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Pushkar

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August 27th 2011
Day 1 - Aboard the bus to Pushkar, we met an Irish girl called Laura whom we'd previously met in Jasailmer's Bhang shop. The bus journey lasted around 10 hours, getting us to Pushkar for around 4am. Stepping off the bus we met by the usual swarm of touts trying to entice us to their guesthouse. Going off a recommendation, we decided to make a beeline for Hotel Sunshine, so ourselves and La ... 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