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There was a great gompa down the hill along a walking path. Really peaceful.
The Monsoons Win: Onward to Africa

June 20th 2008
The monsoons effectively halted any hiking in northern India and made transportation really difficult. A guy I was talking to said it was the worst rains in the 13 years he had been here. The 10 hour ride to Manali has reportedly been taking 24 hours because of all the washouts. The trip to Leh, in good weather, is supposed to be 3 days; we didn't want to experiment with how the monsoons would inc ... read more
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Indian Flag 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
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