The Kanchenjunga at the crack of dawn

Misty Mountain Hop

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July 24th 2009
Misty Mountain Hop It seemed daft on my part to dream of a holiday in the hills in early January, what with every prospect of being greeted by nothing but king-size blankets of snow. My friends weren’t sure I would survive the brutal cold of a typical winter that you experience in places where the absolutely breathtaking Kanchenjunga is the view from your hotel room window. Well, where there’ ... read more

Asia » India

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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