Container ships share the waters with the ferry between Ernakulam and Ft Cochin

Holiday from Vacation

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December 21st 2008
2 Weeks in Kerala The yoga shala closed for 2 weeks over Christmas and New Years. I don’t think it is actually in observance of Christmas, but most of India appears to be on holiday over Christmas, perhaps it’s a hold-over from the British Raj rule? For whatever reason, I am traveling in Kerala over the break. Kerala is the southern-most state in India, along the western shoreline (mu ... read more

Asia » India » Kerala

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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