Gimps on a boat on the Ganges

Varanasi

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January 18th 2007
Hey guys We’ve been in Varanasi just over a day now and it’s not been anywhere near as intense as we thought it’d be, in fact it’s pretty chilled out. We’ve been taking it really easy, no guides or anything just wandering around and taking it all in. Varanasi is considered one of the holiest cities in India and also one of the oldest (1400 BC). It sits right on the Ganges River with gha ... 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