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A monk

Attaining enlightenment... or not.

October 14th 2008
We travelled overnight by train from Kolkata to Gaya which was a fairly pleasant journey. We got chatting to an Indian couple sharing our compartment and it turns out his son was studying in Bristol, small world. From Gaya we got an auto-rickshaw to the town of Bodghgaya, the spot where Budda attained enlightenment under a Boddhi tree. It is a pilgrimage site for Buddhists and has lots of differe ... 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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This is our blog of our year long honeymoon around the globe. We are half way through our trip and have already been to Hong Kong, China, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Borneo and Singapore and are currently in India. Next we head to Kenya then Sydney, New Zealand, Vancouver and finally Chicago. We plan to head home in spring 2009 (budget allowing). We have already had an amazing time and hope to have lots more adventures. We hope you enjoy our blog x x x ... full info
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