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Sweatin' to an Oldie

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September 18th 2008
Tuesday I returned to the land of mustaches and curry after my flight from Kathmandu touched down in Varanasi. On the bus to town I met a local guy named Sandeep who was helping me and 2 japanese tourists to find our guesthouses. I went over and sat next to him when the bus got more crowded. I learned that he is a post-secondary student (1 year of study after high school) that is currently take pr ... read more

Asia » India

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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