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Bhang, bang VARANASI!

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December 7th 2008
Leaving Nepal. It was sad because we had an incredible time there. But it was TIME to leave and we were MORE than ready to get to India already! The trip from Pokhara to Varanasi actually took more out of me than I thought it would. The first leg of the journey: Pokhara to Sunali (Border crossing). The bus took about 9 hours (instead of the 6,7 or 8 hours that we were told) and it was a PRETTY tw ... 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