What my view would have been if the sun had come out

Gettin' Holi in Darjeeling

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March 3rd 2010
“Am I still in India?” I thought as my jeep pushed us up near an elevation of six thousand feet. Everything around me made it seem like we’d entered a foreign land: the topography, vegetation, architecture, and even the people all looked like they belonged in a different country. As we continued up the winding roads we passed various small towns, each of which had buildings ... 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