Boating on the Backwaters October 29th 2006 We made it Madikeri and the plan was to do some hiking in the mountains around tea plantations. However, plans changed as Jarrod was feeling a bit lack luster with symptoms that he described as "dengue like." Turns out he didn't have dengue but just a bit under the weather with a sore throat. Instead of hiking, we spent a lot of time watching TV and pursuing the local shops. I found a nice jewe ... read more
Asia » India » Kerala » Alleppey 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
The fun has ended. We've arrived back home and our bodies are in withdrawal from lack of rice, curry and noodle soup. Read on (or at least look at the pictures), we've got tales of Asia from our year on the road. ... full info