Varkala-2

A Slice of Travel Life on the Arabian Sea

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April 23rd 2009
Hello from HOT and dry Rajasthan! Another (short!) update on our travels over the last several weeks, after we last left off in Tamil Nadu. We moved west to the southwestern state of Kerala, which is described as a place “…where India slips down into second gear, and where should stop to smell the roses and always talk to strangers.” After the dusty, dry heat and temples of Tamil Nadu, D ... read more

Asia » India

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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