Varanasi: City of life, death, and everything in between

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April 3rd 2007

Published: August 7th 2007

We made it to Varanasi in the morning of March 26th, after a very long 42 hours on a train from Mamallapuram. Kerstin, Jeff and I befriended an Austrian guy (Pavel) on the way, and the four of us decided to get a hotel together in town. We'd read in our guidebook that Varanasi was literally the worst place in India for touts, and any attempt to make it our hotel of choice by simply asking a ricksh... Read Full Entry

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Laura Harris-Smith

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Laura's Travel Blog Jeff and I just hit a great fork in the road--I just graduated college and the grant for his non-profit job has ended--so we figure it's a great time to travel. We're spending a moment in Amsterdam and Bahrain before heading on to India, Nepal, Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and Indonesia, for a total of 11 months of travel.... full info

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15th April 2007

Claire
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Happy Buddha Enlightenment Day!
How appropriate that I should read your blog today of all days! After learning about India for years and seeing pictures youd think Id be used to the stunning imagery - but it still mezmorizes me! The colors and the beauty of the people! Love your blogs honey - I can visualize it in my head through your words... Hope alls welll - and quit getting sick! Thats no fun ........

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