Daniel and Mandu

Here is my guide, Daniel, working hard as always. The camels carried around pretty massive loads, even before we tourists climbed aboard. My faithful steed, Mandu, sits with her usual look of dumb complacency.

Dunes, Desert, and Dung Beetles

November 11th 2005
I'm back in Jaisalmer today after four nights in the desert. I think I finally have the camel smell off of myself. My clothes, however, are another matter. Camel safaris are probably the biggest business in town here. Virtually every hotel offers them, and there are independent tour operators as well. I had met a German guy on the train from Delhi, and he and I signed up for the trip togeth ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more

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