Backwater life

BackwaterWorld

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September 29th 2015
Kerala was one of the places we were most looking forward to in India, and it did not disappoint. A world away from the hassle and mania of the big cities, the pace of life in Kerala slows down to a tropical stroll. We spent our first few nights in Alleppey, which used to be the centre of the Keralan spice trade through the huge network of canals and backwaters, until the trade modernised and m ... 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