Valley of Flowers

The Roof of the World

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September 23rd 2006
Well my time in the peaceful land of Rishikesh came to a swift close when Jordan and I decided to finally visit the Himalayas up close and personal. Our bus left Rishikesh at something like 4:30AM and our Rickshaw driver waited anxiously through the night in his little auto rickshaw for our agreed 3:30am wake up time. The bus ride was awful. The road wound its way through countless valleys and ... 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