Varanasi
December 31st 2009 The end of our Nepali visas unfortunately coincided with a proposed period of Maoist strikes, including border closures, etc. So, in order to avoid getting stuck and overstaying our welcome (i.e. getting fined), we made a mad dash to the border, and down into India. Three dusty buses and an overnight train later, we were in Varanasi. We arrived at 6am to bargain with rickshaw drivers and lug our g
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