Pushkar to Varanasi in a week (on the road again)(cue the Willy Nelson twang)
February 6th 2005 Even though I can’t stand shopping, I had a blast walking from shop after (almost identical) shop around the little Rajasthani town of Pushkar and browsing through fun jewelry and clothes. Each shop had a tailor ready to alter dresses, pants and tops within minutes, or custom make anything within a couple of days!! I also found a pottery place and WENT TO TOWN purchasing the most random things
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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 
