Sunset over Chitwan

Bus from Varanasi to Nepal

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March 12th 2008
We get to the bus station at 7am. A whole bunch of backpackers are already there and we strike up a conversation with Sophie, a German girl. She's been travelling all over Asia and thoroughly recommends we visit the Andaman islands next time we're in the area. We eat our egg sandwiches which are our inclusive breakfast (Maya, not an egg fan, gets an extra chai instead). On the bus we thread thr ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more