Varanasi Ghats

March 23rd 2011
Before heading to the chaos of Varanasi I stopped off in Allahabad for a couple of nights. I'm not sure if this was a wise decision or not. The main problems were all to do with the hotel. Dusty, bed bugs, dusty, no shower and did I mention dusty?! Furthermore, the hotel had a 24 hour checkout policy. Since I arrived at 6.30 AM, I had to checkout at this time too. On a more positive note, the city ... 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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Daniel Hawes

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I'm a halfy (English-Malay), from London UK. Some people may associate me with Bruce Lee or just a generic oriental. Very keen sportsman with cricket being my activity of choice (but apparently better at football); enjoy nature and science documentaries (closet Trekky too) plus have an ability to crack numerous amounts of bones in my body. Some people would be surprised to know I've had plastic surgery too I depart the organised madness of London on March 5th, for a seven month expedition. I am to go by myself to discover places that I have only seen on television or didn't even know existe... full info

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