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Trapped in Dharamsala

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July 17th 2007
1-17 July Dharamsala is like a golden cage - it's fun to stay there, but it's too fun; and after a while there is the nagging feeling that there is so much more of India to see, if only I can break free and get on a bus. The days take on a fairly regular routine - wake up, go to a favorite breakfast place, walk down the street afterwards and see someone I know, stop and have a chai with the ... read more

Asia » India » Himachal Pradesh » Mcleod Ganj

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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