Observatory Hill

This hilltop in Darjeeling was covered with Buddhist shrines. The colored bits of cloth flapping everywhere are prayer flags. They have prayers written on them in tiny black script. Such flags are all over Buddhist country.

The Road to Goecha La--Part 1

December 1st 2005
From the time I arrived in India, I knew that my ultimate destination was to be the Himalayas. As November was winding down, I grew increasingly anxious to get north. I wanted to take a trip hiking in the mountains, and with winter approaching it could only get colder up there. After nearly 24 hours of continuous transport, by rickshaw, then train, then jeep, I made my way from Varanasi to th ... 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

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