In the Caves

Diu

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January 21st 2006
We finally arrived at Diu around 10 am on January 21st. It was warm and the sun was out (Mt. Abu was very windy and cool). Diu is an island 11km by 3km which is governed by Delhi (along with Daman) and is not part of Gujurat (which allows Diu to serve very cheap beer - $1 for 24oz). Diu was a Portuguese colony back in the day and the remnants of the white Portuguese architecture still remains a ... read more

Asia » India » Daman & Diu

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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