fellow travelers and guide Ram

Mumbai

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February 20th 2008
Well it sure was nice to get back to the sea in Mumbai. With the sea breeze and ban on auto rickshaws in the city, the air was much much cleaner. Nearly everyone still had a head cold but we made it out to about half the planned activities. Mumbai is a city of contrasts. We were staying at a nice hotel near the ocean. A block one way and fancy stores while a block the other and in the colorful but ... 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