Rajasthan
They load donkeys and camels with water at this well, then carry it to their village a few kilometers away. The fella in the red cap was the one who led us through the desert on camels.
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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: Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan
Date: May 27th 2006
After leaving Kathmandu I visited Nepal's Royal Chitwan National Park. The highlight of Chitwan was riding through the jungle on an elephant. Things got exciting when Dumbo had a turf scuffle with some rhinos. My elephant even did some screaming with his trunk raised in the air to scare them off! Nepal passed without incident, though there were a lot of visible security measures in place, incl ... read more
Date: May 27th 2006
After leaving Kathmandu I visited Nepal's Royal Chitwan National Park. The highlight of Chitwan was riding through the jungle on an elephant. Things got exciting when Dumbo had a turf scuffle with some rhinos. My elephant even did some screaming with his trunk raised in the air to scare them off! Nepal passed without incident, though there were a lot of visible security measures in place, incl ... read more
