Hampi River

South India

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March 8th 2008
Whilst waiting for our bus to Hampi we met loads of other backpackers on the South India trail. One was them was a crazy couple. They left us with their bags and went off for dinner, got drunk and staggered back to us half hour after the bus was meant to turn up, they were very lucky the bus was late! On the bus they continued drinking and making a scene but at least they livened up the journey. W ... 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