The only time we were brave enough to photograph the bats

Arabian Knights

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September 28th 2015
After an 11 hour overnight train to the west of Rajasthan, we reached the closest city to the border with Pakistan, Jaisalmer, which sits on the edge of the Thar Desert. This made for two very sweaty Scots as temperatures reached 40 degrees Celsius during the day. On our first day we headed straight to the office of the recommended desert safari and booked an overnight trip for the follow ... read more

Asia » India

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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