Peacock and my guide

The beginning of life on the truck – Delhi to Jaisalmer via Bikaneer

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January 21st 2012
We left Delhi at the rather disagreeable time of 05.15am, though I actually woke up at 04.00am. Having gone to bed the previous night at 2.00am this was a challenging beginning to what would be a rather long and challenging drive. We travelled 480km from Delhi to Bikaneer in just over 13 hours! It was a long difficult and uncomfortable day but it did at least allow me to get to know some of ... 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