Being watched whilst drinking chai with the chief

Bikaner - Camels, Deserts and Rats

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November 12th 2008
Hello all - it has been a while! Obviously I survived the first long train journey - 13.5 hours of lying down trying not to pee! Since then I have completed a 3 day long camel safari (sore legs), complete with eating food cooked on whatever dung could be found around the place and with two nights sleeping under the stars with Melvin the camel nearby (thank you for the name suggestion Sian). ... 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