Visitors take selfies at the ‘Almond Blossom Festival 2025’, at Badamwari, in Srinagar district on Friday, April 4, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Move over Darjeeling, this vacation it’s Kashmir — this appears to be the mood of the inveterate Bengali traveller this summer, with many preferring the Valley instead of the regular destinations in north Bengal. Poetic descriptions of Kashmir can be found on social media posts as well as conversations, and many are planning trips because their friends have been there. “We chose Kashmir because it is not just a destination; it is a dream wrapped in layers of snow, mist, and history. The Dal Lake shimmering under the morning sun, the majestic chinar trees painting the landscape, the mighty Himalayas standing tall like silent sentinels — it felt like a place straight out of poetry, a canvas where nature had poured its heart out,” said Ritika Kanjilal, chief security officer at Bagdogra airport, who recently returned from the Valley. But the decision to go there, she said, wasn’t made lightly. There were …