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Jaisalmer - The Golden City

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August 24th 2011
Driving all day through the searing heat of the arid Thar desert, we eventually reached our destination around 9pm - Jaisalmer, the golden city. Just before our departure chris was more than happy to discover that a young travel sick child had thrown up on his backpack! Upon arrival we were met at the bus station by a jeep which was to take us to Hotel Peacock having been told back in Johdpur by ... 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