Ladies at the Taj

Indian Summer

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July 26th 2008
We arrived in India groggy from yet another flight at ridiculous-o'clock-in-the-morning, and incredibly unprepared for what we found. We're now pretty well travelled people, but none of us had experienced culture shock like this. At first glance, India is not a pretty place. Garbage lines each street, cows wander freely, snacking on cardboard, and more people than you would think possible. After f ... read more

Asia » India » Rajasthan

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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