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January 25th 2018
Published: April 7th 2018
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The past few mornings had been cool, clear and crisp. Today was positively freezing, foggy and soggy. But, at last, we'd be travelling by boat on the sacred River Ganges and arriving in Varanasi like proper travellers - providing we didn't freeze to death along the way! I'm not sure what type of boat we were expecting. A typical wooden boat, perhaps with a pretty awning, colourful cushions and r... Read Full Entry



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Mike Fossey
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Once upon a time, I was something important in the UK travel industry, where I spent more than 35 years of my working life roaming the globe at someone else's expense. So, if you dream of living overseas on less than 10 Dollars a day, be warned: I'm an experienced, mature traveller - not a backpacker. You won't find stories here about me thumbing my way across the Sahara, slumming it in cockroach-infested hostels, or sharing a room with giant mosquitoes! Oh, and I'm British - so you can expect a stiff upper lip in times of adversity and a sense of humour that's often not understood by other... full info
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Crops growing in the rich soil beside the river.Crops growing in the rich soil beside the river.
Crops growing in the rich soil beside the river.
A fisherman drying his nets.A fisherman drying his nets.
A fisherman drying his nets.
Did he also live in that little covered boat, I wonder?
Chunar Fort high above the GangesChunar Fort high above the Ganges
Chunar Fort high above the Ganges
The pontoon bridge and new viaduct at Chunar.The pontoon bridge and new viaduct at Chunar.
The pontoon bridge and new viaduct at Chunar.
A game of rummy in progress.A game of rummy in progress.
A game of rummy in progress.
The ramparts of Chunar Fort.The ramparts of Chunar Fort.
The ramparts of Chunar Fort.
'Namaste!' said the goat to a passing sow.'Namaste!' said the goat to a passing sow.
'Namaste!' said the goat to a passing sow.
Bathers at our mooring beside the pontoon bridge at Chunar.Bathers at our mooring beside the pontoon bridge at Chunar.
Bathers at our mooring beside the pontoon bridge at Chunar.
A temple beside the Ganges nearing Varanasi.A temple beside the Ganges nearing Varanasi.
A temple beside the Ganges nearing Varanasi.
The giant Narayanpur lift pumpThe giant Narayanpur lift pump
The giant Narayanpur lift pump
This vast building extracts water from the Ganges into the Narayanpur Pump Canal.
The imposing Ramnagar Fort.The imposing Ramnagar Fort.
The imposing Ramnagar Fort.



7th April 2018

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Ganges
What an experience.
8th April 2018

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Mike Fossey

An experience?
Yes, it certainly was for these two old men! Perhaps it was one we wouldn't want to repeat in a hurry, but we were on a spiritual journey and that would have been incomplete without arriving by boat on the sacred river which had made Varanasi such a revered place. Thanks for sharing our little adventure.

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