Our home for 27 hours!

Arriving in Kolkata

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March 26th 2008
27 hours on an air conditioned train means stepping back out into the indian humidity is not fun. Less fun for Ollie and especially Mark, as they are carrying the weight of a small house on their backs! Luckily, although Kolkata train station seemed seriously big, we had befriended an indian couple who shared our berths. Whether they knew it or not, they led us toward the Taxi stand, where we knew ... 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