Slowly down the Ganges, India
March 24th 2006 The name of my Intrepid tour "Slowly down the Ganges". This was an epic journey down the holy river Ganges, the most holy of rivers in India. We boarded our four boats in a village 3-days away from our destination, Varanasi, a holy place of pilgrimage. Varanasi is known as one of the oldest surviving cities on Earth, some claim the oldest. My impression is that for the Hindi Varanasi holds a signi
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