Soldier Guarding Temple

This too was in Jammu. He was only one of at least a half dozen soldiers stationed in front of this Hindu temple entrance. What is really interesting is when these guys smile and chat with you. But no, I wouldn't want to threaten them in any way. Those guns were real.

Hanging Out in the Dalai Lama's Sweet Neighborhood

April 1st 2013
The journey from Srinagar, Kashmir, to Dharamsala was a two day taxi ride which we shared with a couple of Italian women we met. To say it was an exciting journey would be an understatement. We lucked out with a driver who seriously could take a place on the Indiana Five Hundred race team. The first day of travel was a solid nine hours of two lane, winding, mountainous road at ridiculously high al ... 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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