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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: Sandcastle at the end of the road.
Date: December 15th 2009
Our first impressions of Jaisalmer were striking. The road makes it's way between the forest of wind turbines and across the desert landscape in which the city was built, and from miles out we could see it's most famous landmark, Jaisalmer fort. The guide book describes this place as 'a gigantic sandcastle surrounded by a town' and this is exactly the way it looks - bravo lonely pl ... read more
Date: December 15th 2009
Our first impressions of Jaisalmer were striking. The road makes it's way between the forest of wind turbines and across the desert landscape in which the city was built, and from miles out we could see it's most famous landmark, Jaisalmer fort. The guide book describes this place as 'a gigantic sandcastle surrounded by a town' and this is exactly the way it looks - bravo lonely pl ... read more
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