India in Pictures – Goa, Mangalore, Cochin
Goa, located in West India in the region known as the Konkan, belonged to Portugal for 450 years until it was annxed by India in 1961,…
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Elephanta, an island lying seven miles southeast of Mumbia, is one of many Indian temples carved into caves with some of the most amazing collections of…
Read articleFujairah, Something of a Surprise
From the sea, Fujairah appears to be a narrow strip of flat land with tall, starkly barren mountains rising immediately behind the coast. But hidden in…
Read articleDubai, Capitalism in Overdrive
From the moment you step foot in Dubai, you need to keep reminding yourself that it’s real. Most of what you see – ten lane highways,…
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