Palolem

Beaches and bellies

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February 5th 2006
Hello all! I am now at the lovely beach - palolem which is a long stretch of sand with palm trees - very tropical. We are staying in a lovely little beach hut on stilts just off the shore line which is sandy but cute. Here is the catch up: After Udaipur we caught the train to Mumbai which was quite hideous. We met a nice English couple at the platform and once on the train managed to persuade th ... 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