What no cars

Pondicherry

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January 28th 2009
This old French colonial town gives a nice break to India with its wide streets and grand houses fronted by a promenade along the seashore, it feels as though you have stepped back into Europe. Here we had our first row with a tuk tuk driver. Having assured us that he knew the hotel we were going to, we found he hadn't a clue. He repeatedly stopped to ask for directions but this seemed to make lit ... 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