FROM CITY STREETS TO SNOW-CAPPED PEAKS

The summer sun beat down mercilessly, a stark contrast to the yearning for cool mountain air.

- NIHAL RASHID KP

A solo escape wouldn't suffice; this called for quality time with loved ones, far from the city's cacophony. Neither the call of the north nor an invitation to MG Experience drive was undeniable. Spur of the moment, we flew our way to Chandigarh. Unlike other airports, Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport shares its space with the Indian airforce and you are treated with a handful of fighter planes and choppers.