Sunset in the Desert

The Deserts of Rajasthan and Beyond

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February 3rd 2008
Its been a few days since we last updated you on our adventures so I will be covering quite a lot! From Pushkar we took a 10hr overnight bus to the desert city of Jaisalmer in the West of Rajasthan near the border with Pakistan. Despite being dry, Jaisalmer turned out to be very cold! Its not a huge city but does have the obligatory fort and assorted temples, none of which we could face after ... 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