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Independance Day

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August 15th 2006
Forgot it was Indepence Day here in India. Arrived in Kalimpong today 15th August, West Bengal after a few places in Sikkim, was searching for a hotel, but all fully booked. After 1 hour and a dozen hotels I settled for a nice double with onsuite for 2 pound fifty. Anyway spent a night in Darjeeling again cause I was told it was the only place I could get a permit for Sikkim. Atrrived at the F ... 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