tea plantations, backwaters... Photo 3

tea plantations, backwaters...

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December 22nd 2008
Finally, an internet connection that stays up long enough to update our blog! We are in Kottayam at an Ayurvedic resort, having had our bodies oiled and massaged by feet... Highly recommended. (Yes, we paid somebody to step on us) A few days ago we were staying at a lovely family homestay in Moonelave. They have an organic farm of spices, fruit and vegetables. Absolutely lovely people, t ... 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