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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: Teapots, beaches and the end of my India adventure
Date: April 4th 2009
When I´d booked them back to back overnight trains sounded like a good idea... by the time we reached Varkala on the south west coast of India I´d seriously rethought that decision! Fortunately we didn´t have anything more taxing to do than sit on a beach for the next few days. Various people I'd met along the way had recommended coming south but now, having been, I've learnt to ask why som ... read more
Date: April 4th 2009
When I´d booked them back to back overnight trains sounded like a good idea... by the time we reached Varkala on the south west coast of India I´d seriously rethought that decision! Fortunately we didn´t have anything more taxing to do than sit on a beach for the next few days. Various people I'd met along the way had recommended coming south but now, having been, I've learnt to ask why som ... read more
