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Welcome to our Travelogue!

Here youŽll find images and stories from our travels that began in 2006. Our adventures took us through 26 countries, 6 continents...from our North American home, to the natural beauty of South America, to the culinary mastery of Mediterranean Europe, to exotic and hospitable Northern Africa, to humble and ancient Asia, to the edges of Earth in Oceania and journey's end. We traveled, worked, volunteered, and simply lived as the road continued to beckon, and our delightful journey endured for 4 SUBLIME YEARS through to 2010! We hope you find some escape in our adventures.

Reeshma and Ashif

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  It's Opener Out There   Calgary, Canada on Sep 9, 2006 8 pictures 0 comments
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  HELP PAGE - Tips On Using This Travelogue Site   Calgary, Canada on Sep 9, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  A Stopover in Miami   Miami, FL on Sep 10, 2006 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Cidade de Deus!   Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Sep 15, 2006 65 pictures 0 comments
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  Ouro Preto (¨Black Gold¨)   Ouro Preto, Brazil on Sep 29, 2006 24 pictures 0 comments
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  TRAVEL UPDATE #1 - Cariocas, Samba, and Futevoli   On a train, Brazil on Oct 3, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Vitoria   Vitoria, Brazil on Oct 4, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Coconuts and other yummy treats   Porto Seguro, Brazil on Oct 6, 2006 17 pictures 0 comments
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  Slip Slidin´ Away   Trancoso, Brazil on Oct 8, 2006 31 pictures 0 comments
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  Africa meets Brazil   Salvador, Brazil on Oct 14, 2006 33 pictures 0 comments
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  Hiking, Caving, and Waterfalling   Lencois, Brazil on Oct 23, 2006 22 pictures 0 comments
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  A Pleasant Stopover   Penedo, Brazil on Oct 28, 2006 22 pictures 1 comment
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  A Fishing Village We Fell In Love With   Pontal De Coruripe, Brazil on Nov 1, 2006 23 pictures 0 comments
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  Colonial Splendor   Olinda / Recife, Brazil on Nov 8, 2006 26 pictures 0 comments
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  Portuguese Tiles   Sao Luis, Brazil on Nov 13, 2006 23 pictures 0 comments
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  Ghosts from the past   Alcantara, Brazil on Nov 16, 2006 27 pictures 0 comments
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  Enter Amazonia   Santarem, Brazil on Nov 22, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  'Ahimsa'   Alter Do Chao, Brazil on Nov 23, 2006 54 pictures 0 comments
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  1Boat, 2Hammocks, + the Largest River in the World   Amazon River - Santarem to Manaus, Brazil on Nov 27, 2006 28 pictures 0 comments
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  An Opera Theatre in the Middle of the Jungle   Manaus, Brazil on Nov 30, 2006 24 pictures 0 comments
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  7days 6nights - a perpetual journey 1100km upriver   Amazon River - Manaus to Tabatinga, Brazil on Dec 4, 2006 38 pictures 0 comments
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  The Triple Frontier   Tabatinga (Brazil), Leticia(Colombia), Santa Rosa(Peru), Brazil on Dec 10, 2006 27 pictures 0 comments
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  In transit via Colombia with our Canadian Friend   Cali, Colombia on Dec 13, 2006 1 picture 0 comments
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  We saw our first Llama!   Ipiales, Colombia on Dec 14, 2006 13 pictures 0 comments
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  High in the Andes to Rendevous with Friends   Quito, Ecuador on Dec 15, 2006 92 pictures 0 comments
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  Andean Highlands and a Volcanic Crater Lake   Chugchillan, Ecuador on Dec 22, 2006 58 pictures 0 comments
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  Hot tubs, Spas, + Waterfalls Beneath a Volcano   Banos, Ecuador on Dec 24, 2006 70 pictures 0 comments
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  Vamos A La Playa! (Let´s Go to the Beach!)   Puerto Lopez / Las Tunas, Ecuador on Dec 29, 2006 51 pictures 0 comments
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  Hasta Luego, Amigos   Quito, Ecuador on Jan 3, 2007 55 pictures 0 comments
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  Buy a pig, try on a poncho, bet on a cock!   Otavalo, Ecuador on Jan 22, 2007 73 pictures 0 comments
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  Entering Into Colombia   Ipiales, Colombia on Jan 23, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  White Washed Buildings...Fresh Beginnings   Popayan, Colombia on Jan 24, 2007 17 pictures 1 comment
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  Tombs and Tuco   Tierradentro, Colombia on Jan 26, 2007 28 pictures 0 comments
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  A Motorbike on Train Tracks?   San Cipriano, Colombia on Jan 30, 2007 20 pictures 1 comment
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  An Amusement Park Dedicated to the Coffee Bean   Armenia, Colombia on Feb 1, 2007 23 pictures 2 comments
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  The Highlight of the Zona Cafetera   Salento, Colombia on Feb 6, 2007 27 pictures 6 comments
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  Thermal Pools Under a Waterfall   Santa Rosa de Cabal, Colombia on Feb 12, 2007 6 pictures 1 comment
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  Trout, Aromaticas...and Auto Rickshaws?   Jardin, Colombia on Feb 15, 2007 19 pictures 1 comment
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  The Infamous Pablo Escobar   Medellin, Colombia on Feb 17, 2007 22 pictures 0 comments
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  Pirate Sieges and Mud Volcanoes   Cartagena, Colombia on Feb 21, 2007 30 pictures 0 comments
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  Scuba Diving in the Caribbean   Taganga, Colombia on Feb 25, 2007 22 pictures 3 comments
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  The Lost City and The Lost Underwear   Ciudad Perdida, Colombia on Mar 2, 2007 39 pictures 0 comments
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  Through the Jungle to Find the Sea   Tayrona Park, Colombia on Mar 8, 2007 25 pictures 0 comments
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  Two Tiny Towns Stuck in the Past   Barichara and Villa de Leyva, Colombia on Mar 14, 2007 21 pictures 0 comments
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  To an Underground Salt Cathedral on Locomotive #76   Zipaquira, Colombia on Mar 17, 2007 20 pictures 0 comments
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  Last Stop, the Capital   Bogota, Colombia on Mar 18, 2007 38 pictures 0 comments
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  Hasta Luego Colombia...Parting Thoughts   Bogota, Colombia on Mar 22, 2007 0 pictures 1 comment
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  Back in Quito   Quito, Ecuador on Mar 22, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Another Planet   Galapagos, Ecuador on Apr 23, 2007 191 pictures 0 comments
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  Our Heads are Spinning with Spanglish   Cuenca, Ecuador on May 3, 2007 50 pictures 1 comment
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  The Valley of Longevity   Vilcabamba, Ecuador on May 13, 2007 52 pictures 0 comments
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  Our first Peruvian town...   Piura, Peru on May 19, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Sipan and the Museum of Royal Tombs   Pimentel, Peru on May 20, 2007 27 pictures 0 comments
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  A city made completely out of mud   Huanchaco, Peru on May 22, 2007 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Getting there is half the fun   Caraz, Peru on May 25, 2007 23 pictures 0 comments
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  4 Luxurious days on the Santa Cruz Trek   Caraz, Peru on May 31, 2007 34 pictures 0 comments
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  Chillin' at the Way Inn Lodge   Huaraz, Peru on Jun 3, 2007 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Peru´s Capital   Lima, Peru on Jun 7, 2007 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Sandboarding in Peru?   Huacachina, Peru on Jun 10, 2007 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Nazca´s lines in the sky   Nazca, Peru on Jun 12, 2007 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Is Colca Canyon really the deepest in the world?   Arequipa, Peru on Jun 14, 2007 30 pictures 0 comments
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  The Navel of the Earth   Cuzco, Peru on Jun 17, 2007 39 pictures 0 comments
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  Cameron Diaz in Machu Picchu?   Machu Picchu, Peru on Jun 20, 2007 45 pictures 0 comments
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  The Earth Oven in Bollywood   Ollantaytambo, Peru on Jun 25, 2007 44 pictures 0 comments
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  Life around the Sacred Titicaca Lake   Puno, Peru on Jul 3, 2007 62 pictures 0 comments
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  Bless that Bus with a Bottle of Beer   Copacabana, Bolivia on Jul 7, 2007 17 pictures 0 comments
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  The World's Most Dangerous Road   La Paz, Bolivia on Jul 11, 2007 37 pictures 0 comments
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  We saw the "Frootloops" Bird - Toucan Sam!   Rurrenabaque, Bolivia on Jul 16, 2007 103 pictures 0 comments
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  Stopover out of La Paz   Oruro, Bolivia on Jul 27, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Mines of Potosi are not for the claustrophobic...   Potosi, Bolivia on Jul 28, 2007 48 pictures 0 comments
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  A Distant Universe made of the harshest conditions   Uyuni, Bolivia on Jul 31, 2007 78 pictures 0 comments
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  Where no man has gone before...   San Pedro de Atacama, Chile on Aug 4, 2007 1 picture 0 comments
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  A Stopover for Seafood   La Serena, Chile on Aug 7, 2007 7 pictures 0 comments
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  "Valpariso is Paradiso"   Valparaiso, Chile on Aug 9, 2007 32 pictures 0 comments
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  Batman's Lair & The Andes Express   Santiago, Chile on Aug 12, 2007 23 pictures 0 comments
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  Tango, Bife de Lomo, and Football!   Buenos Aires, Argentina on Aug 14, 2007 88 pictures 0 comments
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  One of the greatest Waterfalls on Earth   Puerto Iguazu, Argentina on Aug 22, 2007 37 pictures 0 comments
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  Riding the Rails to the Atlantic   Curitiba, Brazil on Aug 25, 2007 17 pictures 0 comments
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  The 3rd largest metropolois in the world   Sao Paulo, Brazil on Aug 27, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Finally hit the beach!   Parati, Brazil on Aug 28, 2007 13 pictures 0 comments
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  A picturesque little island in the rain   Ihla Grande, Brazil on Aug 29, 2007 16 pictures 0 comments
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  "Full Circle Day" after ONE YEAR on the road   Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Sep 1, 2007 28 pictures 0 comments
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  Verbal collisions in Central Park   New York City, NY on Sep 5, 2007 67 pictures 0 comments
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  Our first slice of real Italian pizza   Pisa, Italy on Oct 17, 2007 47 pictures 0 comments
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  In a cave room perched over the cliffs   Oia, Greece on Oct 31, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  A remote island in the middle of the Mediterranean   Valletta, Malta on Nov 16, 2007 22 pictures 0 comments
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  We learn how to siesta in Espana   Girona, Spain on Nov 29, 2007 19 pictures 0 comments
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  Alhambra and Andalucian charms   Granada, Spain on Dec 17, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Bullfighting and oxtail for Ashif's birthday   Ronda, Spain on Dec 24, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Culture shock from Europe to Africa   Tetouan, Morocco on Dec 29, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The 3rd time we've landed in this marvelous city   Istanbul, Turkey on Mar 13, 2008 0 pictures 1 comment
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  Entering Iran-land of kebap,teahouses,hospitality   Tabriz, Iran on Apr 27, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Private concerts in mud houses-middle of desert!   Garmeh, Iran on May 12, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Coolest roadside breakfast stall in all of Iran!   Bandar Lengeh, Iran on May 24, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Port city -we took the ferry over the Persian Gulf   Bandar Abbas, Iran on May 24, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Hunting 4 tigers on an Elephant named "Wind Fairy"   Corbett national Tiger Reserve, India on Jun 7, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  2 day jeep trip over the greatest show on Earth   Keylong, India on Jun 24, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Mystical mountains&high pass treks in Hiimalayas   Lamayuru to Chilling Trek, India on Jul 4, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Camel-riding near Highest Motorable Pass in world?   Nubra Valley, India on Jul 10, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Ashif volunteers his time at a computer institute   Leh, India on Jul 12, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Houseboating & Shikaras on Dal Lake   Srinagar, India on Jul 22, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Tibetans in Exile in the Home of the Dalai Lama   Dharamsala, India on Jul 28, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Golden Temples and Golden Turbans   Amritsar, India on Aug 16, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Beating the sun in the shade of the Massive Fort   Jodhpur, India on Aug 24, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The CowShit Breakfast Stall and Pious Pilgrims   Pushkar, India on Aug 26, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Highly Erotic 1000-year-old temple carvings   Khajuraho, India on Aug 29, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Hinduism's Holiest City filled with "paan" stains   Varanasi, India on Sep 2, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  A great respite in serene birthplace of the Buddha   Lumbini, Nepal on Sep 5, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Back to visiting our old haunts in this great city   Kathmandu, Nepal on Sep 7, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Volunteering with the beautiful kids at ChildHaven   Bodhnath, Nepal on Sep 15, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  A simple 7hour bus turns into a horrible 13 hours!   Birganj, Nepal on Oct 3, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Misty hills, exotic teas, and Kanchenjunga!!!   Darjeeling, India on Oct 5, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  10 Million Indians in the City of Joy   Kolkata (Calcutta), India on Oct 11, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments