Our first boat journey down the ganges

Witnessing life...and death by the Ganges

August 30th 2015
Dare a dip in the ganges When we hear people talk about India, one of the first things they mention is the famous Ganges river. Even after hearing the stories, watching the documentaries and even reading various blogs on it, we knew we had to visit this holy city. This is the city where Hindu's come to be put to rest. Like we said, we'd heard many of the stories and....well in all honesty fo ... 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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Hi we're Chris and P. We have quit our jobs and sold our house to follow our dream of travelling around the world for 12 months!!! Let’s jump back about 2 years - We're driving to P's friend’s house for an evening meal when she turns and says "I've been thinking..." And what a thought that was indeed. That thought turned into buying a dilapidated property and spending a total of 2 years 'doing it up' ourselves coupled with a new job and a wedding thrown into the mix for good measure. We even questioned ourselves at times on whether travelling would actually become a reality or be j... full info

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29th November 2015

RENanDREW
Ren & Andrew

I'm guessing that this was BEFORE the 'splashing water on face' incident :D

29th November 2015

mikesrtw
CrispyLife

Getting wet in the ganges
Haha im sure it was a similar face I gave although I think this face was given when Chris kept trying to take pictures of me and the whole boat was staring.

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