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Arrival in India - Varanasi

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December 20th 2011
After being frisked 5 times before boarding the plane (due to some high profile guy being on our flight) we arrived in Varanasi. Having been here once before I can still describe it as an "interesting sh*thole", no visit to India is complete without it however. We were told to just walk "straight" to find our guest house, which is common advice given by most Indians. In fact a couple of boys ... read more

Asia » India » Uttar Pradesh » Varanasi

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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