Kerala holidays
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Lost citiesLost cities #3 – Muziris: did black pepper cause the demise of India's ancient port?In the first century BC it was one of India’s most important trading ports, whose exports – especially black pepper – kept even mighty Rome in debt. But have archaeologists really found the site of Muziris, and why did it drop off the map?
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My new attitude to travel is to skip the iconic – and I thank my father for that
Shahnaz HabibA lot of travel can be about pretending to like monuments and sights that you don’t really enjoy, but my father, the reluctant traveller, has shown me that what matters is only doing the things you are genuinely interested in
