Mirik

Darjeeling & Sikkim

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November 21st 2012
Many years ago I followed the 'tourist triangle' around India. I did not make it to Darjeeling and I have long intended to make a return visit to rectify this omission. Sikkim is the small state next door so I decided to go there for convenience, not realizing that it would turn out to be a wonderful destination. The name Darjeeling is used to cover the whole of the mountainous are ... read more

Asia » India » Sikkim

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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