View from near the top

Part 2 - Hiking

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December 13th 2008
Palace Estates sits at the base of Tadiandamol, the highest peak in the state (1745m), which we climbed on Friday. After enjoying a couple of cups of fresh coffee (produced on the property) and the view from our balcony, we loaded up with home-made snacks and headed for the mountain. The given directions: “Whenever you come to a fork in the path, where one part goes up and the other goes d ... 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