Srinagar - Just the river

India For Dummies

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September 11th 2007
Lesson 1: Trust nobody, not even tourist office people Lesson 2: Trust nobody, no matter how friendly and caring they seem Lesson 3: Stick to your plan Yes, now that I am here, I hear that this is a common tourist trap. The guy in the tourist office (Imran is the name), convinced me that I would like to be in Srinagar, that I needed to get away from Delhi asap and I would find peace in ... 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