Shimla

Town in the foothills of the Himalayas


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Indian  Flag 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]
Blog: Punjab and our journey to the Himalayas
Date: April 5th 2008

We had seen all the things in India that we had set out to see more quickly than we had expected, thanks partly to being able to travel long distances on overnight trains without losing the days. This meant we had a spare week with no plans and with no intention of spending it in Delhi we consulted the guide books and whitled it down to two options: either head south for a week on the beaches of ... read more







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