Coconut Grove sign from the beach

100th dive in Havelock

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January 20th 2011
After peeling ourselves away from Goa we took a short plane ride to Bangalore. We were only there for an evening and half a day but what we saw of it we liked a lot. All of the walls were painted with murals, the weather was just right (not too hot and not too cold) and our hotel was very nice for the price we paid (the staff were a bit grumpy but that seems to be the way in cities everywhere). ... 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