Loitering...

Wild Wild East

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April 10th 2006
Strays. They're everywhere here. Stray dogs, stray monkeys, stray hippies, even stray cows. Stray dogs appear to top the list - India is full of them and this town is no exception. Mangey, flea-ridden, sometimes crippled, often cute, they roam the streets singularly or in packs. They're mostly harmless on their own, but there's strength in numbers and I've been told that when four or more ... read more

Asia » India » Himachal Pradesh » Mcleod Ganj

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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