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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: Manali
Date: October 15th 2006
I hadn't planned to go to Manali as it has a bit of a bad reputation. Apparently it's packed full of neo-hippie staying there for months for the cheap drugs that is grown in the nearby countryside. The drug industry makes trekking around dangerous as you might walk in a plantation; several foreigners were killed while walking in the last few years. Now I have nothing against drugheads, but I do fi ... read more
Date: October 15th 2006
I hadn't planned to go to Manali as it has a bit of a bad reputation. Apparently it's packed full of neo-hippie staying there for months for the cheap drugs that is grown in the nearby countryside. The drug industry makes trekking around dangerous as you might walk in a plantation; several foreigners were killed while walking in the last few years. Now I have nothing against drugheads, but I do fi ... read more


