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No Need To Open This Entry | May 01 08'

by Swagger Sauce a female from Longmont, on vacation in Varanasi

I am leaving Benares tonight for Gaya, where I catch a bus to Bodhgaya. I am working my way slowly to Calcutta so that I can get out of India on... Continue reading »
Burning Flesh Before Breakfast | Apr 28 08'

by Swagger Sauce a female from Longmont, on vacation in Varanasi

Flames dancing. Smouldering tibia attached to a fleshy foot. Stiff arm with yellow shirt sleeve rising from balckened logs. Crackle. Pop. Disinte... Continue reading »
Learning and burning, and cremation is free education | Dec 02 09'

by Adrian McGurk a 33 year old male from Leeds, on vacation in Varanasi

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Day 26 Arrived in Varanasi shortly after 4am. Thankfully, I had booked a hotel in advance and called them to collect me and Peter... Continue reading »
LA ville iconique de l'Inde selon moi | Feb 12 09'

by TiTi a 32 year old female traveling as a couple from Montreal, on vacation in Varanasi

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Anyone fancy a dip...? | Mar 25 09'

by ICook a male, on vacation in Varanasi

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After more than four weeks of racking up the mileage across India, Varanasi is where Ric and I were to part ways; my flight on to Kathmandu was on... Continue reading »
The holy city on the Ganges | Apr 01 09'

by Lizzy & Ant a female traveling as a couple from Bournemouth, on vacation in Varanasi

"they stopped rowing and dropped the body into the water"

We arrived in VAranasi after a 23 hour train journey from Rishikesh, along the way my MPS player was stolen an the journey was hot and very very sl... Continue reading »
Puja on the Ganges | Nov 28 00'

by sallyf1999 a real traveler from United States, on vacation in Varanasi

One evening, I make my way to Dassawamedh for the evening puja ceremony. I am early. I watch as an Indian family celebrates a wedding. The b... Continue reading »
The Ghats | May 17 02'

by dan_krekel a 32 year old male, on vacation in Varanasi

36hrs instead of 18hrs later, I was in Varanasi. It had been a very long day, but I had finally arrived! There had been a major mudslide... Continue reading »
India: I survive | Nov 29 00'

by lucia999 a real traveler, on vacation in Varanasi

I left out quite a lot in my last entry and wanted to leave you with a few more thoughts/observations on India before I move on to Nepal. One thin... Continue reading »
Our New Year Feast | Oct 05 02'

by tne1024 a real traveler, on vacation in Varanasi

9/6/02KalpaAfter breakfast, we hiked down to Rekong Peo to look at some shops and find out about buses to Shimla. We looked at handmade wool s... Continue reading »