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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]
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: The Road to Varanasi
Date: January 13th 2009
The final bush camp of the trip was in some wasteland in the shadow of the ancient temple of Orcha. On the way there we were given the option of instead of camping staying in a nice hotel just down the road with all the mod cons and a swimming pool, although tempting I had enjoyed the previous bush camps and I didn’t want to miss the last one. A number of people were suffering with the famous D ... read more
Date: January 13th 2009
The final bush camp of the trip was in some wasteland in the shadow of the ancient temple of Orcha. On the way there we were given the option of instead of camping staying in a nice hotel just down the road with all the mod cons and a swimming pool, although tempting I had enjoyed the previous bush camps and I didn’t want to miss the last one. A number of people were suffering with the famous D ... read more


