Puri

Temples, cyclones, bugs and a missed arribada...

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November 23rd 2007
After our quick getaway from Kolkata and it's hartals it was time for a bit of relaxation in Puri... And in the nick of time too, as Victoria managed to acquire some nasty stomach bugs and was tied to the bed for several days, with cold fevers, cramps and all the other things that those little critters can do to us... At first I thought it might be Malaria or Dengue fever, so we went to the hospit ... 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