Sunset

Kerala, Gods Own Country

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April 2nd 2008
Amazing lush vegetation greets me as I jump up and down on my bus seat. As I peek out the glasless window, I decide: I like the place. The rain still wets the road and the wet earth is forming slimy red gue in my flip flops . My hotel is very basic, but the location is amazing. For a very modest price I have a balcony overlooking the rainy backwaters. White Egrets looking for food in the littered ... 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