Linny and a tiny lady from West Bengal

Glorious scenery in Sikkim

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October 10th 2009
We left Darjeeling and drove - on really rough roads - through many tea plantations to the Sikkim border. Heading north towards Legship on roads that were in much better condition we began our seven days in Sikkim. As usual our driver was lovely and he was also the best driver we've had the entire trip. This man handled the bends and traffic on the narrow roads brilliantly! The scenery was lush - ... 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