Deep valley

The road to Shimla

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April 28th 2008
Wanted to go from McLeod Ganj to Manali to Shimla, but realize I won’t have enough time in Kathmandu if I do this, so decided to go directly to Shimla. This is all mountain riding, so the road curves and winds and rises and falls and is great fun on a motorcycle. Travelling in India can be a real challenge with the highway signs. Sometimes you’re not really sure you’re on the right road an ... 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