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I was told by someone that I had to visit Varanasi. I don't remember who it was but I do remember that he said he could only stay there for 3 days because it was ...
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Holy Crap
(Mar 01 '07)
This place is unreal!!!
The arrival was marred by a sleepless night on the boats, and a couple of my companions being hit with a mystery stomach bug (so far I have managed to avoid all traces of ...
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Sunrise on the Ganges
(Mar 06 '07)
(Finally filling in some holes...)
Varanasi was by far our favorite place in India. After the usual Indian run-around (meaning that when we arrived a nice man told us he could give us a ride to a ...
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After a gruelling 12 hour bus ride, we finally arrived in Varanasi. We thought we had seen it all when the bus was roll-started, but we quickly realised such things ...
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Touring Varanasi with Babu
(Jul 25 '07)
The day we left Delhi we had both been feeling crummy with sore throats, but I (Michael) was definitely getting feverish and had sore joints by the time we got on the train. Erin proved herself ...
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Holy Mother Ganges!
(Nov 19 '07)
Though I had never heard of Varanasi by name once we arrived it was obviously the place that I had seen in books before we left. It's main feature is the expansive steps that run from the old town to ...
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Benares, ville sainte
(Aug 09 '01)
le 9 aout depart a 13h30 de delhi a varanasi (benares) en train 2eme classe sleeper non AC, assez penible a cause d'une bande de jeunes indiens plutot envahissants et pas tres sympas.le train est ...
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Do you have spirituality??? If you don’t you will after you visit this holy city in India. Varanasi is the holiest city in India, the Holy Ganga (the Ganges as we call it in Oz) runs ...
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Get Lifted
(Feb 25 '08)
By Christina
Situated on the banks of the Ganges River, Varanasi is arguably the holiest city in all of India. Many Indians consider it the center of the Hindu universe, and for thousands of years, ...
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Varanasi, holy cow!
(Aug 02 '07)
I woke up, a little disorientated, and my watch said it was 8. I remembered we were on a train, so when I realised we weren't moving, and that I couldn't hear or see anyone in our carriage, I began ...
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