Royal Grace

The sunny south ~

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January 6th 2010
We rounded out our time in Fort Cochin with an action-packed day: We did a 7-hour boat trip through the backwaters, which was great - the first part of the day was spent in small canoe-like boats, and the second half was in a larger boat, where they served us an excellent Keralan lunch before a cruise through the serene, palm-lined waterways. We stopped at an ayurvedic garden, where they told us ... 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