Chamba

Of Houseboats and Hill Stations

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October 2nd 2007
After Leh I decided it was time for another horribly long bus ride in uncomfortable seats... I decided to opt for the middle seat completely at the back... Or in fact the man at the ticket counter must have read my mind and gave me this most auspicious seat... Ah, how I love to be bounced around with nothing to hold on to... The bus ride in question was from Leh to Srinigar with a five hour stop o ... 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