Fisherman at sunset...

Houseboating in Kerala

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December 30th 2006
Tom: So, after recovering (quite quickly thankfully) from our dodgy tums in Varkala and generally just chilling a bit (yes Soph we both had Ayurvedic massages and yes it was different :-)), we bussed it on up to Allepey to take in a backwaters cruise. Of course we're right in the peak of the peak season, so they wanted blood (actually I should try donating blood next time, I'm sure there's a shota ... 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