On the way to Gangtok from Siliguri, each bend in the road provided another breathtaking view. The sky is so big here, it's hard to fathom the size of the mountains and the drops of the valleys we're surrounded by.
The thrills in the hills April 28th 2009 The main idea haiku
Up in the mountains
The air's cool as am I but
Hurting after hike
For those with a little more time:
I hope this finds you well. Today marks two full weeks on the other side of the world. My guidebook has been temporarily shelved and my belongings have slowly strewn themselves across the floor of my temporary residence, the Chan Bari Guest House, in the small city of ... read more
Asia » India » Sikkim » Gangtok 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
"So far as I am able to judge, nothing has been left undone, either by man or nature, to make India the most extraordinary country that the sun visits on his rounds. Nothing seems to have been forgotten, nothing overlooked."
Mark Twain
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