Camels in the distance

Motorcycling in the Thar Desert

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September 23rd 2013
I have never ridden a motorcycle before, and the chaotic streets of India aren’t exactly the first place that I would opt to try. That’s why the title of this blog should in fact read, “Motorcycling AND SCOOTERING in the Thar Desert.” The Thar, or “Great Indian” Desert occupies an area of over 200,000 km2 and forms a natural boundary between northwest India and Pakistan. It is hom ... 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