Tom and the Doorman

TRANSITION TO NORTHERN INDIA

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March 1st 2009
16 Feb 2009. We took a LONG (6:00 am to 3:00 pm) set of bus rides from Ooty to Kochi. Since it’s in the hills, Ooty was about 50 degrees (F), so we started out wearing quilted vests and jackets. We drove down steep hills for over an hour into a river valley and ended up back in Kochi where the temp was over 90 degrees F. This was the last night of our first Intrepid trip, so we went out to d ... read more

Asia » India » National Capital Territory » Delhi

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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