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Train journeys on the Eastern & Oriental Express and Thailan...

A white envelope was waiting at reception when my wife and I checked into Raffles Hotel in Singapore. It was not good news. A freight train had derailed in northern Thailand, trapping the southbound Eastern & Oriental Express until they c [...]

Posted On : Jul, 31 2011 | Comments : 0

Derawar Fort: Guarding the eastern frontier

Derawar Fort: Guarding the eastern frontier

One of the oldest forts in this part of the former British India Empire, the Derawar Fort history goes back to almost 800 years (this age is disputed though).   The imposing stucture is situated on the edge Cholistan desert on the [...]

Posted On : May, 04 2007 | Comments : 0

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