Fran at Fair

India Day 7

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November 8th 2008
I'm all recovered. Two full days without alcohol and 1 1/2 days without food. A record on the food and unfortunately, probably on the alcohol, at least for the past several years. The three others on the trip that were "under the weather" or "over the toilet" are on the mend. Getting out of the camel fair was a good move. We are attempting a new technique to avoid more of this plague. In ... read more

Asia » India » Rajasthan » Jaipur

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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