The Ganges

Holy garlands float through the rubbish in India's holiest river - The Ganges

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Varanasi, the Road to Nepal and the Journey so far

February 7th 2008
Varnasi and the Ganges it borders, is one of the oldest cities in the world and unfortunately pretty much a cesspool. The city can't cope with the number of people in it and the rickshaw drivers almost rival Delhi in their insistant hounding. With this in mind we are currently preparing to hot foot it to Nepal and the border (ish) town of Lumbini. Buddha's birthplace and home of yet more temples s ... 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

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