Steve and his shadow, Thar Desert

We have gone Thar!

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October 24th 2005
We are enjoying the desert city of Jaisalmer at the moment, though the incredible dryness of the atmosphere was a shock when we arrived. We spent the first day laying under a fan and wondering where all the moisture in our bodies that we normally take for granted had evaporated to. Throats and eyes are still feeling alien and sticky but we are now walking and talking rather than lying lumpen an ... 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