The Arabian Sea

On the Arabian Sea between Mumbai and Salalah March 15 - 16, 2016

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May 10th 2016
Between Mumbai and Salalah Come nightfall, drapes are drawn and deck lights extinguished to reduce our visible profile. An Indian warship paces us just over the horizon, and will hand us off to the Americans in the Gulf of Aden. The hard Filipino men with high-powered binoculars are back with their mirrored sunglasses, crisp white shirts and razor-sharp pant creases. The goggles, flak jac ... 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