Desolation, Crowds, and searing heat Photo 4

bathing in the river for Kumbh Mela

April 15th 2010
This is out of order from our posts but i am fitting it in anyway. Between our last stint in Goa and our chill out time in Gokarna we traveled by train inland to the central plains of Karnataka to visit Hampi; the ancient, deserted, giant-boulder ridden capital of many empires long past. From what everyone had told us, the theme of Hampi is desolation. There is a several square km area that ... 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

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Update! Revised Southeast Asia Route India: check. Up, down and all around. Malaysia part1: done. beaches, farms and fun. Thailand part 1: down. Crags, curry and rain. Lao: Laid back and loved it. Vietnam: we became half human, half noodle but left early as we weren't having fun Cambodia: as awe inspiringly beautiful as it was socially depressing. Either way Cambodia Rocked. Thailand Part 2: Soaked up sun in the land of smiles Sumatera, Indo: It's rough in the jungle, and friggin beautiful Bali, Indo: This place makes you feel like a dirty rotten tourist (but its uber pr... full info

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