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August 26th 2015
We were both woken out of our deep sleep by the young indian guy who changes the bed linen on the trains. "Jodhpur" he says. Looking around us, the cabin was almost empty, like the people who were laying in their beds a few hours ago had snuck off in the night. Looking at our watch, it was only 6am. Relieved, we said we are going to Jaipur. We had at least another 4 hours. "No, Jodhpur" he said a ... 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

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CrispyLife

mikesrtw

Hi we're Chris and P. We have quit our jobs and sold our house to follow our dream of travelling around the world for 12 months!!! Let’s jump back about 2 years - We're driving to P's friend’s house for an evening meal when she turns and says "I've been thinking..." And what a thought that was indeed. That thought turned into buying a dilapidated property and spending a total of 2 years 'doing it up' ourselves coupled with a new job and a wedding thrown into the mix for good measure. We even questioned ourselves at times on whether travelling would actually become a reality or be j... full info

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22nd November 2015

RENanDREW
Ren & Andrew

Awww...
One of the cutest photos I've seen in a long time! I know exactly how P felt about the elephants - my desire to be near elephants has to be balanced with not contributing towards their suffering, but it's such a complex issue. And with even greater habitat loss with expanding human numbers in Asia, the problem is only going to get worse :(

22nd November 2015

mikesrtw
CrispyLife

Aww
Yes I agree, the challenge of keeping them safe is a real complex one. They are hardly protected in the wild or in capactivity. In capativity they can be overused and abused for tourism's sake and in their own habitat they are ay risk of being captured and killed for their ivory. More standards need to be implemented to keep them safe ?

27th November 2015

Ake Och Emma
Ake Dahllof and Emma Holmbro

That is funny
That is one funny photo. You were lucky to catch that one. /Ake

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