The Reclining Buddha

Heading East

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December 2nd 2008
Greetings from Nepal!! Dave and I are in Pokhara, Nepal right now; we're getting ready to head into the mountains in the Anapurna region for 2.5 - 3 weeks of trekking (we're going to try to get around the whole circuit; fingers crossed that the Thorung La pass (~5400 m) isn't snow-covered and that we can do a safe crossing). Looking forward to fresh mountain air and great vistas!! We hope to b ... read more

Asia » India » Uttar Pradesh

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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