Varanassi by night

India 1

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July 7th 2012
Hello from India! It's all a bit much really. At the end of each day, pretty much everything hurts. Your eyes are frazzled from sunshine on marble and sequined saris, your nose is lined with a constant incense/urine aroma, your ears are shot from endless turn it up to 11 bollywood soundtracks and car horns, tastebuds are shot from the never ending curry train, and skin is coated in mud and ... read more

Asia » India

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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