Boy does this hurt your thoin...

Bumpy Ride in Bikaner

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July 24th 2006
We arrived in Bikaner, Northern India on the edge of the Great Thar Desert which separates India from Pakistan. We were struck by a blaze of heat when we descended from the train, it was the hottest spot yet. (Not sure what we were expecting the desert to be like!) After checking into our hotel which overlooked the city and desert we settled down for the night with another Indian or curry as kno ... 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