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Christmas in Kolkata and New Years on the beach

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January 5th 2007
The Oberoi Grand in Kolkata: our Christmas location. It says in the guide book it is 'possibly the finest hotel in Kolkata' and, as we're getting no christmas pressies this year, it was funded by a generous donation from each of our parents. As there had been no lead up whatsoever to it being Christmas it was fantastic to step out of the hot and busy streets of Kolkata into the calm, air-contioned ... 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