Not everyone hates the Monsoon

India

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June 27th 2008
Incredible India Arrival Delhi was hot, really hot and humid. At the airport the innumerable taxis appeared to be playing dodgems both with each other and/or any pedestrians that got in the way. Excitedly three of us crammed our bodies and bags into a small taxi and after bumping into only a couple of other vehicles we were on our way. But only for 100 yards, when ... 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