A well-stuffed tractor

Chopped dry grass and plant stalks provide animal feed and very overloaded tractors.

February 20th 2013
Camels are not cute. They're not even pretty. In fact, some might say they're downright ugly. They're cantankerous. They regurgitate their food and chew it with protruding teeth, sideways. And they don't smell good either. Nevertheless, we thought Nagaur, home at this time of year to the second-largest livestock fair in India, would be a good place to break our journey north fr ... read more

Asia » India » Rajasthan » Nagaur

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

29th March 2013

Dancing Dave
David Hooper

Now that's a load
Inspirational to read how India opens up to you largely due to the connections you have developed over the years. And the camels...gotta luv 'em.

30th March 2013

Keep Smiling
Mike Fossey

Luv 'em
I feel very privileged to have met that boy all those years ago. As you rightly observe, India now has new meaning for me. I would happily live there - I'd just have to persuade my wife to like the spicy food, poverty, lack of hygiene, heat, monsoons... oh, and camels are not her favourites either!

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