never thought I'd be so happy to see a train

phew...Delhi

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May 28th 2009
Our plane lands in Delhi, it's 33C, which would be fine, if it wasn't 2am. I'd emailed the Star Hotel to reserve a room and airport pickup, but not having received any reply was not holding my breath. So it's a very pleasant surprise to see the young man holding the sign with my name on it. We'd decided to soften the blow of arriving in Delhi, a destination that seems to fill every traveller with ... 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