View over the Ganges

India: Varanasi to Agra

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February 16th 2013
J: Having said goodbye to Han, Kylie, Dana, Meagan and Timo at Kathmandu, Holly and I flew down to start our Indian adventure in one of the holiest cities – Varanasi. We'd been bracing ourselves for pandemonium but the arrival airport was deserted and even the passport control seemed orderly and efficient. We found our pick-up straight away with a minimum of hassle which took us straight to ... 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