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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: Up in the hills
Date: November 23rd 2010
Hellooooooooo, After an 8 hours train to Patna we left firmly hating the place disgusting first night hotel then a quest to find somewhere else but no hotels wanted us due to us being foreign so we walked around and faced a lot of 'no room at the inn'. I was sweaty and dusty and christof even more so but we found a nest in the end. Took a 16 hour overnight train to Silguri which is a small l ... read more
Date: November 23rd 2010
Hellooooooooo, After an 8 hours train to Patna we left firmly hating the place disgusting first night hotel then a quest to find somewhere else but no hotels wanted us due to us being foreign so we walked around and faced a lot of 'no room at the inn'. I was sweaty and dusty and christof even more so but we found a nest in the end. Took a 16 hour overnight train to Silguri which is a small l ... read more
