Sister and brothers in the kitchen

Jaisalmer and the desert

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February 3rd 2006
After Jodhpur we continued west through the Great Thar Desert, but turned off before Jaisalmer to a small town to the south called Thuri. The road was a single lane of pavement, but fortunately traffic was sparse. We pulled into a tourist lodge, with very simple huts and tents, an attempt to provide a rustic experience for tourists. The asking price for accommodation and camel tour was quite ou ... 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