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Mumbai

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February 14th 2011
Apart from an aborted landing in Mumbai because there was a dog on the run way, the 24 hour flight from Vancouver to Mumbai was relatively uneventful. There was a bit of a decision to be made in Vancouver when we were offered a fairly substantial amount of $$$ if ONE of us sat in economy for the 14.5 hour flight to Hong Kong. However, we had saved those frequent flyer miles for a long time and it ... read more

Asia » India

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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