Rooftops of Varanasi

March 15th 2008
Varanasi, the City of Life, is one of India's oldest and holiest cities. It was founded, where the Ganges, Varuna and Assi rivers meet, over 3000 years ago. Hindus believe that the city is tied to the god Shiva, the creator and destroyer (who essentially plays the roll of your super-fun but kinda sketchy drunk stoner friend in the Hindu Pantheon). For a number of reasons Hindus attempt to make ... 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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Chris Robb and Becky Alleyne

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We did it! We're packing it in and leaving our lives in Victoria ... at least for a little while. We'll be gone for about six months and we plan to visit India, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia and Indonesia. Although we've got our trusty guidebooks in hand, we don't intend to stick to any timelines or itineraries. We're going to go where the wind takes us ... okay, more likely where a third class train ticket takes us. We've decided to create this journal so that our friends and family can check in to read about our adventures and more importantly, so that Becky's mom ca... full info

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