hampi at day break

Finding a piece of India

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September 16th 2008
Hello from soggy India, I thought I'd write about my weekend trip to a place called Hampi. Three of us went Friday night to the next state to Goa which in Indian terms is pretty far. It really is not that far but the speed of the trains and the reliability of the buses means you need to be patient and just realise you get there when you get there.. We set off (only an hour and a half late) f ... 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