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More than one fleece in the desert

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January 7th 2012
Cash only, Mick opines. After emptying our coffers to pay this most expensive segment of the trip, we request a cash receipt with tax ID. Mick promises to send one later. Sure! Having enjoyed our safari we leave feeling a little like the desert sheep, fleeced. North and then west, we head for the garrison town of Jaisalmer, just 100 km from the Pakistan border. The scrubby flat desert stretches aw ... 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