ON THE BANKS OF THE GANGES IN VARANASI

November 23rd 2004
Sunday night was the sleeper train from Agra to Varanasi, at 8.30pm! For the record... Indian stations are almost as exciting as Indian Cinemas. Straight out of something by Rudyard Kipling, lots of noise, lots of people and general pandemonium. We swaned through it all with porters carrying out luggage on their heads, and cooled our heels for a while on the platform. I bought a bull w ... 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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To the uninitiated, (i.e. those of you who've never had one of my travel blogs foisted upon them before), a quick explanation. These are always long winded, self indulgent and overly involved tomes. Partly cos that's just the person I am, and partly cos I'm out by myself on the other side of the planet and as much as I'm now getting fairly experienced at doing this, I do find it kind of comforting to think that maybe I'm still keeping in contact with folk, and kind of sharing the experience. What I quickly discovered when I did my solo round the world stint in 2000 was that after a day... full info

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