Chinese Fishing Nets

Floating in the backwaters

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December 7th 2006
Now I’ve tried many forms of transpot in India so far and the last few days I’ve been exploring a new method, ferry’s, canoes and luxury house boats. As well as the beaches Kerala is reknown as the place to float through its extensive rivers and backwater system, and according to Lonely Planet, is a ‘must do’. How cold you refuse that. So the next stop on the agenda was Kollam, whic ... 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