It was my first solo trip to Kashmir. Seeing a solo woman traveller in Kashmir intrigued the locals, especially the curious womenfolk. Why are you travelling alone? Do you feel safe here? How does it feel to be a solo woman traveller? These were some of the questions that I had to constantly give an answer to. And most of them had not travelled beyond the safe boundaries of their village or city. But traveling alone outside their comfort zone was something they all dreamed of.