Negotiating Indian traffic

Kolkata

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February 16th 2010
Before we left, I think we had some ambition to be landed in a place that was a complete unknown for us. Well, it is safe to say that we have found it! Up until now, all through our trip we have seen the ads by the the India Tourist Board singing about “India, Incredible India...”, and based on our first hour in Kolkata (Calcutta) I have to agree with them. It is definitely incredible ... 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