially if you’re a foreign tourist

[@Dr.Mzungu]

​@@dee74razyes, cause they impose tourist to spend minimum of $200 per day. Also all the food in Bhutan comes from India.

[@dee74raz]

@@Dr.Mzungu That is true

[@microsatellites]

Yes.. i guessed write.. Srinagar! I owe you lunch if you come to Kota Kinabalu.

[@liortepper3619]

So is Amritsar worth the visit? Looking forward to Leh in winter. Thanks for the video

[@arbhowmik]

Yeah cool,, 💚

[@val91201]

A cold Corona in Amritsar - pura vida!

[@Manyu-b3l]

Hey gabe just want to knowwhich laptop your using and also the editing software you use to edit your videos

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Lenovo Yoga, I edit with Videopad.

[@Manyu-b3l]

@@GabrielTravelerVideos thanks man love your adventures

[@kroychoudhury]

Gabriel it is an Union Territory, not a state.😊

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Yep, I will explain more in the next video.

[@vajraloka1]

Was the Birthplace of Kashmir shavism and Abhinavagupta....long ago...(8th century?)

[@dee74raz]

Mosques in the Kashmir Valley are mostly built like a Hindu Buddhist architecture because before Islam in Kashmir, the majority of the people were Hindus and there were also Buddhists living there as well.

[@trevorleat8906]

Gabe is it just misty or is the air quality poor..?

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Not sure, maybe a combination of both.

[@SinghShashiShekhar]

I think Lakshadweep Islands is the Union Territory that has the highest percentage of Muslims, though in terms of numbers obviously smaller than J&K.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Lakshadweep and Kashmir are both about 97% Muslim.

[@mary-anned.5118]

Looking forward to the next video. Quite the wine quest. Cheers from Canada!🍷Keep warm. Keep smiling.

[@mwcinci]

Hey Gabe, do you feel the air quality hurt your travels at all? I looked at Amritsar and it had an aqi of over 250! yesterday. When we have over a hundred in the States it is noticable. Love your work. You really grind!

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

It hasn't been an issue for me so far. Sounds like Delhi is where it's really bad right now.

[@garyrigby21]

you should go to Orissa i don't think you've been there before?

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

What specific places do you recommend seeing in Orissa?

[@garyrigby21]

@@GabrielTravelerVideos I've never been but it looks amazing very rural and they have indigenous tribal people there

[@suviG_UC]

@@GabrielTravelerVideos I would suggest visiting Puri (a beach town famous for the Jagannath Temple), Chilika Lake (the largest brackish water lagoon in Asia), the Konark Sun Temple (a UNESCO World Heritage site), and Nandankanan Zoological Park. I was in Puri last December and hired a cab to visit these places. Highly recommended.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

@@suviG_UC Thanks for the tips.

[@microsatellites]

@@GabrielTravelerVideos however the main temples are only open to Hindus. Not sure how they distinguish. Confirm this before you get there as some vloggers have reported this.

[@TravelonlineWalk]

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[@basharatali9946]

Have you been to iran and do you think the kashmiris resemble Iranians in looks?

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

I haven't been there yet.

[@galacticconqueror926]

Leh in winter now that’s a challenge, a suggestion take diamox medicine before boarding flight to Leh as in winter oxygen levels are lower than usual, I know it from experience. I got sick last year by doing Leh in winter via flight as I forgot the medicine & started trekking right away without acclimatizing properly

[@dee74raz]

Very good advice 😊

[@DeputyDog-mh1yo]

​@@dee74razplease don't give medical advice. Are you in your senses Sahib?

[@travling_IN_MOROCCO2640]

Great videos

[@Ivyslife33]

Lovely 🙏

[@dee74raz]

Actually Lakshadweep Islands 🏝 are a Muslim majority union territory of India 🇮🇳 along with Jammu & Kashmir, which is also a Muslim majority Union territory of India 🇮🇳

[@kkumar888]

Hi Gabe, i know Kashmir is a lot safer now but you never know, so be careful of where you are and what you are shooting. There will still be good military presence. Enjoy the crown of India.

[@dee74raz]

The touristy areas of the Kashmir Valley are fine but some obscure areas do have patches of Islamic terrorists killing civilians, but still overall Kashmir is much better now than it was when terrorism was at its peak.

[@DeputyDog-mh1yo]

​@@dee74razGabe should be aware of the crazy Hindu terrorists

[@dee74raz]

@maleehakhan6 You are the liar 🤥 not me

[@dee74raz]

@maleehakhan6 You are not Kashmiri, you are a fraud

[@dextardextar]

thanks bro

[@ChrisJohnsonChannel]

I was right Kashmir

[@viaesta]

Beautiful room view.

[@francoisHUGARD]

You are in Kasmir my man, when in Rome!! If you catch my drift

[@DeputyDog-mh1yo]

What is your "drift" fella? 🙄

[@deepjyoti9010]

Still want to hear from you About (North Eastern) state visit 😊 Regards from Assam ❤

[@amitkriit]

Why does everybody's son work in "New Jersey" I wonder 😂. I have heard that sentence before in your previous videos. BTW, J&K attracted around 15 million tourists this year.

[@licuta7376]

👍

[@rajattagger4745]

Are you planning to go Gulmarg ? I literally a heaven

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Yes.

[@dee74raz]

Pahalgam is also nice as well

[@tadhgdoran-qi8pl]

Are you going to Pakistan

[@dee74raz]

I doubt it because he would need a visa from the Pakistani consulate

[@debabanerjee9131]

Why is that guy on the two wheeler so curious to know how long you are going to stay? Is he the Visa Officer? No...none of his damn business

[@paganpriest4792]

Its not a muslim region. For now muslims live here. This is ancient hindu land.

[@Crack-4u]

😂😂😂😂

[@pasqualeabarno]

👍👍👍

[@joydeeproy1580]

gabe has beer after a long time

[@awanone]

Gabriel did you know that alleged grave of Prophet Jusus is in serinagerThe site believed by some to be the grave of Jesus Christ is located in Srinagar, Kashmir, India. This place is known as the Roza Bal, Rouza Bal, or Rozabal shrine, situated in the Khanyar quarter in the downtown area of Srinagar.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Yes, I showed it in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qHybaKilZrJ1qbM

[@abhisrivastava7307]

As western media says there has been unrest in the area. I hope through yr videos they get to know whos right and whos not.....

[@shivaraml5692]

You should visit the hills of the south. They are equally good with an entirely different culture.

[@microsatellites]

Western Ghats

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

I visited Kodaikanal on my first trip in 2000, no videos though. More to see around there another time.

[@ats1100]

@@GabrielTravelerVideos Western Ghats is one of the greenest and beautiful place. western ghats in south india contribute to 70% of world spices has most number of tree species in the world and one of biggest number of some of the most rare animal species on earth.

[@mirzagoralija4492]

😊😊😊❤🇧🇦🇧🇦🇧🇦